The 500 Day Challenge (Wellington) Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
By GSEL on 05-Apr-15. Waypoint GC5QRW6

[Eriallo](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Eriallo) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5QRW6/51222 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.OK: found 2 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days # visited previous days gccode cache_name type country region 1. 2024-09-23 2022-11-20 673 GC35XT5 Flora Exotica (Wellington) Unknown Cache New Zealand North Island 2. 2024-11-22 2023-07-01 510 GC31N5E A28G Makara (Wellington) Traditional Cache New Zealand North IslandOnly got the second of these yesterday! Cache in great condition. A new point on my D/T graph so I'm very happy.

Heading up the hill today specifically for this Challenge cache I do qualify for. A great walk up the hill, on a sunny, cold, dry, windy day. Have been waiting for the rain to stop and these tracks to dry out. I timed it perfectly. No problems finding the cache, which was in a great location with a nice breeze. Cache in perfect order.It constantly amazes me how often caches are left lonely for many months/years. I can understand if they're on a mountain peak, but most aren't and are easily accessible. ,';*={thanks}-*;', ,;:*(thanks}:*;*:{thanks}*:;, ,;{thanks}:;:*{thanks}:;:{thanks);, `;:{thanks};:{thanks}:;{thanks}:;' `*&;:{thanks}:;:{thanks},:;&*' `-+;:*{thanks}*:;+-` `-\\\||///-' __ \\||// __ / `------' \ | }-(______)-{ | \___/ |||| \___/ /_, |||| ,_\ \| |/(This is Ramble #6, counting towards GC2XBA7 Rambler's Reward Challenge).

Didn't realise I had two to qualify for this! Had only lined up Okonomoyaki Party as my qualifier. Walked up from Parkvale Rd this morning to grab this and a few others on the way, cheers. 1.2024-06-132022-09-26626GC1VR0AChild's Play 4: Okonomiyaki Party (Wellington)Unknown CacheNew ZealandNorth Island2.2024-07-102022-12-02586GC272YNGo, Cab. Go! (Wellington)Unknown CacheNew ZealandNorth Island

This was one cache I thought I wouldnt qualify for, but thanks to Project -GC I do, 39 times!!! That is amazing. Favourite given for a great challenge.Kia ora rawa atu for the cache GSEL.[NZ_B](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=NZ_B) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5QRW6/51222 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.OK: found 39 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days1. 2023-09-08 2018-02-10 2036 GC3ERD1 Block Course v2 (Takaka Hill@Nelson/Marlborough) 2. 2022-10-15 2017-09-02 1869 GC6P7Q5 Pokmon Geo 1 (Wairarapa) 3. 2021-04-20 2016-11-19 1613 GC41VAJ Rural Parking Lot (Nelson/Marlborough) 4. 2021-04-20 2017-11-04 1263 GC4R8H1 Lonely (Nelson/Marlborough) 5. 2022-05-06 2018-12-23 1230 GC4VC7G Challenge 1000 - Growing Well-rounded Cachers 6. 2022-05-06 2019-02-14 1177 GC5FNVF Yellow Eyes in the Dark (Porirua) 7. 2022-12-02 2019-10-04 1155 GC243Y1 By Wind, Water, Or Windy Road (Wairarapa) 8. 2019-01-21 2015-11-28 1150 GC4JXGB WELLYWOOD: The Wahine Disaster (Wellywood) 9. 2023-07-31 2020-09-05 1059 GC5041Q _(III)(Manawatu) 10. 2018-05-05 2015-06-15 1055 GC2HGKQ Kaituna Fork (Wairarapa) 11. 2018-04-20 2015-07-25 1000 GC4W4YG MacGyver's Challenge (Wairarapa) 12. 2021-04-22 2018-08-18 978 GC1Y4RH N27 (Nelson/Marlborough) 13. 2020-09-26 2018-03-11 930 GC1KKKV Manurewa Point Reserve (Wairarapa) 14. 2023-10-26 2021-04-13 926 GC5EFQ6 Angry Birds 24 - Rio you egg (Canterbury) 15. 2023-06-09 2021-01-18 872 GC68NVA Estuary Night Amble 16. 2020-01-28 2017-09-15 865 GC51FW6 Matts Creek (Nelson/Marlborough) 17. 2020-01-27 2017-12-01 787 GC36VY2 Putaputaweta ( Tasman) 18. 2023-06-09 2021-04-27 773 GC7ZK5K Exclusive or what? (19.2023-10-242021-10-06748GC3VQBA Mighty Oaks #21 (North Otago)20.2016-04-202014-04-20731GC32ZD4 Glendhu Reef (Wairarapa)21.2023-09-092021-09-12727GC611E0 Baker's Dozen #5 (Tasman)22.2022-12-082021-01-11696GC7J6BD The Winemaker's Art (Marlborough)23.2021-12-262020-02-02693GC37RNY XaXe's Mystery Challenge24.2023-10-262022-01-07657GC4V1Q0 Smile 14 (Canterbury)25.2023-06-102021-09-02646GC8Q02A Central Mini Trail Outlier (Tasman)26.2022-10-182021-01-14642GC5J3TTSuper... Challenge (Canterbury)27.2018-07-012016-11-11597GC3ETFE Manawatu @ Aerodrome (Hawkes Bay)28.2023-01-152021-06-07587GCY3GYTriggerpoint (Manawatu)29.2022-06-252020-11-21581GC3BEKR Crystal Balls (Kapiti)30.2022-11-222021-04-24577GC433C6 Mighty Oaks #37 (North Otago)31. 2022-12-08 2021-06-06 550 GC7FCCF Pay the penalty (Marlborough) Unknown Cache New Zealand South Island 32. 2023-09-07 2022-03-07 549 GC2RX4C Lotsa Bridges (Nelson) Multi-cache New Zealand South Island 33. 2023-09-13 2022-03-15 547 GC5WEQA Awatere Oak (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South Island 34. 2022-10-03 2021-04-07 544 GC5BWY2 Valley View Traditional Cache New Zealand North Island 35. 2020-01-28 2018-08-04 542 GC51FWC Humphrey's Hollow (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South Island 36. 2018-07-14 2017-01-25 535 GC5R72F St Georges Trail 6 Traditional Cache New Zealand North Island 37. 2023-06-10 2022-01-09 517 GC5E9B3 TV Classics III - The Prisoner Unknown Cache New Zealand South Island 38. 2023-09-13 2022-04-22 509 GC6AJWH Reign of Grelok (beta)(Marlborough) Wherigo Cache New Zealand South Island 39. 2021-04-22 2019-12-08 501 GC5XZVR As the bird flies. (Nelson/Marlborough) Multi-cache New Zealand South Island

