Lolly Scramble:Strawberry Hearts (Canterbury) Oxford, South Island, New Zealand
By M&Ms on 29-Mar-14. Waypoint GC518R8

Thanks, cool find inside.

TFTC Found with andyfreya

Found 25/06/2024 tftc

Nice hike. Thanks for the fun!

Today the Lolly Scramble series is my target. I'm with MacPacMum and while I find them she performs any maintenance required. Most are in excellent condition, with some needing fresh logs and baggys, and an odd few that need replacing altogether. It's great to have a power trail where all the caches are themed containers, and each one has had so much time, thought, and effort put into them. Thanks for keeping this trail going over 10 years MPM.A beautiful fresh cache put in place.

Cache replaced

Cute and a nice easy find for our youngest

Out for the day with my geo buddy, and it's not raining, the joy of summer caching! Tftc

Out for the day with my geo buddy. Picked up where we left off last time we lollie scrambled. Love the variety in these caches. Thank you for creating and maintaining this series.

TFTC another nicely made cache

13:25 FITW AaronE215The container was open and logbook was out and fully saturated. Maybe another casualty of hedge trimming. I put everything back together, and added a new logsheet in a dry baggie. The container itself seemed mostly unharmed although there was a delicious looking piece that had probably come off somewhere.Hmmm, not sure I know strawberry hearts... Pics of them look amazing!Kia ora! Paldies! Thanks for the cache, M&Ms!#9927

Was a bit wet, we replaced the bag and paper and tried to arrange the tape to lessen the waterlogging.Tftc!

Found on this wet day Great hide Thank you for the cache

Even with very wet conditions around cache is all good.

Another collected with Rayzr with log sined as RAZ. Tfttc

Quick find today with ZEALOG cache all good

A quick easy find. The log was damp, but ok. TFTC

A super quick find here.

T4tC M&Ms, Civvnr & MissTreadlightly ....(UK)

Find number 10314

Ran across road and found it on wooden stake

The idea of doing 200+ caches in one day had been one that I had considered for a long time, but not something I had made any moves on doing anything about until the idea was raised by others in a geocaching group I am a part of. As we were all based in Wellington, the logical place to try this was Christchurch with it's lovely flat lands, long straight roads, and wonderful art work series. Unfortunately the weekend that worked for most of the group was not one that worked out for me, so instead I came down here a few weeks earlier than they planned to and did the the trip by myself.

I started finding Geocaches at exactly midnight on Sunday. I kept finding Geocaches for the next nineteen and a half hours, when at about 7:30pm I decided that the tiredness was getting to a point where this was no longer a sensible idea. I found:

31 Traditional
180 Unknown
1 Multi

For a total of 212 Geocaches in 19.5 hours. That's a rate of 10.9 per hour. I am pretty happy with that. I focused on the Smurf series, the Metal Mania series (a set of puzzles that I very much enjoyed), and the Glossary of Geocaching series, with a few other sets and individuals in between. It was a fantastic day, very much helped by the wonderful weather and the use of a car that had no problem on gravel roads ('cos it was a rental).

A huge thanks to all the CO's that place and maintain these Geocaches. Despite the rushed day I created for myself, I did enjoy each and every cache I found. It is only with CO's like this placing them out in the world that this wonderful game continues.

Easy find TFTC

Quick find. Tftc

Team G0LD: Geocachers 0B80B8, Lis's crew and DaffyNZ are down from Whangarei for a few days. We've all solved the 4 big geoarts so they are the main target for the trip. Of course there were many other solved puzzles that we collected as well. This was our Big Day out plan where we'd planned to get as many caches as we could. Unfortunately we just fell short of our target as we lost track of the exact number of finds. Good preparation and a fantastic team to work with made this an enjoyable and successful day. We'd completed the Fresh Breath, the Smurfs and the new Skelly series. This line up of lollies was our next target caches. I am a great fan of lollies. This was such a cool little series all with nicely themed hides. Well done finding containers for these hides - they're all fantastic. I do love strawberry hearts in the boxed chocolate mixes and fresh strawberries dipped in chocolate is wonderful too. Another easy find and great cache. Thanks for the effort to make them all fun

Team G0LD ( 0B80B8, Lis's crew & DaffyNZ ) on a caching mission to Christchurch. We had travelled down from Whangarei on Wednesday avo. Solved puzzles were going to be the main focus of our trip. We had spent a lot of 2020 and 2021 solving over 400 puzzles, so we had a lot on our list.

