Geocaching Acronyms - DNF (Hawkes Bay) Twyford, North Island, New Zealand
By timbermills on 18-Jun-13. Waypoint GC4EFPQ

Moved away from the area so can no longer maintain.

Have to log a DNF here today

This was a DNF for us today

Well we had a good look around GZ but it's an appropriate DNF for us today.

Easy find right at geokid height

Good

Found it

Great

Another piece of waterproof paper left as old log saturated and unusable.

Dried container as best I could. Placed 6inches away in a slightly more protected location. Will need a CO visit.

Thanks for another smilie.

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Thanks to the Cache Owner who has gone to the trouble of creating this cache, determining the coordinates and then averaging them to make sure they are accurate, placing the cache and registering it online for our enjoyment. Without Cache Owners doing their bit, there wouldn't be a fun hobby that we all love - so again a big THANK YOU. For our bit, all we need to do is find and log the cache that was carefully placed for our personal enjoyment. As we log it we should consider that the Cache Owner also needs to maintain it - when the log sheet fills up, they must replace it. When the container becomes full of water, they need to empty it. When the container is broken, they need to repair it. When it goes missing they need to find or replace it. Well..... the great news is we can do our bit too - make sure your log doesn't take an entire page - just a name and date. If full of water, empty and dry the cache as best as possible. Be careful when handling the cache and make sure you replace it where you found it. If it has a bag, seal it. Just remember - the Cache Owner showed respect to you by placing the cache - please respect them and fellow cachers that follow you by being careful with the cache. And if you have a spare log sheet and the cache you are at needs one, please leave it behind. Finally, if the cache does need maintenance, please let the Cache Owner know - you can log a Maintenance Log or you can drop a line to the Cache Owner. Above all - have fun and remember the Geocaching Code.

Nice quick find here.TFTC

TFTC, greetings from Czech Republic.

Logbook is soaked.

Three days after the remnants of Cyclone Cook had passed we rode up this cycleway from Clive to Fernhill. We are a little unsure as to which caches we found on our way up so beg for indulgence if we have logged some and not actually found them. What was evident was the trees, blown over, how high the flood waters had been and how wet many of the logs were (to the point of being a mushy pulp. We thought we knew where one cache may be but there was a grumpy possum in the hidey hole so we looked no further and haven’t of course logged that as a find. It may be a good idea for cache owners to check their caches are OK. However many thanks to all those who have contributed to the trail. TFTC's

TFTC, nice walk around our sububrs.

We left Kapiti with its cold, windy often wet summer behind to find some better weather in sunny Hawkes Bay. Looking for a few caches of course, and sometimes finding them in areas we have not been before. This was one we picked up on our journey. A quick find, Tftc. A hot walk to find these caches today.

CZECH
čekal jsem, že bude jinde, ale našli jsme ji během chvilky

Gee !!
If feels kinda weird claiming a find on this cache [:o)]
It was also one of the easier finds along the trail

I am good at DNF's
And proud of me record breaking number of DNF claims [^]

No point in trying to find a cache,
not finding it,
sometimes after hours of effort,
and not telling everyone is there ?? [:o]

DNF's are nothing to be ashamed of !!
Rather they should be celebrated for where they take you and the annoyance they sometimes cause

So TFTC,
I BYOP'ed,
and while not the FTF,
enjoyed this cache find in not YACIDKA

TFTC !!

Found this one quite quickly. Then investigated the other side of the road with the intention to drive back to park up and do the ones on the other side. It transpired this took much longer than expected so did not get to do that on this trip. TFTC

I found this with my dad ( nickhbnz) ages ago but only just got my own account : - )

Found it

Number three for today. Tftc

We are on a role today! TFTC

Out with my girls on a cold and windy day, we stopped by this cache to give it a go. Found easily due to good GPS coordinates. I ran through here recently as part of the inaugural hawkes bay marathon course. Tftc

I decided to drive to this one though I had brought my bike to go the other way but my family from Auckland turned up in Napier for the Brass Band Championships. They will have to wait for another day.

