Franklin Reserve (Nelson/Marlborough) Marahau, South Island, New Zealand
By Adog2 on 10-Oct-11. Waypoint GC35QMG

As there's been no cache to find for some time, 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.

I stopped off to do this quick cache on our way home. Headed off with gps when batteries ran out so back to the car,set off again found the location but no cache saw bits and pieces I thought would belong to it. This cache will need attention

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 21 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

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CO needs check up on this

Eventually micro muggled. Spot seems to be right. See picture.

The coords took me to a place which matched the hint, but there was nothing to be found there.

Found the location in the park but no cache there. Has been muggled. Owner please check. Thanks Pollyf.

Sorry no find after extensive searching. Saw what I thought was a likely place but no cache.

TFTC

Tftc

Awesome day in paradise tftc

#5676 @ 21-01-16 at 14:06

Found this Cache together with Kadres during our Trip around the World! Thanks a lot to all the Owners for showing us such nice and interesting Places

Spent A view lovely days in abel tasman

Thanks for the Cache and nice greetings from Austria!
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21-01-16 at 14:06

Found this Cache together with Juekru during our Trip around the World! Thanks a lot to all the Owners for showing us such nice and interesting Places

Spent A view lovely days in abel tasman

Thanks for the Cache and nice greetings from Austria!
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After not being able to find the park because it was on the side road and not the main road. There was a couple sitting at the table but we managed to sneak around them and have the cache in hand quickly and quietly.

A sunny seaside day. Thank you.

Quick find. A family of quails visited while we stopped for a cuppa. Thanks for the cache.

Out stretching the legs with a trip in and out to Holyoake clearing

TFTC!

A little damp cheers

Nice wee spot. TFTC

As per note working out new software

Thanks for the cache at this small park.

Larosch / LFL

Nice park near the camping place. TFTC

Camping nearby this one kicked-off the day activities.

Nice spot!
TFTC
Schily

Made this cache on our 4 weeks honeymoon through New Zealand. So many great places to see in this beautiful country.
On the 12th day with our campervan we drove stayed in Marahau at Abel Tasman National Park. We wanted to do a Kajak tour but unfortunately due to bad weather it was cancelled. Found this cache instead.
Greetings from Germany
TFTC

One more for 2015 bring on 2016

Found this cache on our first day in Marahau.

Quick spot after a walk TFTC

Quick find after a stroll in the park. Tftc

Díky za keš. Czech republic

Interesting little park, would never have noticed it if the cache wasn't there. Anyway, short search revealed it. TFTC

Great ace! Tftc!

Found this one. It needs a new logbook and perhaps a better case.

Picked this one up on our way to dinner nearby. It was quite exposed and the log is very damp. Sorry we weren't equipped to fix it up, but TFTH.
Barnabirdy(s)

Been to Marahau heeps, but never visited this tidy little reserve. No sign of the stone. Cache a little damp and log wet. Tftc

It looks like there was a major tidy up in the area but the cache has survived well. I nipped down to grab this one while we were waiting for a water Taxi ride.
Cheers and thanks,
S.t.

Another place that I never knew existed.
A great little park especially on such a fabulous day as this.

Found with Wicm. Thanks for the excellent cache

Found while in town with Who Nose. TFTC.

Thanks

Stopped here for a cuppa. Lots of birdlife to hear tftc

lovely quaint spot. easily found with hint (although its no longer 100% correct but close enough to get it)

Tftc

An easy quick find. TFTC.

TFTC

Found with friends

Out caching with Macdups, Miss Macdup lead us to the hide. Thanks for the cache.

Nice One TFTC elliot13

I didn't quite get the hint but after a bit of scratching around the cache is still here, small box with yellow lid but pencil has gone so couldn't sign. Im not sure if in right place but replaced as I found. The coordinates are pretty bang on. We've just finished the Abel Tasman track and just thought we'd have a cheeky look for a nearby cache whilst having well earned beer! Many thanks

Kubbak Not found

Thanks to all the owners of the geocaches that we found today on our way to Kaiteriteri, Marahau and Takaka. We enjoyed searching the caches and watching the beauty of this part of New Zealands Southern Island.
TFTC and greetings from Belgium.

First we made a rest at the nearby cafe, then Athosandros and I logged the cache.
Sorry for the late logging but the internet connection in our motels was very unstable and bad.

first a long stop at the nice cafe, then a quik log at the cache

first a long stop at the nice cafe, then a quik log at the cache

found this one after we did the abel tasman costal track.
very nice here!!
thanks

On todays agenda is a short drive up to Marahau and Kaiteriteri before heading into the direction of Piction to catch the ferry tomorrow. Had cofffee with us and breakfast and enjoyed them close by to GZ. TFTC

Thanks for placing this cache here. Last one tonight. Lovely part of the world.

Quick find in the great surrounding of Abel Tasman. TFTC from Rirajoto

1st find on dad and little boy outing day. Good navigating by woffojuniour.

Took TB

TFTC.

TB war hier

Replaced log which was wet. Dropped off TB. Thanks nice quiet reserve visit.

