Cruising (Nelson/Tasman) Tasman, South Island, New Zealand
By SoBad on 25-Aug-13. Waypoint GC4KRJN

Unable to find suitable replacement so archiving.

We confirmed the cache was missing but did not have a suitable replacement.

Logging this with permission from the CO. I checked on this back in Mid March during my honeymoon and the cache was nowhere to be found. I did manage to snap some wonderful pics at and around GZ, but didn't have the pleasure of signing the physical log. The CO has assured me that the cache has been replaced and is ready to go for all future finders. Thanks for the clever puzzle, and more importantly, the wonderful emails back and forth. You two aren't SoBad after all, though your puzzles are nasty!

[green] The Taybees and I headed off to Nelson for some new bling to add to our souvenirs pages. As well as the earth cache and a few others we found on Kina Peninsula, we failed to find two caches that hadn't been found since 2012 and had in fact been archived (What's Taybee doing with them on his GPS anyway?). Then got stuck for 1 1/2 hours on the way back waiting for a horrific accident to be cleared. Car vs 3k3 high tension power pole. Power pole was lying across the road. Car was thoroughly crushed on bonnet and one side. Saw driver air lifted out so hope they are going to be okay. Had to wait for the electrical guys to cut the wires, pull the pole clear before we could continue. Eventful day!
YESS!! Here at last! The only other feasible earth cache is in Murcheson. There are closer one, but they are in Wellington - even more expensive to get to (next years problem!).
Hey! I found this one! I'm on a roll! It's pretty hard to find a cache when all you have to do is say "Thirty metres in thatish direction" suddenly WOOSH - Taybee NZ is gone and 10 seconds later "Found It!" That kid is awesome!
[red] Thanks for supporting the GeoKids Program - providing caches with treasure![/red]

[Red]Thanks for Supporting the Geokids program, making geocaching more fun for kids across New Zealand so kids aren't sad when they find geocaches . Have dropped some swag into the cache.[/Red]
Dad ( [Blue]Taybee[/Blue] ) back in the mainland again and caching. All in good order, sign log book as[Blue] Taybee nz [/Blue]or[Blue] tbnz[/Blue] team sign as [Blue] 2xtb's [/Blue]. TFTC See Taybee log.

[Blue]taybee[/Blue] is caching again with [Blue]taybee nz [/Blue] in the mainland again
Team up again [Green]with the Seagnoid[/Green] again for a days caching in tasman area ( nelson)
the race was on again but this time [Green] the Seagnoid[/Green] got the cache before [Blue] taybee nz [/Blue] only by sec's
All in good order, sign log book as[Blue] taybee [/Blue]or[Blue] tb[/Blue].team sign as [Blue]2xtb's[/Blue] TFTC Log by Gsak

Today was day for signing off puzzles out west of Rabbit Island. This was the nineth on today's hit list. But unfortunately it was today's first DNF. As I type this it now seems that the cache has been moved since I solved it (26/8/2013, when I received the checker's approval).

Mallorcatommy, con/limon and I were on our journey through the southern island of New Zealand. With the help of geocaches we came to so many beautiful places, saw breath-taking landscapes and had, all in all a very wonderful journey! Thank you to all owners for placing all those nice geocaches!

Every day we are traveling around is same but also different. Today we had again the pleasure to visit some very beautiful spots and were also able to find nearly placed geocaches. I thank every single owner for placing it and giving us with doing this an other good reason to come here.

Me, pinkpantherDD, Mallorcatommy and our dirty little GPS helper found this GC on a NZ South Island trip in January / February 2015. Moderate geography-skills helped us a lot.

TFTC!

TFTC, found with Filje

It's been a while since we first looked for this cache and I thought we should make an effort to find it before it went missing again. Noticed that it had been moved slightly so geochecked my co-ords again to get the new location in preparation.
Taking my sister on a touristy trip around the area provided the perfect excuse and we enjoyed our walk to the cache in the early evening. An apt cache container and a nice end to our caching day. Thanks for the puzzle (which I solved so long ago I can't remember how I did it!) and the walk.

Appreciated the cleverness of Troodles in solving this puzzle.

TFTC!

#9051. It was early evening by the time we got here, and a pleasant temperature for a cruise along the beach. No problems finding second time around. TFTC.

Cruising around today for a New Year's lunch, some cache finding and maintenance. This was our fourth attempt at trying to find this so very pleased to quickly locate the cute cache but then it seemed a bit strange heading back so soon considering the time we have put in on previous visits. Gorgeous day to be cruising round here. TFTC #6418

We had a report the cache was again missing - which it was. So we have put a replacement in a different spot but close to the puzzle solution. The variation required is given in geocheck.

