Post a Cache (Canterbury) Hillsborough, South Island, New Zealand
By Stow on 05-Feb-08. Waypoint GC1951A

We searched here for a while.. Couldn't find it..

Found it

Team V&P and I spent a bit of time searching for this, above and below. Turned out our original position was the place to be. The hint was helpful. I think this may have been a replacement container. The cache seems to be secure but may be difficult to spot. Bit of a precarious hiding place but it’s there!

Busy day on the track but a quick enough find in the third place I looked

Hint out of date but a quick find. Log wet though, just signable. Great walk in the sun but lots if muggles.

A surprisingly quick find in the first place I looked! Hadn't read the logs so was expecting some different but that's okay, happy to find it. Thanks

Wow - this one hasn't been found for nearly 10 months! This was a fairly quick find on a nice walk up the Valley Track which we hadn't been on before. This was a surprise find as we had something else in mind from the cache title, but now looking through the logs, I see it has been replaced at some stage - perhaps not in the initial location. Thanks for the cache and thanks for bringing us here.

Not immediately obvious. Probably didn’t look hard enough. Will try again another time

Luna and I observed ivss_xx from the track and pointed to the right direction.

18:03
FITW GreenMenace
Found on a dog walk.
Finally turning these 2 Valley track DNFs into smilies. Dark already but luckily we had headtorches. Cache found by persisting and looking multiple times behind the same veil.
Not as described but rather an eclipse container. Must have been replaced somewhere along the way.


Kia ora! Paldies!
TFTC, Stow!
#8391

Quick find whilst on holiday - tftc

A day out geocaching with Mr Cuddly Brick up Rapaki and down this track. Quick find here. Thanks for the cache

Cache number 4353

Tftc

Not hard to find but maybe needs to be more “obviously” a cache as it does look like discarded rubbish.

Yep just read this hint correctly & eureka there it was - TFTC

start of a fabulous weekend for a spot of caching! nice seat spot.

#280

Not too much long search, but failed to got a pen working so can’t put down name...
Still, TFTC!

GC1951A
Oct 19, 2019

Out with Jessflett for a Sunday morning stroll in the hills
After leaving the hoards on the main track it was very peaceful down below.. wasn't expecting that type of container out here tftc

Great walk, TFTC

Been coming up the mount Vernon track with my children for years,but never explored past the lookout. Thanks for the excuse to

It took me ages but I finally found this cache so it is off my DNF list.

TFTC

Out for a walk and some caching with the teens. Did a nice loop walk on a beautiful autumn morning. TFTC.

TFTC

StreetWalkerNZ had found this cache on a solo ramble exactly 10 years and 12 days ago, so about time I turned the green icon into a yellow smile.
It was a warm day, and there wasn't much breeze in the valley, and fortunately the climb wan't too arduous. We had a breather in the shelter on the way up. I had found the cache there back in 2009, so obviously I didn't realise this cache was not that much further up the track, else I would have carried on to find it back then.
Today, with the hint, the (replacement) cache was a quick find as I spotted a glint of metallic blue . TFTC.

Sunday walk in drizzle. Quick found. TFTC.

Like the others no sign of the original so signed the replacement. #3824

Quick find. TFTC

Found on a very wet day

Found Molly's replacement cache. Thanks!

Third visit and spent quite some time. After no action from the owner we decided that the cache must be gone and replaced it with a mint container. It should be sitting nicely close to a fern and is all ready to go again. If someone finds the original cache or the owner does some maintenance feel free to let us know.

Add us to the list of DNF. Not found for over a year - this one might need to be checked.

Very odd. Two very obvious spots to hide at base of cliff. Both match clue ‘veil’ but no luck

My only DNF of the day here. I looked forever, used the hint, used the previous logs, dug around a lot, etc., but no love. Picture is of the veil. Not sure what the cache name is supposed to mean. Maybe I'll be back!

Yay

DNF
Had a look on the lower part of the rock outcrop, where the coords were pointing but couldn't find it. Will be back some other time with more time.

I decided to have another go at the caches on this track after work this evening, I ran out of daylight on the way down from Rapaki the other day. Found this one reasonably quickly, which was nice, although as others have said the container is past its use by date... I wasn't sure if it was going to be on top or at the base, luckily it was pretty easy to get to . TFTC (3471)

With the daylight quickly fading, I had a quick look, but decided it best to leave it for another day.

The tin is quite rusty but the log book is dry

Container has seen better days. TFTC

Container has seen better days. TFTC

Found while walking down from Rapaki track. Found easily, although the container is a little fragile and crumbly everything was still dry inside. TFTC!

Quick find while out with our ChCh family who got us interested in geocaching. Thanks for the cache.

Thanks for this wander

Was on the wrong track and had to back track and move down the hill. Easily enough found once in the right location. Thanks for the hide.

Found it

Had a fantastic hike up the Rapaki track today, along the Summit Rd, back down part of the Mt Vernon Farm Park and back over to the Rapaki track collecting caches all along the way - woohoo! What a blast - although it was pretty chilly this morning, but warmed up a little this afternoon. My thin North Island blood didn't enjoy the temperature, but loved the hike. TFTC

A bit of a walk with the kids to gt them away from electronic things and to dons one filming for my YouTube channel. Easy find but sent max on a wild goose chase teheheheh. Found an explosive in the cache so retrieved that. Signed the log. Thank you for bringing me to this place and placing this cache Stow from Mr Cuddly Brick , cache 1332 on this mighty day the 14 May 2016

During geotrip found it. Thank you

Like the wee tin!! Took a bit of hunting, that tin - great camo:-) TFTC!!

