Charlies Escape (Canterbury) Avonhead, South Island, New Zealand
By Gyargh on 26-Jan-09. Waypoint GC1M53J

As this cache has been out of action for too long, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

With so many DNFs and no action from the CO, I suggest to archive the cache.

Two of us searched the area for 20 minutes and couldn't find anything at waist height in all possible places around the GPS coordinates

With seven DNFs, could the CO please check on this cache and either replace or archive it?
Thanks!

Couldn't find it

No luck this time

Couldn't find it

I couldn't find this geocache, maybe I'll have better luck next time!

Like a previous log reads, we couldn't find anywhere that a cache this size could be, certainly not within 9-10m of the GZ reading on my GPSr. Spent 20 minutes or so looking, even covering territory further afield. We assume the hint is accurate, because we didn't spend a lot of time looking way up high or way down low. Will check again in a little while to see if anyone else manages to find it, because we seriously wonder if it is in fact still there, based on recent DNFs. If it is, good luck to future searchers!

No joy finding Charlie or the cache

Not sure what went wrong but couldn't find anywhere that a cache this size could be.

This was my first find! I have seen your bunny out and about a few times as I walk to or from uni.

Got there after checking the cache size again. Thanks

Found it hard one with out a GPS

Nice hide tftc

Found thecache after my GPS settled down. Didn't see any bunnies though. TFTC.

Took awhile to retrieve due to muggles but got in the end cheers

TFTC SL Left swap.

Took a while to get to this one as GPS all over the area!! Anyway a nice hide finally found. Took TB. Made swaps and SL. TFTC

Easy find today. Thanks for the cache.

This entry was edited by 2wombles on Friday, 09 August 2013 at 05:12:56 UTC.

A quick find today. Very quiet for a Saturday afternoon, I think everyone was watching the sports in another nearby park. TFTC

Quick find while out and about in between appointments. Nice hide,

Found on a nice walk on my day off. Lower than waist height. Tftc

Another lovely reserve - no wonder Christchurch is called the garden city.

Found it while out with Charlie the dog he didn't escape though as tired after a long morning walk. Tftc!

Fairly easy find. Our fifth for tonight. TFTC!

Good easy cache which makes for a nice walk through this park.
Tftc

Fun find - had helpers age 9 and 3. Took Christchurch magnet. Left a small toy #9 pool ball an replaced the log book. Cheers!

Tftc. Logbook needs replacing. There is still enough room for a few names on a blank page in the middle

Took turtle TB

Dropped off TB

Might want to replace the log book. ..it's rather filled up

Easy find here. TFTC

Nice park haven't been there before.

Took two shots at this one as it was like Grand Central Station the first time round:-)

easy peasy when you have grandchildren helping!

Found this one during a wee quest last night. Very well hidden in a quiet reserve. No rabbits sadly but a lovely place to enjoy a summer evening.
I didn't have a log book to replace the current one sorry but maybe the next person could? It is just about full and a bit damp.

Brilliant little park tucked away. Well worth a visit. TFTC

On the way home on this hot day and enjoyed the bit of cool shade walking towards GZ. Had the cache in hand but on escapees were seen. The park was empty and the cache found easily. Whoever is going to grab this next please grab a log book to drop off. This CO hasn't been in action for awhile and it's good to keep it alive. Thanks for the cache.
#772

Went for an evening walk with Mrs McMike2012 & 'muggle' family. Quick find in a quiet reserve. TN:LN:SL. TFTC...GYARGH. #290 for us.

Took sometime as we searched when the light was dim, very well hidden. Great find!!

Clever spot. Cache was a little damp from the rain we had today.

Nice quick find on a beautiful Saturday. Found just after 12pm so lucky the park was empty. Logbook wet and starting to mold TFTC

Found this morning while on an early morning stroll in the area. TFTC

Nice cache. logbook is getting full owner may need to come past and replace it. TFTC

First one found on our trip back to NZ for the mega event. I got up early and went out for a walk while the rest of the family had a sleep in, after our late night arrival from Australia.

TFTC

Reperio at 1750.

Landed in NZ a few hours ago with Roostaman, and with the weather looking great and the fact we were headed for Timaru tomorrow morning, we headed out to find a few caches. Arrived at GZ to find not a soul in sight, and as a result the cache was quickly found, signed and replaced. Enjoying this beautiful country.

Gratias GYARCH.

