Elementary my dear Watson (Canterbury) Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
By TheWanglers on 08-May-12. Waypoint GC3G5DB

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Oh no!!! another solved one bites the dust before I managed to go find it

Noooooooooo!

When I noticed the CO had started archiving some of his popular puzzle caches I dropped everything and high tailed it over to this side of town to look for this. I didn't want to miss out after having solved the puzzle! On arrival, we had a suspicion about where the cache might be but had no luck, so we rushed back to the car to grab a tool that we thought might help us. We've eliminated most of the potential hiding places, just one remains that we couldn't access. Will watch and see if anyone has more luck.

No joy. Plenty of strong suspicions though

Well hidden

Still cruising around with our Aussie gang of ahomburg, coruze and troobloo, and this one was next on our list of pre-solved caches to grab.
Everyone jumped out and a full scale search was thrown into action until the big fella came up with the very well camoed cache and we all signed our lives away.

Thanks TheWanglers for another great puzzle and cache.

Date: 25 October 2015
Time: 9:56 am
Find #6521

Day eight of my New Zealand caching holiday. Today I was with Skullracing, The Geo Princess, Coruze and troo bloo.The weather was looking spectacular once again, so we decided to make today our first run on the solved D/T series caches as well as a few select others along the way. Our plans did not go as expected, but it was for a good reason.

Continuing on the days journey, this was the next unsolved puzzle on the list. This was a very well hidden cache with some great camo work.

Thanks to TheWanglers for the cache. TNLN

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14th / 15th November 2015 - GC5HCJ8 - Casey Fields - Melbourne Victoria

Thanks TheWranglers for placing the cache, we found this
one during our travels whilst attending the NZ Mega.
troobloo

Solved the puzzle prior to our arrival and nabbed it while we were in the area
Thanks for the cache!

Not my best subject so took me abit to decode the message with the help of google. Mum was on to this one quick smart at GZ today before I even got there. Perfect timing putting the cache away as just as we were coming down another couple was starting up. Thanks for the cache

Lods of DNFs today, this is one. Sometimes I am sure the cache is missing. This one... I don't know. I hope it's missing, because if it isn't them maybe my mojo is going...

Was looking for a spot and found it!!

We decided we did not have enough puzzles to solve with the D/T series so added in a few more in and around CHCH - this one is certainly up my alley and solved it in double quick time. The hide was really well done. Thanks Wranglers !

TFTC
# 4,448

A very nice mystery, which could be solverd without problems. Great hide!

Thanks and greetings from chomo along the way with ..punkt

at our visit in christchurch we searched some solved riddles. these was one of them. it was easy to get the co-ordinates. great cache! - T4TC ..punkt on tour with chomo

On our return during the 10+ km urban trek we stopped by these steps to see if my sleuthing skills were still sharp. Conclusion: sharp as a chemist's tack! What a neat hide! We continue to be astounded at the amount of ingenuity and creativity dedicated to our global treasure hunting endeavor. Thanks Wanglers! I'm having a great time solving your riddles (some, anyway) and the finds are just as fun

A rather sneaky hide! We found it quite quickly. We don't normally venture near puzzles, but this may be the beginning of great things...

This one is close enough to the Death Star to pop out and get before tea. Great hide, and had the spin off of being convinced by TwoSharpe to sign up for the Mega in Kaipoi this year.

#5089

Started off Sunday morning with a quickish 8 km walk around Cashmere where I had the main goal of finding this cache and Two Angry Pandas. I found a couple of other caches and DNF'd a couple. Loved the handiwork. (Makes note. Will have to do some like this back home).

TFTC

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PS Corrected date.

Enjoyed the code. Nice little corner of Cashmere. Neat hide, full marks for the cache. No muggles either. A favourite.

Great! Now it has been put back we found the cache easily. Far from being Bletchley Park boffins we are very pleased with ourselves as we have considered Wanglers caches way beyond us!

Solved the cipher easily and made a beeline for the coordinates. Thought we were in business on the steps... BUT... After investigating creepy crawly hidey holes in open pipes and attempting to investigate closed ones we gave up. We are obviously not as clever as we thought, or maybe simply not strong enough?

