Logs for heymissjo  

#1900A mini milestone for me as I hit 1900. Just goes to show how little caching I have done since the awards night last year which was my 1800 mini milestone! Whats funny is I didnt even plan or realise it until I got home. A great night had by all. Attended with my daughter Ge0_Bug whilst The Welder stayed at home and held the fort with remaining kids! Happy birthday GVI! 

Will attend with my daughter Ge0_Bug @2@ 

#1899Sometimes things just dont go to plan and this holiday up from Melbourne was one of those thingsDespite it being a year in the makingDespite the preparation priorThe saving, the logisticsThe promise of sunshineThe unseasonal rain, The ferocious windsSaw us washes out two days inNo buckets or polesOr hockey straps or towelsCould save us from the absolute downpourThe mudThe waterBecame all too much we bailedWith a four legged friend in towAnd a late accomodation need requiredWe were very lucky to find a plan bA refuge that was warm and dryA pet friendly optionA chance to dry. Well everything And now as we prepare to leave Im back to collect this virtualBecause even caching was limited As I stand here with the viewThe memories of our trip Will become stories of the futureAnd hopefully we can be back When the weather gods are kinderThanks for the cacheFound with The Welder, Ge0Big, Geo-Ninja. Answer submitted. 

#1898We arrived in Port Macquarie last night and have set up camp for the week. But not long after we set up the rain started and so up went the annex as well! A nice sleep in and a lazy morning was had by all at camp before we started to do some local site seeing. Its sure a pretty place! Only cache for us today but found with The Welder, Ge0Bug and Ge0-Ninja whilst the pupster barked at us drawing attention from any stealth mode the family may have had. Thanks for the cache. 

#1897Second day of driving for our family holiday. Up from Melbourne and heading to Port Macquarie. Not long to go now: we could have done the last leg, but this is as high as The Welder and I have driven or should I say its a brand new LGA for us to cache in. We needed a quick stop as camper was still in tow and we want to set up before the sun goes down. This mumma decided to let the kids go in hunt of the cache but after both Ge0Bug missed it and Ge0-Ninja was more interested in the puffer fish nearby I circled and waited to see what The Welder would do.. he too was walking in circles with his internal gps bouncing as it tried to remember what this caching game is about lol! Oh well, time to hone in on the treasure! Was interested to read of the history of this town and reflect of what was and what was left. The cycles of life and all the changes that follow. Thanks for the cache. 

#1896Now you know you are on holidays when you get a cache! Sadly the last cache The Welder and I got was when we went to the Canberra Megabut finally its family road-tripping holiday after what has been a tough year. Happy to sign into this cache with The Welder and my two minis Ge0Bug and Ge0-Ninja and of course our fur baby Ally who is having her first family holiday. Camper in tow tonight we head to Goulburn for an overnighter before we head to the beautiful Port Macquarie. Bring it on! 

#1895First cache since April. Yes life happens like that sometimes. But today The Welder and I found ourselves on a special errand to Mornington to collect a beautiful gift. A treasure not just for now but for a generation. And so like old traditions go, moments like this should be celebrated with a cache. Although we are sadly out of practice. This has been sitting in my solved pile for many years and was an early Covid puzzle solve but its taken all these years later to find my way down this way to collect it. On eventually collecting the cache, I sat and paused admiring the view. We soaked up the rays of the sun a moment of glimmer. Thanks both for the puzzle and bringing us to this beautiful location. 

Despite best endeavours, I couldnt pull off a magic trick to get there. Juggling sick kids. Was really hoping to come and say hi and celebrate. Best wishes for a good event! 

I have barely been to an event other Canberra mega in last year. Actually I have barely cached. But this event may be doable at a train park with a life time of memories. Will am to be there! Thanks Omegaman1971 

Cache had disappeared, but have now hidden a new cache with fresh log book. Its all good to go again. 

Sadly this cache has been destroyed. Time for it to go. Thanks to everyone for the great logs and favourite points. 

Sounds like this one needs a maintenance run. Will get to it as soon as I can. 

