McKey Store (West Coast) Ross, South Island, New Zealand
By
TwoSharpe on 02-Nov-14. Waypoint GC5G9EH
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Logs
Staying in the area, visited the museum then popped across to get this, couldnt find it unfortunately, thanks
No Luck!Geloggt mit c:geo als Chrolimasi oder meist mit CHR ,wenn mglich immer mit Datum oder wie bei wie Nano's/ Platzgrnden/hnliches/ irgendwo dazwischen/ganz hinten im Logbuch.Natrlich spendieren wir gerne ein neues Doserl oder Logzetterl falls zur Hand!Es knnen auch schon mal Einheitslogs vorkommen, wie bei groen Ruden/vielen Dosen oder vielleicht wenn mal nichts erwhnenswertes dabei war.Bitte seid uns deswegen nicht bse!Jeden Owner/in/innen zollen wir natrlich Respekt fr deren Arbeit,auslegen und warten der Caches ,jede einzelne gefundene Dose zaubert uns immer wieder ein neues ins Gesicht und einen auf die Karte!Egal wo auf der Welt,Servus ,Ciao,Hello,Hola .... aus !Und wie immer!TFTC!
Today before we headed to our next stop, Reefton, we popped over to Ross as we wanted to explore this little town. We had a good look all over and could not find the cache - query the last bland log - might be with the CO checking this one Tim and Viv - ddm
unfortunately I couldn't spot this one today either. I'm thinking I should have read further than the last log!
Bah, gave it a good nudge but no luck today, I'll be back to explore around here one day. Cheers
There were a few muggles out and about in the town. Found the location very easily but not the actual cache. Went down the pub and had a quick meal with a drink before wandering back to GZ and poking around again, finding the cache! The actual cache was not hanging but easy to spot next to the hanging objects. Log was a bit wet but still able to write on. Nice hide! TFTC
We found it was hard to find it, took a long time but we suddenly found it 25mins it was in front of us the whole time. Hugo -7
Park&Grab - thanks for guiding us to this place. It was fun to explore the mystical figures along the fence.
!G'day from Australia!!!
Stumble Trip had been in NZ for the past 6mths, working on the Milford Track. Stumble's Mate flew in to meet up with her and we spent the next 2wks traveling the beautiful South Island in a camper. Whilst the weather wasn't favourable for the first week, we had an awesome time and travelled some 3,200+kms, seeing some beautiful sites and staying in just as beautiful campsite along the way.
Thanks to all the CO. Unless otherwise stated, all caches were found in good condition.
Stumble Trip had been in NZ for the past 6mths, working on the Milford Track. Stumble's Mate flew in to meet up with her and we spent the next 2wks traveling the beautiful South Island in a camper. Whilst the weather wasn't favourable for the first week, we had an awesome time and travelled some 3,200+kms, seeing some beautiful sites and staying in just as beautiful campsite along the way.
Thanks to all the CO. Unless otherwise stated, all caches were found in good condition.
On our trip from Kakapotahi to Westport we stoped here for a rest and for gold…..
Logbook is wet. TFTC and Greeting from
Logbook is wet. TFTC and Greeting from
Found - Mrs McMike2012 & I now live full-time in our caravan & travel the country visiting places we want to visit … we are currently parked up at the DoC Lake Mahinapua Campsite … thought we’d do a drive down to Ross & have a look at the mining history & grab an Ad Lab & a few caches as well … this cache was easily found, log completed & replaced … pleased to add another 'smiley face' to the tally … TFTC ... TN:LN:SL ... #3,895 for us.Day 7 on our holiday in New Zealand. Today our tour is going from Fox Glacier to Punakaiki. We also visited this traditional cache, found it, and signed the logbook.
***T4T$ - Many Thanks to TwoSharpe for hiding and maintaining of this cache s*** ️
***T4T$ - Many Thanks to TwoSharpe for hiding and maintaining of this cache s*** ️
*#9740
Back in Germany I now want to log my finds in this beautiful country. Thanks to the owners for their work and care. With some cases, of course, also a favorite point remains.
On our trip from Franz Josef Glacier to Punakaiki we stopped here for a rest.
TFTC*
Back in Germany I now want to log my finds in this beautiful country. Thanks to the owners for their work and care. With some cases, of course, also a favorite point remains.
On our trip from Franz Josef Glacier to Punakaiki we stopped here for a rest.