Cheers for the cache.

The Three Amigos had planned this trip over several weeks we had a lot on our to do list all the bike trails all the puzzles in town except one we haven't solved all the night trails and all the wherigos plus any trads in between. There was one thing we ran out of while here and that was time so I guess we will be back another day.
I'm pleased we found this cache after several DNF caches along this trail
The rain arrived half way thorough the trail and we were a bit disappointed that some of the caches were missing and have been missing for some time looking at previous logs.
By the time we got back to the car after riding into a cold head wind and rain it was getting dark we were all stuffed maybe we should ride our bikes more lol.
Cut and paste logs for the rest.

Look up

We had planned a trip from Tauranga to Napier area for weeks now, and this weekend was the time to get as many caches as we could find. We called ourselves "The Three Amigos" (and logged as 'T3A'), comprising of myself, Philip.Perry and Davidsonclan. Leaving at 5am Saturday morning, we knew we had a long weekend ahead of us.

We brought our bikes with the intention of completing all the powertrails here, but instead we only managed this one by bikes - but only just! Excuse the C&P logs from here.

Luckily not a DNF, but it could have been as we spotted this from afar as it was nearly falling out of the tree. Replaced a little more reliably.

TFTC

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Quick find - no problems here, Cheers Timbermills.

We've had this Tauranga to Hawkes Bay trip planned for a couple of months now and these caches were all part of that plan. The caches of this trail were varied, some clever, others not so much. Some were DNFs and others spotted from the track. This series was a bit of a battle at times, especially when the rain set in. TNXPro, DavidsonClan and myself have signed the logs T3A, an acronym from our messenger chat 'The 3 Amigos'.

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DNF

After finding the tnln cache, I knew where to look.

Didn't take long to find and sign. Cache in good condition. Cheers.

A sweet find

Another easy to find. TFTC

Another nice quick find while in the area with tmann421.

TFTC

After picking up the prior cache in this trail, and a few other day, understanding hide patterns now.
So as we got here and Hyjynx started searching the obvious place, I detoured to where I thought you would place it, after prior finds.
This turned out to be fruitful and cache soon extracted and formalities could be completed.
Cheers timbermills no DNF this time around.
~G

A beautiful day to be out caching. Thanks for the excellent excuse to ride this trail. TFTC.

New logbook is in place

Found this- log is saturated!

I didn't have Gps on my phone but had a good look around but didn't find it

Log was too wet to sign, I tried but it ripped

Log was meant to be a find not a DNF!

Found log wet but still able to be signed, took a little bit to find this as we left the phone on the bank thinking we would know where it was. Tftc

Nice spoy

Found it

Nice shadowy place to rest

Hard to use the "DNF" acronym in the log when we did find it. Getting an idea of what we're looking for now. TFTC timbermills

Thanks for very pleasant stroll, it was nice, sun was shinning and we had few caches on our way, ideal Saturday Thanks

#115 nice easy find thanks and cheers

Quickiest find for us today. Log was wet as was bag. Have put a new bag and log in and will dry out the log and return to CO.

Number two on the trail for us today, just Angel and son with our geo-pooch today, at this hide someone (muggle) commented on his weight lol, yes hence the reason he was on this excursion with us... seven k's of trotting will be quite the wake up call for him. We had to look hard for this one, but once we bodily placed ourselves in the right area, easily located. TFTC

Next very quickly point of acronyms. Tftc.

Nice quick find. Thanks for the cache.

Took a step back from GZ and spotted the wee chappie - Nice one CO.

TFTC!

I found this cache with my Mum (sunnybunny64) earlier in the year but have only just got my own geocaching account. I’m hoping you won’t mind me back dating this find so that I can log all the ones I have actually found in my own account. Jordis – 7yrs

had a few dnf but not this one

Nice easy find to finish this side of the motorway! TFTC

The kids had a great time with these two caches.
TFTC

Many thanks - found on second attempt- as always it seems obvious only when you have found it!

