X is for Xerophytic (Central Otago) Cromwell, South Island, New Zealand
By phiki614 on 09-Feb-10. Waypoint GC21W56

As this cache has been out of action for too long and the cache owner has not performed any maintenance, 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,
Status Quo
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer.

Had only old info on GPS, now know why we could not find. Will try again before we leave town.

Did not know it was unavailable, can we still claim the find although we could not sign log? TFTC.

Until I sort or remove.

I really enjoyed this one. This was my first magnetic cache. The only down side was that I couldn't open it.

Found micro however could not open it. Can see plier marks of other people trying to open. Real shame

It was not possible to open the cache container. Other logs were saying something similar as well. So I would suggest that the owner checks it and maybe replaces it.

Did not find. In the right place and by other comments sounds like it is missing as bolt from under seat is missing. Maybe just didn't see it. Ohwell

TFTC!

Found on a day trip to Cromwell with Highnoon1976. The same as everyone else we couldn't get it open though

Our first cache in Cromwell. Took some time but in the end PurpleDragonFire found this micro. Unfortunately we were not able to open it. Got some tools from the car but even with it no success. So we were not able to sign the log book. But anyway: TFTC

Found, but unable to open as it looks like it has been cross threaded.

At Arrowtown for a holiday thought be great time to nail some caches in the area. TFTC.
Couldn't open the Container, even tried with pliers, so haven't logged this cache.

Pretty sure we were in the right place, but couldn't locate cache.

found this tiny cache but could not open it to sign

Found it. No log book. Time for a new one

No luck for me and no smiley. Pretty sure in right place. If one of those small nano's perhaps has fallen into the detritus?

Maybe I was blind but no trace of the cache.

A perfect autumn day in Cromwell. TFTC

Needs a new roll of log paper.

Last of three caches we located in Cromwell today. Found by "touch". Log completely full now. On our way to Clyde. #175. TFTC.

Another dnf now found from a previous visit. I'm surprised to have missed it. Thanks for the hide.

Ten seconds to find the cache, ten minutes to get the log sheet rolled up so that it would go back in! OK, maybe not ten minutes but it felt like it.

It is extremely small.

Didn't find found a little magnet attached to the seat but didn't locate the cache

Nice quick find. Nobody about. Part of Ramble # 5 of the Ramblers Reward Challenge. TFTC

Nice hide cooler day. Thanks

Nice garden Log book full

Log book full

Our first find of the New Year - we are travelling in a rented motorhome down the West Coast to Queenstown then perhaps over to Oamaru and back up to Christchurch. Found a great spot for wild camping last night at Lowburn and enjoyed some delicious cherries bought near Mount Pisa. We loved the rose gardens here, thank you for placing the cache and Happy New Year.

Took a little while find and yes, ages to re roll the log! TFTC

After NZ Mega event, accompanied with Sp00k & Ciotach on carvanning and travelling south/west tour. Thanks for the cache and fun.

sp00k and Ciotach found this on our tour around with Varuna after the NZ MEGA TFTC. An early morning ramble took care of this one.

Found at 11:28 AM GAFF3 in the company of Phetlern. Glad it wasn't in the garden bed - we dislike caches where you are likely to trample the garden vegetation. As others have stated - rolling the log book back into the container took ages.
Thanks phiki614

Took a little longer than it should have to fine the wee cache!

TFTC! (with TaniaNZ)

14:27
Another day on the trail with Pprass sightseeing, wine tasting and caching around Queenstown and Cromwell. Because of the double fold of the log it took a lot longer to return it than find the cache! After signing the log it was great to catch up with Fred6603 who called to us from across the road.

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt phiki614.
4375

what a lovely little garden. TFTC

Found at 2:53:00 PM while caching in Cromwell. We ran into 2 other Aussie teams near GZ.

Thanks phiki614

Found during 'The Gangsters' trip to New Zealand, being Big Matt, The Rats, steeba and myself.

A quick find in between passing joggers.

Thanks phiki614 for the cache.

Day 14 of our NZ tour for the MEGA, we are visiting from Perth, Western Australia still driving around with our MEGA and Aussie flags on the Geo Hire Car. We seem to be getting some toots from fellow geocachers and other Aussies alike!

Only travelling 60kms today from Queenstown to Cromwell, but so many geocaches to find!

What a saga this was. We arrived in the carpark to see 3 people chatting at GZ. If I had to guess I would say a celebrant and bride/groom. But anyway would they move no way.

Decided to leave there and search out a public toilet. Well another epic, bad choice after bad choice. Eventually finding one we then drove past 3 more back to GZ .

A quick find on our return visit and even scanned the nearby munzee.

TFTC phiki614

This entry was edited by FelixII on Friday, 26 October 2012 at 06:21:35 UTC.

Found as part of the Gangsters- The Rats and Farmer Frentzen- as part of our NZ Mega Event Tour 2012.

We din't find too many nanos today but this was one where we had to run back to the car for a pen. TFTC!

Found this cache as part of the Gangster's Aussie assault on the first NZ Mega with Big Matt, FarmerFrenzten and steeba.

We found this one after a short search, we then had to go back to the car and get our pen.
Thanks

It took a few sitting attempts but we got there in the end - TFTC

Well no water in the fountain today, but a nice spot for a quick rest. TFTC.

Nice quickish find by Furbies. Another evil nano!

Took longer then it should have. Lucky it was quiet.

TFTC

Its hard to get a park around this town on a Tuesday st 4pm. Finally spotted it.