Today looked like being the best weather for our trip, despite a heavy thunderstorm overnight. We had a Big Day Out planned, with a perhaps optimistic target of finding 300 caches in one day. Working together well as a team, with a driver, a navigator and a jumper, we made good progress, but in the end, the bigger distances between caches, that we hadn't anticipated, meant we ended the day a bit short.

A fun day though certainly, and sincere thanks to the GeoArt & Trail CO's, and others, for placing and then maintaining such large numbers of caches so well. A testament to your dedication to Geocaching was the very low number of DNF's during the day. Apologies for the mostly generic logs, but be assured your efforts were truly appreciated.

Lis found pinky in the hint location

Northland's Team Gold (0B80B8, Liz Crew, DaffyNZ) are in Christchurch for a few days collecting all our solved puzzles and other cache types as we drive past. This is our "Big Day Out" to collect as many caches as we can in a day. Sorry for the generic logs. Thanks for placing the cache. We are loving every cache we locate that adds to our tally for the day.
Found it. Nice pink container. TFTC

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Excursion with downsouthinv while Abbyk was at an event.
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A quick trip to the area for a few more caches and some unfinished bissness.
So today we get the last of one geo art and start a new one .
Let's go have some fun .
First we in get some practice in and pick up a sweet treat or two or three .
After this lot I think I will be sick and need a dentist appointment.
Always loved a lolly scramble.
Don't mind a stewberry hart but not as nice as others


Getting out and about in to the out doors is my happy place so any excuse to go caching.


Life is short. Live one foot step at a time.Never say" I'm gonna "- Just do it!!
Thanks for the hide
tftc

Trying to kill a sweet tooth with ObnoxiousSpaceCat

Thanks for the great series of caches!

Power-trailin’ with kozjah.

FITW Albijos

Taking a break from work and out for some caching fun.

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FITW Harisree
On a caching trip out today with Harisree
Finding precious caches around this area
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We were camped up a few ks from this end of the road so mrs rattll decided to go for a bike ride and see how many of these lollies she could polish off.
I did about 48ks cycling and gobbled up about 28 yummy caches.
Thanks for putting this fun series here.
Another favorite lolly. You don't see them that much these days.

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Found

Replaced baggie.

we made it 200 cache found in one day found with kiscardi. thanks to all the cache owners and maintainers of the cache we have found today. we have had a great day out.200 in one day as great is that

On a mission today to pick up 200 caches with NZ Bozzy. This is number 200 "YAH" and cache number 5200 for me.
Thanks for the series M&Ms. Fun set of caches to find.

On my way to Nelson and getting a few caches on the way. All good with the cache

Cache was making its way towards a water obstacle. Put it back safely. Log was wet. Thanks!

Headed off to collect the lolly scramble trail on a windy day in spring. I note that the pine trees are covered in pollen which was upsetting my hay fever so I did not collect all the caches in the series. I very much enjoyed the creativity that was put into these hides and all were very much in the theme. TFTC.

Quick and easy, saw it passing by

Eating well today with Tokerau

Found with judithrichards

Hmmm strawberries yum.

**13,576**
Managed to get wet feet collecting this one - watch out for the irrigation canal! TFTC

A quick find as we head back to the camper for a late lunch! Hopefully will find more after that. Collecting pine cones as we go.... TFTC

Yep that's a strawberry - TFTC

Easy find

Having a tiki tour around Canterbury and after lunch in Oxford had some fun caching for a few hours. Had fun doing about half the lolly scramble for the day...some were easy, some a took a little more searching. A few prickles got me and long grass + pine needles made me itch but a fun way to spend the afternoon. Tftc

Nice easy find tftc. I love lolly scrambles

On a trip from South to Kaipio. We stopped for this cache as I’d been along this road a few years ago. Nice quick find. TFTC.

Down in Christchurch with the Squirrel, ABCDF4 and eyespyben. During Covid lockdown, we solved a load of puzzles and decided that this would be a good time to visit. We've enjoyed a few days of good weather and seeing the Canterbury countryside. The caches have been in varying states - some good, some not so much. Our time here has been a blast, and we'd like to thank all COs who have made this adventure possible. Thank you and TFTC.

With ABCDF4, eyespyben, and Gap (of Fap and Gap). Logging all finds as Team HRP (Huntly, Rotorua, Papamoa - Our hometowns)... During Covid-19 lockdown, we solved a truck load of puzzles around Christchurch - Canterbury region. No use thrashing the old grey matter for no cause - We decided we should make good on this handiwork...

