LGF Harold (Central Otago) Bendigo, South Island, New Zealand
By Onslow Fisherman on 10-May-11. Waypoint GC2VYXV

Well, the time to archive this cache has arrived. To me, this is a historical cache as the two people involved with the creation of this cache (Harold and Onslow Fisherman) have long since passed on and due to the complete disrespect this area gets from visitors and locals alike, there is no point in this cache still existing. RIP Harold and OF. [^]

Come across another cacher while walking up to this cache. Shame none of us found this cache as we searched for some time climbing over everything that didn't contain the cache.
A bit disappointed with the amount of human crap in and around the bushes.

no luck,thanks

Not an easy find!

Took about half an hour to locate as GPS all over the place. Still don't get the "signature" clue.

Many thanks to all the COs who helped make our geocaching holiday a great success
We left home early April and returned 21 May 2018. We toured from our home base up to a wedding in North Taranaki then carried on heading south right down through wellington and on down the west coast and back up via the eastern side of the alps some times going around in circles. Our aim was to get as many smiley faces on the puzzle caches that we had solved but of course stopping for many traditionals, multies and others as we went. some time we biked the bike trails or walked but mostly by campervan. we enjoyed the quite back country roads, many of them were metal but we just travelled along slowly going from cache to cache. Most caches were in good condition and I will remark if we thought it needs maintence etc.

First visit to New Zealand, and what a way to see this beautiful country - a lap of the South Island by motorhome! We started in Christchurch and then drove through the hills of the Southern Alps to the west coast, explored the glaciers and Milford Sound area, and have now started heading back to our start point via Queenstown.

Just like Harold did we often go fishing. But only for Tupperware or Sistema . After spending the night near GZ it was a quick walk to the cache. It was still early and misty, and so took about 10 minutes to locate.
Thanks for keeping it going for a while, Sonya and Deane.

We stopped here for our lunch, well crisps and a drink of water and had a small walk to stretch our legs, some muggles had pitched a tent close to the footpath so we had a little detour but got there in the end. Super location!! TFTC

TFTC

@8:35, TFTC

Quickly found this cache close to our campsite for the night. What a beautiful view from this spot (see picture).

TFTC!

Found it nice lake

Quickfind, what a view! Would love to jump into the water

Found it while staying there for the night.

TFTC

Last cache for today, just off our campground

Found this one together with ReCached just as the sun went down and with a few French guys sitting nearby. TFTC Onslow Fisherman!

January 25, 2018 @ 21:48
Cache #2304

Thanks for the good cache by the lake

TFTC.

That will be our sleeping place tonight, tftc

CZECH
keška na záchodě, taky fajn

Found it as we watched the sun go down. Left a piece of Australia

We turned around the spot for a moment and we found it
Amazing view on the moutain with the snow of the past night! TFTC

A bit of an adventure to find it. Kids loved it. Tftc.

Nice spot

Nice quick find with classic beautiful Central Otago views.

Over the years, geocaching has taken me on many adventures, including interesting destinations all over my home continent of Australia and many overseas as well. It has also introduced me to a diverse group of like-minded caching tragics, many of whom I now call close friends.

Today, I was lucky enough to be out and about searching for caches, something I do on almost a daily basis. This was one cache that was targeted and found.

Sorry for the late and generic log, something I am notorious for. Thank you Sonya and Deanefor adding to the adventure that is geocaching.

After 6 days, I'm beginning to feel quite comfortable in New Zealand. There is so much to remind me of home - mountains, glaciers, and the seashore. It's getting close to the end of a three month adventure, mostly away from home. micaparamedic arrived at my place in Washington State toward the end of July and we immediately headed down to Oregon to find some old caches for his Jasmer challenge. From there we headed up north to The Yukon and Northwest Territories in Canada for a few weeks.

We attended the mega APE event in Washington, and the same day headed down to camp on a farm in Oregon where we were directly in the path of a total solar eclipse. Back at my place, we took a few day trips before heading to Australia where we spend almost a month doing many things on my bucket list including walking around Uluru and seeing the Sydney Harbour. Now we're spending a few weeks in New Zealand before once again going our separate ways. What a trip!

This afternoon we explored the hills around Bendigo and then stopped for this one on our way back to our lodgings in Queenstown.

Thanks for the visit to an interesting location.

Tftc

Quick find whilst using the facilities nearby.
Tftc

Tftc!

Very cool views, glad it wasn't slippery. TFTC

Bit of a shit hole - thanks tourists (not) otherwise nice spot. Ticked Dunstan Rock Challenge while here too

Found on our trip from Queenstown to Lake Tekapo.
I'd appreciate to drop the cache in another place. The area is full off ...
But TFTC

Pity about all the crap paper around.

TFTC So sad so many people have used this spot as a toilet

Quick find on a slow journey home

A quick grab! Tftc

On our way through the south island TFTC greetings from CZ R&J.

Tftc but windy today

The last one for today. It was full of people but we could find the cache unobserved

TFTC
jekejaerfi

Too many man, too many man

Tftc

A wet day so a few caches to entertain us.

Within 20m of our campsite - great!

Found it with GhoustDog We stayed here two nights and it is nice place to camping TFTC and Greetings from Czech Republic
TB IN

TFTC

Tftc

Tftc!

Having a stopover here this cache was quite a good way to finish the day.
Quick find with a nice evening view on the lake.
Thanks for hiding!

Found together with sunrise_princess on our NZ trip.
Thanks for the cache and greetings from austria!