TFTC

In Cromwell visiting relatives and just had to grab a cache while here. Found with Aoraki Sheep.

Agree with others, re-rolling the log is the hardest part of this cache! Found with debsnz

5425 + 591 = 6016. Found during our/my NZ Mega visit week.

A pretty quick find. As usual it took longer to unroll and rollup the log than to find the cache !! Thanks phiki614 !

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

#1315 Found on a recent holiday to the beautiful South Island. It was one of many that we found in our most enjoyable 2 weeks there. My mother-in-law was amazed at this one! Thanks for the cache phiki614.

Journeying through NZ on our first international geocaching adventure making our way to the NZ Mega at Dunedin. Traveling today from Wanaka to Dunedin, led by the GPS, which has led us astray.

TFTC SL

A quick find in the dark.

Found on the way south to the mega

Found with renelm. TFTC

I tried to beat Skippy to this one but stopped too short of gz and searched the wrong place. Mrs Flipper was studying her gos and told me it was over where Skippy was looking. we raced over to where he was and searched but he was the one to finally put his hand on it. tftc

Our 6th day in New Zealand
travelling along with SEMIK and Flipper's
Today we started from Hokitika all the way down to Cromwell via Haast Pass
Thanks to all that have placed all these caches

Easy find

Day 6 of our Trip to the NZ Mega with Skippy. & SEMIK
TFTC
[red]Gayle & Mark[/red]

Nice spot on this very sunny day. The cache was quickly located. It was another manner of re-rolling the log. Sheez.. how hard could it be

Found at 11:48 - #2912 - with Alexesmann

TFTC

Good to see a project the Fire Brigade inspired.

Wow - now that's what I call tiny!! Very clever - don't give up.

Kids playing in the park but able to get the job done, TFTC

5784. [font=Century Gothic][green]Knew where it would be hidden and surmised what the container would be and still took me ages to find. Of course with FFP cleaning out the rubbish from the car to the nearby bin that was no bad thing [/green][font=Verdana]

[blue]Thanks for the cache phiki614 and the learning.[/blue]

Rated: for Overall Experience

Wow what a cool cache. Took awhile to find but thankfully didn't give up.

Nice find on a sunny Sunday morning. Also had two new geocachers along with us, so it was a fun hunt. They were very impressed by the size of the cache! We enjoyed the garden, too, the information panels were worth reading. TFTC!

Quick find today whilst on holiday in Cromwell - cellphone popped up nearby cache whilst doing playground with kids

Thanks K.

TNLNSL TFTC

[Find #552]

In Queenstown for a joint conference/holiday. Heading home & stopped off for some lunch. A brillient wee playground near the supermarket...perfect for food & a play! Wee Dudes most happy. What ho? a cache nearby - quickly cornered without disturbing the nearby sleeping muggle (glad it wasn't under his seat?!) ha ha. Nice one. A neat wee garden. Cheers.

Easy on a quiet Sunday. TFTC

Got it as easily as that. Nice one.

Our first experience of a micro-cache and Mummy's first find for the team.
Boy they are really tiny! The kids were amazed.

A clever find by youngest child after everyone else had given up.

i really like cromwell its a nice little town
nice cache too
my round with great weather
merci

GZ fitted the clue perfectly. Searched very carefully undisturbed. New bark has been laid. Extended the search but found no sign of the cache.

This one nearly evaded us, even when we had a previous finder with us for assistance. Finally Mr Winglen saved the day. An interesting location, thanks phiki614.

Found on our way to a CITO, was missing last time we looked. TFTC

Nice find. Garden looking quite green.

Quick find. Enjoyed playing in this area.

Back up and running, cache a bit smaller now sorry. Bring your own pen.

Searched and searched, but couldn't find it.

Still waiting on the new container I ordered, sorry about the delay. I am disabling until I can replace.

No wonder we didnt find it.

Shoot, sorry people. This one slipped under the radar!

Will get onto it as soon as I can.

No sign of cache, lovely garden though

DNF as per other logs.... had thorough search by 2 people. CO might need to check.

search all over....no luck. owner has not done a check for a long time!!!

DNF like the past loggers

Couldn't find either

X....no find

Nope - couldn't see it in the obvious place - via the clue, nor in a brief search. Still there?
Cheers,
G.

nice wee spot, very quiet today, TFTC and thanks for increasing my vocab! will aim to find the others but it may take some time

Yay! Got it! We actually started by looking in slightly the wrong spot. It was where the GPS was pointing... But after a bit of an un successful search, we changed our location, and voila! There was the cache! It was actually too easy to find... hadn't been put back properly, so as we were leaving, we placed it in right.
First one in the series... maybe one day I shall be back to complete it... tough when you live so far though!

TFTC!!

A long walk in beautiful weather with a freat find to finish it. TFTC

This one took me ages to find. It was literally right next to me the whole time, lol. Great hide, TFTC.

I wanted to do all of the A to Z series, but only got X and J....this was a lovely little spot though in an interesting town..part industrial/suburban/then old town. SL Thanks for the cache.

Quick find, TFTC

Quick find after kindy its a lil great spot cheers

Spent a lot of time in the playground beside here, makes it much easier to be a geocaching Dad. A shame I don't have time to do the rest of your alphabet, but the road beckons...

Found whilst out exploring the town and surround parks.

Just now logging some finds from my vacation in New Zealand! Thanks to all the hiders there, I had a great time searching.

A quick and easy find while in Cromwell for the day. Clever hide. TFTC [^]

Quiet morning but a neighbour on porch looked busy on phone. [:)