Airport Hotel 5 of 5 (Christchurch) Harewood, South Island, New Zealand
By
brodiewill on 02-Jan-20. Waypoint GC8HHAK
Cache Details
This cache is listed on an external listing site.
By visiting the external cache listing you are leaving the Geocaching Australia website.
Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with the original listing site for this cache.
Please click here to view the caches listing.
If you wish to log this cache, you will need to log it on the external site.
This will require a separate user account on that site. (More Details)
By visiting the external cache listing you are leaving the Geocaching Australia website.
Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with the original listing site for this cache.
Please click here to view the caches listing.
If you wish to log this cache, you will need to log it on the external site.
This will require a separate user account on that site. (More Details)
Logs
Out for a walk after A days training at Woolston fire brigade training center unfortunately did not have pain but here is a photo proving I found it
an easy cache when there's no juggles around at 2am, logs are all full tho, tftc
My very first Christchurch cache, woot woot. Last leg of my journey back to the Manawatu. I had a few hours between flights and so caught up with some cousins. I dodged traffic back to the airport to nab this one. I love these big caches. Ka pai. Tftc
Heading back home after the UFBA conference in tautahi and had about 4hrs to kill at Christchurch Airport. Beautiful sunny afternoon meant I could get a few paces and caches in before boarding. This was a nice easy cache to find - no TBs inside it so I left one to continue on its travels Also left some sticker swag. Cache and log in great nick. Ka kite tautahi Mihi ki a koe, brodiewill, mo te keteroki #484
A wee wait so went for a walk I will come back sometime loaded with TBs thanks now that I have some from the mega but have not had time to register TFTC
Four Swedish ladies driving around in NZ looking for caches. We log as TULP. Thank you for this dangerous cache.
D var det dags fr lite ventyr. Resan gr till Sydney i Australien ???? och sedan vidare till Christchurch och Dunedin p Nya Zeeland ????.P resan ker Tigertassen, jag sjlv, ursus67, Lnganfans och Pidjas, vilket gr att vi loggar under det gemensamma namnet "Tulp". Tanken r att vi innan vi ker hemt ska ha beskt ett Megaevent, Geo Toroa.Hlsningar frn Sverige, sdra Lappland ???? Then it was time for a little adventure. The trip goes to Sydney in Australia ???? and then on to Christchurch and Dunedin in New Zealand ????.On the trip are, Tigertassen, myself, ursus67, Lnganfans and Pidjas go, which means that we log under the common name "Tulp". The idea is that before we go home we should have visited a Megaevent, Geo Toroa. Greetings from Sweden, southern Lapland ????
We are four ladies from Sweden who are visiting Australia and New Zeeland We are logged as TULP This was one of the caches we found Thanks from Sweden
Im on my way home to Brisbane from the Dunedin Mega where I had a great time. I had a few hours between flights so made the most of it - walking around the area finding caches. Quick find, logbook signed and replaced as found. Tftc
We are four ladies from Sweden on visit in New Zealand. We log as TULP (tigertassen, ursus67, lnganfans and pidjas). Today we visited some last caches before leaving New Zealand.A big thank you to CO for the cache.
A trip over the dittecch and I'm in the land of the big white cloud. Yep, Made it to Christchurch and onto Dunedin for a week of caching. DAY Three, (24/10) yep, its the same crew of Bluewattle, Snickersallan, Wollaston and myself touring around town. Today we are doing a series of challenge caches, some solved puzzle caches and a few multis. It's a long drive to Diamond Harbour and Deep Gully Bay before heading over to West Melton and surrounds to get some of the eclipse series. Had a few others on the list as we passed by collecting some of Christchurchs cool caches. There are a few set target caches along the way. The are some amazing areas of Christchurch and I have enjoyed driving around and seeing the fantastic sights, thank you for showing us around. All logs were signed and all caches replaced as found. Thanks for the placements.
Our second full day of venturing out and about with Aussie geo friends, picking up some solved puzzles, and selected others on our to-do list.It was a beautiful spring day, with lots of laughs and fun along the way. Most of the hides were found quickly, and it is a real credit to all the cache owners who placed them for the benefit of the geocaching community.