There are lots of interesting trails and geoart surrounding Christchurch. What you aren’t told is how far flung some of these caches actually are. Some beforehand advice would have been great, so here are some of my notes... You’re welcome!

1. Mobile coverage is patchy, especially in those quiet, rural areas where it was most needed. Saving caches to offline might show that you are prepared and organised...
2. There are many dusty metal roads on the trails. The car will get messy, and your hair will feel like cardboard at the end of the day...
3. Suitable clothing and footwear are essential. You will climb in and out of hedges, gorse, and other rough stuff. You might get scratched, cut to shreds, and bleed a lot. It’s not advised to wear your brand new jacket on the day...
4. Take lots of food and drink. You’ll probably be head down, tail up and not realise you haven’t eaten until late afternoon. There are very few shops or gas stations out there...
5. Make sure that you secure keys and wallet and know where these are placed for easy retrieval. A full box of pens might be useful too, especially if you’re inclined to free some into the wild...
6. Know the difference between left and right, and north, south, east, and west. Turning right and heading north will not get you to South Christchurch quickly.
7. Look with girl’s eyes rather than boys eyes... Some caches haven’t been found in a while and you might have to get down on your knees to pray.
8. Always be prepared for misleading hints. This is what turns simple caches into D5/T5 hides... “Head height” could mean the cache is positioned at your toes.
9. Have a sense of humour and like the people you go caching with. It’s going to be a very long day, and you might want to hurt someone during the journey...
10. Make sure you can operate your phone/device and it doesn’t crash when you most need it...
11. Learn to cut and paste logs because you’re going to repeat this function so often when logging all of your finds.
12. Above all else, have fun and be kind...

No time to waste today - We each had caching jobs to do, and our day was mostly planned... It was our intention to break the back of this lengthy Lolly Scramble trail. But as time wore on, we watched the sun turn a deeper shade of orange as it began to set over the ranges. Thank goodness for daylight saving! We definitely enjoyed the various themed cache containers on this section... Thanks M&Ms and TFTC.

Quick find. TFTC

Hot

Found it

Quick easy find on a drizzly morning, all good here. TFTC

Another easy find thanks

After a big day yesterday collecting caches around the Mt Thomas tracks, we headed out in the car today to clear some roadside caches. We had a pretty successful day with 55 finds and just 2 DNF's. All finds were nice and quick and any specific notes will be mentioned below. Thanks to all CO's for your caches and sorry for copy and paste log but I had no internet at time to make detailed logs.

A nice quick find. tftc

TFTC.

One of 24 caches located this afternoon on a drive along South Eyre Road and back through Oxford and along Tram Road, picking up 11 Lolly Scramble caches (thanks to M&Ms for all those) that I hadn’t previously done, plus a number of others. Most were quick finds, as was this one. #3029. TFTC.

Cool cache. Tftc

Lolly Scramble:Strawberry Hearts (Canterbury) was transferred from MandMCachers to user MacPacFamily

New patch seems to suit the strawberry.

Glad to turn this into a smiley. Very close road works was a bit of a worry when approaching. Cache is quite exposed due to recent pruning, but it's all in place and has obviously been left alone. TFTC

Labour weekend caching adventure. Thanks for the hide.

Easy TFTF

This one is very exposed but I suppose most cars are going pretty fast and don't see the pink. All in good order. Tftc.
#4894

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Container , logbook ... Going next...

TFTC
# 1458 August 14, 2019 14:42

Tyfc

Thank you

Visible from quite a distance along the road; TFTC

In Christchurch with ABCDF4 for zephyr club convention and tagged along to pick up a few caches.Alot of quick easy finds an tons of park and grabs.Thanks to the COs

On holiday in CH/CH for zephyr Car Convention
Weather was great.Up early to get a good day cacheing
Thanks to COs for your placements
Happy Easter

Thanks

A planned geocaching trip with specific targets in mind.
1: The final 2 caches to fill my D/T grid
2: The last 5 caches available (all in the South Island) to meet the NZ Jasmer challenge GC4R9Z6
3: Get as many caches as possible in a day (Solo)
I had no timetable and only a vague route (Christchurch - Dunedin- Invercargill). So after 20 days of sleeping in my tent/car I arrived home having traveled 4500km and visited some interesting places. Met some great people. I had found over 650 caches. That was a lot of park. Jump out out. Find cache sign and return. Then on to the next. All this done by myself. Also attended an event and had 2 FTF
Mission 1 and 2 were achieved and I had a best day of 153 caches. All this done by myself.
Day 16 Glentunnel to Waikari 76 caches found. Decided to do this series. I enjoyed the work that has gone into this. With every container I smiled and thought about the memories it brought back. Thank you for the placement

