Don't get stuck in a rut (Canterbury) Mairehau, South Island, New Zealand
By Royal_Wulff on 17-Sep-07. Waypoint GC160MX

This cache has been reactivated as:

GC23F4F "Don't get stuck in a bog either "

Just been back to the cache again today, it's still there and fine. No further logs since I was last there - no surprise really.

Seems a shame to leave a perfectly good cache sitting there archived, so I'm thinking of creating a new cache at the same location using the old cache.

Any objections?

It's very definately there! Would be good to see it reactivated. TFTC

Quick find as per the hint. Did not realise that cache had been archived. Cache is fine and well and may be should be reinstated. TFTC

Sounds like it has been muggled and I'm not living in the area at the moment so best to archive this one.

DNF
Yep... we certainly got stuck in a rut here.

Suspect the cache has been muggled. Found the “Highland Geofairy Geocoin†discarded in the tussock near GZ. It may pay to check.

I couldn't find it either, but the highland geofairy geocoin did slip from my hand and I never found it despite all my searching. Geat to hear it has been found and moved on.

Hi, found on an evening as part of a mini circuit. Great spot and great hint.

Never been here before even though it's not far from home. We had fun searching for it in the dusk. Thanks.TNLN.

Guick find in a lovely park we didn't know existed! TFTC TNLNSL

Found easily,even though young muggles were at school.Took a Bright Yellow Butterfly.Left a Pink Lizard.TFTC.

nice spot kids had fun in the park

Located a few candidates for the cache hide at GZ. Took my time and came up with the goods. Nice spot. TFTC, Biggles.

An easy find under a starlight sky. Good enough to teach mini-tike how to navigate with the southern cross. +mondo

On my list of locals to do and finally got round to it. Poked around a few bushes but quick enough find. TFTH. TNLN

Walked around in circles for a while but got there in the end. TFTC

A quick find, luckily as it's not my favourite hide and it was starting to drizzle. Quickly signed and dashed back to car. Good to get this one off my first page of closest unfounds.
TFTC.

Quick find on a sunday evening.

hey me and ma freinds found it(with diffuculty as we didnt have gps so went over the stream and searched most of the area!!!) we were still in our school uniforms wich are now covered in mud but was definatly worth it

Planned a mission to harvest some low hanging fruit on this very miserable Saturday. This was the first on the list. Very straight forward find apart from one of the team getting stuck in the rut. Sigh. Left TB. TFTC

Did 3 caches that day with 3 friends!!!
Great find
TFTC
- I love Guam keyring
+ red plastic skeleton

I dislike those 'under one of the tussocks' hides so luckly my caching partner found it in reasonable time while I stood there glaring down at all possible the tussocks.
The clue helped.
TFTC.

About sunset time, we looked under several bushes but couldnt find it.

Nice easy find
Thanks

Took a bit of fossicking around, but eventually found it! TFTC!

Found the cache within seconds, so yay still there.

Hmmm, doesn't sound too promising, ill check it out soon.

Same as last person, searched hard but to no avail.

Got nothing for our efforts other than cut fingers on the cutty grass. Co-ord location fitted hint, but after considerable searching needed to move on to greener pastures.

TFTC cheers

A straightforward find in a nice park. TFTC

Nice place, thank you!

Very quick find. TFTC

Nice One!!!!!!!! Quick find with another unsuspecting cacher. Found on our way home from a great weekend of mall hopping in the big smoke. Never been in this area. Thanks for the tour. Well done!

Surprisingly I had been here before. TFTC

Nice park, had to wait while a muggle walked her do by. Did this on the way to the airport for the unfortunate end of our holiday in New Zealand. TFTC.

Got to the cache very early this morning, found it very easily signed the logbook. Then the fun began heard a mower start and then the next thing we heard him coming our way, oh no panic but fortunately we were able to sneak out while he was going the other way and managed to not get muggled. TFTC TNLNSL (342)

easy find
tftc

In Christchurch for work, and along with “NZ 3RDS†decided to get out and stretch the legs (just checked the track log and found we walked about 8 Kms to get two caches).

Nice Park even in the fading light. It was good to get out after a day sitting in a conference room.

Thanks.

Found along with Macgeonz during a work trip to the city. TNLN - TFTC.

Found it, without injury but placing it back ouch "sore" wee finger. Thanks

As I stood there wondering why I was there, I remembered... Oh yeah, geocaching! I avoided the cuts but unfortunately Xmuggle didn't. SL.