TFTC*
spent 6 great weeks in New Zealand with my ?? The start was a bit bumpy (Cyclone Gabrielle) but then it got better and better. We travelled to both islands and discovered a lot. We photographed and filmed many beautiful things, but most of it stayed in our hearts.Almost everywhere we stopped, a cache was already waiting for us. Most of the caches are well maintained and easy to find.With mostly very nice 
weather, we saw a lot of this impressive island. In many places, caches were waiting for us, which were sometimes easy and sometimes difficult to find. This cache was also included and was successfully signedWe puzzled a lot in advance and the tours ?? were well prepared 
So this box was also well found.now I have another 
on my personal cache card.many thanks to [^] **TwoSharpe** [^] for the effort and the cache and greetings from Germany ???? TFTF**Geistercacher**#34231
weather, we saw a lot of this impressive island. In many places, caches were waiting for us, which were sometimes easy and sometimes difficult to find. This cache was also included and was successfully signedWe puzzled a lot in advance and the tours ?? were well prepared So this box was also well found.now I have another on my personal cache card.many thanks to [^] **TwoSharpe** [^] for the effort and the cache and greetings from Germany ???? TFTF**Geistercacher**#34231During our holiday in NZ we, geosnuf and I, also look for some geocaches.Today in Ross we found this one. No pen with us, so: a photo-log.We have a cloudy and rainy day today, but enough time to look around.We enjoy the beautiful nature, the pleasant encounters and the nice caches.Thanks to the co's for bringing us here and for placing and maintaining this caches.
Found quickly, nice design, thanks for the interesting site and cache. Czech Republic.
We had just finished a walk around the gold mining walk and saw this cache was here. I walked over from where we were parked and spotted the cache so made a nice quick find.
Thanks for placing this cache
Thanks for placing this cache
Thanks for your amazing cache. I really appreciate the time you took to set up and maintain your caches.
Me thinks that the conrod doesn't usually go there
Found with Fisha1288
Cheers, Cympull.
Me thinks that the conrod doesn't usually go there
Found with Fisha1288
Cheers, Cympull.
Greetings from the Czech Republic and Thanks For This Cache.
Díky za keš.
20:36
Moje 4664
Díky za keš.
20:36
Moje 4664
We have been here before and searched for it but on that occasion we were not successful, we didn't log a dnf as we thought it would still be there and that we just couldn't find it. Knowing that we would be back at some stage with more time and able to have another look.
That day was today, it was a beautiful warm afternoon and there were not so many people around by the time we got here.
It still took us way too long to find it, as we were searching with our fingers and not our eyes and I had it in my mind that this was going to be a bison. But find it we did. It was not behind anything in fact it was totally exposed and hanging pretty much in our face.
Would love to come back here one day when the hedge has been pruned as it looks like there are some interesting old relics in amongst the greenery
Thanks for placing this cache and thank you for the smiley
That day was today, it was a beautiful warm afternoon and there were not so many people around by the time we got here.
It still took us way too long to find it, as we were searching with our fingers and not our eyes and I had it in my mind that this was going to be a bison. But find it we did. It was not behind anything in fact it was totally exposed and hanging pretty much in our face.
Would love to come back here one day when the hedge has been pruned as it looks like there are some interesting old relics in amongst the greenery
Thanks for placing this cache and thank you for the smiley
Needs a bit of a prune to see them more clearly. Luckily a quick find. Lots of people wandering around.
An evening cache raid to Ross. Staying further north but decided there was enough time after setting up camp and having diner to pop down here and snare all the caches.
Looked at the lake, do they give former mines now ponds a special name? Two minutes of googlin says no.
Looked at the lake, do they give former mines now ponds a special name? Two minutes of googlin says no.
A. It wet when we arrived today, but took a little walk around the gold history site and then a look for this one. Too bad the plants have grown so much the cache “holder” can’t really be seen. Thanks for the story and the cache.
Still on my ride to Foss and back, but a side trip around here. GPS took a while to settle, and once I read the page it all made sense for a quick find. TFTC.
Nice sunny morning for a walk around Ross. There seem to be only two caches in this town. I think the bushes must have grown a bit as I had to look hard to find it. The camouflage does a good job. TFTC.
On our trip we also passed the small town of Ross. We visited the lovingly designed museum and completed the lab+bonus, the EC and last but not least the Tradie.
TFTC!
Greetings from Germany
Felsmaus
TFTC!