Liked the container. Nice walk and no muggles around

Replaced the replacement today. Please wedge it in well.

Lovely winters afternoon for cruising round picking up a few caches. Should've done this one straight after you replaced it as we couldn't find it again.

Today I was cruising for an Earthcache but a good opportunity to clear up a couple of outstanding one's along the Kine beachfront at the same time. Sadly, despite an intensive search, I wasn't able to turn anything up and left to cruise on down the beach.

Had a bit of a look then muggles turned up

Replacement went in today.

We have a proper replacement ready to go - which is fortunate as the latest temporary replacement is reported as missing. Should be within the week.

Good to know that it's probably missing and not just incompetence on our part.

Agree with the sentiments entirely! Lovely day for cruising round the countryside today but couldn't find this one. Very happy to return though.

solved the puzzle
searched around and suddenly Mr no.13 yelled "I can see it" relief was felt all round
good one
thank you for the cache and the puzzle

We couldn't find the cache without a log OR the log without a cache. So we put a replacement cache and log in the spot the original had been in. Just a larger micro tube and you will have to bring your own pen.

We will check this soon because the cache was found without a log and now a log has been found without a cache.

We wanted to find this one after lunch at Jester house. It took a while to find, and we ended up finding the logbook without a container (definitely the right logbook). After signing the logbook we created a new container for it. Nice little puzzle.
TFTC

Cruising in the Italian automobile would have been my preferred way of getting to this one. But Ellie needed a walk and 5 of us just wouldn't fit in a two seater so the comfort of the family car was the cruising choice today. A nice walk to gz with the tide out so a bit more room for the four legged Explorer to cruise up and down the beach. Gz was a familiar spot as CANZ Tasman was almost hidden about 10m away where we found this cache.
Thanks SoBads for the cruisy cache.

#7627

12858... Crusing by for a quick find. Thanks for an enjoyable puzzle and cache.

Woo we found it ! We liked the puzzle but when we got to GZ..... Spaghetti springs to mind ! TFTC and the puzzle.

Lovely walk here during a lull in the rain. Great spot, did some recycling CITO, nice to see a logsheet I could sign. TFTC, #5313

I solved this puzzle when it was first published but hadn't been able to find the time to go and find the cache until today. Loved the puzzle and was very happy with the solve A nice walk to the cache too. However, it looks to me that it may have suffered some muggle activity There is no log in the cache and the trackable is gone [:(!] There were still some swaps in the when I found it and it seemed to have been put back in its rightful place with lid on - though not secured I have left and signed a couple of pages of notebook as a replacement log. TFTC, Biggles.

Grrrr. We can sort the log in a week or so but the trackable missing we can't fix. Thanks Biggles for the temporary log.

Cruised on down today for a quick find and then met the CO's out for a cruise themselves. Always extremely happy when able to solve a SoBad puzzle.
Swapped TB's
TFTC

Hi, from Loves to fish in East Schodack, New York, USA..saw that Marchwood placed my TB, Hula Popper for Loves to fish 10,000 in this cache...I personally gave it to him at our Berkshire Mega Event in Massachusetts, USA and he told me that he would take it back home with him to start it on it's travels..would please request that the next finder take it and keep it going on it's journey.. I am trying to see how far it can go in a year and then I will try to "retrieve" it...thanks for any help...Carol

A nice sunny afternoon for a cruise out to grab this one.

Not the Med or the Caribbean, but still a place I'd rather be.

TFTC

Yaayyy. Joint FTF 9:30am. It wasn't all plain sailing, but in the end logic took over and then it was only a matter of time before the cache was in hand. I must admit a penchant for cruising - - and yeah wouldn't it be cool to just keep on cruising and caching instead of all the other things that get in the way. Thanks very much for the thank you cache.
I just love the many facets of SoBad themed caches. How appropriate that this one is accompanied by the smell of the sea. It was just magic down here in the morning sun.

Joint FTF with Sidewaze!!! Joint skills at work here. With two people paddling you get there so much faster! TFTC

Geocheck added now FTF claimed.
Congratulations to the joint finders/solvers.

This is a puzzle I enjoyed After solving and no logs on the page yet we looked for a sting in the tail but couldn't find one. So off we went either for a nice morning walk or a smilie and a nice morning walk. It worked out to be the latter. GZ looked to be a challenge by itself too but not so. TFTC

Yea!!! As soon as I looked at this puzzle I knew immediately what was required. Somehow I doubt that will happen again for a very long time but am happy to experience it at least once. Despite the weather looking a bit iffy we had enough faith to take a wander along to GZ and make the find, but first had to wait until Hazedarus had a break between shifts so were not surprised to other names on the log. The surprise was that there wasn't more. A nifty container too and TFTC.

Published