[maplerosenz](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=maplerosenz) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5QRW6/51222 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.OK: found 7 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days # visited previous days gccode cache_name type country region 1. 2021-04-28 2015-12-30 1946 GC429XF Porika Pine (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South Island 2. 2022-10-08 2018-01-05 1737 GC6QT16 Solomon Islands: The Hidden Volcano of Savo Earthcache Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 3. 2022-09-23 2019-09-28 1091 GC68ZAQ Postcards from the Solomons Traditional Cache Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 4. 2021-04-28 2018-09-18 953 GC429X1 Porika Options (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South Island 5. 2023-02-08 2021-03-01 709 GC25BCV Seeing Double (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South Island 6. 2021-09-10 2020-01-11 608 GC1VT5B Rai Bound (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South Island 7. 2021-11-13 2020-06-07 524 GC5K5MH Pondering the Pine (Nelson/Marlborough) Traditional Cache New Zealand South IslandWill head up the hill at some point in the near future. Thanks for the Challenge, GSEL (it's a whole new world!).

I've been quite caught up in the last 6 months with seeking out lonely caches, inspired by the sister cache to this one (the 1000 day challenge).In qualifying for that one I have of course also qualified comfortably for this one. I have attached a screenshot of this.Thanks very much GSEL for these challenges which have got me out and about on the tracks in several areas that were new to me and reminded me of how very much I enjoy that type of geocaching.The cache was a quick find and all in good order.Thanks very much for the cache. FP added.

Early in my caching career I came across a "lonely challenge", asking to find a number of caches at least six months lonely totally 15 years, I think it was. Since then I wrote a script to track my lonely finds and as at March 10 2024 I have 488 of them (I haven't run the script since that date, and I call a cache lonely if it has been at least a year since it was last found). Resorting the spreadsheet... I have 308 at least 500 days, the oldest being at the 8.5 year mark. Rnd() picked 298, so today's cache is...[GC5GE0C](https://coord.info/GC5GE0C)Seaward View Junction (Nelson/Marlborough)found 2018-02-03last found 2016-09-10Days 511.A nice walk in the hills above the cemetery. We are so lucky to have this so close to urban areas.

Signed the log in preparation for finding if I qualify. I think I do, but I need to check.

I qualify for this cache several times over.For example I found the following cache 660 days after the previous finder: GC1AYWW Walkways of Otago: Yellow Ridge (Commemorative) Traditional Geocache, which I found on 11/2/2024.I hope to come to Wellington within the year to collect this and some other challenge caches.

I noticed this challenge a couple of days ago, and as I have found a few lonely caches lately, I thought I should grab this one too. The loneliest cache I have found this week was GC3APHC The Pilgrimage - The Holy Land (Wellington), which had last been found on 26/4/2021 before I found it on 5/1/2024 - a whopping 985 days. Was a very pretty setting today, with the usual field of rabbits all abloom with yellow flowers and bumblebees.

We're coming down to Wellington later in the week and as I have fulfilled this challenge, I will pick it up then hopefully. I found GC1186X - Te Kauri-Manuka Track (Waikato) on 3/2/23 and that was the first find for 621 days according to Google - so the criteria is met. Update later...

