The Middle Rd (Otago) Ranfurly, South Island, New Zealand
By erninz on 08-Jan-12. Waypoint GC3AJVZ

Quick easy find while on our way home - TFTC

In New Zealand we are now driving over the mountains to our next destination. Here we enjoy the landscape.On the way we stop for a good view or for a cache.Many thanks to all owners and greetings from the Moorhelmi from Germany

We are slowly winding our way towards Alexandra and enjoying stopping to pick up caches along the way.Found it at the third option Thanks for putting this here

The next leg of rattll and my South Island road trip, whatever number this one is. Today, we're starting in Middlemarch, heading up to Ranfurly, then coming back down the Manuherikia River to Alexandra.After our morning cycle, time to hit the road. We've discovered that one of our indicator lights on the van has stopped working, nowhere to get it fixed before Alex, so no time to dawdle (except for some caches, of course).A short hunt at GZ, but soon found as per the hint. All good. Signed, and returned as found. Tftc!

Good find to break the trip up with

Good find en route out of Ranfurly. TFTC!

Nice job on placement

With Easter weekend upon us we decided to take a quick trip to Otago so we could ride the rail trail bike track. This has been on our bucket list for years so we decided last week that we would pack up the campervan and come and do it.Todays plan was to carry along the rail trail to Middlemarch find the caches along the way (and a few others that were nearby).With that goal achieved we were heading back to Clyde in preparation for the next part of our Easter adventure.This was a nice quick find while passingThanks for placing this cache and thanks for the smiley.

Couldn't help but get one more find. Tftc

TFTC! Wonderful views from here!

A quick find on our way out of Ranfurly - tftc

Didn't see the rabbit, maybe an ear.

Quick park & grab on our travels. Loving touring around here. Tftc

After a trip to Ranfurly, decided to head a little further and grab this cache. A nice quick park and grab. Tftc

Cache found quickly. There was a sign here that determined where I was going for tea tonight. A great Steak Sandwich at the busy Waipiata pub.

First of the first 23

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Nice easy find. Cache and contents are fine. Thanks for the placement.

Quick stop whilst head from Ranfurly to Oamaru with Rayzr. Tftc

Found with zealog on a geocaching adventure tftc

Stopped on the way home for a quick find. Tftc

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Awesome thanks a lot

Found on a road trip with the kids. Stunning day. Thanks to all cache owners for taking the time to place and maintain your caches. Team Broadbent (signed TB on micros). Find # 2446

Nice quick find

Tyftc

Was too visible

Retrieved J0BHRV

*travel bug

Long bike ride from Ranfurly, Nice scenery! TFTC

Dropped off TB to continue it's journey

Time to drive back to Dunedin; stopped there on the way - thanks for this cache, erninz.
A quick trip to Dunedin and a side-sortie to the Maniototo while there. Lovely day, spectacular drive !

TYFTC

Tftc n a fab day

Found with Fisha1288
TFTC

Easy find with Cympull

Easy quick park n grab on my roadie, good hint tftc

TFTC Nearly at our destination the Dansey Hotel for the night

Took the caravan through to Ranfurly and set it up then headed out to grab a few caches for the day. Picked up where we left off the other day and carried on along the roads towards Ranfurly.

Last one for the day and another easy find. tftc

Found with Hevic on a long weekend trip through Central and Northern Otago. We had started to run into some difficulties at this point as these caches hadn't been pre-loaded onto my GPSr and mobile data reception was getting very spotty. Hevic's phone was enough and we grabbed the cache - nifty spot for it. Cheers!

Found with CJ - Curry on our Wanaka weekend tftc!

Nice hiding spot tftc

Most beautiful view yet. I’m winter a must find #BLM

No problems here. Log signed and cache replaced as found. TFTC

TFTC. Nice one. First of the day

Quick find. TFTC.

Found it. Initially misread it but was quick after that

Spent the day as part of support crew for Frame Family’s husband and friends. In between rest spots we were able to geocache. Hoping for a number of finds.

Parked the car on the main road and headed for GZ. Thankfully not too many cars passed as I think we would’ve looked a little odd walking through the long grass here. The wind again was bitter. So thankful to be back in the car after signing the log. Tftc

This one is just to see on a map where we have been. Found the white and the thing behind.

Greets from Germany.
Tftc. Danke fürs Dösle

Caching on the rail trail with Kerynz and being support crew while the boys are doing the whole track in one day! Quite a few hint objects in this area but eventually got the right one. Easy park and grab TFTC.

Longeinded way to Wanaka. Great road for travelling on. Thanks for the cache, erninz
#5157

Boneybruce and I are stranded south of the Rangitata with both bridges closed, so making the best of a bad situation and checking out some back country I've never been through before, but had my eye on for some time. Nice quick find here, on my way back out to the coast, heading back to Oamaru. TFTC!!!

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Found

Our first visit and find today on the way to Dunedin. TFTC

Quick find today on our first visit to this area. TFTC

Found it on very cold day

The boys were enjoying themselves at todays orienteering event, so I headed south on a mission of my own... But not before pausing to collect this one. All in good order, Tftc

Cool early start.