Accio 23:59:59My first visit to South Island, and this is my first cache from the South Island. Over the ditch for the Dunedin Mega, and arrived at the airport here an hour ago, through customs etc and trotted over here to the hotel here for a few hours kip. But first - this cache. Easy peasy to find, in the dark, dead tired and somewhat adrenalin deprived. Perfect for this traveller.Thanks brodiewill for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #12743}*
*{Overall find #12743}* Using my 3.5 hr stopover in Christchurch to get some specific target geocaches. This wasn't one of them, but I was walking by and a regular size is always handy. TFTCThere are no TBs in this geocache
Just landed at Christchurch and have a few hours to fill until my flight to Dunedin for the mega
Thanks for placing and maintain for our enjoyment Found with Snickersallan, Wollaston and chamadVisiting Christchurch for a few days before heading down to attend Geotora Mega
Found on my first ever trip across the ditch. After a week of caching around Brisbane and at events last month with other Geo friends, I couldnt pass up the opportunity to hop on board for a NZ Mega adventure. Another great day for caching. TFTC GeocachingCanterbury
A plan was hatched quite a while ago when the Dunedin Mega was announced to come over to the South Island again.I have only been to New Zealand twice before and I loved the South Island.So a chance to come back for a Mega was a no brainer for me.Everything is booked and I just had to wait for today.Qantas tried to upset the trip a bit by delaying the flight for 1 1/2 hours but I have finally arrived.Picked up the luggage, worked out where to pick up the hire Geocar and now its time for a few caches before having to check in.Dodged a bit of traffic to make my to here and the cache was soon located and signed.People were probably wondering what I was up to.Thanks GeocachingCanterbury TFTC.
Day #1 - The Mega New Zealand ExperienceA chance for an overseas Mega was too good to pass up. Especially with half the state seeming to be attending also. I set about some last minute planning. Flights still available Accommodation found Mode of transport securedLooks like its time to cross the ditch. Ive never visited the South Island before so it is bound to be a fun filled trip.After catching an afternoon flight out of Melbourne, there wasnt much to do other than grab a couple of airport hides and head to my accommodation.There wasnt much traffic so it was easy to get to and explore undetected.A big thanks goes to GeocachingCanterbury for taking the time to add Airport Hotel 5 of 5 (Christchurch) to the geocaching map for us all to find and enjoy.----------------------------------------------------------Wow! The fun just never stops.Have you logged your will attend for Victoria's first ever Block Party? (Think Mega but even more special!)Join us on 22-23 March 2025 in Sunbury to celebrate 25 years of geocaching by logging your will attend at [**GCAP417**](https://coord.info/GCAP417).
Easy to find during a bit of a wait at the airport. Didnt pick up any TBs but totally appreciate having these places accessible when heading further afield
We are visiting New Zealand for 2 weeks on a family holiday from Brisbane. Today we fly home from Christchurch. We decided to come straight to the airport after checkout so we arrived quite early. While the rest of my family sat waiting inside, I went for a walk to pick up a few last NZ geocaches.After finding all the other caches and AdLabs around the area, I headed back towards the airport and stopped to look for this last cache. Somehow I got my flags mixed up and looked for a while in the wrong garden. Once I realised my mistake, it was then a nice easy find.I brought a number of trackables with me from Australia and have been leaving them all over the South Island. I had 2 left and was hoping to leave them in Christchurch but I wasnt able to find suitable caches in the city. So I was glad to find this cache just before flying home so I could drop off the trackables. Hopefully someone else can take them travelling with them. Thanks again GeocachingCanterbury for this great TB Hotel! ??
Be reeeeaaal careful when you cross! Our last cache in NZ this trip! Tftc from Singapore
Nice easy find, and not much traffic to play chicken with, thankfully.Nothing in residence, unfortunately, and extra sheets added by a previous cacher to continue the log.Tftc!