Find # 4234 and 47 today with Marcus Vitruvius on the 1st day of our NZ Mega trip.
Another very nice cache and hide and a quick find. TNLNSL TFTC GYARGH,
Roostaman.

Running through this area of town on a quick cache hunt. Great hide.

Quick easy find tftc

Found with the accompaniment of chocochunk on a chilly, grey Sunday morning.

Quick find in a nice little park.

TFTC

TFTC

the trees are a pain to the gps

Alas no bunnies tftk

Very cool, thanks

Quick find while wee one played in the playground tftc

Thanks good cache despite the comments, the cache is still there

no animals anywhere - but found cache - tftc

140 - I kept my eye peeled for flop-eared rabbits but didn't see any . Then I looked for normal rabbits, and didn't see them either. Luckily there were no children playing on the equipment while I was at the park. It took me a few minutes to locate the cache but soon was signing the log. Have taken geocoin. TFTC

Cute park dropped of gc thanks for the cache

EZY FIND ON WAY HOME

These parks seem more empty early Sunday mornings. Thought I saw a rabbit over one side but its was a bird hopping around. TFTC.

Another easy find since there were no Muggles around. TFTC

#207 No bunnies found but did find the cache with BalooSu & returned later in the day with KiwiCampNut. Pretty park that we decided must have been a garden at one time it the pear & walnut trees.

Out for a day's fun with MacPacFamily Mum. No bunnies around, but when we returned later with Kiwicampnut there were orchardists!

Macpacfamily Mum and BalooSu had already done this one before I joined them but as BalooSu said - not a bunny to be found only a couple of orchardists with a unique idea to get the pears. Kiwicampnut

TFTC

found in today's the day's search cache. Everything I went through on foot, in the city and in nature, and thank you for the interesting places in New Zealand. Greeting from the Czech Republic

Quickly found and no sign of wayward bunnies.

Excellent hiding spot - easy find - Thanks! Didn't find any trackables as listed on log

Set out originally on a nearby Multi but we were beaten to the GZ by two muggles looking for a place to sit...what to do ? The GPS pointed us towards this cache in a nearby "parklet" and yes indeed there are two very impressive trees marking the entrance. Would have been tough searching for bunnies in here.

TFTC (# 53)

Great Cache TFTC

NZGEOHUNTER

A very nice park and a cache on a day needed for 366

A quick find on a rather circuitous route back into the city from West Melton this afternoon. Signed log, TFTC!

Yay - our first one!!! My little boy was chuffed to find it, took something and left something. Thanks heaps

Muggles on play equipment meant that I had to use extreme stealth and nearly broke my ankle doing so!

After finding Trees of Calbreath D1 drove us here - not many grey hairs from the experience
A nice quick find, but I had to walk past and return as a dog and his muggle were approaching from the other direction.
There are no trackables in this cache, so only visitied the ones I have as don't want them to go west too.

Easy find.

Found it, great little park. TFTC.

TNLN

Dinnertime, starting to drizzle, no-one around : perfect caching conditions!
Quick find. Took TB but there are no others in the cache.
TFTC.

#511: 8ManAfter's Escape


After breaking an axle on my bike yesterday, I used a bike that was way too small to come out to make this find. But, it was a really nice day, and the cache container was (finally) big enough to leave a trackable! Of late, most of the caches I've found are just too small. Nice stash location here too!


I left a trinket and a TB. Happy Trails!


SL/TFTC!

Quick, easy find. TFTC -GC

First find today - tour of local parks/playgrounds. Put NAJ3 geocoin in, but the Racing Rhino TB didn't seem to be here. TFTC

TFTC

easy find. left geocoin

First find in this new sport of geocaching. had fun

Didn't even attempt, finally found the entrance and walked in to find the park quite busy today so like Charlie I escaped. Unlike Charlie I will return one day!
erninz

Came here on Easter Sunday but didn't see Charlie.
+ pink hair tie, - nothing.

TFTC

Nice.
TFTC.

A quick easy find.
TNLN.
TFTC.
Kevin

TFTC

Nice one - thanks

Lovely hide for 7 year old mermaid to find. TFTC. Must get back to the maths series.

XNSL. TFTC.

Looks like the council have done a lot of work around the GZ. The cache spot is safe though. Found on a training drive with learner driver. SL TFTC

Nice quick find while I was in the area, having arrived a bit early for a different acuivity.