Great spot for exploring

TFTC quick find

Tftc

Yay! But forgot to bring a pen

It is with a very heavy heart that I write this note tonight, the original cache owner passed away last week and has now joined 'Harold' in the big fishing spot in the sky. Jim (Onslow Fisherman) created this cache for Harold Gloag who passed away in 2012 and when Jim shifted out of the area in 2014, he transferred the ownership of this cache (and others) to me. Both Jim and Harold were very dear friends who are and will be greatly missed. RIP Onslow Fisherman.

Walked around all over the hill... felt a bit silly after finding it. Should've just followed the GPS. .. Tftc. Beautiful views!

Nice and simple to stretch the legs

Nice easy find. Lots of campers around but fortunately this was out of site from muggles

Beautiful spot over looking lake tftc

Beautiful spot

Got it tftc

I was down in Invercargill for a few days, grabbing a few caches on my way to Omarama for the night. Easy find. Thanks for the cache.

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Thanks a lot for the next New Zealand´´ s cache! I must say that this country is one of the best for the geocaching and geocachers in the world! Definitely YES! Beautiful hills, mountains, views, landscape, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, rocks, forests, ocean, villages, cities, farms, orchards etc. AyAmalin loves this country!
Greetings from the Czech Republic! I would like to invite all geocachers to Czechia, we have got many excellent caches on amazing places too!

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(no trade)

**AyAmalin**

Neat stop to stop and get the kids out of the car on our long journey home from Queenstown to Christchurch.

A brief stop on the journey home to Chch, secured! Neat spot on calm day!!

Nice cache in great spot.

Easter weekend caching road trip .tftc

An Easter weekend trip to Queenstown picking up a few caches on the way. Chelzea and I had her brother muggle with us so not as intense cache gather as previous weekends but managed a good number. Thanks to all the CO's for all the placements with some cool locations and placements. Sorry for the Cut and paste logs but will note anything special on the cache page.

Found it with "FrenchSuperTrampNiko".
TFTC

Easy found. Muggles around.

A nice view across the lake.

Cheers for the cache.

[#226] Nice morning grab as we parked here already 20m away

TFTC Larosch / LFL

4 freedom campers to navigate round to get to this cache. Walked past them and it then came back via the rocks to be less obvious

Easy find

Wow, place smells like piss. Lots a campers about. No wonder there is an anti freedom camping movement at the moment. Some tents even look abandoned. Tftc

Nice views, but such a shame lots of toilet paper and wastes in the area. Tftc

Found after a sucessful fishing trip. This area should be beautiful but is quite disgusting with all the toilet paper around! There is a real toilet they can use! Thanks for the cache, but not for placing it here.

First for today. Have a curcuit of caches logged in and a sunny afternoon to do it in. Fairly quiet in the camp area today but lake looks very inviting. Cheers.

Thanks for the cache and greetings from Lithuania! It was easier than I expected. Unfortunately, the area often is used as a toilet, so in hot summer day it really stinks. Happy hunting )

Maybe not the best area, but found quickly anyway. Greetings from England. TFTC

Lots of sleepy muggles in the area

Found it while driving from Queenstown to Tekapo.
Very nice view!
Greetings from Japan.

Had to wait for some folk standing on a particular rock to finish taking photos!

November in Europe, the dark month, neighter autumn nor winter: short days,rain, fog. Everywhere unlucky people.
But now we are in NZ. Early sunrise, mighty green and flowers everywhere. Happy cows and sheeps also. We delight look forward to such lovely challenge. Thank you NZ. Greetings from Germany, from the mountains of Harz. TFTC

I found this whilst staying at the DOC site on a beautiful evening. After a bit of scrambling around on the rocks (unnecessarily) I found the cache. You're well tucked away from prying muggles here. I walked the mount track opposite the next day, tough climb but worth the views from the top

During our vacation in New Zealand I passed here and we have a picknick, then I searched and found the cache easy.

TFTC

Gitschel from Cologne Germany

Flew to Queenstown to pick up a car & drive it back to ChCh. Thought I'd take the opportunity to find a few. See how we go......

Nice easy find. cheers

A quiet rest stop even with a few others settled in. Weren't that sure we wouldn't come across some more secreted at GZ's little nook. Fortunately not. TFTC Sonya and Deane.

I am thinking of making a series of caches in DK using the same cache containers as I've seen here in NZ-. this one is quite a signature, yes

Found at 10:32 AM - #5651

TFTC

Ich On Tour together with Sabe73 as Team "TheBros" around South Island to visit some nice spots.
We also visited this location and could find the box almost quickly.
Thank you for showing us this place and of course for the Cache.
Greetings from Carinthia/Austria.
NoTrade

Tasks for Log-Permission (Earth, Challange, Virtual aso.) might be delayed.

Very nice place & view --FP
Zusammen mit PPJoe als Team *TheBros* in NZL mit dem Camper auf Tour. 6 Wochen Geocaching, Herz was willst Du mehr.
Der Cache konnte gut gefunden werden, wie man sieht werden die Dosen hier gut gewartet.
TFTC & LG aus Tirol/Austria/Europe

Almost back home from #nzmega2015 - nice sunny spot

Came here to do with the brother in law many years ago before I got the bug. Now done again and log book signed. On way back from mega 2015

Headed home after NZMega2015

Found this a bit tricky and climbed all over the rocks. First I found a Time Capsule placed by someone from Japan. I couldn't read the note inside. It was all Japanese to me! (Except the bit that said Time Capsule).
A bit more searching and I found it.
TFTC

Awesome hide, TFTC

Awesome hide, TFTC

Found it didn't lol of it as there was no pen left a badge with a Maori doll on it

Found on our way thru to Queenstown. Stopped for lunch here.
Thanks.