Skippy (GA1421) - Adel

I was very excited at the opportunity to be a FTF. I tracked this cache down and head out on an afternoon off of work. I had just found another cache at the Paradise Interchange and so I didn't have far to go. I was so glad that I found a cache on the linear park trail because it really is a nice track.















At first I actually found another cache!!! It was part of Zytheran's Cleudo multi cache. I thought it was pretty funny that I accidentally found a cache. I wonder if the owners of this cache know it's so close to the Cleudo one.















After honing in on where I was supposed to be looking and considering the clue, it wasn't long before I found the cache. I probably would think about waterproofing it because those containers aren't exactly sturdy as anything.















I was estatic that I was in fact FTF. I didn't have any swaps and so I didn't feel right taking anything. Anyway, thanks for the find guys!

12 o'clock on the plains of hell (GCT5JC) Adel

This is another one close to my work. It's at the Elizabeth shopping center. I'd never been to the shopping center because I live on the other side of the city. It's not bad actually, pretty big and lots of nice shops. I was glad to finally find a cache at a supermarket because i'd not found one at any of my local ones.
















As you can see, there's not a huge deal here, but I actually like caches like this as well because it just proves that they could be anywhere. Out of habit now, if I go to a notable landmark, i'll assume there is a cache there hehehe. But, this one shows you that there can be caches where you least expect.

Flatpack ( GCYF4Q) Adel

One night I was early picking my parents up from the Airport so I thought i'd find some caches nearby. As soon as I read the title for this one, I knew where it was. I'm actually really glad I went because the stormy weather and time of night was perfect for this kind of eerie picture, If I don't say so myself, it's not a bad shot!
















This one is a nice easy find, but i'd say to go after business hours or the cache might not last. If you do go during business hours, just be careful. The cache has heaps of cool goodies in there. I left a marble and took a foot shaped keyring.

Southbank (GCNWD8) Melb

This is another cache that I actually found a while ago but lost the pictures for. I love Melbourne's Southbank walk and all the highly priced restaurants that you walk past. Also, there's usually a bit of street performing going along to. I describe it as Rundle Mall with a lake next to it.















This cache is really cool and you have to go under the bridge to get it. I was feeling game to bring my phone along on this one because I could have easily fell in! You have to be a bit careful of muggles on this one too because it's usually got a fairly high level of foot traffic, but its subtle enough to just sneak away.
















The cache is easy enough to find with lots of goodies inside. I was glad to share this cahce with a couple of friends and we all signed the logbook. This is is pretty easy to find so if you are ever strolling down the yarra and want to con some people into geocaching, this is a good one!

Red Herring (GCW7PN) Adel

I used to work around this area and i've driven past this train so many times before thinking how odd it is just in the middle of nowhere like this. The last time I drove past it I thought it would be a good location for a cache and guess what ... someone had beaten me to it!















I didn't really understand the clue, but the cache was easy enough to find. Didn't have any swaps so just signed the book and left my calling card. This one is a nice quick and easy one you can do and there are actually a few other caches close by too.

Slipstream ( GCTGB8) Adel

This is probably one of my favourite caches in terms of the find itself. Very cleverly hidden, I don't know how The Barramundi team found this spot but it's a great cache. The GPS coordinates will take you to somewhere that is not the prettiest place you've ever been but I know that as soon as I got there, I got excited because I knew were I would have to start looking for the cache.
















I found the cache pretty easily, it's not a hard find, but it's still a good one. I'd reccomend this one for new cachers because it's a really good way for them to get they're hands dirty and get them poking around places and in a hunting mood. The cache itself too is a good one with heaps of swaps and pens.
















Thanks heaps to The Barramundi's for this one!

Utilitys (GC19T2Q) Adel

Just out of the city, this cache is not exactly in the most charming of areas and the cache was actually difficult to find due to all the other junk around. The junk made the find harder, but at the same time, it would make a great cache in, trash out event. I did like the "Street Art" though:















The cache itself is quite unique and made me regret not bringing any swaps because I wanted some of the toys hehe. One thing that did irk me was that there was no pen or pencil in this one. I always bring my own anyway, but still, there's room for a pen here. If I go past again, i might drop a spare pencil in.