Found with Sonia26642

05/01/2015 06:37PM
# 5456
I solved this cache in the morning while looking round what I hadn't solved yet - and I can't believe I hadn't solved this! Was super easy! For some reason I had just never opened up the puzzle, assuming it would be difficult - and never had the need to open it, as I still have plenty of other caches to find.

Came round today after dinner then - and the find wasn't too bad - I tried the spot, but had no luck - other half tried the spot, and turns out I didn't try hard enough!! Haha.

But looks like it may be in two parts? It's still disguised, but in 2 bits...

So signed the log, and went off on our merry way - yay for another consec day! Getting a bit tough now being so busy!!

Consec caching day # 792

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Great hide!

Great hide!

Quickly found in the sun thanks.

Lots of fun solving this puzzle, and a really clever hide. TFTC

YAY.. Thanks TW. Got it at last

Had to wind my mind back 20 or so years to the high school science lesson that taught the information useful to solve this puzzle. Eventually got some good looking co-ordinates, which were confirmed on geochecker. Unfortunately the cache was then out for maintenance. Noticed it was back up again today, so went out for the find. Spotted a likely Wanglers hide as I approached the GZ. Another Wanglers special. Thanks for the puzzle, and the cache, which deserves a favourite...it seems to be collecting these...just like a lot of your other hides. Well deserved.

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Ready to be found again. Just remember when you replace the cache see if you can 'open' it again before to go. New log in place too.

It seems to be stuck will investigate.

Been to this one about 6-7 times, still can't find a thing

Really enjoyed and was able to find quickly. Tftc

Easy puzzle for me and a quick find to go with it. Love the cache so it gets another favorite vote from me

Loved this cache! Enjoyed doing the puzzle and a great hiding spot, no one was around. Sat on the steps and signed cache. TFTC!

Great. No Tools required.

#6391. Another nice hide. Took me a couple of checks before I got into the hide. TFTC.

No trouble with the puzzle but the hide caused issues. It was the hide we were expecting but we overlooked the obvious place. We then found a logbook in a plastic bag, with Nosynel's name so signed that and replaced. But on reading past logs realised that this wasn't the cache (we have now removed that logbook) and that's when StreetWalker found the actual cache. Nicely done. TFTC.

Being a scholar of the elements, Mrs B had the code cracked in no time. The cache proved a little more elusive.
We arrived at GZ and pretty quickly worked out where the cache would be hidden. But could we retrieve it?! No. So off we went home and then returned with the necessary equipment. I'm sure we looked extremely dodgy but fortunately there were no passing muggles or patrol cars!!
Very good puzzle and hide. TFTC.

Good one. Took a while to decode, but fairly quick to find! TFTC

I found the actual cache today. Thanks Thewanglers. You are great sports.

I solved the puzzle and I couldn't find it. Not found since July :/

I had transpose numbers in my gps. After that the mystery was solved. Thanks Thewanglers. Ps bag was on the ground. I placed it back on its place and used my own paper.

Found with Hinemoana while caching around Christchurch.
TFTC

May have been elementary but we had fun solving with tunfisk Best of all, the elements were with us and we got a nice break in the 'weather' to go and find [^] TFTC+P!!

No problem with the puzzle, but a wandering GPSr gave me a little workout at GZ. It finally settled at where I guessed it would be, I should of just gone with my gut instinct in the first place.

TFTC

Have passed over this puzzle many a time as have no idea what to do. That's easy my young muggle friend said and had the answer in seconds - well done Sherlock I said and off to find the cache. There is nothing there I observed - tried this and that with no results - then I tried harder and lo and behold another fantastic hide was revealed. Nice one Wanglers - another +1

Tuesday 25th June 2013
Sherlock had spotted evidence that Moriarty was at his evil tricks again. He had long since figured out what was required but Sherlock as usual only gave me a glimmer of where I should be applying that knowledge then left me to ponder it myself.
I had another case earlier but with an unsuccessful conclusion in the dark I decided it would be a good time to look for clues on this case. I headed here to find another diabolic Moriarty invention. I have studied his methods on several occasions now and had a very good idea of where it was going to be but it took some persuading to let the log reveal itself. However Moriarty himself was nowhere to be found, so I expect to see his evilness show up again soon. In fact weather permitting it may be later in the week.
Watson - day 292

Did a puzzle like this further South so thought we would have a go at this one. Found the right spot but the cache was being elusive until we read the other logs. Then we had it in our hands. Had a great plan for a big day geocaching for a birthday but the weather was so rainy, this was our token cache for the day. Been suffering from withdrawal all day. LOL

Solved the puzzle at work during a night shift and it was *almost* on the way home so made a small detour.
Found it quickly: it's a nice hide but I'd seen similar before. That's day 43 taken care of, thanks.

