Time to Travel (Canterbury) Hampstead, South Island, New Zealand
By Kiwi Nomad on 13-May-07. Waypoint GC12WBZ

coin dip for milage

It's a shame this cache has been Muggled, I called past with a friend I received from Aussie for a photo

This cache is gone all that was left was the vandilisim on the parkbench done with the inkpad from this cache.
Am most upset as this was the first cache I had placed, with a very large notebook and hand carved stamp.

I doubt any of culprits will ever see this but if they do....

I WANT MY CACHE BACK NOW - INCLUDING THE LOGBOOK / STAMP / TRAVELBUG AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS IN IT!!!!

I found this cache about a year ago and was near its location while doing a multi so decided to stop by in the hopes of swapping TBs.

Unfortunately I couldn't find the cache but did find a red stamp pad in the bush where I taught it had been. This stamp pad had been used to write something which I couldn't decipher on the seat. I hope I'm wrong but I fear the cache is gone.

Quick stop to drop of a TB picked up at Moneydorks Massive Easter Egg Hunt.

XC down in Ashburton on business... forgot to load gps with gpx file so loaded this by hand and came without hints..
Pleased it was easy though.. Cache was a little damp inside.
Signed log and left calling card.
TFTC #716

There was a lot going on when we found this cache. A train was going by and the clock chimed out - very LOUD. Be sure to visit the beautiful Ashburton Domain if you have time. It's just across the track and a little north. The cache is fairly visible due to no camo paint. It is quite shiny. Someone put candy in the cache - not a good idea because it gets moist and makes everything in the cache sticky.
TFTC
SL and drew picture
Early Rizers

Found enroute to the Moneydork's Easter Event. TFTC.

Just stopped here for a short break on our way south. We had to wait until the Muggels had left.

A really nice small park.

TNLNSL!

Had a good look around this garden whilst waiting for muggles to go. Found quickly once I had the area to myself. TNLNSL TFTC.

didn't know I had any caches in Canterbury

#1209 Not too many letterbox hybrids around so enjoyed finding this one. Nice little park as well. TNLN TFTC DS8300

Water fountain was very cool when it came on, just before I got to the cache. Very nice on a day like today. Cache was out of reach, so I had to climb in the garden to reach it. Cheers Gav [1845]

Easily spotted as I approached, a little bit askew from where it should be. Replaced as per clue and covered it up.
Very nice rest spot in the middle of town and rather fascinating to be able to view the clock workings.
TNLNSL TFTC

Last cache for the year. Easy find. Spent a couple of hours looking round the town as well as it's always been a cut through on the way to somewhere else. Great place. TNLN.

Just a quick visit before we go away on holiday seeing as I couldn't find my own cache last weekend (in too much of a rush it would seem).
All is well and I picked up the tb and geocoin to take up North with us tomorrow.

A quick stop by. Nice area but nearly got wet. Found cache easily. TNLN TFTC

An easy and quick find.
# 8 of 20 for the day on a big loop out of Christchurch.
- NZ Fern geocoin
+ Draggon Spinner geocoin
TFTC!

my first hybrid, nice spot, left B-TB and Geocoin
TFTC

I struck it lucky with no muggles about ,so a nice easy cache,,cheers and thanks

Found it, wrote in logbook, and took geocoin.

Yes - thanks for a great letterbox hybrid. I love the stamp. Have stamped in.
Drizzly morning with not many people about. Was able to hear the clock chime the half hour.
Swapped geocoins.

Passing by on the way home from the supermarket to set Orion and Son geocoin back on its way.

Found this whilst doing a multi - lucky that the fountains shut down just after we arrived as the water was being blown everywhere... TNLN TFTC

Reach! Grab!
Caught in the act by the owner as well!
A bit exposed, so I covered it up when I re-hid.
TNLNSL

Cheers,
Blarghster.

This is right across the road from where I had to visit for work. Great cache for an afternoon break! & my first Letterbox...good thing my mate made me some stickers for logs, 'cause I can't draw.
TNLNSL
TFTC

Our first leterbox cache. Sorry the artistic one wasn't with me but I did my best.
Cheers.

Nice spot. Boy i must have short arms though. Cheers.

convenient find while up town

2.15pm. No stamp so I drew a picture!! Thank you David

Easy find retrieved by Nanny Rincewind (her 2nd cache, to see what the fuss is about). Luckily enough I use stickers to log my finds anyway. I've wanted to find a letterbox cache ever since I started, so TFTC!
TNLN.

Found with Rebeckingham palace

My first letterbox cache, yay
TFTC

Quick find.
TFTC

No-one about so a quick find. Thanks.

A new type of cache! Thanks. TNLN.

Second time around. Found this cache first time but was not a member. Decided to release my symbology coin here. Thanks for coin TC. Quiet. No pen so could not sign book, left stamps all over one page instead. Fun.

