I just realised how long it has been since I last wrote about my caching! Wow, too long!

As much as I’m NOT a numbers cacher (I cache for the walking and the interesting places that caching has taken me), my aim was to hit 200 by the end of 2008. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. But I did get some caching done over the New Year’s holiday period.

I did a few caches before Christmas but we were flat out at work (I work in hospitality) so I didn’t have much spare time. Then, over New Year, we went camping in South Gippsland and I took my caching gear with me.

I found some great caches down there. Some were very time consuming (GC1B5ZV – The Turning Point) others were easy finds with great views (GC123TY – Toora Two), but my favourite was actually a DNF at Agnes Falls (GCH2GR – Poor Agnes). The falls weren’t quite in full flow, but the short walk and the magnificent views over the falls and the valley to the other side made this short hike worth while. Like I said, it was a DNF as there were just too many muggles about to hunt for it – and I made the trip twice!

I also hid a cache down on the Great Southern Rail Trail. The trail runs from Leongatha in the north to Foster in the south, 52km. I rode it on my mountain bike on the 2nd last day of our holidays while the family went to the beach. The cache is GC1K3D5 – End of the Rail Trail – Almost. It’s a fairly easy find in a beautiful little spot not far from the town of Foster.

So, I still haven’t hit my target of 200 but I have got to 197, so hopefully this weekend I will do it. Saying that, it’s 43C out there today and the temperature isn’t meant to drop in the near future…

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