Superchick (GC1JGTF) Adel

I haven't done a lot of caching lately because the Adelaide weather has been scorching! But, I was happy to get an early hour off work and decided to go find me a cache on the way home. I didn't get the reference at first for this one. Because it's in a pretty ordinary location.
















I didn't *need* the clue but as well, I wasn't in the mood for a huge hunt so I took a sneeky peek and it was pretty easy to find. The only thing I had to worry about was muggles. I hope this house is cacher friendly because I don't know if i'd like people peering around my front yard.














This was a cute little cache and Freddo's cottoned onto my thoughts that most caches should be able to have a pencil in them. I wrote in the log and left my calling card. I left the scene still confused about the "Superchick" title of the cache, but as I was uploading the photos to the blog, i figured it out. I'll leave it to you to get it...

Pig Out (GC19VDR) Melb

I actually found this one a while ago but could not find where I had put my pictures for it! This one is in the suburb of Box Hill in Melbourne. It's a nice little place with quite a few little oriental restaurants nearby.















The coordinates take you to this little church and the clue is REALLY helpful and clever in helping find the cache. I must admit, this cache is probably one of the cleverest hides ive seen and one that really made me feel like a spy because it's very well placed.















I had a friend with me at the time and as usual, i let them find the cache so that they'd get bitten by the caching bug and be addicted! This is a great first cache for anyone because the clue is helpful but still cryptic enough to be a challenge.

Dread Mountain (GC10679) - Adel

This is another one close to my home and one that is actually close to my heart too. Despite the name of the cache, this monument actually is a monument to celebrate the Italian migrants of the community who used to run most of the Glynde corner. The monument is supposed to represent a part of the first ship which came over to Australia.















When I got to where the GPS took me, I began to get distracted and ended up looking around the monument at all the names. Eventually I got back on track and read the clue to help me know what I was looking for and whereabouts id find it. I wasn't sure if in this case the two were coincidental.















A very unique cache, haven't seen another like it. At first I looked past it because I thought it was part of the automatic sprinkler system! I signed the log and didn't take anything or leave anything. This was a cool little find, even if i was itching for a little while afterwards hehe

Batman's Hill (GC14YM) Melb

The little boy in me got really excited when I found the title of this one. I was kind of disappointed when I quickly figured out that it didn't mean Batman as in the, it mean John Batman pioneer of Melbourne. I was actually waiting for my bus back home when I decided to kill the time by finding this one.















While the name did disappoint me, the view was nice from the cache location and I did learn a bit about the history of the city of Melbourne. I actually saw the cache straight away and am surprised that it hasn't been muggled yet! I tried to hide it a bit better than the last person did and hopefully it did the trick.
















No actual cache shot for this one, just a bit of the scenery. This cache was kind of last minute and I was pretty tired at the time so my photography enthusiasm was not with me at the time

Cooking School (GCWZ04) Melb

This was another cache that had previously eluded me. The last time I was here I didn't have a lot of time to search for the cache and also there were a lot of muggles dues to renovations happening. I love caches like this where it is just a plain old building that you would normally just walk by.















As you can see, my camera wasn't acting at it's best here, but I think that adds to the dullness of the scene. Usually one would walk (quite quickly probably) past this scene and not think twice. The time I went was very muggle free and I was able to find the cache quite easily.















As you can see, the hydrant on the right is open and the handle to the door of it seems to be broken and hence I thought that the cache may be inside here as it would mean that it would be accessible. After searching it throughly, I decided it wasn't there and searched another place for it. I found it!















I had no swaps and so I just left my calling card and a note in the log and took nothing. I love finding caches which have tricked me in the past, makes me think that i'm improving!

BT VI – The Big Men Fly (GCN1EC) Melb

The MCG was hell to get too because you had to go all the way around it due to preparations for the Tennis in Rod Laver arena and the surrounding area. I actually was going to find another cache but didn't find that one and this was close by and I didn't want to waste my walk.















