Chan Chu the money frog Clayton South, Victoria, Australia
By
s_mc500 on 01-Dec-11. Waypoint GA3688
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | Moveable |
Container: | Small |
Coordinates: | S37° 56.784' E145° 8.012' (WGS 84) |
55H 336002E 5798489N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 42 m |
Local Government Area: | Kingston |
Description
Part of the Leap Frog moving cache race 2011/12
Meet Chan Chu the money frog, said to appear on a full moon at households about to come into wealth or fortune. This guy appeared on 1st December 2011 and with some good fortune will leap around spreading wealth. Good luck to the finders/movers.
He's started off getting washed out of a lake in Altona, Melbourne, Vic
When you find him please log as a find
Then leap as far as he can and log as a "moved" maybe add a hint to make finding easier.
Please move him on within 2 days to keep him in the race, have fun!
**Feb 2012 Update: Now thath the race is over, I'd like to see Chan Chu continue to spread good fortune around, so please move on.
Hints
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Logs
Went past here and thought I'd pick up the new Chan Chu, but no find, perhaps the recent rain has washed him away from this hiding spot? Chan Chu's luck may have run out, after being burnt he might of been swept away in a flood...
This frog is within my 10 km radius of work and I picked it up some time ago, but forgot to log it. A nice frog. I'm not moving it on so I'll log a moved log as well for the same location.
This frog is within my 10 km radius of work and I picked it up some time ago, but forgot to log it. A nice frog. I'm not moving it on so I'll log a moved log as well for the same location.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Re hidden short little hop good luck little frog
@ s_mc500
If he is still there within the next couple of days i will get a couple of Photos of him.
If he is still there within the next couple of days i will get a couple of Photos of him.
@quiet1_au, see earlier logs, the original Chan Chu got incinerated and replaced by another cacher so his looks may vary from the one in the description... if any future finders care to get a picture that would be great!
Chan Chu the money frog is down near a nice little creek that im sure he will like.
I actually had a small win on the weekend's Tattslotto draw (the first in ages), so Chan Chu actually does bring good luck!
I forgot to mention when I discovered him there was no coin in his mouth - I can check the hiding place where I found him if there was one when he was left? There were 4 coins (2 big, 2 small) in the log container though.
Happy birthday Rigger64!
I forgot to mention when I discovered him there was no coin in his mouth - I can check the hiding place where I found him if there was one when he was left? There were 4 coins (2 big, 2 small) in the log container though.
Happy birthday Rigger64!
Find # 57 Found @ 1230 hrs
i seen this one come up yesterday but was heading the other way so thought if he is still there i will get tomorrow(To-Day)
Well after getting up late i checked to see if he was still there & he was so off i headed to go find him well he was found in the first place i looked.
This was the first for my Birthday caching run.
i seen this one come up yesterday but was heading the other way so thought if he is still there i will get tomorrow(To-Day)
Well after getting up late i checked to see if he was still there & he was so off i headed to go find him well he was found in the first place i looked.
This was the first for my Birthday caching run.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Dropped off at upper Sweetwater Creek Reserve enroute to grab another cache. A easy grab not too far from the start of the track to Caladenia Circuit and only a few metres off-track
Saw this one pop up last night close to home to took an early morning detour enroute to work this morning to grab him. Hope some of the money luck rubs of on me! Will move along soon - perhaps down south with me if the time limit allows.
Hidden by Facitman and e-facit at 23:10
A night of frogging and at our final find for the night we hid this money frog for another cacher to enjoy.
Thanks s_mc500
A night of frogging and at our final find for the night we hid this money frog for another cacher to enjoy.
Thanks s_mc500
Found by Facitman at 15:38
The car was in for service at Docklands so after they had extracted a sizable amount of cash out of my pocket I thought a frog would improve my day. A quick check of the Frog map and I saw this guy was still in place and only a short distance away. Not only that but also very much on my route home. Perfect!
Arrived near GZ and a short term free car park opened up right next to GZ as I drove up, this frog was definitely wanting to be found!
Walked up to GZ, reach for the most logical hiding location and bang! frog in hand.
Back to the car and off we went!
Will hide again in the next day or two
Thanks s_mc500 and The Morris for performing some necromancy to get this guy back out.
The car was in for service at Docklands so after they had extracted a sizable amount of cash out of my pocket I thought a frog would improve my day. A quick check of the Frog map and I saw this guy was still in place and only a short distance away. Not only that but also very much on my route home. Perfect!
Arrived near GZ and a short term free car park opened up right next to GZ as I drove up, this frog was definitely wanting to be found!
Walked up to GZ, reach for the most logical hiding location and bang! frog in hand.
Back to the car and off we went!
Will hide again in the next day or two
Thanks s_mc500 and The Morris for performing some necromancy to get this guy back out.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Chan Chu rises from the ashes! Thanks The Morris, always a risk of the moveables that they will meet an untimely end. Good to see he can now continue to spread good fortune and hopefully gets some of his own.
The bad news is that it was indeed incinerated - I figured the news wasn't good when I saw the piece of cement sheet in the photo that I had used as covering. We managed to recover one of the coins and a 10c piece to confirm its demise.
The better news is that we managed to find a similar frog - gold not white and have attached a tin to him in a similar fashion. It also contains the remains.
Hope the owner doesn't mind that we did this - we felt very bad about its demise. He is now hidden in Sth Melbourne and can continue to race.
The better news is that we managed to find a similar frog - gold not white and have attached a tin to him in a similar fashion. It also contains the remains.
Hope the owner doesn't mind that we did this - we felt very bad about its demise. He is now hidden in Sth Melbourne and can continue to race.
Found Nothing Left, unless someone has found it..
Sorry the CFA burned this are out on Wed and looking everywhere around and where the hint indicates I think we've lost the critter.
Sorry the CFA burned this are out on Wed and looking everywhere around and where the hint indicates I think we've lost the critter.
After phoofing around during the week and missing out on the local frogs, the domestic chores loomed too large to stay at home. This was the second of the new arrivals located.
Dropped off in exchange for a quick pickup. Come and find me.
I found this cache with caughtatwork today. We looked for him last night, but he had moved on. We added a few coins to his purse for good luck.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found and taken at 4:08. A cute froggie who will be out and about in the near future.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Farewell Chan Chu, perhaps you will catch a flight from here.
May your good luck follow ever finder.
May your good luck follow ever finder.
I had a quick look around before I left work and Chan Chu was only a bit out of my way home so without the GPS’r but familiar with the location on the map I picked it up.
Our second froggy after enjoying the logs on the four we published.
We will move Katie along soon.
Cheers
Ian & Sandra
Team Ladava
Our second froggy after enjoying the logs on the four we published.
We will move Katie along soon.
Cheers
Ian & Sandra
Team Ladava
Rated: for Overall Experience
Wealth abounds to those whom find.
Though hopefully you come here vertically and not horizontally!!
Though hopefully you come here vertically and not horizontally!!
***FTF***
Wow Chan Chu certainly has bought me luck.
Thought he would have moved on by late tonight but no, he is mine.
Once I collect my wealth tonight I will move on.
TFTF
Wow Chan Chu certainly has bought me luck.
Thought he would have moved on by late tonight but no, he is mine.
Once I collect my wealth tonight I will move on.
TFTF
Rated: for Overall Experience