Coffee at a friend's place along the road & decided to return here - have been 2x before - once at night & once without my GPS.
Today the GPS settled close to something that I investigated further - fantastic, another "dot day" gone and another clever TW cache under my belt.
Thanks for the puzzle and the ingenious hide. Definitely a favourite.

I found this one straight away as I was walking up. A creative hide here.

Had a check all good to go. Have administered appropriate remedy.

Know I'm in the right place as found this before, went back with daughter but couldn't access cache, too tight, or maybe I'm just too weak.

Took two grandchildren, Reuben (4) and Genevieve (2), geocaching this sunny afternoon. We had done this one before without any grandchildren present. Reuben found the cache very easily, retrieved it all by himself, and every one loved the clever hide. Thanks, Rodney and Iris.

How cool is this hide? Very! Tvmftc

Having our own puzzle cache of the same name in Auckland, we are reasonably well acquainted with the source material for this one. No problem decoding the puzzle and quickly had the co-ord.
Parked near GZ today and had a deja vu moment - sure we have been here for a puzzle final before. Found the well hidden cache after a short think. Nicely done, thanks.

Easy puzzle but a little time was needed to solve, but not quite as long as it took to find the cache. Must learn to read the hints/cache page and clues a little better as we spent much longer than was really needed. Must have had my hand on the hide several times before realizing it. Nice puzzle and good hide. TFTC

Nice Hide TFTC

Located GZ last time we were in town (last August), but couldn't track down the hide. Have done a few lateral caches like this one since (e.g. Lake View Taupo & Hinemaiaia Hydro) so the geosenses are better tuned now.
TFTC - worthy 'favourite' status.

Great TFTC. Had fun decoding the clue and then made a pretty quick find at GZ on a Sunday afternoon.

Had the code solved a while back, and finally made the time to collect. Great hide, loved it. Cheers. TFTC.

I decoded the puzzle and went in search of the cache, but had to abandon the search as muggles started using the steps for exercise!

I decoded the puzzle some time ago; the container is obviously too clever for me! I'll try again next time I'm over that way.

The Unexpected Journey - a McWomble's tale
or
Helen & Brians Wedding in Middle Earth

Day Four: Homeward Bound

#2933
I feel like the big kid in the sweetshop, one brilliant cache after another.
Had I not just done Two Angry Pandas, I know for sure that this would have been having a similar write-up.

Another great little puzzle and a smashing cache.

Many thanks.

Tee hee, another very nice hide! Peregrina and I decoded the puzzle while sitting in the car in the sun near the final for "Solve, Acquire, Enjoy...", then drove off to locate the final. Once there I had the cache in hand quite quickly...but didn't look at it properly and put it back thinking it wasn't the cache. A short time later I decided to inspect it again, and confirmed that it had been the cache after all. Nice one! Thanks for the cache.

I loved this puzzle. Had solved it a while ago and just waiting for an opportunity to seek it. Thought the find would be hard but I was lucky to find it very quickly. Babby, YorkshireP and purdiepurdie were along to help. Great puzzle.

Having enjoyed one of the CO's other caches 2 days ago while with our muggle hostess, we were keen to try some others while back in this general area. This was the first.
Mrs had recently solved the puzzle and thought of the theme as we arrived a GZ. Being from Nelson we are familiar with well engineered hides. Put ourselves into kiwi-nomad thinking and spotted something. immediately. Experience definitely paid off here. Very well hidden and the log should stay nice and dry.
Thanks. A favourite.

9702... Elementary my dear Watson... what a nicely constructed puzzle and cache container... a most excellent effort indeed. Many thanks for the cache and most deserving of a favourite point from us.

WOW!!! What an awesome cache. Really well done . Thanks heaps

As sure as we could be that we had the right location - after all, the chemistry was right up our alley! A neighbour challenged us, there having been a bit of fruit-and-vegetable pilfering in recent times. My explanation of geocaching satisfied him and we continued the search up and down the slope - without success.
We returned later after checking our facts and reading previous logs but the result was the same. I feel sure it is there, just somewhere we didn't look.