This one was an instant find at GZ.Good to grab this one and play chicken with the Nu Zellander drivers! Ahhh crazy bunch.OCW irondaleWeather: overcast, windy, coolWeirdos seen: noneSheep spotted: lots of them- a sprinkling of sheeps all over the hillSnack situation: breakfast burrito and real fruit ice cream A+TFTC
After returning the campervan we have been walking 30 minutes to Novotel, where we gonna stay for our last night in New Zealand. I already checked out yesterday how to defend my current caching streak and found this TB hotel just on the way to the hotel, perfect match.I did not drop off any TBs as I plan to release them back in Germany after they stayed quite a while in New Zealand.Hope to come Back here one day during summer time, however also the winter trip was greatly enjoyed, especially the calmness as there were much less people on the roads.TFTC
We were staying at the Novotel Hotel, so just a short walk to grab this one, unfortunatley nestled next to some "Do Not Touch"es. Grabbed a TB that I will drop in South Africa while we are there.TNLN. TFTC.
Chris and Rachel's TB dropped. It wants to go to Antarctica, so ChCh Airport is the best place to be to get there!
Recently got hit by a car while cycling, having recovered I decided to try again and treated myself to Geocaching premium!Found this cache very quickly and getting onto the roundabout was easy enough but it became very busy when I was trying to get off.Cache found at 15:16 Saturday, 6th July. Cache number 358, TFTC!
Heading back home to Auckland, and with some spare time before the flight I ducked in here for a quick find whilst the traffic was slightly lighter than usual.....The cache was in good shape.Took TBTFTC .
Visited this cache with Nanny and The Seagnoid. He wanted to put a trackable in. They have both already found it. I got a cool collectors card with a white tiger on it, and left some of Nanny's bears for other people. Thank you.
Dropped in a trackable that I brought down from Wellington.Alas none to take back!
This cache was the destination of this morning's caching outing. 3 students, one of which is part of the geocooley team have a travel bug each who are racing each other. The winner - most distance travelled in 2024. Adding up the kms between every cache the TBs visit.
This cache was the destination of this morning's caching outing. 3 students, one of which was me ZekeDJ We dropped off a travel bug each who are racing each other. The winner - most distance travelled in 2024. Adding up the kms between every cache the TBs visit.
This case was a destination for the mornings, caching outing, three students, one of which is part of Coco_NZ one Geocooley team and the other Zeke DJ. We left a travel bugs rainbow the service dog under Geocooleys account.
Flying to Dunedin with a change of flights in CHC, just enough time to get the answer for a multi (hoping to get my coordinates before flying back in a couple of days) and to sneak in this one. My first roundabout GC was in Napier and I loved it. Nice sized container, two TBs in that I took along.
Had a bit of time to kill between my familys flight leaving and mine leaving. So, off on a quick jaunt around the airport to do some geocaching.Glad to have got some done before leaving Christchurch again; more was planned but they quickly got scuttled.Nice easy find; TFTC
Well waiting for our transfer to the west coast so had a bit of time to get some food and these close by caches. Easy find here
Saturday Morning I was bored, so randomly booked a plane ticket to Christchurch. While in the area I decided to look for a few random caches. I was on foot at this point so went for a walk up from the airport and quickly found this one.
Great to have a travel bug hotel here! I dropped two TBs off.Vielen Dank fr den Cache - Thanks for the cache - Merci pour le cache - Grazie per la cache - Bedankt voor de cache - Gracias por el cach - Gratias pro cache - Dzieki za kesza Ksznm a cache - Agradecimentos para o cache - Tack fr cachen - Dky za kes nbellek iin tesekkrler - Hvala za ke - Tak for cachen - Kiitos ktkst - Paldies par keatminas - Multumesc pentru cache - Hvala za predpomnilnika - Kesh uchun rahmat - Cm n b nh cache - - Dankon pro la kamemoro - Taing airson an tasg Diolch am y cache - Go raibh maith agat as an taisce Wir loggen nicht immer der Reihe nach sondern nutzen auch Lcken in den Logbchern.