Thanks

Quick find. And a shady place to park on the way back to Chch taking the long way to collect a few caches. Thanks to all cache owners for taking the time to place and maintain your caches. Team Broadbent (signed TB on micros). Find # 1982

Coordinates changed from:
S 43° 20.749 E 172° 14.211

Coordinates changed to:
S 43° 20.735 E 172° 14.199

Distance from original: 100.6 feet or 30.7 meters.

Due to brambles that have grown up in the area over the last few years the cache has moved across the road to a clear area.

As part of an eight hour maintenance run along the Lolly Scramble this cache has been moved and replaced.

Brambles & gorse weren't there when cache was placed, looking at going a run in the next week or so and will check on it then

Crazy dense. And wet!

Not able to get to GZ due to shoulder height brambles...just too much for us this time! Out and about with ahg.

Brambles and gorse. Not for me. yuk. ow

A day dedicated to as many finds as possible. TFTC

Great day out caching, bit of a strong wind . - Many Thanks Bitsprayer

This is probably my most enjoyable day caching yet, I really really enjoyed finding such an array of containers, many of which I have never seen before. I found myself imagining what I migt find at the next stop. This is definately a trail I will bring my grandkids to if I ever get to bring them to CHCH. Thanks so much for the enjoyment I have had today

A nice sunny afternoon out caching where the water would let me! TFTC!!

Visiting from the U K Out with Wurzel1947
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Visiting from the U K with Pinksouth she does any comments
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I'm licking my lips now!

Quick find where all good at GZ. Thanks for another smilie.

Hoping to see you at the [Oamaru Geofest](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6M2V0_oamaru-geofest-2017) during Labour Weekend 21-22 October 2017. Let's all help this a successful event!


Did you know that planning has started for a Mega Event in Wellington in 2018? Check out the details on the [Wellington Event NZ (WENZ) Website](https://sites.google.com/site/wenzgeo2018/home) or visit the event's page on [FaceBook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/590545297801072/)


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.

In Christchurch for a few days, a good day to find some more caches along this road. Thanks MandMCachers for the cache.

Wow what a day, started at 7.30 just as daylight was arriving and the misty rain had me worried, turned out to be a great day with a total of 120 caches not the goal I had set myself (next time we are here we will try the 270 in a day again) but still a great goal at 120, thank you for placing and maintaining the caches we found, sorry for the copy and paste logs we had many to find and only recorded if damage or logs replaced.

#3629. I had a work trip to Canterbury on the Thursday and Friday but decided to stay over on the weekend to fit in a couple of big caching days. I am working on the DGSC challenge and need some 50+ days for the bulk find elective. So Saturday and Sunday were earmarked for getting some big totals. Managed to locate about 130 caches over the weekend and about 150 over 4 days. Decided today I would do the lolly scramble series of caches along this road and any other caches encountered. It was a really enjoyable series with well themed containers. Once I got my eye in, the finds sped up as the day progressed. Certainly a very warm early autumn day (high of 29 degrees). Nice quick find here. Another nicely presented cache in theme. Signed the dry log book and replaced as found. Thanks for the cache.

Begins our holiday in NZ in Christchurch, we came from Italy to find our son who lives there for two years.
After being in the North Island in Wellington area to hunt for historical cache and spending a few days at sea while finding bad weather without being able to take to the beach, here we are back in Chch, we decide to resume the trail already made in part two weeks ago , we reach Oxford and back.
Thanks for the laying and maintenance of this trail
Greetings from Italy
Dopo essere stati nell'isola del nord in zona Wellington a caccia di cache storiche e aver trascorso alcuni giorni al mare trovando però brutto tempo senza poter scendere in spiaggia, eccoci tornati a Chch, decidiamo di riprendere il trail già fatto in parte due settimane fa, raggiungeremo Oxford e ritorno.
Grazie per la posa e mantenimento di questo trail
Saluti dall'Italia
TFTC

Nice water tight containers

We are from Canada and visiting relatives In Christchurch for a few weeks. Started the lolly pop trail last week and we are finishing it today. Thanks to those who set up this trail. It has allowed us to check out an interesting area.

Nice quick find