XC's Corrugated Quickstop (Waikato) Tirau, North Island, New Zealand
By XenaCommander on 18-Oct-09. Waypoint GC205PY

No eye here anymore.

No eye here.

No point in having it here any more… Was fun for a few years…
XC

If there was a sign here, it's no longer there.

Didn’t find the cache, eyeball or hint item

A quick find cache in good condition tftc

Unfortunately the eyeball was nowhere to be seen but still managed to find the spot where they made their mark. TFTC.

Stuck in traffic but still worth it really love the container and the effort

Checking out the eye while being eyed up by many cows. TFTC

Very cool

The kids loved what this one was hidden in

A good fun cache and interesting place to stop while heading back to Hamilton this afternoon, TFTC

#8791. I am driving up to Auckland and stooped here to avenge a previous DNF from 2017 when the cache was missing. Nice quick find today in the place indicated by the hint. Back to back XenaCommander caches (previous one was at Whakamaru). Again nice camo cover and cache in excellent condition. This is a one weird piece of art but fits in with the town corrugated iron theme. Whoever came up with that idea for Tirau was onto a winner. The streets were packed with tourists today. Signed the log here and replaced where found. Thanks XenaCommander for hiding it here.

I had been on a weekend roadtrip up to the big smoke to attend a mate's 50th party this evening, but now was the big drive back home. But it's also a great opportunity to try to grab some caches on my way.

It only took me a moment or two to find this cache. When opened, the log was in good condition so I quickly took care of the usual field etiquette before replacing the whole thing exactly as found and getting back to the car to crack on with the day.

Thanks for placing this cache.

PS [@the Seagnoid](http://coord.info/PR5DMHT) I think one of your juvenile forms has mutated!

Cool log book! Tftc and leg stretch

A quick find. Cache is nice and dry in it's protective covering. I went on a road trip following the "Mega that wasn't" in Auckland over Labour weekend. TFTC.

Interesting spot on side of road. Anyone touch the top wire?
In lieu of Akld Mega 2020, we decided a side trip to the new tribute cache (to GC45) was in order. Travelling with South Island cachers, we found a number of caches including this one.
We have typically signed as mrandmrschosen1978 or occasionally MM78.
Tftc

Visiting North Island from Otago as I still had my flights etc all booked last Christmas for what was going to be the Mega Weekend. Joined up with the Southland Geocachers (MrandMrsChosen1978, Wombat_4, NZBozzy, Kiscardi, Mrs Hazzer, Tregram and I) formed the Southern Raiders to have a Mega time caching in Auckland and Rotorua.

Day 2 - 6.30am start and 10.30pm back at hotel. Today the aim was to get to the GC45 plaque. A great day trip and some really good caches found, some old DNFs avenged and lots of new caching memories made.



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Day 2 of some of us South Island cachers hitting the area around Auckland. Today was going to be something to remember as heading down to GC45... excited much?!!?
No touching of the wire, been there done that caching before, not fun! tftc

On our way to Rotorua. Cool spot for a cache. Love the art work. TFTC

How random is this. Love the art work. TFTC

On my way back to Whangarei after completing the 50 km Taupo Ultra marathon on the weekend. Still a little stiff, so needed to break up the journey with some frequent stops to have a walk and find some caches.

Parked up here and it looked like two peas in a pod, except for the wrong badge on one of them. Cache was soon located, log signed and then returned safe and secure as found. TFTC

Stopped on our drive north from rotorua. Bit of a stretch of the legs before a quick find while the eye kept a lookout. Love the camo.
Thanks for the cache

Creative luv it.

TFTC ️

found

4 of the 15 we have set out to find today. Exciting trip kids are loving it

Love the cache. Unique.

Nice easy find

Too wet in Tirau to look for caches. However, it had easied off when we got here and Mrs SoBad popped out of the car for a quick find. Good to have something to remind us of the area's main feature.
Thanks.