Better drop coin.

Introduced a reletive, might have started them on geocaching.

Quick find. Someone had dumped a MTB on the bush behind. Stolen?

What a star my very first letterbox cache. 5 stars Thanks
- TB + stickers

It took a while to find for some reason. Filled in the logbook and made an attempt at drawing a Kiwi and a Moose - to limited success Left Kiwi of the last cache TB, took woolen thingie. Thanks.

Lovely spot. Ran into KiwiNomad and co and had a nice chat. Thanks for a great cache.

TFTC, TNLN,
WallaceDuo

Just made a mad dash up to the snow (Michael (rattusbaggus) has been wanting to get into it for ages) and on the way home decided to finally knock this cache off. Coordinates were bang on, nice easy find just on dusk. TNLN SL. TFTC

Nice easy find with dad (keewee) on the way home after going up country to play in the snow. Man it was cold. TNLN.

Found while doing anothe close by cache, had place to our selfs.

- Coin

Thanks Bitsprayer

A quick stop on our way south to Queenstown. An easy find thank you. I didn't have a stamp, but managed to draw a picture of a devious wizard!! No swaps, thanks and cheers from Grandalf(840)

Quick visit to view Moneydorks drawing and to drop off International Operation Spreading Sunshine Blazing Sun for someone else to help along.

Here with Moneydork

June 2 by BK&J (688 found)
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Also our first letterbox. We went for the biometeric stamp approach Very cool cache. We managed to time it so that we got to watch the internals of the clock as it was chiming.
TNLFP

Thanks for taking the time to find my cache. Have to admit your biometeric stamp had me stumped. Was walking past today and (seeing as I know where to look) could see it a bit to easily so seeing as I had to handle it to push it back a bit a thought I would open up to see what you meant.
Talk about duh moment!!

Loved your stamp Sallies very cool and first time used. Yippee!

Left a hand drawn picture showing that I travelled 2500kms to get this cache, having started the day in Brisbane. TFTC.

1478. This was the first time we were able to use our special name stamp that we brought back from Hong Kong recently. This was a lovely spot on a really super afternoon.
Took the geo bracelet and left a rosette.
Thanks
iris & Rodney

[This entry was edited by Sallies on Monday, June 04, 2007 at 1:44:29 AM.]

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Also our first letterbox. We went for the biometeric stamp approach Very cool cache. We managed to time it so that we got to watch the internals of the clock as it was chiming.
TNLFP

Thanks Lizzybear for the tip have dropped by and replaced ink pad with hopefully a more user friendly one.
It was great to look at everyones drawings I look forward to seeing more in the future.
Picked up Wild Kiwi TB and Zork USA Geocoin.

Great day to experience this garden space. Came around lunch time so there were a few munchers about. Uncertain travel plans so TNLN. My first Letter box so have read them up and now about to make up a stamp! Thanks, R and M

My first letter box. Found on the way up to Christchurch. A quick stop. Lots of muggles round at 5pm.
-shrek Tb and big geocoin
+ wild kiwi tb and Usa geocoin
TFTC

Called in this evening to drop in a coin to travel NZ

Quick visit to move our Hawaii Micro Coin on and picked up Razor Dragron TB at the same time to take up to Palmerston North

Didn't use the GPS for this one as one half (Lizzybear) of Ridders76 is a letterboxer we did the cache that way. There is now a brigt orange bear in the logbook. Nice work with the stamp. You might want to change the inkpad, the pad is recessed into the case which means the stamp doesn't pick up the ink in the centre. Another brillant autumn day.

+ Sherk TB
- pewter bear (well we had to really)

I to wait for the man to finish mowing the lawns but once he had gone it was a quick find.

I had hoped for a FTF on this one but I obviously hadn't accounted for keen locals getting there first. I was a day distant 3rd. Sorry, I seem to have lost my stamp but to make up I did draw a good likeness in the log book. I hope that will suffice. T4TC. Cheers.

FTF for junior member. Left our signiture sticker. - unactivated blazing sun Geocoin + unactivated cache mover geocoin. Discovered the TB razor dragon and Hawaii Micro Geocoin. TFTC

Well I found it! I was working late today and when I got home and found a new cache I just had to slip out and get it. I Left the GPS at home as I knew exactly where it was (even in the dark) How you ask[?] Well it is within a couple of metres of the co-ords on our new Personal Coin! [^] TFTC Kiwi_nomad, nice place for your first!

- Cache Mover
+ Geocaching Wrist Band
+ Instant Kiwi Ticket
+ Teddy Bear (From NW Best Soil Cache)

Cache when placed contained the following:
- Unactivated Blazing Sun geocoin for FTF
- TB Razor dragon
- Hawaii Micro Geocoin
- big logbook and pen
- hand carved stamp and ink pad
- 8 small stamps for trading
- vodka cruiser flashing star

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