Quick park and grab. Passing thru to Dunedin.
Tftc

On our way to middlemarch, this was a quick cache N dash.
Tftc
Tim and Viv -

Headed to Naseby for a weekend of caching. Awesome weekend for this!! TFTC

Quick find passing by the turnoff. TFTC!!

I had shifted my snail shell up to Ranfurly for a few days marking time until I meet up with one of my granddaughters in Dunedin a bit later in the month. Today is the day I locate and sign off the caches I passed on the way up here.

Not going to Naseby today maybe another day.

Cheers for the cache.

Thought I had been here before but no the cache was on the other side of the road
On my way home to Invercargill but having a stopover in Naseby

On way home from catching up with friends in Cromwell and had time to sign a few logs. A short detour and an easy find and on to the next one. TFTC

Found, on a road trip via Middlemarch, Ranfurly, Alexandra and Milton. Thanks for the cache.

A quick grab on the drive by. Tftc

Like all the best caches, this one was out-standing in it's field. Tftc!

It didn't take too long to locate. I don't think I've been along this road yet.

Ran for rabbit and passed it:-) got it in the end

Nice easy drive by ...thats what we like ...thanks ernies for the cache

It's cold out there today! To think I was swimming a few days ago. Thanks for the placement erninz

Just a little rest and we found it easily. Thanks from France

After a quick stop in Ranfurly on the road again towards Middlemarch. Unfortunately no time to detour into Naseby.
Nice find with safe off road parking

Thought it was the big sign with a rabbit on it but then we saw we were getting further away . SNEAKY !!!

Several interesting features at GZ. Trying to remember how long it is since I last visited Naseby. Too long to remember unfortunately. TFTC # 11,484

Nice day out getting a few caches

On a geo bike mission to Naesby. Tftc

Geofest Oamaru is over but our (The Seagnoid, Toby, Zara & I) epic adventure continues - Day 4 Danseys Pass. Time running out - so its the return journey to Awamoko.
A quick stop here for this snag and grab on our way home. Cheers

Heading back home, and no time to stop at every cache along the way. We got Dansey's, which is what today was about, the rest are just bonus.

A enjoyable days drive through Danseys Pass and down State Highway 87 to Mosgiel. Lots to stop and look at along the way. Not to mention a few to stop and look for as well. Cheers and TFTC

Nice quick cache. Becoming a beautiful day in the Maniototo. TFTC

Heading to the Oamaru Geofest with a group of like minded people, and collecting a few caches along the way....

Travelling with NZTravellers, UncleSamNZ, and KeyLev we signed in as 'SEAC17' to save logbook space.

Thank you to all the CO's for placing caches along the route.

TFTC.

Greetings form an Auckland Cacher. In the area for the “Almost Mega” event.

Started off at Dunedin Airport. Enjoyed our drive.

Sorry for the generic logs. Thanks for taking the time to place this cache.

All logs signed as “Team SEAC”

In the area driving to Geofest Oamaru....

Nice quick find.

Thanks for the cache.

Signed as SEAC 17 (South East Auckland Crew)

We arrived in Dunedin today and traveled to Oamaru for the 2017 Geofest through Ranfurly, Nasbey and Danseys Pass. We attempted many caches throughout the long hot day and as it was the Geofest we bumped into fellow geocachers as well as a few muggles along the way. We were travelling with Keylev, UncleSam, Stik-a-Crane so to save log paper signed as Team SEAC 17.

Thanks to all the COs for the caches along the route.

More details on find later - editing now family funeral over.
Needed to fill the car with fuel and there is no station at Naesby so Ruru_NZ and I decided to knock off the couple of caches in Ranfurly, fuel the car and also fuel ourselves with a pub dinner. On the way back to Naesby for the night and decided to take this way home as they say.

Day 2 of my Oamaru GeoFest week. Alexandra to Naseby today. Only about an hour ... Without stopping!
It took up all day, and 20 plus caches. For this while heading back to Naseby after getting petrol, food and the 2 caches in Ranfurly. Found a few that Megan and Co have logged online but not in the book. This was one.
Thanks for the smilie.
1609 19 October 2017 19:34

With Gap (of Fap and Gap)… Our journey to the bottom of the South Island has been almost two years in the planning. We were determined to make it to Oamaru Geofest. We decided to also factor in completing a couple of missions (JASMER and Virtual challenges), and the wheels started turning...

Day Two: Dunedin-Middlemarch-Arrowtown

These roads really so stretch on... We managed to find a cache with a bit of distance separation on it. TFTC.

DAY 2
Must admit I slept in this morning. Plan was to collect some caches around Dunedin and head further North. Time and sleep will only tell where we stop.

No problems to find. SLTFTC

Quick park and grab on the way into Ranfurly for a coffee. TFTC

Nice quick find!

Visiting in Ranfurly so spent the morning getting a few nearby caches. TFTC.

Quick find on our way to Dunedin from Alexandra. #1471. TFTC.

Nice park and grab
TFTC

Travelling around the South Island.
Looking at our wonderful home land.
Weather has been improving every day. Wonderful to travel.
SL.  TFTC.

Nice quick find on our day trip to Waipiata. TFTC

Find it on a sunny snowy day