The Green belt No 3 (Otago) Cromwell, South Island, New Zealand
By sting1606 on 13-Feb-11. Waypoint GC2NQFJ

Due to another Geocaching reporting to me that this has been muggled too many times and that community does not under geocaching or just getting annoyed with them. I have to achieve this now.

Sad the kids couldn't leave this one along. A temporary logbook was signed while the bags were replaced. Archiving had been the last resort for this one. TFTC

*Winter time dots are thin on the ground for August soon to be rectified with a push over the border ploughing new fields of Central Otago of it's green dots turning dozens of dates from one singular shade of green to a multiple darker green on the 'finds' table*. A new challenge erupted to log a seven day streak straight after the MATM so double wow wee dot and 6th day streak cache. Parked at this end of the green belt and legged it to the series of caches to string out over the next few dot days. **Seven day streak #6**
I was expecting a search at the hints but on approach only to find the clear 200ml sistema under a piece of cardboard and rock just off the path in the heather, seemingly to try keep it dry as the blue cache seal was missing and so was the logbook and contents. I prepared a replacement logbook and **doh!** muggled within a day. I have repaired my share of muggled caches in the wilds and dozens of archived ones still available get a bit of TLC but I cannot condone the attention this wery muggled cache has retrieved over the last several weeks and clearly someone doesn't want it here anymore or it's the local kids joke to mess around with the plastic. I recommend archiving since the CO is generally located to prompt him to address the cache maintenance to hide the cache at a newer spot and acknowledge the N/M logs found wanting. This cache has crossed the line of 'once was cache' now forgotten empty rubbish needing a cito. Of the several CITO's published many years ago, the luv of the district by the caching community has fallen by the wayside.

Found it. But container completely empty, no logbook.

There was a box

Container was empty

Found but cach was open with no log,

Found with StreetWalker on day #4 of our extended Easter break. Today we are travelling from Clyde to Cromwell then onto the old gold fields of Logantown, then back to Clyde.
I found this cache out in the open, with the lid off and no contents. Left a scrap of paper as a temporary log book, then left with the rock on top. TFTC.

#16944. I was lagging behind (was left behind getting GB2 rehidden) and by the time I arrived at GZ Troodles had already tracked down the cache. TFTC.

On our South Island adventure from Perth WA. A nice easy find with Spuddycakes in tow. TFTC

Done

Good easy find

Thanks for cache

#1238 - A lovely late afternoon walk along the very peaceful green belt.

Tftc

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After arriving from Haast to Cromwell we had time to find some caches, before we could go to our B&B.
A quick find.
TFTC and greetings from Denmark

Tftc. Quick find with the hint

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Changed broken container as asked by KNCN ..dried out log. Tftc

Good find but sadly the container is broken.

Easy find

Found it

Awesome quick find. Container is very wet but log is dry. TFTC.

Thank you

Found

Thank you from Howard and Kath Manchester UK

Nice walk, thanks for the cache!

Today we had our second day in Cromwell and again made a trip in and around the city, thus visiting many sightseeing highlights again. On this trip we searched, found and logged many caches, too. The weather was beautiful, sunny, very warm, no little bit cloudy, and only sometimes there was some wind.
Almost no muggels observed us as they had better things to do than observing two geocachers.

Thanks to sting1606 for showing us this location and for the fun we had at The Green belt No 3 (Otago). The search we had here today didn't take too much time.

Greetings from Germany and hope to see you soon in the forest.

TFTC says H_M_A @ 15. Oktober 2018 @ 11:55 Uhr @ [#11989](https://coord.info/GC2NQFJ)

Yes

The youngest of the EU crew was involved in a hockey tournament for 3 days, so some great caching had between games. An enjoyable walk through the greenway. TFTC

Pretty fun

Couldn't find

Good find

Another one ticked off

Found it

Found it first go

Away for a school holiday escape in Cromwell, caching along the way on a crisp winter morning. TFTC 1735

That’s for a very nice walk. TFTC

Found by grandson, bit damp.

Found easily by Tui with Granny Annie. TFTC.

A wintery expedition to see if we can locate the elusive Hidden Creatures world turtle.
Beautiful day. Frosty and no breeze. Perfect!

A quick park and grab
We are on a winter road trip to track down all of the hidden creatures and find the elusive world turtle and one more step closer to my 1000 th cache.
Road trip with annielin and Abbykitt. Day two let's go !!!!!!!
more caches and more fun
Thanks to all the cache owners.
Tftc

A nice frosty morning. School holiday fun. Time to see if we can get the hidden creatures turtle!!!
Tftc

Hubby got these a couple of days ago, so he dropped me at one end and picked me up at the other. A nice walk, a passing dog took an instant dislike to me and growled at me while being dragged away while I tucked the cache in my pocket lol.