Boite Trouve ! / Box Found it ! Une nouvelle petite cache faite ici. Il faut maintenant que je vrifie mon ligibilit ce challenge.Merci GSEL pour la cache A new little cache made here. Now I need to check my eligibility for this challenge.Thank you GSEL for the cache

Couldn't believe we had the requirements for this. Once we knew we could do it just had to reach it. Big hike up the hill then looked like we had a field of gorse to negotiate. After a couple of false starts saw it was just a screen of gorse with wide open space behind. Just a field of rabbits. Would never get muggled in here we thought... but wait, what? A big dog comes loping in snooping around followed by its owners. Oh well. Smile and say hi while looking very suspicious. TFTC

Headed up hill this afternoon to check the cache. Access is still OK in the tracks via the cemetery and area near the cache is open thanks to lots of rabbits keeping the grass well grazed. Replaced the container with wet log with a new container and logbook. Happy hiking.

The log is in tatters and very damp

FINALLY!!!
Almost five years (25 August 2018) since I wrote a note that I qualified for this challenge! I remember writing the note and for some reason just completely forgot about coming here to get this cache (I think this was the first challenge cache that I had seen).

The log is in very bad condition, signed as "IB"

Copy from my note below:

Cache: Reservoir Dogs (Wellington) GC1JYGM
Last found: 04/05/2016
Found: 25/08/2018
Elapsed time: 843 days

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*TFTC GSEL #1,011*

I found this challenge and completed the challenge earlier this year. I was not intending to be up this way today, but ended up on a longer walk than planned. The cache itself was a quick find. The log is very damp, mostly in tatters, and in need of some new and/or waterproof paper, but I did not have any supplies with me today. I did manage to sign the log. Thanks very much for setting the challenge.

CaribbeanStorm has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.
GC46F08 Tyers Stream Reserve #1 (Wellington)
visited: 2022-07-31
previous: 2021-03-07
days: 511

Out for an AdLab walk in Otari when I spotted this cache up the hill presenting a sad face to me on my map. Up I walked to arrive at a familiar GZ to find the cache in just about the first place I looked. How did I miss that last time?
I have dithered for a while to decide which resuscitated cache to claim and then subsequently I visited Rangitoto so I will claim GLCS19 - GC3QY7Z which gives me 2051 days since the last find log. Ironically, this CO was the last finder back in 2017!
Thanks GSEL for the Challenge.

I live not far from here so heading up to this cache was a good excuse for a walk up the hill. Very pleased to find that I qualified for the find, from a cache I found in January this year in the Tararua Ranges.

I scattered several bunnies as I approached. Quick find. The log is quite wet and difficult to write on so I signed as JLT.

Qualifying cache: GC4Z94W Bridges of the Atiwhakatu (Wairarapa). Found on 23/01/22, previous find 25/7/20 (547 days apart).

TFTC

I was fearing the worst as I slowly climbed up the hill from the cemetery. A wall of gorse. But like Moses it parted in front of me for a clear run to the final with just a few bunnies for company. Thanks. Another one ticked off.

Found the physical cache a while ago with matagouri, but only just got round to making sure I qualified.

[TharnTheHalkan](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=TharnTheHalkan) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5QRW6/51222 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

OK: found 7 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days

# visited previous days gccode cache_name type country region
1. 2020-12-20 2018-10-19 793 GC1VFHA Child's Play 2: Hide-and-Seek (Wellington) Unknown Cache New Zealand North Island
2. 2021-03-28 2019-04-10 718 GC5Y98K The Lost One (Resurrection) (Paraparaumu) Unknown Cache New Zealand North Island
3. 2020-12-25 2019-03-30 636 GC4JXGB WELLYWOOD: The Wahine Disaster (Wellywood) Unknown Cache New Zealand North Island
4. 2021-09-12 2020-01-04 617 GC49RV5 Kiwi GeoTrail Wha Tekau ma Iwa (49) (Porirua) Unknown Cache New Zealand North Island
5. 2021-02-21 2019-08-24 547 GC5M5Z1 A Beacon of Light (Mana Island) Multi-cache New Zealand North Island
6. 2021-02-21 2019-09-07 533 GC5M6CB Species restoration (Mana Island) Unknown Cache New Zealand North Island
7. 2021-02-21 2019-09-07 533 GC5M6A8 Pest eradication and biosecurity (Mana Island) Multi-cache New Zealand North Island

I live in the UK so no idea if I'll ever get here to collect this. I'd love to visit though. After the first lockdown on the UK (very jealous of the way you guys handled it all), I only found resurrection caches as they were guaranteed to be COVID free. As such I have 24 qualifiers for this but only 1 for the 1000 days. Take your pick.