As you can see, the park where the cache is is quite serene and you get a nice view of the MCG and some of the cityscape. I actually could have found my way here quite easily had I gone on the right road and not tried to navigate my way through renovations.















I had a nice sit in the park while i filled in the log and had a bit of a look at what was in the cache. I couldn't resist the Thomas the Tank Engine travel bug and so I took it and left a new pen due to the one in there seeming to be a bit low. Liked this cache, made the walk seem worth it

The Mint (GC14P9P) Melb

This cache had eluded me once before and so this time, it was personal! Last time when I went, I actually went into the grounds of the Mint and was poking around there as ninja like as I could but most probably arose much suspicion, especially to the muggles whose cars were in the car park.















To be honest, I was in fact on my way to search the exact same car park when I realized that the GPS coordinates were in fact right on the wall and it never occurred to me last time that there are two sides to a wall :-p















Being on the right side of the wall, I found the cache which was very cleverly camouflaged. However, in searching for the cache I found a small space where I though the cache may have been, which it wasn't and there was a used syringe in there. Now, I generally cache with a glove, but even this was not enough, so to fellow cachers, please be careful when caching, I always have a stick with me to poke holes first to make sure there is nothing dangerous and I always check it out thoroughly with a torch.

I say, if it feels unsafe, don't do it. I know i've only found about 20 odd caches, but of all of those, i've never found one in a place that felt dodgy and never found one in a place riddled with spider webs.

Quasimodo's Dream V2.0 (GCHHHF) Melb

It wasn't until bout 200m from the cache that I realized that I had in fact been to this place before earlier last year. I went at about 12:30ish and so the bells were actually ringing. You should definitely go during the times recommended on the description otherwise there will be no bells which isn't tragic but the bells add to the experience I think.















There is a really nice view of the river and of the city from where the GPS takes you and there are lots of runners and walkers which you will cross on your way to the cache. I was expecting some dark cathedral when I first looked at the name of the cache, but I was pleasantly surprised.















I almost gave up on looking for this one after doing a thorough search of the area, including sneaking around under the stairwell (getting very dirty). I remembered though that this was a 3 difficulty rating and that I may need to look a bit harder. I did and found the cache!















I was tempted to take the puppy coin but I had no swaps on me and also the aim is to get to New Zealand and I have no plans to visit there any time soon and so just wrote in the log, left a calling card and put the cache back.

Stepping Stones (GC1CTQ6) Halls Gap

After finding the Elephant's Hide cache, I was glad that the team wanted to look for more. I searched using my phone to see where there was a nearby cache and found one in this little area across from the main section of the town.















There were loads of muggles around, either accross the street at the shops or sitting in nearby parks. Luckily we had a few of us so as to distract muggles while a few looked. Once again, I refrained from searching for the cache to give one of the crew a taste for caching.















The cache was found pretty easily and I'm actually surprised it hasn't been mistaken for litter. We tried to hide and camoflage it a bit better so that it didn't get muggled.

Elephant Hide GCXW7P (Halls Gap)

This was the first find on my trip to visit the amazing Grampians during my stay in Halls Gap for New Years. It's a very quiet little town so I was impressed at the number of caches on offer. The town is perfect for a quiet (or rowdy) camping trip with friends.




















That photo wasn't actually where the GPS will lead you but it's a great photo of the Grampians nonetheless. I was with a group of people on a walk leading up to the cache and mentioned caching too them and while they were reluctant at first, I think they all enjoyed the hunt and were asking if there were any more caches after we had found this one.















This bridge is pretty much where the coordinates bring you and you can see my little geo-helpers on the right of the picture. One of the crew actually found it and I think as we can all relate; the first cache find makes you want more and more! She was quite excited to find it. To be honest, I didn't do much looking because I wanted one of the crew to find the cache to get them hooked.















We took a stone and left a peg. I signed the log and left my calling card and the group did a signing together. It was my first group caching experience and it was heaps of fun.