Rotheram's Roost Re-visit (Canterbury) Riccarton, South Island, New Zealand
By La Vista on 23-Mar-10. Waypoint GC25F7F

Further investigations revealed structural changes around the cache's roosting position, so have decide to archive.

New cache ready, hope to be at GZ soon

Ran out of time this visit after a good search. Will be back.

Ran out of time, really hard search but I will be back when got more time

Will check

Had a good look around, but couldn't locate it and had a flight to catch, another time maybe.

Got it... Was just about to give up too.

Got it! Tftc

Wow, and we very nearly gave up. Very well blended in.

A real challenge even with various photos to help. Just on the point of giving up Beeba found it. A favourite point

Second for today... Going next. Logbook scrappy but still usable.
TFTC
# 1233 22 June 2019 14:43

Found before visiting Rotherham's for pizza. Clever cache, and very good pizza. TFTC.

Found at 3:17 pm while on a week's break in Christchurch. Will expand log when we get back home (as well as answers to questions, qualifying caches, photos, etc.).

Another cache find to pass the time until the movie we've come to see starts. I had a look around several spots, not revealing anything. It wasn't until I looked at a log photo that I was able to narrow down my focus and after a bit of exploration, finally had the cache in hand. It really blends in well here and you almost have to find it by feel, rather than eyes. All good here. TFTC

Clever camo! Took me 2 visits while at the mall to finally get my hands on this 1 TFTC and the challenge!

#0014
Took a brief search and got it. TFTC!

However the logbook is stashed in the cache without a zipper bag and seems kind of wet. Didn't carry and replacement with me today, so if anyone has a proper bag can help to place then log into a small pouch then into the cache.

Thanks

This was our first cache in NZ. We live in Germany and traveled for our Honeymoon in that beautiful country. We arrived yesterday in Christchurch and explored today everything around here.
Of course we wanted to cache as much as we can.
This little one didn't hide long it was an easy find. The logbook is full but we found a place to sign.
Thanks for hiding!

Heute sind Heckenstürmer und ich in Neuseeland angekommen. Der Temperaturunterschied hat uns grad ein wenig getroffen (zu Haus ist es um die Null Grad) Die Zeit genutzt und ein paar Döschen in und um Christchurch gemacht...

Day 1 in Newzealand. Today we arrived in Christchurch after a very long flight from Zürich via Hongkong.
A very beautiful Country with lovely places. We were able to find nice Caches and See Lots of interesting places.
Thank you for showing us this place.
Tftc

Located the cache quickly.
TFTC

Out for a meal at the Fox and Ferret, discovered that this cache was only a few metres further so quickly walked there after our meal. Phone had us a bit confused at first but soon go in the correct spot and the cache was in hand. Stamped and returned. TFTC

Found it!

Was very small and hard to find

Thank you for cache I can amuse myself while daughter in mall

Very sneaky.. don't trust the GPS "park up" to find

21978 Traveling through New Zeeland to see nice people and places. Also to find some geocaches.

Today we arrived in Christchurch and had to do some shopping. At the Mall we found this cache. Our NZ#1

La Vista TFTC Theo

Had attempted this one a couple of times two years ago when we were last in Christchurch but couldn't really get a good look in with all the muggles about. Were not even sure we where in the right place as the GPS wouldn't settle with all the tall buildings about. Back again and determined to give this one a proper go, armed with some additional hints and a different GPS that seemed to indicate a particular spot. Still took a bit to find, however the cache was finally located. Thanks La Vista.

Found with NZDi during a overnight trip to Christchurch. NZDi and I are in Christchurch visiting stores trying to fill our new house with furniture and décor items. We had made a purchase yesterday and were waiting for the store to open so that we could pick up the goods and take them back to Blenheim. While waiting in the nearby Starbucks, I opened c:geo to see what was on offer... Oh yes, this one. This cache has frustrated me on a couple of previous occaisions. I haven't bothered to log a DNF After these fruitless searches as I was always of the opinion that the cache was there and just being elusive.

Today while consuming my coffee, I had an epiphany and when NZDi returned we headed toward GZ. As we approached I told NZDi the hint and pointed to where I thought the cache would be. She agreed and after a short search we lifted this nemesis off my back.


TFTC La Vista

Found with Kiwimykl, refer to his log for details.

TFTC La Vista

Grrrrr

I tried to find this cache at 6:01:00 PM on 9/09/2018.
I didn't have much luck which could have been for many reasons. I shall return at a later date.

Too tricky.....

Sneaky hint TFTC

Dnf

Can't find cache. Probably because I'm not good at this.

TFTC anyway.

Was hunting for a while but couldn't find it unfortunately

Took ages to find. Gave up but went back for another look as we knew we were close. Sneaky one

Couldn't find

Quick find! Log list is decomposing. TFTC.

Tftc quick find after staring at the wrong post for some time

Tftc A

Found with rms33 after a visit to the cinema

The pics give some handy hints... TFTC

Easy find, saw from A distance
All ok
CO might want to check on position
Thanks

In Christchurch as a tourist and checking out the shopping center,hey a cache up one end,better go and discover that.TFTC.