[UnstableBoron](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=UnstableBoron) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5QRW6/51222 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

OK: found 24 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days

# visited previous days gccode cache_name type country region
1. 2020-05-11 2016-07-13 1398 GC5QBYK The Best Kick Ass Cache Of All Time Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
2. 2020-05-17 2017-10-02 958 GC5YB90 Totally Screwed Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
3. 2020-10-08 2018-03-21 932 GC5Q6EP Grid Fillers #2 Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
4. 2020-05-23 2017-11-23 912 GC69W1B Geocad41 - Tuft's Cache Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
5. 2020-06-19 2018-01-12 889 GC5K418 BARRWOODS Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
6. 2020-05-17 2017-12-26 873 GC5V231 Butterfly hunting Letterbox Hybrid United Kingdom Yorkshire
7. 2020-11-20 2018-08-17 826 GC3DCRM Little ammo Traditional Cache United Kingdom East Midlands
8. 2020-12-16 2018-10-30 778 GC5YRAZ Geocad31 Carty's Secret Life No. 2 Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
9. 2018-12-18 2016-11-10 768 GC28327 Gone Fishin' Multi-cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
10. 2020-07-04 2018-07-29 706 GC3C26P Thealby Thriller Traditional Cache United Kingdom East Midlands
11. 2018-11-24 2017-02-21 641 GC5NJGM Night Owl Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
12. 2020-05-16 2018-08-15 640 GC26TFB Minster Way To Huggate Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
13. 2020-05-20 2018-08-22 637 GC2GPZD Nafferton Wold Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
14. 2020-05-26 2018-09-09 625 GC5AJ4R Geocad 13 Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
15. 2021-03-26 2019-08-15 589 GC48WC9 Hidey hole Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
16. 2018-10-17 2017-03-19 577 GC5KTEG Geocad17 - Circular Walk 7 Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
17. 2021-04-16 2019-09-20 574 GC79TF7 A Fine Pair # 915 ~ Old Ellerby Multi-cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
18. 2018-11-24 2017-05-18 555 GC6D3N5 Man/Woman's Best Friend Unknown Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
19. 2018-10-17 2017-05-06 529 GC5KTE4 Geocad16 - Circular Walk 1 Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire
20. 2020-06-02 2018-12-22 528 GC20YX8 Chalkland Way To Hanging Grimston Traditional Cache United Kingdom Yorkshire

I love unloved caches, so have a few. Choosing one not used for the 1000 day challenge.

RaynPengi has used Project-GC Challenge Checker to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

OK: found 25 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days

# visited previous days gccode cache_name type
4. 2020-07-14 2017-10-21 997 GC2G25X Glenburnie Loop ( North Otago ) Traditional Cache

2020-06-01 2018-10-21 589 GC6NN4W River Roads #16 - The End of the Road

Found on a sunny but brisk day out on the Skyline with TharntheHalken. All good in cache, tftc!

A quick find here, approached from the Skyline.

This could almost be renamed the 500 rabbit challenge, the area is infested with them!

Qualified more than once but the one i will use is one with the longest gap between finds, GC29WMQ with 784 days from 21.5.16 to 14.7.18. Next longest was GC2DQ0M Feed the Ducks at 699 days.

TFTC and a new one for the D/T grid.

Ended up being a bit longer walk than I thought after work but keen to keep going on 20 puzzles within 30 days and had set my mind on this tonight. Gorgeous day and beautiful walk. Ready for a cold beer now!

Qualified over xmas holidays with cache GC5PYK1 Journeys End (Northland). Found on 26/12/20. Last prior find 4/11/18. 783 days.

I qualify for this challenge several times but I have chosen GC4PP3K “And then there were none” at 699 days between finds as the others that I have found that have had longer intervals between finds have had issues such as being disabled for a while or have been replacements for missing caches. I found the lonely cache on 19/09/20 with the previous find being on 21/10/2018.

We walked right past GZ without realising it, so backtracked after finding another relatively near solved puzzle cache to collect this one. It was early evening by now and approaching GZ we caused many rabbits to scatter along with a family of quail, the chicks no bigger than our thumbs. The cache was quickly found and we retreated to let the wildlife settle down. I hope the quail babies found their mum again. TFTC

Went for a walk around the hills tonight, and came across this one. I was pretty sure I qualified, so found and signed the log. Once I got back home I checked a few bookmark lists and found that sure enough, I had qualified multiple times.

GC code: GC5GHTX
Cache name: Bush Bash Bosh!!
Date I found: 20 September 2020
Previously found: 21 October 2018
Elapsed days: 700 days

I enjoy finding lonely caches so liked the look of this challenge. My qualifying cache is GC3E77J The Bunyip (Kapiti) which I found with my family on 22 April 2018 (shortly after we first started caching) and it was previously found on 7 October 2016 - 562 days between finds. Enjoyed my walk up to GZ. There were lots of rabbits in the clearing. When I arrived at GZ one of the first things I noticed was a chain with nothing attached to it; I was hoping that it wasn't supposed to have the cache attached so I was relieved to find the cache further downhill. My phone wasn't being particularly helpful, said I was about 12m away when I found it but I got there with a process of elimination and easily spied it when I was looking in the right place! Thanks for the challenge and TFTC

[Jude_E](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Jude_E) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC5QRW6/51222 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did. She found 27 caches (needed: 1) not found in 500 days

Visited 2017-11-27
Previous 2015-03-10
Days 993
GC2PY06 Little G Asks - Was Elisha Ripped Off?(Canterbury) Mystery Cache

#1127. I was on a mission over the last few days to get a bunch of virtuals, letterbox hybrids, challenge caches and any traditionals that happened to get in the way during my trip to Wellington. This cache right here was one such challenge cache.