In Cromwell for a few days for work. Walking home from the pub after tea, i realised i hadn't done my required steps for the day, so grabbed these few and the fire station one, 4 quick walk and grabs. Thanks for helping me step it up!

Found on a quick trip to Central. A quick find on a leisurely stroll after dinner. TFTC

TFTC

Cache replaced as per hint.

Hint items are there but no cache

Couldn’t find this

Has been maintain by a friend in Cromwell

This is a nice walk ..even on a cold wet day ...enjoying the fresh air Thanks Sting1606 well done

I think this cache might have been nuggked by kids as cache found in open with scrawl in log book. Placed back as per hint. Thanks for the cache sting1606

We spotted the container quickly... the muggle family right next to it increased the difficulty though

Phew, muggle family nearby playing with their kids but luckily didn't see us looking for the cache. Thanks to the hint it was an easy find, also because the container was visible to the naked eye. TFTC sting1606!

January 22, 2018 @ 16:00
Cache #2267

Thanks

Found on a very hot day with Maryfairy

Found on a really hot day with Rapidkhan.
TFTC

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Found it thanks

A quick park and grab while up here to clean up Cromwell's caches before Xmas as I want to try to get to 2000 before 2018. TFTC

Found it! Tftc

Out for a walk with johgusta, while some electric work at the house cuts off the internet for awhile. .

TFTC

Logged with GCDroid. A spur of the moment decision to go find some caches. This was a great start. Easy find without trying to draw too much attention. Tftc

Cheers

A short walk to the old town and a dinner.

Two danes touring NZ
Quick find

Hot spot on a sunny day. TFTC

Day 7 Queenstown - Cromwell
Once we arrived at Cromwell we visited the fruit & vege runs.This was a great way to see the country side.
We found caches in some amazing places & wonderful scenery today.
Thanks for placing this cache sting1606

Had to bide my time as a Mum and toddler were in their garden playing very nearby. TFTC

Nice hide

TFTC

Tftc

Heading home after a couple of days in Queenstown. Stopped in Cromwell for lunch and a few caches. This one took a bit longer than the other two as there were muggles outside in the garden at a nearby house. Eventually they went inside and then after a quick scramble cache was located safe and sound. TFTC

Nice easy find

Easy find

Quick easy park & grab. TFTC

Duncan and Bastien found the container! Great game.

Container was quite exposed and very visible as I approached GZ. Logbook is very damp. TFTC.

Lovely spot, easy find

Nice. Thanks.

nice

Found during a 3 day visit to Cromwell

Easy one.

No luck today.

Not fond of public flax hides, in the wet!!

Next time.......

Guwapo, Mama and Papa out and about in a break in the weather. This was a quick find. Salamat!

Quick find thanks and greetings from the North Island. Tftc

Wouldn't have known the green belt was here if it wasn't for the caches. A strange little strip and it must have a history. Thanks for a quick find.

Nice easy find. Thanks for hiding

Enjoyable wander along the greenway. TFTC!

A lovely walking track in a pretty town. Here from Melbourne Australia staying at a local motel.
Fairly quick find. TFTC

Travelling around the South Island.
Looking at our wonderful home land.
Weather has been improving every day. Wonderful to travel.
SL.  TFTC.

Day # 5 in New Zealand on a geocaching holiday-trip covering Thailand, Australia and finally my beloved NZ .
I had so much looked forward to return to this beautiful country, and now I'm here again - awesome!
Today the tour took me back from Milford Sound via Te Anau up to Cromwell.
The morning at Milford Sound created some "end of the world-feeling" .
It was freeeezing coooooold , and not only raining cats and dogs , but also elephants , rhinos [:(!] and some whales... [B)]
So there was only one smart thing to do : escape as fast as you can and head to better weather!
Done and true : The more I came east, the better the conditions!
The journey took me allong some great lakes, showed stunning rainbows and blew all the clouds away [^].
Fiinally i arrived to sunny and warm ([:X]) Cormwell... What a ride turning to the best! [8]

This was the first one of two of the Green Belt - series . Found it easily based on the precise hint. [^]

Hey - Souththland, Otago and of course Cromwell - you have awesome caches [^] [:X]!
A big thanks to all Owners involved [:X] [:X] for hiding and maintaining and for the NZ-lessons learned. [^]
Cheers from Germany

Didnt wana flatten any gardens cache wet as...so sitn in sun tryna dry for abit. Here pikn cherries! Tftc

Find #65 on Team Walker's epic adventure from Blenheim to Bluff and back. An early morning explore around Cromwell picking up some local caches. A quick find here. TFTC

TFTC - another beautiful night in Cromwell as the wind is only a light breeze . Caching out on our bikes.

Cache also a bit damp

Found it!

Found. But there is no pencil so couldn't sign log book.

An easy find - nice green belt for walk or ride

Easy to find.
T.F.T.C.

Done