Looked at the puzzle, looked at it more, hmmmmmm, grrrroaan, then last night... duh! Very easy, clever. Went straight to the cache container today, almost as if I knew what I was looking for (given other IGTBH/Wanglers hides). Nice work on that one TFTC (798)

Had some help. A great cache! Thanks.

Very very clever!! TFTC

Back in the area again today so I thought that I would try again. Discovered that I had placed my hands on the cache many times during the previous visit but didn't realise it was there.

Solved the co-ords for this a day or so ago, and as I had a meeting over this side of town tonight planned to grab it.
Read the logs and decided that decoding the WHOLE message might be a good idea.
After the meeting kiwicamnut and I headed to GZ - her without GPS, me with very low battery. "About here", I said, "or maybe 3m back". "What this?" kiwicampnut asked.
Cache in hand, signed, and secured back in place in short order.
Yes, absolutely no reason to step off the path - lets keep the greenery growing

Had already found a couple on way to meeting on this side of town tonight. When there RuruNZ suggested I might like to tag along as she'd solved this one and final was really close. It wasn't on my gps so just using RuruNZ's phone, we headed to gz. Wasn't far and was almost an anticlimax as I soon had my hand on the cache and we were signing the log. Thanks for the opportunity to find RuruNZ. Will now sort out the rest of what I should have done as well to really claim a proper smiley, but will take this one anyway! Kiwicampnut

#1853 @1555
The puzzle was quickly solved a while back but my first visit here was unsuccessful (and I omitted to log the dnf - oops). Based on LGM's log and the new hint I went straight to the most likely spot. I did have my hands on it the first trip but it wouldn't budge so assumed I was looking for something else. My GPS was giving me a roving GZ which didn't help. Pleased to cross it off the list, and added to my favourites. TFTC.

Stunning hide we do appreciate quality when we see it ! - We had spent too long compounded by the GPS but we were vindicated with our issue when the CO stopped and he struggled too- all should be sorted now ! Feel sorry for Ed knowing what we know. Spent a time having a good natter with CO . Puzzle with my background was solved when first came out -but dont get to that part of town very often. Definately a favourite from us LGM

Hi folks, have added a hint a per suggestion by fellow cacher.

Quickly helped Sherlock out. But failed to get my hands on the evidence. I'll put this on watch.

Good hide.-Bitsprayer

Fortunaterly Dr Drawp had the necessary information and after a stop the log was signed.
Thanks
erninz

Great little hide found after a good code breaking exercise. TFTC

4511. Solved this puzzle a couple of weeks ago and found time today to go out and seek the cache. Found quickly and easily - loved it!! . Thanks, Rodney & Iris.

201 - after meeting CO at the site of a different cache, I soon had the puzzle solved but it has taken me a little while to get over here and find it. I decided today was a good day to visit an area I had not cached in before and find a couple of IGTBH's puzzles. Another nice placement. TFTC

Well done. Solved smartly and then took a moment or two getting the logbook for signing.

Solved the puzzle relatively quickly, sure brought back memories of high school classes. The hide was cool too!! A favorite from us. TFTC

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NIce to find the prize tonight, GPS was being much kinder and there was no time pressure. A cool hide, thanks

Solved, and had a quick look on the way to the movies tonight. 3 others in the car and there was a bit of pressure to move, so I'll come back in the daylight I think. Thanks

Got the answer - second to solve but need that medicine, my head hurts!- and just to add to the agony I was close to the area last week and am now back in Wellington [B)]

I used the wrong numbers to start with but soon realised I had a strange answer and used the correct ones. Once at GZ I guessed where the hiding spot would be, and yes. Was happy to get the log signed and a FTF. Thanks for the effort, nice cache (and not too hard for me LOL)

TFTC. A nice puzzle to solve and then a second puzzle to solve - how much fun can I get and all in my own backyard. Great effort.

A great wee puzzle quickly solved this morning when I spotted it (with my background I would have been worried otherwise!).... Hit GZ late this afternoon on my way home from work - quite close to home really, very handy. Cache quick to hand in the first place I looked (phew). Great job - nicely constructed puzzle and cache. Thanks for the effort involved in creating the puzzle and placing the cache, most appreciated.

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