A few things almost stopped me getting this cache today. First, the light rain. Second, the fact I wasn't feeling well (and a steep walk was mentioned in the description). Third, the locked gates to the cemetery. Fourth, the fact that when I parked I realised I lost my pen, so I had to drive up to Karori New World to buy another one.

Finally, once I got over all these things, I managed to walk and find the cache! A nice pleasant walk in a part of Wellington I hadn't walked through before. I found it to be not at all steep like the description says. The 1000 day challenge however... now *that one* was steep.

My qualifying cache: GC451WA (PSone). I found it on 8/06/2019 and it was previously found on 13/12/2017 - according to Microsoft Excel that is 542 days of loneliness. If you're ever up in Whangarei I would highly recommend going to look for this cache, it's an amazing location.

Thanks very much for the challenge and cache!

A shoein at 522 days for Daywalk's [Ag-rarian](https://coord.info/GC30GF2) Amble from a long list of unloved caches, the longest at 1,143 days Commissioners track in Roxy not including original Slopepoint virtual (archived) short 4 days of 4000 unlogged but now locked to archived logging and one of the last few peeps to log. Was it the 1.4km return stroll along the stop bank walkway from the closest park'n'grab or the Angus burgers on hooves leaving their chips and porridge everywhere? No, we are not taking you to new crop, shooo! Funnily enough the last to sign cache were back in Nov 2017, add another 30 days ±. Wellington's a bit far away with the rest of the South Island to cache so it can wait for another life. Thanks for creating this challenge GSEL, [OSII](https://coord.info/GC1W320) is still waiting for the next finder, the coke tin was so close!

We looked long for this cache, finaly we found it. At the way back to our car we saw three keas, that was great!
To log the "sister-challenge" with 1000 lonely days, I visited a cache in germany bevor our holydays in nz began. Now we found a cache here, what was not logged since eight and a half year. So I can log this cache with my german lonely cache.

GC1cng9 I logged at 25-10-2019; last log 30-09-2016

Up on the skyline walkway getting blasted by the wind so popped down on the sheltered side to grab this one. I had actually qualified for this one way back in 28th March 2014 in my third month of geocaching. I had found GC16505 The Devil's Treadmill on a day I walked the south coast out to Karori Rock. The actual cache find was awesome fun with plenty of scree to clambour across and slide up and down on. When I found it the previous find was 562 days earlier. No problems finding the cache and signed and replaced. All in great condition. Now to figure out when I am going to get the 1000 day challenge which I also qualify for. Thanks for the cache.

Out with my latest piece of Geocaching kit, my trusty e-bike.
I thought I'd see how much of the Skyline walkway I could complete.

Absolutely gutted. I don't believe that the bunnies have run away with it so it must be here somewhere. I even jumped the fence to search from the other side.

This was a cache I had spotted, and qualified for, quite some time ago along with it's bigger brother The 1000 Day Challenge GC5QM5F.

I had thought that I might get a chance to try to search for this one during the WENZ Mega weekend, but it just never happened as there simply was never enough time to get everything done that I had wanted to.

Today I had been invited down to Welly to meet some people I had only every spoken to online, and seeing that I had a bit of extra time up my sleeve I thought it would be a great opportunity to go for this cache too.

Walking through the old cemetery was interesting. I've never been here before and hadn't realised that the deceased had been afforded views real estate developers would give their right arm for these days! The weather was stunning, and I was so grateful that the majority of the ascent towards the final location was under cover of trees. But it was a straightforward climb, and the co-ords were good enough to find the cache after just a minute or two of searching through prickly growth. All is well with this cache, so the log was quickly signed and returned as found. I only wish I had more time to carry on up to the skyline, but will have to come back again to enjoy those views.

For my qualifying cache, I'll pick the one that I found when I had only been caching less than 2 months;
GC5NG21 Danny's Crossroads of Doom! (Horowhenua)
Previously found on 2/01/2016, I found it on 5/08/2017 which is an interval of 582 days.

Thank you for the challenge, and the cache.

(# 4713). Went for a walk in Wilton Bush starting at Karori Cemetery. I wanted to clear my outstanding caches in the bush and get solved puzzles. A nice morning to go for a walk. A quick find. Everything in order. TFTC

My qualifying cache is GC2J2Z4 Open Bay Heights which I found on 15/02/18 and was previously found on 26/03/16. This meant it was unfound for 691 days.