A great cache to see this evening! Tftc xx

TFTC

The eye has it all right Very busy road but easy heading south to get to the side road and safely walk to GZ. I too, have often wondered why it was here driving past but now I know. TFTC

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I struggled to find and it so geowife hopped out of the car and found it straight away. Very embarrassing.

Interesting art work... Quick find of the cache, TFTC!!

Yay found it on way to Hamilton for the day

Quick find while passing through. TFTC

Quick stop for this one and to admire the interesting piece of art, tftc

Back along this way again and realise this cache had been replaced, so second time lucky!

Cache replaced

Gone

Idiot, check after 3 DNF's !!!

Did not find. Has it been stolen

In spite of extensive search, no luck here today. As it is a long time since last logged find, maybe CO could check on it?

Searched under the whole area the cache should be, including what seemed to be the obvious hiding spot. But couldn't find the cache. Suspect it may have been removed.

EDIT
Reading previous logs, maybe I was just looking in the wrong place. Will have to revisit some time.

Found it on my second attempt

Another quick find riding around the country heading towards kawerau TFTC

Pleased to finally turn this into a smiley face after several failed attempts where each time it was missing. This was a day placed I did not have and I am targeting these during the summer. Hint is slightly opposite to how I found it, it wasn't until I stepped back I spotted it. Tftc

Tftc

Today was a day for a one way road trip from Napier to Auckland. I flew across from Auckland to pick up our son's 'new' car after winning a Trademe auction on Monday. (Sunday I'll be starting another leg of the Auckland - Wellington - Picton - Nelson journey) Time to find a few caches along the way of course. This took a wee while to get my hands on mainly because the cache and its hide location are not quite as per the listing. All good in the end though. TFTC, Biggles.

Another very quick cache stop on our road trip north. This is the final leg of the journey in the camper van, today we are travelling from Rotorua to Auckland where we return the van. Mr Potty and I will fly home to London and Mumander will fly south.

Fascinated by all the corrugated iron works in Tirau we stopped here, hopeful for some more information on their origins and connection. Another great piece of art. Cache was a quick find, best grabbed from below. Thanks

A park in grab today where we have previously struggled. Did this with Genie 23. TFTC

Quick find. TFTC

On a long trip down to the mega with Lis's crew. So for me it good for numbers and favorites caches. With several stops and a lot of caches and several souvenirs up for grabs the trip was the perfect opportunity to get my numbers up and get some challenges that I have qualified for.

We found this one while passing through the area today. I'm off to the Mega in Wellington with thegreatauk. I wanted to get a long line of smiles along our route. I saw this artwork two years ago on my way to the Turangi Mega and wondered if there was a cache here. We were short of time last time but not today. A quick find by an interesting piece of artwork thanks

Hidden in plain site. Beaten AGAIN by Mrs Bm

The new cache threw us off a bit but it's a great cache!

Had to read through previous logs to find out what we were looking for, as it has been changed.

Great cache

Just starting to rain, quick find though, thank you

TFTC. Not what we were expecting, but good cache. Felt like someone had an eye on us the whole time. Successful day caching, and now it's time to head home.

Great little fruit stand here too

Quick easy find thanks. Felt like someone or something had it eye on me the whole time...

Nice wee drive by cache to add to the collection. TY

What are chokos ?

Quick find in a pleasant spot tftc

Found it, felt like I was being watched!! TFTC

So pleased this one was replaced. Did a little drive out here after work and found the cache no problem at all. Great place to have a little rest stop. TFTC

A neat little magnetic replacement cache for a quick pit stop here with very strange neighbours. Weather still poor so time to head home. TFTC.

As I was passing and noted the cache was DNF 3 times, I placed a small magnetic cache containing a log sheet for all future cachers. I hope that CO agrees with my action.

Logging as found by placing a new container.

Apparent where it should. E but not cache present.

As per last lo it doesn't appear to be there at the moment. Dang it, was a dates placed I didn't have

Afraid I didn't find the cache in the expected spot. Felt all around. The whole area had been weed-eated so possible it got flicked away somewhere. Too much traffic today to spend long looking for the remains.