FITW [@ivss_xx](http://coord.info/PR2BP88)

There is not much I like about about Riccarton mall so was a nice distraction from all of the bright lights and swarms of people. Took us a while to find it but we got it in the end!

16:57
FITW GreenGoblinNZ
Had some time to kill, after Westfield visit and while waiting for a vegetarian cafe close to here to open.

This was a bit tricky, the hint is tricky as well!
But we got it eventually.

TFTC!
#5239

In chch to cheer on the southland stags to hopefully take the shield south. Flew up this morning, on the hunt for a ticket. Quickly grabbed this with Keysey77, his first... and my northern most cache. Thanks, but log is damp. Signed TT and K77.

Easy find. TFTC

This morning we had to do a run to the after hours dr up the road, so we decided to do a bit of caching with the kids. Unfortunately I left my pen in the car, so wasn't able to sign after a successful hunt. We took some pictures to show we'd made the find.

This cache has been taunting me because it's so close to my house, but I was never able to find it before. Today, I ended up with the cache in my hand in about 30 seconds. Weird how sometimes coming at it in a slightly different way can make such a big difference. Thanks for the cache!!

Aagh couldn't locate. TFTC! Thunderboltnz1

Down from the other island visiting family, stopped by the mall this afternoon for some lunch and supplies. While sitting in the food court checked out what caches were about to find this one was really close by. After completing the shopping wandered the length of the mall to focus in on GZ. Once the GPS figured out where we were, it pointed in the right direction and the container was soon to hand.
Had noted the Just-Lookin and EK spygirl had been here just a few days ago and uncharacteristically Just-Lookin hadn't had a pen with them. Sent her a "ribbing" text about it and then added both of their names to the log sheet prior to signing it myself. Thanks for the cache, nicely hidden.

Found this with Just-Lookin after dinner. Just-Lookin had no pen, which is quite surprising given her handbag is the size of a small suitcase

TFTC

In the CBD for dinner with EK.spygirl and we collected this one under the cover of darkness. Forgot a pen so pic of log attached.

A nice quick find. TFTC


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Fast found with Zachyna Greetings from Czech Geocachers.

Fast found with Spiky_cz Greetings from Czech Geocachers.

easy find. cheers

Found on the way to drexels for breakfast. No pen so pic for proof. Thanks CO!

Scored the perfect park, went to watch a movie then spotted this on the way back. Tftc - I've chickened out on previous visits.

Elevation is key, and as I was parked so close, I started where I was. Eventually read the clue, and eventually came back a few weeks later, when on an electric blanket quest. tftc

A quick find tonight with no one around to bother us. Quickly located and log signed and on our way again. TFTC [^]

We failed to find this cache on a previous visit, when it was missing, but today it didn't take too long to find, with a bit of a stretch. A bit difficult to be sure by a tall building, but we felt the coordinates were pretty good. TFTC

Neat hide - good location.
Our GPS showed GZ about 10m away but we managed to eventually locate the little devil.
TNLNSL. TFTC.

Quick grab on my way to the Hotel after a beautiful Day in Akaroa.

No muggles today tyftc

Found during a visit to Christchurch while on holidays in New Zealand. Thanks for the cache La Vista!

TFTC

Nice quick find spotted as I was dodging traffic tftc

Determined to get this one off the GPS, I went with my agile buddy Geo jessie. As it turned out, I possibly could have got this myself, but I spied and GJ got with lots of encouragement!! Mad Xmas shoppers all frazzled trying to get parks, no-one took notice of us at all. TFTC and sooo glad to get this one.

Came here with Busy Paws tonight hoping for a find. She'd tried this one a couple of times before but as a matter of fact she could've done it herself, contrary to what she thought. She managed just to spy it and asked me to reach up and see if it was there. Cache was in hand soon after that.
TFTC!

Too many muggles. Heck, its not even 7am!

DNF! so many muggles around! And so many places to look for it!

Tftc

Awesome cache! Great hiding spot

More later

Fi

Construction site

Dfi

New construction happening

Alpenmilch80 was tall enough, too - tftc

Out and about with CeeZeeWees today for some geocaching. TFTC

A busy area yet no one noticed me furtively seeking this cache. How I didn't see it last time beats me! Tftc

walking the area today looking for caches.took some looking... thanks for the box, Rolofant

Glad to nail this one well hidden.

Tftc I'm glad I'm tall enough

Quick find before shopping. Tftc.

A drizzly morning in the Garden City. Out for a morning cache/breakfast at Drexels with Mr Cuddlybrick while the young ones were at "What Now". TFTC

Had us baffled for a bit so we took the clue a little less literally. Tftc

Cache replaced.

Replaced cache, now up & running again.

Second try for me, still no luck.

Will check on this soon.

We too failed to find this cache, however after reading previous logs, we suspect we were searching the wrong location. TFTC

Tried and tried but dnf

Searched and searched for this, but it alluded us today.

While walking through the city of Christchurch this was one of our finds.
It was superb to watch the city, the people and to find some interesting caches.

We enjoyed that day very much.

Cool right by where we parked

Found it when we did a short stop for lunch on our way to the airport. TFTC!