We qualify for this challenge. We found GC2TRB88 Tranquility Revealed on 04.10.2016. It was last previously found on 02.02.2014. Total of days between finds is 975 days

I too qualify for this cache. I found GC4DFMZ. I found it with rustynz on 24-12-15, previous find was 16-11-13 a total of 768 days.

Http://coord.info/GC3M4C3
I found 8 sep 18, last found 23 sep 16. 715 days sitting lonely and waiting.

I didn't know about challenge caches until I read the description for this one last night...
Checked Project-GC for caches close by that would suit the criteria, and headed off to the Birchville Dam today to meet the challenge conditions - much success.

Cache: Reservoir Dogs (Wellington) GC1JYGM
Last found: 04/05/2016
Found: 25/08/2018
Elapsed time: 843 days

Not sure when I will be able collect, but here is a qualifying note for this challenge

Qualifying cache: GCQ78F Oh Well F

Found 16/12/14 (previous find 20/1/13) 695 days

Just noting my qualification in advance of getting to Wellington.
GC code: GC29FFN
Cache name: Heikki's suburbia bus tour final
Date previously found: 24/11/2015
Date I found it: 9/5/2017
Elapsed days: 532 days.

Found this cache today hadn't been found for 566 days

I'm from Norway, escaping the cold winter and travelling around New Zealand for 7 weeks, using geocaching as my tourguide. Today I had to drive from Wellington to Ohakune, via the challengetrail near Martinborough. Therefore I started geocaching at 6 am to try to get as much done as possible. My main focus today was challenge-caches.

About this cache:
The gate was closed in the weekend, so I had to park a few hundred meters away from the parking-coordinates, but that was no problem, then I also got to find the multi at the cemetary. It was such a nice trail here, so I decided to start jogging on my way to and from this cache, not to steep. Nice to get some excersise done before I was going driving all day. I'm glad it was an easy find once I got to gz, luckily the gorse hadn't spread to the hiding-spot.

I've found lots of caches longer than 500 days since they were last found, here is one excample:
GC52DPJ Mastebakken. Last found 08/10/15 and I found it 19/08/17, that is 681 days.

Thank you for the challenge and for showing me the nice area.

I found a 500 day cache last weekend while out mountain biking. It was GCYK0H Takapari View.
It hadn't been found since December 2014, so it was well over 500 days, but not enough for the 1000 day challenge.
I ran a loop of about 12km this morning to visit this cache and a couple of others.
A quick find in the final location.
Thanks.

My qualifying cache for this is [GC1TXYE - Sniper 10 gauge](https://coord.info/GC1TXYE) which I found on 26/01/2017, 629 days after the last find on 15/06/2015. I also solved an apparently difficult puzzle cache which has gone 543 days without a find but unfortunately I DNFd the cache itself and am waiting for a CO check. However, no extra marks for 2 super-lonely caches!

Today I planned a route that would take me past this cache. The GPS pretty much took me directly to it making for an easy find. It would have been quite some effort to get here specifically for this cache but luckily I have a bunch of unfound caches further up from where which is where I'm headed next. I did want to make sure I qualified for this one before coming up this way.

TFTC (C for challenge or cache, take your pick!)

qualified for this one last monday, GC42YP9 20856 1753KD (Wairarapa) 763 Days between signing.another cool idea for a challenge will log when back in this area

Logging my qualifying find of GC38F5G Kime Hut, found on 23 October 2016 - found 595 days after the previous find on 8 March 2015. Hope to sign the log next time I am in Wellington.

500 days *and* 500 metres! Nice concept, though took a while for candidate around Wellington to come up. Fast find at GZ. TFTC GSEL. GC1WM3W The Wellington - Manawatu Railway Co.; last found 2014-08-19, found 2016-06-17 (Pacific dates), lonely for 668 days.

Logging a qualifying cache GC42R7V Up and Down. I was one of a team of FTFers of this lonely 'puzzle cache'. Total days lonely = 1158 days

I had been on the lookout for lonely caches soon after this one was published. I had qualified and collected boxhill's Lonely Cache Challenge, but didn't have any finds that were lonely enough to qualify for this one. I had spotted a potential qualifier that had recently been re-instated and even took the trouble to "pre-find" for a midnight excursion (as there were several people watching it). Unfortunately for me, another cacher got to it before the 500 days were up, so that took that one out of the running.

I eventually found another potential nearby, which I ended up getting a hint or two from the previous finder for solving the puzzle. I headed out on that day and had to take a detour to get fresh batteries for my GPS (which gave a nice bit of symmetry to the experience, as I had to do the same thing this morning).

I had headed up to the Skyline, picking up the Geocaching in the 1990s and the Fairies letterbox on the way up, before looping around and collecting this one on the way down. An easy find, with the cache a little out in the open. I tucked it back behind the hint object and carried on down.

