Mission to Mars Kinglake West, Victoria, Australia
By GabGab on 01-Dec-12. Waypoint GA4678

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Type: Moveable
Container: Small
Coordinates: S37° 25.420' E145° 14.590' (WGS 84)
  55H 344549E 5856678N (UTM)
Elevation: 497 m
Local Government Area: Mitchell

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Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars is a spaceship that likes to travel very far. It is very big (about 1 metre tall) and so should be easy to spot although it is painted brown and black so it might be camouflaged into its surroundings. To open Mission to Mars just unscrew the bottom of the rocket. All of the cache goodies and logbook / pen will be found inside the rocket. Make sure you open it the right way otherwise everything will fall out and you'll be doing more hunting for fallen treasures than you will for Mission to Mars itself.

Mission to Mars is made of the top of a traffic cone which forms the nose, plywood fins and a long PVC water pipe for the body. With a screw on bottom, this makes Mission to Mars the finest geocache around.

On Mission to Mars itself you will find a QR code. The QR code can be scanned with your smart phone and can take you either directly to the cache log page or if you have the GA Cacher app for Android will start the app so you can make your log (find or move) directly in the field.

In order to qualify as a move for the "Bingo" cache game for 2012/2013 you must move Mission to Mars at least 1 kilometre from where you found it. If you could be so kind as to leave a note in your log that you have taken the cache with you, it will help others who may be looking for the cache.

I hope you enjoy Mission to Mars and it travels well and far. Of course, the best thing about a moving cache is that you don't have to be cunning when trying to find it. Be obvious. Take it and run away as fast as you can.

 

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Logs

04-Aug-13
Moved 12.91km
 
08-May-13
The Mr was a muggle when he found it this morning. He bought it home and has now converted to geocaching. Will relocate it soon.

Baby loved the bubbles Smile
 
08-Jan-13
12:47
I think this qualifies as the most impressive travelling cache I've seen thus far. I'd have shifted it up along the Murray, but the car was already full of retired cache parts and my luggage.

Took a swaggie with me instead.
 
29-Dec-12
Moved 36.94km
Crash landed - you can see the scorch marks! On private property but placed with permission.
 
26-Dec-12
Grabbed, will relaunch soon
 
16-Dec-12
 
16-Dec-12
Found but left in place as didn't need the number (and boot already crowded by two large Bingo caches...) Loved this one, reminded me of my "Big Bertha" Estes model rocket Smile
 
16-Dec-12
Moved 42.1km
Crashed in bushland. Awaiting rescue
 
16-Dec-12
Crashed in bushland
 
15-Dec-12
Grabbed it
 
08-Dec-12
Moved 10.64km
Moved a little closer to the airport, hopefully to get a lift.
 
08-Dec-12
Not sure if I will get this mission accomplished.

I'll move a little closer towards an airport that may be able to send on it's way.

Certainly the biggest bingo I've picked up so far.

TFTC Very Happy
 
08-Dec-12
Moved 0.64km
 
08-Dec-12
Gangnamed
 
07-Dec-12
Moved 22.15km
Mission to Mars continues. Rehidden for the next finder. Will find a few at this location tonight. Look deep into the bush.
 
07-Dec-12
Found a whole pile of caches this evening with GabGab. Updated co-ordinates to follow via a moved log. Sorry for the generic log. I think I'm a victim of my own game Mr. Green
 
07-Dec-12
Moved 13.44km
I found this cache tonight with caughtatwork.
It has been dropped temporarily on the way to a new hiding place and caughtatwork will update the final hide soon.
 
03-Dec-12
Moved 22.04km
Moved and has a few nearby travelers
 
03-Dec-12
Grabbed on way to work this morning.
Young fella is very impressed.

Cheers gordo
 
01-Dec-12
That is SO COOOOOL!!!!! Smile
 
01-Dec-12
T minus 0. Launch sequence initiated. Blast off.
 
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