N'ards Greenway #1 Newtownards, Ulster, Ireland
By
BaseOverApex on 08-Sep-13. Waypoint GC4MYHD
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Logs
DNF #1/2 today but thankfully I did manage to record 3 finds, so it wasn’t all ‘doom and gloom’!
THE DAY’S STORY
A fun day of caching spent in the company of Moonshiner Extraordinaire (ME), up from Dublin for a few days, taking in caches located in Glencraig, Seahill, Helen’s Bay, Ballygilbert and Newtownards. When we ‘called it a day’ in Newtownards at around 5:00 pm, ME had managed to bag 25 finds along with 3 DNFs, while I had clocked just 2 finds and 2 DNFs.
The day ended with us both attending the special ‘GIFF 2015 (Newtownards, Co. Down)’ Event organised by sgtzara. But tomorrow is another day with two more ‘local’ events in the offing and a plan to help ME find a whole lot more caches in and around Holywood and its environs before he heads back home!
THIS CACHE
For some reason this cache and it’s ‘companion’ further on along the track of the old railway line through Newtownards hasn’t been totally off my radar. Although I’ve driven past this area countless times since these two caches were published, I’ve never given a second thought about going to find them. But today, with ME keen to find more caches in the town and at the same time enable me to ‘clock’ ones I’ve not yet found, they both suddenly became a priority target!
As for this cache, it took us a while to eventually find a way to get close to the ‘recommended access point’ in the estate. Once we had parked the car, we found a narrow path between the houses that led us onto the grassy bank below the ‘greenway’. With autumn now fully upon us, the colour of the leaves still on the trees, as well as those on the ground, was absolutely stunning!
It wasn’t long before we found our way along the top of the bank to a point where it makes sense to enter the trees and continue walking along the top of the old railway cutting. Soon after, the path dropped down onto the old track-bed and then we saw the magnificent old stone bridge. What an amazing sight! Yet sadly the surrounding area is a mess.
Undeterred, we continued on following our GPSr and the ‘HINT’ information. We felt sure we had reached GZ and after searching here for quite some time – as well as further afield – we, sadly, weren’t able to find the cache and so gave up.
Later, talking to a previous finder at the ‘GIFF’ Event, we realised that we had almost found it. What frustration! Ah well – one for another day, hopefully, now we know more precisely where it is hidden!
THE DAY’S STORY
A fun day of caching spent in the company of Moonshiner Extraordinaire (ME), up from Dublin for a few days, taking in caches located in Glencraig, Seahill, Helen’s Bay, Ballygilbert and Newtownards. When we ‘called it a day’ in Newtownards at around 5:00 pm, ME had managed to bag 25 finds along with 3 DNFs, while I had clocked just 2 finds and 2 DNFs.
The day ended with us both attending the special ‘GIFF 2015 (Newtownards, Co. Down)’ Event organised by sgtzara. But tomorrow is another day with two more ‘local’ events in the offing and a plan to help ME find a whole lot more caches in and around Holywood and its environs before he heads back home!
THIS CACHE
For some reason this cache and it’s ‘companion’ further on along the track of the old railway line through Newtownards hasn’t been totally off my radar. Although I’ve driven past this area countless times since these two caches were published, I’ve never given a second thought about going to find them. But today, with ME keen to find more caches in the town and at the same time enable me to ‘clock’ ones I’ve not yet found, they both suddenly became a priority target!
As for this cache, it took us a while to eventually find a way to get close to the ‘recommended access point’ in the estate. Once we had parked the car, we found a narrow path between the houses that led us onto the grassy bank below the ‘greenway’. With autumn now fully upon us, the colour of the leaves still on the trees, as well as those on the ground, was absolutely stunning!
It wasn’t long before we found our way along the top of the bank to a point where it makes sense to enter the trees and continue walking along the top of the old railway cutting. Soon after, the path dropped down onto the old track-bed and then we saw the magnificent old stone bridge. What an amazing sight! Yet sadly the surrounding area is a mess.
Undeterred, we continued on following our GPSr and the ‘HINT’ information. We felt sure we had reached GZ and after searching here for quite some time – as well as further afield – we, sadly, weren’t able to find the cache and so gave up.
Later, talking to a previous finder at the ‘GIFF’ Event, we realised that we had almost found it. What frustration! Ah well – one for another day, hopefully, now we know more precisely where it is hidden!
Great cache,great clue,great spot. Parked at the MOT testing centre and followed the GPS arrow on route 1 in a straight line(pretty much).Arrived right at the cache but didn't realise and followed the GPS about using what I remembered of the clue.Finally read the entry again properly and went straight to it.Have a FAV.
Good hide, well tucked away out of sight, no muggles about so the cache was found after a short search. SL.
TFTC, Merann.
TFTC, Merann.
New coat and new pair of jeans required! Lol torn to shreds but a happy find! TFTC! The nerdcachers! x
Returned to the area again with a bit more light left in the day than I had earlier in the week. Decided to go with this one first as I hadn't managed to get close last time. Took the dog with me and quickly wished I hadn't as there was smashed bottles and sharp and rusted metal in abundance. Quickly worked out i should be upstairs and had the cache in hand soon after. As a kid I would have loved to have this area to play in. Seems todays kids are inside playing their WiiU will their Da's are out fly tipping and their older brothers or even sisters are out getting smashed then smashing the bottles. Great history, absolute sh**hole. Sorry but its a disgrace.
T4t £
Doccardy 12 April 2014 20:08 474
T4t £
Doccardy 12 April 2014 20:08 474