My qualifying find details:
* Cache: [GC1WT84](https://coord.info/GC1WT84): Birds of Prey
* Previous find: 25/06/2014 by SAROC
* My find: 19/12/2015
* Lonely days: 542

TFTC+Fav

Out today and found GLMPC3PT 'Glendhu Reef (Wairarapa)', last found 2 years ago to the day - that's 731 days. I have been watching the Glendhu Reef cache for a while, hoping no-one else will find it so I could claim this challenge. I'll be out finding the 500 Day cache soon to sign and log it.

Cache # 3,122 - After finally nabbing a 500-day old cache about three weeks ago, I knew I would be up here to grab this one soon. Decided to approach through Otari-Wilton, and I suspect that is bit more strenuous than coming up the Skyline from the south. Great morning for a walk, and cache was an instant find at GZ. All is well there. TNLNSL. TFTCache and TFTChallenge, although I do have to admit my disappointment when this was first published. The title led me to think I had already qualified, as having well in excess of 500 straight days at that point. Instead it took me a long time to find a qualifying cache.

My qualifying cache is Last Tango in Paris (GC1R10D), last found before me on 10 November 2014, found and logged by me on 24 March 2016 - exactly 500 days gap. I had solved the puzzle a couple months earlier but saw how close it was to 500 so waited. Also saw a number of people watching the cache, so didn't dare wait any more than the exact day to grab it!

Consecutive caching day # 1,070

Finally nabbed a 500 day old cache this morning, with Last Tango in Paris (GC1R10D) completed. Wanted to put my claim in for using that cache in case anyone else finds it today. Will be by soon to sign and log this challenge!

I passed near here a couple of weeks ago but didn't qualify. I found a suitable 500 day cache in Paraparaumu ([GC1TVY6 Coastlands Comtemplation](http://coord.info/GC1TVY6), 517 days from 8th October 2014 to 8th March 2016), completed that and returned. This must be one of the easiest finds I've ever had. GPS got me close, I sat down to check the description and hint and immediately saw the cache not two feet away! 10 minutes to get my breath back then up to the Skyline Walkway. TFTC!

Found as part of my Leap Day, find 7 caches of different type, geocaching activity. This one counted as the mystery, of course.
I've been targeting some 500+ days unfound caches and finally managed to pull one over the weekend just gone.
Thanks for the challenge.

My eligible cache find is: GC3PKDV, 2 @@@ Barra Track. Found by me on 28 February 2016. Last finder was taranakiguy on 10 March 2014. Days elapsed between finds = 720.

Epic, I wondered if I should hang out for another 280 days and see if I could get it over the line for 1000 days. But as they say, a bird in the hand!

Enjoyed a brisk walk to GZ and soon had the cache in hand. Another part of the region that I have scoured for cache finds.

TFTC and the challenge. Found with team cacher Sweet P too , but of course the rules prevent more than one claimant. And so that is. But we've got another one in our sights that might help deal to that.

The Turtle strikes again!

Having some spare time and wanting a bit of a walk in unfamiliar surroundings in the quest to explore my region a bit more I decided this would be good to get sorted given I've qualified a couple of time. Really enjoyed the walk here, ended up doing a bit of a circuit while collecting another cache on the way. Great views at the top, and a wonderful location at GZ.

My qualifying cache is 'Night time Challenge (West Coast)' which I found on 31 Dec 13, not having been found since 17 March 12, a total of 654 days. Placed a trackable.

TFTC GSEL, #8345

I had already qualified for this challenge when it was published; by finding Green Tops Cache (GC1J135) on 4 August 2013, 565 days after the previous find on 17 January 2012.

This evening's caching adventure was in complete contrast to my most recent one that had eight of us spending at least ten minutes trying to find a very cleverly concealed micro. This one was a solo effort with a hike that was very much to my liking. Although I have some familiarity with the general location, I was taken to a site I had not been to before and was rewarded with a great view. My GPSr was in complete agreement with the coordinates and my total search time was practically zero.

I could choose several reasons for justifying my decision to award a favourite point to this ache. Thanks, GSEL.

Thanks for the challenge! My qualifying cache find is GC1R0KG Mt Thompson day tripper (Wellington)
which was last found on 25/02/2014

Found cache with Wafflekitties, TFTC

Thanks for the Challange! Enjoyed the walk up the hill starting from Karori cemetery, very misty and windy today! Didn't take long to find the cache and its all in good condition.

My qualifying cache is Wild Whangaehu (Central Plateau) GC3NMER which was found on 09/03/2013. I found it on 27/12/2014 making it 659 days lonely! (1 year, 9 months, 19 days) What a great journey climbing up Mt Ruapehu that was! TFTC

Headed up here to claim this one - loads of rabbits up here today. Thanks for the mental workout (to see if I qualified), plus the physical one (to actually get here - the area was steeper than I remembered!).