Yay. Second try straight to it. Thought it was rubbish at first but no twas the tricky bigger.

I searched for ages but couldn't find it.

Found veil and holes but no cache

Found it after third time up here looking for it!

Lovely evening for a walk Good to see old caches still going strong

TFTC. Found it after a failed night attempt, it's so rusted it is the same colour as the rock!

30/09/2015 12:20PM
# 6355
Super crap day at work... and what does one do when they are having a super terrible day at work, and the weather outside is absolutely gorgeous??

Go out caching in the port hills of course!!

After finding another cache, decided to continue along this way.. because, why not?

Had time, and was having fun!

This cache took a wee while to find, but after stepping back, and thinking about the hint from a few angles, found it

Consec caching day #1060

TFTC!!

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I have been looking and looking and daughter ended up spotting it. TFTC!!

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TFTC Had a good walk. Cache in good order. Good hint

TFTC. I enjoy this track. Well tucked away in its post hole.

tftc

Good spot! TFTC

Quick find.

Great hide. Had me searching for quite a while but it was exactly where it said it was, just well hidden. Tftc.

Great spot. Tftc.

Great spot.. The veil is a perfect word note: byo pen/pencil, as there isn't one. TFTC!

Round trip from Mount Vernon to Rapaki Track.

Nice walk around the tracks today. A little bit of scratching about till cache was spotted. TFTC

Hubby was not that well, so I went for a short walk, which turned out to be 3x longer than intended hahahaha

It was already later then expected so it was time to find a way back. Just crawled the way down (from the up-bike road. We bushbashed through the high grass, there were the GPS told me that there was a river and so managed to come down on the bottom track.

This cache did fool me for a while, but was happy to find the riffle cache
and now it's time to hurry as hubby was already texting that he missed me

Nearly didn't find it in the half light but the hint helped. Tftc

Well hidden. Almost missed it. T4tc

Finally got there after a bit of a search around. It was actually in the first place we looked! TFTC

Second search. Thirty minutes later. BBear sniffed it out.

I had this in my match list cause I had looked before, when I got a email to say it had been found today I was determined to go get it today too. Quick message to Nosynel asking do you wanna go find a cache.....dah yeah. So off we went with little doggies in tow. Looked and looked, NN text a previous finder hoping for a wee hint as we had spent quite some time, but we knew it was here so must keep looking. Looking over spots we had already looked and then i finally said to myself if i was hiding my first cache this is were i would find it and put my hand on it. Didn't end up with a hint as we found it before they remembered. Phew glad to have this off the watch list. Was such a nice day to be out in the hills. ChCh is s lucky they are nice and close. Cheers for the hide.

Tricky find

Very nice hide. Tftc.

This cache made the perfect goal for a Sunday afternoon stroll. RogoBaby, Yorkshire P and I spent some time looking. Lots of places to post a cache. Re-checked the GPS and then looked again in a certain spot and - voila - we had our cache. The camp worked really well. The cache container is a bit rusty but still works well. A lovely view down the valley into town. Thanks for the cache and the walk.

Quick find, I always liked this valley, tftc.

Out for a training run on the hills, missed this one last week. TFTC

I wasn't very hopeful with finding this cache with 2 DNFs, but was so close had to have a look for myself, after reading the logs and little more perseverance found it! Awesome! Was very difficult to see due to the rustic looking container tftc

A bit disappointing.

Looked in the obvious and not so obvious places.

Tftc, looking quite rustic

Quick find, nice track. Container still works. TFTC.

TFTC. The container is very rusty and may need replacing

Assisted by greyermist I found this after an afternoon scramble looking for caches on this track. Nice valley. TFTC.

This entry was edited by spooky_possum on Sunday, 12 May 2013 at 07:03:26 UTC.

Had a shot at this one after bowling another cache slightly further down the track. Good hints, cache quickly in hand. Thanks.

I haven't checked my cache for a few years. Container is a bit rough but still does the job. You could say it is a bit rustic. Makes the camo even better. I also pushed it back into the proper spot, which makes it just a little harder to find.

Great wee Cache on a great wee walk TFTC

Had two successes this morning and started to search for this one. I disturbed a few of the local geckos at the 'veil'. I was looking for a suitable post box but didn't come to anything. Put the GPSr on the ground and waited for a good signal. I carried on looking. I went back to the second spot I searched and had a good look. Aha! What a well camoed cache. I hardly noticed it. I carefully opened it an disturbed the local spider who has taken up residence. Signed log and replaced. Made a decision to head back down and head home, we've got a busy day ahead. Thanks for the cache.
#745

A great day for a walk down the valley. Didn't see the track closed sign until we passed it on the way back up. Thanks for the walk on a beaut day.

Didn't see it at first then spotted it on the second look. TFTC.

Quick find on the way down; TFTC

Didn't find it immediately; nicely hidden. TFTC.

TFTC. Great day on the Port Hills today, slightly overcast and so no beating sun. Nice spot to sit and relax.

Family walk up Valley track. Likely spot located quickly but it took Mrs Gaters and a "womans look" to find. Welcome shade on a blistering hot afternoon!...

Looked for this months ago and gave up after spending many minutes. Today, however, I spotted it straight away and was sure I looked exactly this place last time. Funny how ones eyes play up. TFTC

Found with "Super JK" who didn't understand the hint. No tool required to extract cache. TFTC

Doing a loop walk with friends and coming down this valley. Well hidden. T4TC - M@