Found it. But the logbook is totally wet, so there was no possibility to write my name down.
I just took a picture.
Tftc

First Cache in New Zealand.

Impossible to log, because of wet log sheet.

A nicely kept little reserve, which we had all to ourselves today. Finding a micro in this type of environment is always a challenge so we quickly resorted to the hint and soon StreetWalker found the cache. I was too busy admiring the roses that were growing over the fence from the neighbouring property to spend much time searching.
As other have reported, the log book is wet so we took a photo of the container as proof of fining. TFTC.

#8664. Tourist numbers seem to be building up for the summer, but all was quiet at GZ. TFTC.

Log very wet, tftc

Paper very wet

Nice little area, could not fill in log as it was soaking.

For the sake of sanity we set off with sonia26642 for a crazy geocaching trip, aiming to cache until we drop. The main destination was Nelson and the ‘surrounding’ area, but then we ended up covering a few miles in three northernmost regions, plus a few in Canterbury. We were signing/stamping the log as 'Team Polak' or ‘TP’ for the two of us on this trip to save logbook space. We found a lot of different caches, city ones, road side, park side, up a hill and on an island, and we enjoyed every single one of them. It was good to be a professional thingfinder for a few days!

We started our adventures today kayaking, but decided to find another ‘few’ as at this stage we still did not know that the Bulk Finding Challenge has been archived…

We had great fun and are grateful to all CO’s who placed caches for us to find, and help restore our sanity before returning to our other non-geocaching lives!!

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05/10/2014 3:04:00 PM
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This was one of the most epic weeks ever, and definitely my most epic caching week ever.

Me and mum headed up on a holiday north to Nelson and very wider surrounds. In total during the trip, we found almost 500 caches! (470 odd I think, but final results are yet to be in! ) We covered about 3000 odd km I think too. Crazy! And had our absolute best caching day ever too at 160 found. Spend 9 days travelling, caching, and having the best time ever!!

So sorry about not so epic logs, as otherwise this would probably take me the rest of my life to log, especially with two big events to organise coming up! Eeek!!

Consec caching day # 700

TFTC!!

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Quick find for Miss Macdup after picnic and walk on beach. tftc

Easy find this time.

Found it in the night after 3 days in abel tasman park, tftc

Quick find TFTC

In good nick

Befor I started my tour today I found this one. TFTC

(Found with Don Cristobal)

Having had a nice stay at Marahau and a fantastic hike the day before, we had to leave this really nice place - not without doing another cache in the near of our campin g site
TFTC CachingTIA

I think this is my most southern found till now. (And it will be for a long time).
Greetings from Germany

r.c.h

Nice place. TFTC

Tftc

TFTC

Quick find on a nice day. Not too many muggles about

Stayed close by overnight After figuering out the right road quick find. Greetings from germany

Abel Tasman startoff. TFTC!

During our visit in beautiful New Zealand, we have naturally sought some caches. There were many memorable impressions on our trip and showed us some caches the New Zealand off the beaten path. You have a wonderful country! We thank all Ownern for the cache and send best regards from Denmark, Thyde2.

Fund nr. 2134 d. 13-02-2014

We came her in December but the guy was mowing his lawn. Today we had the place to ourselves and found the cache fast. TFTC.

Found on a lovely summer day on a trip to Kaiteriteri. Tftc.

19:30
Found during short walk around Marahau, there were no muggles, so without problems. Thanks.

We had a lovely two days paddling trip in Abel Tasman. Wonderful weather, beautiful views, excellent camping place and just two of us paddling around. Before leaving towards Kaikoura we picked up one cache, this one. It wasn’t hidden at all so it was a very easy find. Nice park and birds in there! TFTC & greetings from Finland!

We found this one during our NZ holidays.

TFTC

Found this one during our holidays in New Zealand.
Thanks for hiding the Cache!

In the area for a few minutes after dropping my daughter and a some mates off, so quickly grabbed this one. Cache was laid in the open so re hid with some cammo. Cheers!!

#945 - After we spended a great day in the Abel Tasman National Park. we looked for this cache. When we started our journey we diceded to tray to find a cache a day. So this should be our cache for the statistic. In the park we searched long time... than cann't be! Just one cache...please. My wife is looking for an other one - and I'm still searching... Yes here is - a lot of camo.... okay, it dosen't matter anymore. We made our found for today. TFTC.

Found this one during our month long campervan/"Road trip" vacation in New Zealand. It was a wonderful experience driving around this beaurtiful country.

This one was found on a day driving from Anakiwa to Marahau Beach camp

Thanks to Adog2.

Our find # 11866

First find in Marahau TFTC!

Found while waiting for our car - end of wonderfull paddling trip through AT

Like paddle chick our main objective on this trip was to get a few cockles, so why not kill two birds with one stone and chuck in afew chaches. Quick find. Thanks.

Log book was wet so took it out for a bit to dry it out. TFTC

Over in Marahau to get a few cockles and have a swim. Quick find before heading home TFTC

#1346

This entry was edited by paddle chick on Sunday, 29 December 2013 at 07:18:27 UTC.

found it, walking off Christmas lunch. Made for a great day.