#1894Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. This will likely be the last one before we cross the border into Victoria. As the sun goes down we reflect on the awesome week we have had with 27 new NSW LGAs collected! Now for the long drive back to Melbourne. 

#1893Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. No time to stop for whole trail, but one we can do! Thanks for the cache. 

#1885Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra we are not quite there despite being in the car most of the day.. oh well, one cache at a time! Thanks for the cache. 

#1887Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there is still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. This was a simple park and grab, although cache was fairly exposed at arrival at gz. Thanks for the cache 

#1891Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. We had to wait for our moment dodging the school kids walking through the park. But after a thorough look The Welder located it in its hiding spot. Thanks for the cache 

#1890Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. Thankfully this was a quick find, particularly with The Welders eagle eyes. Thanks for the cache. All is well here. 

#1888Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. A fun hide easily located. Thanks for the cache. 

#1883Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. But we are not there yet so another cache is called for ! 

#1892Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. A nice quick park and grab. With some help from a superhero, we were in and out like a flash! 

#1882Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. But a quick park and grab here, thanks for the cache 

#1872Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! Despite the rain, we have some caching to do, so off we go! Our main target today was Frying Pan, one of Australias oldest caches, which we can happily say now has a big smily. We are also just collected other caches in various LGAs as we meander back to camp. All is well at the cache. Thanks for the hide. 

#1886Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. Its been a long day, caching along the way. But this is the last stop so hopefully we will get to Cowra by midnight. Found was made by The Welder tonight. Thanks for the cache. 

#1876Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! All is well at the cache, nice to have a new LGA. Thanks for the hide. Was a super quick find 

As mentioned in previous logs, cache needs maintenance as container is broken. 

#1878Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. Cache is dry but container needs maintenance as its broken. Wasnt happy about the gum I stood in in my things either blah! 

#1873Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! Despite the rain, we have some caching to do, so off we go! Thankfully the worse of the weather is behind us. All is well at the cache. Thanks for the hide. 

#1877Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. As previously mentioned, cache here needs maintenance. Log signed and returned as best as we can. 

#1881Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. But great to grab this cache today at such a great place 

#1880Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. A nice quick park and grab here and a new LGA. Thanks for the cache. 

#1889Thanks so much for the quick maintenance on this cache, The Welder and I appreciate it! The views here are amazing! Was a great place to stop and stretch our legs. Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach and even make it as far as Frying Pan in Dungog, one of Australias oldest caches. But its now the downward trip home with some big long drives. Last night we stayed in Cowra and today our destination is back home in Melbourne. But there is no better way to break up the trip with some caches particularly as there as still some LGAs in NSW we dont have. 

#1879Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights staying in Umina Beach. But now its time for the long drive home. That doesnt mean that we dont stop for caches along the way. Particularly targeting some new LGAs as we go. Tonights destination is Cowra. Nice meander down this road to the end to find a nice clean log sheet waiting for us. Thanks for the cache. 

#1875Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! All is well at the cache, nice to have a new LGA. Thanks for the hide. 