Was almost a DNF at DNF but spotted it just in time.

Tftc

We had two goes at this - we didn't want a DNF. The GPS didn't settle well but standing back from the fence helped. We spotted it quickly on our return to the car. Bag slightly damp so replaced. TFTC

Found it w/ my pals. Kool

No luck with this one. Thanks for bring us here

It didn't take too long to find this cache, as we neared the turnaround point. TFTC

Walked in a big circle around GZ. We were unsure if any bush bashing was required, and we hadn't noticed any walking trails into GZ. Opted not to venture further in case our GPS was leading us astray.

Water inside but log all dry...TFTC

No sine of

new log and container in place

Nice series along an easy bike/walk track.

Found while out on our bikes many thanks

Briefly in the Bay today so enjoyed a couple of cache finds. TFTC

TFTC

Walked straight past initially. TFTC

Cache quickly found and signed on my morning walk. TFTC

Found it lying on the ground, not quite sure whether it should have been there. TFTC

This one eluded us today

Awesome! Tftx

Found with the beautiful JRB5050. Looked like a twig had broken off the attachment, but replaced as best we could.

PC Sniff, Kentaro and I spent a wonderful sunny Hawkes Bay day out cycling and caching. Thanks for placing these caches to tempt us out on this bike trail.

good find TFTC

No DNFs for us today

TFTC

Geocache was on the ground exposed and nearby tree not in good shape. Replaced similar as close as possible.

found, tree down and cache exposed so replaced as near to GZ as possible.

with Wildcat! TFTC (Czech Republic)

Thank you for the invitation, together with TPP (Czech Republic) TFTC

TFTC

Thanks for this quick cache. Nice day on the road, without muggles.

Visited the Hawkes Bay for the Mission concert. Enjoyed it a lot and then spent the Sunday to do some cycling on the tracks. Enjoyed it and found a few caches along the way. Some were tougher than others, gathered some sticking seeds from plants, cow at the GZ and even met fellow cashers. All up a great day. TFTC series.

Out on a bike ride with Mr TT, a bit drizzly but enjoying the ride, thanks timbermills.

The bear and Mr TT went for a bikeride today whilst Mrs TT went orienteering. Despite the grey, showery conditions, this is a great cycleway. Mr TT grumbled about the biddybids on his socks from some of the caches TFTC

Early morning walk for a easy find. Thanks for the cache

Yay great cache finding day! May want to check as there seems to have been some pruning down

Maintaining all the caches along the trail, got to find it in order to maintain it!

Log was indeed very wet, new log and bag in place.

I approached this cache from the top of the stop bank but couldn't get my gps to pick up a good enough signal to lock down a definite GZ so I returned back to my bike and biked down to the bottom. As I did this I noticed the gps picking up a better signal and I now had a more accurate GZ location and I was able to spot the cache quickly

TFTC

I am pretty sure it was this one where the log was really wet. Someone must have had trouble sealing the plastic bag at it had rained. Managed to put S69 only - it was trying to disintergrate. Anyone rading this beforehand - bring paper along with you to help out log. tftc

Stayed overnight in the assigned motorhome area of the carpark and enjoyed an early morning walk in the sunshine gathering caches as we went. Met lots of muggles along the way and our geopup mixed and mingled with the muggle dogs, thanks for setting up the series TFTC.

Bit of a test for my beady little geo-eyes, got it eventually.

TFTC

Ms KR wanted to do the Art Gallery in Napier. I was not too fussed so I went on this cyclocache trail. Thanks for the hide.

Easy find.TFTC

Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.

Most Christmas holidays involve a road trip of some description and this year is no exception. Today we were travelling from Gisborne to Napier, picking up a few caches along the way. After arriving in Napier this cycle trail caught our eye, so we decided one of us would walk the trail from SH50A to SH2, while the other did a few things in town and picked me up 3 hours later. Another quick find, although the log was fairly damp. TFTC!