Nice place. I remember you guys from Country Calendar. Love the concept. Cache in good nick. TFTC

Came down this way with Fencarrows and visitors from the USA. I had to DNF this last time I stopped here . . . . . Arrived at GZ and I was quite sure of where to look, but nothing??? And then Fencarrows spotted it a little ways out into the paddock. She was off to the car & came back with the pole for the sun umbrella so we could reach the cache. We got the cache alright but then couldn't get the innards out as it was squashed. With a bit of gentle squishing and squashing the tube took shape a bit more and a broken pen came out and then we got the log book out . . . . . . whew!! Our friends from the USA were interested in what we were doing (but I think they really thought we were quite mad) TFTC

Out with SethRaven with visitors from the USA. SethRaven requested a stop here due to a previous DNF. Arrived at GZ thinking we knew where to look, but alas no luck. Completely stumped. Looked around and aha there it was out in the paddock. Back to the car to get the pole for the sun umbrella so we could reach the cache. Cache retrieved then unable to access log book as cache had been trampled. With a bit of effort piece by piece of the pen appeared, as broken by the trampling. Log eventually signed and cached returned. An interesting first find for our visitors. TFTC

Replaced this on way north....
Enjoy
XC

I will stop by and check this next ime past...
XC

No idea where this might be. And what's a strain in this context anyway?

The travelling fox is sad =u,u=

Not there....

Stopped here after driving past here lots before . . . . . . tried to be as discreet as I can on this busy piece of road. I found the same as the last cacher . . . . . . lots of hidey spaces but no cache[?] Will have to return another day . . . . .

Finally got to stop and look for this as often drive past in a rush. But no luck . Found nice couple of holes but no cache. Maybe gone??

Thanks for great cache. Fun find on way home from wood splitting. Nice fruit at road stall too

Felt like I was staring it in the face. I was close to being abducted

Loved this cache case!! Tftc

Our journey today goes from Te Awamutu to Rotorura. But we have enough time to found some caches near the road. So we found this one.
Thanks for showing this places and hidding the caches. Greetings from Germany!!!

XC stopped her on way north today... Replaced cache... Old one was mangled... Must have been trampled by cow...! All refreshed now.
Enjoy
XC

Great camo. Geocache full of water after very heavy rains!

Took a few minutes to suss this one out in between dodging the traffic going past. A great cache spot. Tftc!

Another geocaching trip with Nahkins. I was going down to Lichfield to pick six chooks. Decided to find 6 caches on the way. 100% success. Nahkins had invested in a flash looking GPS similar to the one I have borrowed off my son. They are much more reliable than our phones. #1 for the day. This was an easy find. There didn't seem to be much traffic until we came to find the cache. Lots of cars whizzing past. At least with two of us it doesn't look suspicious as if there is only one of us. The eye is quite faded but still admired the creativity. Nahkins was a bit slow with this one. I had found it while she was still trying to figure out the GPS. TFTC.

Another geocaching trip with NZPatoto. She was going down to Lichfield to pick six chooks. Decided to tag along and find 6 caches on the way. My new xmas present to myself was an actual GPS gadget. I had one night to learn how to load and use it. They are much more reliable than our phones. #1. This was an easy find. Found by NZPatoto while I was learning how to read my GPS gadget, so was a bit slow. The eye is quite faded but still admired the creativity. There are some very clever artists. TFTC.

Took a little searching but easy find on the end. Thanks.

Quick find, just small splinter in exchange for being heavy handed

Eye never notices it until now - what a great piece of artwork..and an easy find for our mini cachers. TFTC!!

A P&G for us on our way through to Hamilton from rotorua. Such a beautiful day! Loved the eyeball haha. Tftc

Felt like I was being watched. TFTC

Took a while but we finally found it, there's a suprise for the next person

Another quick easy find on our way to Auckland TFTC