Greetings from Germany
Felsmaus
15:33
On a mission to catch up with a 99-year old Latvian on the Coast today. And knocking off a couple of caches of the PWGT list.
The metalwork is being taken over by nature - perfect place for a geocache.
A quick find after doing the AL, the EC and the Multi in the area.
Mkeeeey
Kia ora! Paldies!
TFTC, TwoSharpe!
#9013
On a mission to catch up with a 99-year old Latvian on the Coast today. And knocking off a couple of caches of the PWGT list.
The metalwork is being taken over by nature - perfect place for a geocache.
A quick find after doing the AL, the EC and the Multi in the area.
Mkeeeey
Kia ora! Paldies!
TFTC, TwoSharpe!
#9013
. 1640. 2:11 pm. I wasn't expecting to make another find so soon but we were parked so close by. Found with eKitten, GRAkiWi, Li0npaw and Jenryellea. Signed kanoe+GeLj. TFT(key)C.
Having just finished The Wilderness Trail, time for a quick look around a cool wee town. . Nice easy find in an interesting place. Cheers
Wow now this is a great town we are in a daddy and daughter roady Ross is has a big personality great place for a cache.
TFTC.
TFTC.
Cool little spot and cache. Nice to stretch the legs after the trip from Fox Glacier. Thanks!
A few days holiday brought us to the hometown of the wee wombles grandad. After a visit to the cemetery we spent some time in the town and grabbed this cache. Thanks for the cache
Cache number 4522
Cache number 4522
Not stopping long in Ross as the day is drawing to a close and we have to get a bit further South. Time enough to grab an interesting cache though. TFTC
Out with Redco5 today south and east of Hokitika today picking up the odd cache.
It is nice to finally tick this one off.
Cheers for the cache, TwoSharpe.
It is nice to finally tick this one off.
Cheers for the cache, TwoSharpe.
Turning a blue frown into a yellow smiley. Thanks for getting this replaced, TwoSharpe.
#7562
#7562
FITW Albijos
On a beautiful trip visiting some parts of the west coast. We are very lucky with this gorgeous weather perfect for exploring rain forests, rivers, glaciers, beaches and other geological treasures.
Had no trouble in finding this one and the cache is all good here. TFTC.
On a beautiful trip visiting some parts of the west coast. We are very lucky with this gorgeous weather perfect for exploring rain forests, rivers, glaciers, beaches and other geological treasures.
Had no trouble in finding this one and the cache is all good here. TFTC.
FITW Harisree
Such beautiful weather in the West coast. Sunny, No clouds, no wind, and we were in dreamland.
An easy grab n go
TFTC
Such beautiful weather in the West coast. Sunny, No clouds, no wind, and we were in dreamland.
An easy grab n go
TFTC
Day 6 - Labour weekend extended road trip with Kiwicampnut - relocated to stay south of the ditch.
Woke to blue skies and spectacular views. Quite different from yesterday.
Made our way to GZ and started hunting. With the replacement its not quite visible from the footpath, and with the camo, it blends in quite nicely.
A bit on the damp side, but that's hard to avoid on this side of the divide.
Thanks for the cache TwoSharpe
# 2980 20 October 2021 3:37 pm
Woke to blue skies and spectacular views. Quite different from yesterday.
Made our way to GZ and started hunting. With the replacement its not quite visible from the footpath, and with the camo, it blends in quite nicely.
A bit on the damp side, but that's hard to avoid on this side of the divide.
Thanks for the cache TwoSharpe
# 2980 20 October 2021 3:37 pm
On a trip with Ruru_NZ to gather the tour caches needed or in my case not done yet. Should be able to knock them off on this trip.
Passing through here again. Only in Feb I was after the tour ones. Decided this time to clear others in area.
Passing through here again. Only in Feb I was after the tour ones. Decided this time to clear others in area.
Travelled down here today to replace the geocache for TwoSharpe. Placed a new container in a similar spot and logging the cache as well because I hadn't actually found it! TFTC
Had a good look but no joy. Sorry, TwoSharpe, should have brought caching gear to replace for you since you are busy running Old Ghost Road today.
Found the location - looked all along the old tools but nothing. Poor hubby drenched again!
Looked for a while but didn't find, large area of possible hiding locations here.
We are over on the coast whitebaiting. A treat tonight was sunday roast at Ross. Found this cute cache among interesting antique tools. Thanks for this cache TwoSharpe.