This cache certainly has a cutting edge! Lots of mugelettes out! TNLN TFTC

Visiting Chipmunks nearby and decided to grab this as we had two minutes spare. Found it in the first place I looked.

Didn't know this place existed. Took a few minutes to find. TFTC.

Quick dash across the park to the cache.

Cheers Froogal

Nice wee park.

Thanks Bitsprayer

The Little Explorer's made good use of the playground while we tracked down the cache. A reasonably quick find. Thanks.

Nice spot, came at night, found fairly easily despite all the tussock. TFTC!!

Took a good few minutes to hunt it down - but the clue turned out to be on the money. Thanks.

Found after a little hunting around. TFTC

Thanks! Not too hard to find, although my six year old cut her finger on the cutty grass - ouch!

I have just checked the cache tonight, it's still in the same spot, nice and dry and in good nick.

Had quite a good look for this one under a large number of the relevant hint item, but no luck.

TFTC

NICE FIND

Drizzling and had to wait for a couple of mugglets to move on out of the rain. TFTC

GPS was spot on here. Easy find

A quick find - no sign of any muggles today. TNLN, TFTC.

We had to look hard for this one.
With the dog getting in the stinky bog & youngest Spud finding the stinging nettle we were greatly relieved when we finely found it.

- Dad's Tigger.

TFTH

Early morning stroll, lovely.

A very friendly park where locals greet us. Met Toby out for his run.
Cache was an easy find. Left Dad's Tigger TB

Last cache before tea on our Easter cache hunt. Very private little spot. No muggles around apart from the farmer on his tractor in the paddock next door. Picked up Pookie TB - a very appropriate place for a Pukeko.

easyish find while trying to avoid the dog poo! Added a golf ball and son could not resist taking the 50c

Good clues! Cheers - M@

Muggle family were keeping their eyes on us but managed a good find. Took car left new 50c. TFTC

Last one for the day and running out of time so pleased I got this one quickly. No one about which helped.
TNLNSL TFTC

Dropped in a travel bug the other day!

only had time to knock off a couple of caches while in CHCH and they both happened to be yours as we were staying in the area.
TFTC

Nice setting, pleasant stroll. TFTC

Found with Troodles. Easy find on a blustery, sunnyh afternoon.

Went staight to the right one ... easy find. Left a wee yellow car.

Bit wet and swampy today.
- bubbles
+ small padlock

#1074 Walked over from Nimble fingers which proved to be a longer walk than first expeted. Found the cache easily. TNLNSL

After hunting for sons who had disappeared with the GPS intending to walk the straight line and being stymied by houses, etc etc, we finally found this one quickly. Took frog left lifesaver badge. TFTC

It took a while to find, my arms were all itchy afterwards from that evil stuff. TNLN Thanks.

A nice easy find with no muggles nearby. I wasn't quite expecting the cache to be under that feature though. Cheers Gav [1744]

quick find.
TFTC TNLNSL
ClownyCacher

TFTC. nice playground nearby. quick find.

TNLN

Nice walk to the cache site, and a nice easy find.

Took the Drama Queen travel bug.

Thanks for the cache!

first for the new year, tnln cheers

Real date 1.1.08


Adee was in in charge and found this one.

In: Drama Queen TB

T4TC.

First cache of the day and DNF. Off to the mall before trying our luck on others.

Ouch Ouch . . . but did not find . But thats caching Will try again another day - with protection!

back soon

all go

Plenty of people around but an easy find

Thanks

Ryrager & Amethyst

Nice park, liked the veggie fields all around, thanks for bringing me here. Found cache after a tussle with the tussock .

Nice container.

TFTC

Hard to find in the dark - TA

We almost gave up looking at night, finally found it though! TFTC

gps was working better this time . good work. few muggles but good place to wait,

Was a little self conscious here - an old(er) man lurking in bushes near a school. I was lucky I saw the nearby rut before my shoes found it and got stuck. TNLN T4TC. Cheers.

Bit of search for this one, but lovely to be out on a summer Christchurch evening. TNLNSL. TFTC.

Took a couple of turns to find this one. TFTC. No swaps.

Take some gloves Wallyfish, it`s in there. Thanks.

looked for the second time today and could not find. coordinates left me in middle of field about 15 meters from the nearest tussock.

got to the coordinates but was in middle of field, (new to the sport)

A muggle on a bike with a young Bejon Freiz were having fun as we approached the cache. The puppy wanted to make friends with Lytteltonwitch as I was writing up the log. TNLN

A fairly quick find on a beautiful sunny day