#1871When The Welder and I realised that we had a kid free Easter and it was Mega weekend in Canberra we hatched a plan. Now with our crazy brady bunch existence, this has been 18 months in the planning. Normally Easter and school holidays is all about the kids and as we have kids coming and going it can get a little crazy. But on this occasion with some sweet talking (actually tough negotiation) we managed to not just score Easter but a few days the following week totally kid free!! What to do what to doNow we live in the out skirts of Melbourne so with us booking in Mega plans in Canberra I looked at The Welder with a big grin and said, I have a plan. Now at this time, he looked at me cautiously I said, what cache do you most wanna collect The Welder said well Frypan of course. Flippantly I responded and said. Well isnt Canberra halfway to Frying Pan? Now after planting that seed, it didnt take long to lock it in and wait for the time to pass. Despite 18 months in the planning, life happened and continued to throw things our way that made us wonder if we were actually going to be able to pull the trip off. It was only the few months before we saw a glimmer our hope that it may come to fruition. We fast forward to now, after a great time at the Mega, we drive and camped at Umina Beach last night with a view of doing the rest of the drive to frying pan today. But whats an adventure without a little weather driving up we got torrential rain possibly the remnants of the NT Cyclone pushing south easterly in our direction. As we started the long windy climb to gz we cautiously turned each corner knowing that some of our friends had encountered some unfriendly logging trucks, thankfully for us, we only encountered one and it was not the one that had me squealing in horror! Onwards we pushed through the eerie but beautiful fog. But the scenery drive was short with the wet and sticky clay and rocks were the graders had been churning up sections of the road. We envisage they got sick of the rain and called it quits leaving their graders in the center of the track for us to dodge. Finally we arrived at GZ and could set out to get this much sought after cache. This cache has been on our to do list for many many years. What makes this extra special is that it is the last one the Welder needs for his Jasmer, having picked up the other required caches in the USA many years back. Celebrations of signing the log could only be done after a ceremonial dance or should I say a unceremonious strip and scream back at the car to remove all the leaches that had decided to come on the adventure with us! Blah!! Hate leaches! Once we regained our composure (or should I say my composure) we were able to stop and enjoy the beautiful views. I was particularly taken by the small wrens and petite birds that danced around us showing off their delightful colours. I paused and reflected how much my Nan loved these birds. Now in theory, Frying Pan is about 1100km from home as far as the crow flies and Canberra is half way. But as a geocacher drives it was more like 1500km from home! Thanks so much for maintaining this cache in such a beautiful part of the world. Im glad we finally made it as there were so many times this trip was not going to happen. A big favourite from me. 

#1874Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! All is well at the cache, nice to have a new LGA. Thanks for the hide. 

#1870Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are decided to head up further north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! Despite the rain, we have some caching to do, so off we go! All is well at the cache. Thanks for the hide. 

#1866Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are heading up north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! So as we head to our next destination, we have carefully planned a route so that we can collect some new LGAs as well. But not only are they new LGAs but places neither of us have been to before, so we are looking forward to visiting some new places. As we pulled up to collected this cache, I was greeted by a call by my daughter to wish me Happy birthday! She wondered what I was doing well caching of course! Isnt that the best way to spend your birthday? Roadtripping and caching! All is well at the cache. Thanks for the cache 

#1867Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are heading up north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! So as we head to our next destination, we have carefully planned a route so that we can collect some new LGAs as well. But not only are they new LGAs but places neither of us have been to before, so we are looking forward to visiting some new places. What way to spend my birthday Roadtripping and caching! Happy birthday to me! All is well at the cache. Thanks for the hide. 

#1869Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are heading up north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! So as we head to our next destination, we have carefully planned a route so that we can collect some new LGAs as well. But not only are they new LGAs but places neither of us have been to before, so we are looking forward to visiting some new places. What way to spend my birthday Roadtripping and caching! Happy birthday to me! All is well at the cache. Thanks for the hide. 

#1868Having driven up from Melbourne for the Canberra GeoBash Mega, The Welder and I are heading up north for a few nights. We are a little excited, as normally our busy brady bunch family keep us busy and at best afford us to take a weekend away. But with lots of planning 18 months in advance, we have managed to get a whole week away together. A first for sure! So as we head to our next destination, we have carefully planned a route so that we can collect some new LGAs as well. But not only are they new LGAs but places neither of us have been to before, so we are looking forward to visiting some new places. What way to spend my birthday Roadtripping and caching! Happy birthday to me! All is well at the cache. Thanks for the hide. 

#1864Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! Look forward to returning when its open. 

#1859Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! A nice new DT for me and some laughs with Brain who also stopped to collect with us. 

#1861Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! A favourite from me. 

#1858Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! Nice big hide! 

#1862Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! Between The Welder and I we dropped and retrieved a handful of trackables to move on. 

#1865Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! 

#1860Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! 

#1817Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather! Thanks for the cache! Qualifying image attached. 

#1834Super excited to be attending GeoBash shenanigans this weekend with my Welder kids and puppy free thats the way we like it! Having been up here 18 months ago we had a fairly good idea what we were going to target this time tick some boxes in some more challenges, pick up some new surrounding LGAs, target some oldies and find some new shiny ones! Thanks to all involved in Mega for putting such a great event and also for ordering the perfect weather!