Kids loved the challenge of getting onto roundabout & doing sneaky retrievable. Thanks
On a date night with GeoHubby (GNARwhal). The cache was a quick find, but hmm... a gas canister as swag...? Interesting. And probably a bit unsafe. We removed this and popped in some more generic items for the next finders.Thanks for the cache.
On a Impromptu Date Night with a side of Geocaching with That Darn Bear Found a Kovea butane cylinder in the cache.. decided that can accompany us home, TDB left a few items in return. No sign of the TB that was dropped here recently.
Had 2 hours of wait for our plane departure so the need to exercise the legs was great after checking the bags. A few minutes walk from the airport and the container was found. Signed log kingfisherau 11:00 am 2/4/2024 and replaced all as found,GeocachingCanterbury - TFTC.Was looking for some TBs to take to Aussie none in container.
Stayed overnight at the nearby hotel and early morning went for a short walk before breakfast. Traffic not to heavy at this time so took the opportunity to grab this one. Only difficulty here was getting back across the road. Nice quick find at GZ. Tftc
Cache found 17 Feb 24. My apologies for the delay in logging...I have a long backlog.Muggle-hubby and I were staying at an airport hotel as we were returning to Brisbane via Sydney at Stupid O'Clock in the morning. While he was relaxing, I was caching. I found the cache container quickly and easily, however there was a lot of rubbish nearby. I hoped the container wouldn't be accidentally removed by a keen gardener. I signed the log and took the TB that was there.Thanks, GeocachingCanterbury, for a good spot to give me something to do while being stuck at the airport.
Didnt have any travel bugs to drop off. Thankyou for placing a cache so close to the airport.Flying from Christchurch to Napier.Greetings from Orange, NSW
(2 of 2 today)Gday from across the ditch. First time back in NZ since 2011, before I started caching.Here for the cricket test - and a few choice caches while Im at it.Had to start with the two at Christchurch airport. And I did. No problems with either.###END OF CUT AND PASTE SECTION###Main issue here was picking the right route to take from the Virtual. Got there while my friend waited for a taxi.Did a circle of GZ before diving in. Pity about the rubbish accumulating in the area. A hazard of spots like this, I guess.Dived in for the grab, added my ink to the log and replaced.SLTNLNTFTC
I'm in Christchurch for a few days for work so of course I have to get some geocaching in. I came down a day early so I could get a rental car for the day to target some specific caches in the surrounding area.Arrived in plenty of time for my flight home so after checking in my bag I wandered down to grab a couple of last caches. Spent more time waiting for a gap in the traffic to cross over than finding, signing, and replacing the cache. Li6d of rubbish though.All good here and TFTC.Find #6452 at 28 February 2024 5:08 pm
A 6 hour stopover in Christchurch as we are heading from Queenstown to San Francisco, we decided to get some fresh air and find this cache.And almost immediately find, we logged and replaced.TFTC from the UK.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We had two more days here in Christchurch before heading back to the Northern Hemisphere and today I took some time for searching some geocaches in the afternoon. Just before leaving CHC we were looking for this cache and it was a quick find. We wrote our names into the logbook and hid the cache container again. A big thank you to GeocachingCanterbury for leading us here and of course also for maintaining this cache here on site!Best wishes from the North Sea, Germany, from Cuxine ????????. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________________oooooooo____________oooooooooooooo_________oooooooooooooooooo________oooooooooooooooooooo_______ooooooooooooooo?ooooo____oooooo_______oooooooo?oooooooooooo___ooo__ooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo__oooo____oo________oooooooooooooooooooooooo_________oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo_oooo_______oooooooooooooooooo________ooooo___ooooooooooooooooooooooo_________oo_ooo____oooooooooooooooooooooooooo_____oooooooo__ooo_oooooo__________oo___oooo_______ooo__ooo_ooo______oooo__ooo_______oooo___ooo__ooo___ooooo___ooo_____ooo___ooo____oo____ooo____oooooo__ooo____ooooooo____________ooo_____ooooo____ooo
We decided to go get this cache after dinner. We are staying at the Sudima which is nice and close. Appreciate the help. TFTC
Once I realised what GL meant I found it straight away. Log signed & cache replaced as found. TFTC
