Swimming Hole? (Canterbury) Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
By TheWanglers on 22-Dec-14. Waypoint GC5J42P

Cache lid missing

Tftc :^)

Lost its lid so could do with *****maintenance*****. and No i would not want to swim there !Returning north after Dunedin mega and staying a few days in Chch with son so what better way to fill my days is to go Geocaching and today i decided on visiting Wigram. What a huge change since i was last there staying on The Runway with another son- they were the first to move into that new road some 15- 16 years ago i guess it was , Now there is a supermarket , a school , a movie theatre , a retirement village , multi housing , . Wow! Most of the caches were found except for two so the day was successful including the Labs there .

Think this one has been moved as the bus shelter looks new and is currently danced off due to construction.

Magnet found by Sarona

Couldn't find it

Our for a couple of caches today, nice quick find here, TFTC

tftc. in good shape

Found cool

Clever spot. Cheers

First magnet find. Clever spot! Lid missing still

DNF

Yeees clever hid. In site and reach from pavement

DNF

TFTC Found with andyfreya. Clever wee hide.

Clever hide. Eeds a lid to keep log in

We are all the way down here in NZ to support our daughter at a sporting competition. And we are making the most of our time to check out the beautiful city of Christchurch and grab some Southern hemisphere caches! QEF at GZ. TFTC

Found an empty black container with no lid, hoping that was it! Thank you!

Awesome spot hiding in plain sight. Thanks for the cache

Cool

Maybe the bottom of the container has fallen off. Tftc

Magnet

Lid missing, can get from the path

might come back another time

might come back some other time

Good condition

Neat spot

Ethan is a big boy

Found it good condition still

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

Easy find with ThatDarnBear.The container has lost its lid, with the threaded section having perished and snapped off...---I won tickets to see [Lve](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_(band)) play in Christchurch last time they were in NZ (20+ years ago) but I couldn't make it to the concert (I still have the tickets!)They've come back down under and I'm not letting the opportunity pass me by again!With my work leave and (more importantly) my home leave approved, I flew down last night for the concert tomorrow night. Today I cached my way around Wigram, joining forces with ThatDarnBear for the afternoon. I managed to find caches for the last three missing dates on my Hidden Date calendar, which finally qualifies me for [The 365/366 Challenge - Manawatu](https://coord.info/GC7R80A).All in all, an excellent day.

Etherlord is visiting from Palmerston North so we are out and about hunting down some caches he has on his radar, and stopping for a few extras along the way. Thanks for the cache.

Found well out with friends

4th Find for today!Thanks TheWanglers For this cache! Found on the 19/03/24@06:15:57 p.m..Last time we came here we couldnt seem to find it but we mustve been really stupid as found it very easy today TFTC-SL#311

Little while ago forgotten

Tftc

Good find

A cache AND an unexpected spider!

Nice find, the 3 year old was at the right height to spot it

No lid and now no log. Put a new log in and wedged in with bark.

Was raining. Couldn't find it. Navigation was saying its in the water.

No log, no lid and no waterproof paperCool cache but it needs maintenance

Easy find after a dog walk around the park.No lid but log seems to stay inTFTC

**20,413**The swimming hole was not to inviting today. Managed a quick find, and as others have said the cache container has no lid but with waterproof paper it is ok. TFTC

Magnetic found low no lid

We found the palastyrene but cant find the cache

No lid

Thanks for the cache. Tricky

Super quick find, tftc. Perhaps it was not supposed to be there as it was too easy.

Family getaway up to our old stomping ground in Christchurch. Day 6 - Christchurch to Mosgeil. This will be the last one in Christchurch. Collected on the way back from a maintenance visit on one of mine. Easily spotted, but as others have mentioned the container is damaged and the log sheet stays in place because of the plastic bag. Could do with a new container but won't log a needs maintenance as not sure if CO is still active. Thanks for the cache TheWanglers# 3819 30 September 2023 10:42 am

Found it but it was empty and on the ground

Mr loved finding this one! Thanks

Couldn’t find it

Easy find. Top of cache is open w polystyrene in top to keep from falling out. Not sure if intentional? TFTC

Dnf

Found whilst visiting from Australia for a hockey tournament. Paper was a bit waxy to write on.

Good night for a drive TFTC!

Nice wee PNG while in the area. TFTC

Found with orth71 while on a trip to Christchurch for Trans Tasman Hockey.
At the field and had a quick look and find.
Pen didn't like the wax paper but you are able to make out names and date just.
TFTC

I loved this one but it was really hard to find (it’s hanging)

Another good one for the kids.

Easy find tyanks

Exploring new parts of Christchurch. TFTC

sneaky little find!

Nice quick find

Came back for the second time lucky and finally found it.TFTC.

TFTC

It’s ok

6 February 2023 09:25 TFTC TheWanglers for placing this cache, number 12324 for me. The only physical cache I had time for this morning, while the lads were running at an Orienteering event nearby!

Nice hide, we even put the little spider back in that was living in it

A nice quick find upon arrival for a walk around the sports complex area.

Container is a little worse for wear but holding up OK for now.

It’s ok

Nice quick find

Nice quick find

This was my grans first cache who has come all the way up from Milton for a couple days. TFTC

Collected with the Kids on a lap of Nga Puna Wai to grab all the caches in the area.

Found it! TFTC

Think I’ll stick to caching.

Quickly found , log is dry, makeshift lid is working!

Although the swimming looked less than desirable, the cache proved to be a much easier find than we had anticipated. No need to go anywhere prickly. TFTC

Nice hide, TFTC!

Yuck Mrs C loves swimming but certainly NOT here. Spent 30 minutes checking spots over and over. Scratched by brambles had enough.

Nice hide. Make-shift lid keeping things water-tight so far. Tftc

Needs maintenance

1st cache for today’s bike cache trip. Clever hide. Jammed in a makeshift cap to protect the log.

A quick stop on the way to the Friday session at Te Puna o Waiwhetu/art gallery. Was relieved not to have to get under the bridge as the swimming hole didn't look too attractive. I'm a bit of a wuss when it comes to swimming where you wade thru mud first. I have a degree of cheliphobia, unless they're sitting on a plate in bits and smoked. Thanks TheWanglers.

In Christchurch for a couple of days before heading to Hamilton on a wee road trip.
Today's adventure took me along the Cycle Track before going around Ngà Puna Wai Sports Hub and the Canterbury Agricultural Park.
Quick find when in the right spot. Still no lid and dry as TFTC

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Walked down to the site and took a quick look but didn't want to spend that much time searching.

Nice little find after a nice stroll

We had no idea where to look and it was flooded a lot

Unlike Terabithia this has a happy ending

TFTC

Found with kozjah. Container is cracked a bit and has no lid.

No luck

easy find

Sneaky sneaky.. nice one

Still no lid but has a dry log to sign

Sneaky!

Easy