[Blue]taybee[/Blue] is caching again with out [Blue]taybee nz [/Blue]
team up with Infoferret again start at 14;15 stop on the way to check my caches it was a slow walk up the hill to day
I am using the following cach GC4VAVX Tane Mahuta and the Purple Colonial Found 8/9/15, last found 21/3/14 - a gap of 536 days
All in good order, sign log book as[Blue] taybee [/Blue]or[Blue] tb[/Blue]. TFTC Log by Gsak

Qualifying find GC2EBHY Sounds Paradies FIND on 22/08/2015 last found on 09/02/2013 by paddle chick gap of 559 days

Managed to finally locate GC4VAVX Tane Mahuta and the Purple Colonial yesterday Found 8/9/15, last found 21/3/14 - a gap of 536 days. Although Taybee spotted it first, he already has a number of qualifying finds for this challenge, so is graciously allowing me to use this one as my 'long lost friend!'

Hopefully will get up here in the next couple of days, and will update this note when the formalities have been completed...

Thanks for the challenge - the 1000 days one will be much more difficult!

I got a few qualifying finds, let's hope I get a chance to come and collect the cache:
GC name last found found days
GC1BPF6 Beyond a shadow 21/05/2010 21/10/2011 518
GC1B3P9 One hell of a proposal! 27/02/2010 31/08/2012 916
GC153V9 The Photograph 21/10/2012 15/02/2015 847
GC3ABJ8 A raspier cache? 28/10/2012 14/03/2015 867
GC1QJ12 Katie's Nightmare 20/10/2012 25/03/2015 886
GC1PCV9 Aqueduct 3/11/2013 19/04/2015 532

I have found a few lonely caches and even owned one until recently. However only two qualify for this challenge. Gone Fishing GC1T15G is typical of the (very few) Wellington lonely caches. An older puzzle cache that all the experienced puzzle solvers have already found. This cache was found 6 Oct 13 and I found it 21 Mar 15 making 531 days. A favourite point for getting people looking at less popular caches.

After completing the 1000 day challenge last month we needed to take a visit to this little sister cache! we have a few 500+ caches but we have chosen one of our favorite multi for the formalities

GC10YD6 - In Plane Sight (Wellington) - Multi - Last find=10/8/2012 - My Find=6/09/2014 - Lonely days=748

Nice weather today as we walked along the skyline track. ducked down off the ridge to pick this one up. cache in great condition. Thanks for the challenge cache!

When this cache was published I thought sure no worries. Then the horrible truth hit me, the best I could muster was only 436 days for “Across the Water”. Even my most favourite find of all times “Para Para Noia” which still only has 12 finds in 15 years only came in at 364 days. So after a bit of research I noticed that GC43FYF “BE4/ U/Ap” in the Wairarapa had notched up 520 days. I hit the road on Wednesday afternoon (06/05/15) to go and find it. Straight there and back, 4 hours driving, 240 kms all for one cache which doesn’t do much for my carbon footprint does it.

I was much relieved upon opening the container and unfolding the logbook to find that it matched the online finds.

So I went for a pleasant stroll up to GZ after work today to complete the Challenge. 06/20. Cheers and TFTC

This is a favourite area of mine - I would have been a keen participate in the race to find this first, but I was out of town when it was published.

I have four lonely cache finds that qualify. The first was South Coast Views #2 (Wellington). It was within easy walking/running distance of Wellington, but for the ruggedness and remoteness of the terrain it could have been a million miles from civilisation. It was drizzling when I found it, but the views were absolutely incredible. I found it on 13 September 2014, and its previous find was 23 March 2013 - 539 days lonely.

TFTC!

Anzac day caching - found this after a quick walk up from the cemetery.

My qualifying cache is GC21Y2T-Harbour View? which I found on 26th January 2014, and had been unfound for 504 days by the time I got to it.

TFTC !

Found this morning after taking advantage of a break in the rain and a very enjoyable walk up from the Karori cemetery. I managed to find a macro for GSAK (it's called PreviousFind.gsk) that could identify my lonely cache finds and rank them nicely in order for me, this showed that I had 9 caches found with lonely times between 500 and 1000 days. For this cache I'm presenting GC2E1B "Para Para Noia (Tasman)" which is inland from Takaka in the Golden Bay region. It's one of my favourite caches of all time, a 21km walk day through native forest with an ascent of over 1100 metres to get to it and views to die for at the top. It's also a very old cache, it was published in December 2001 and I was only the 10th finder in a bit over 12 years. I found it on 16-Jan-2014 and the previous find was on 08-Mar-2012 giving a "lonely time" of 679 days. Today's cache was an easy find, the coordinates were excellent and I walked straight to it without needing to use the hint. Signed log, thanks for an excellent cache and it's worth a favourite point.

#6430. FTF @ 08:30 and first day find. We found GC33Z4E Firth Towers (Waikato) by mitchlin, (which was previously found on 2013-04-27), on 2014-12-23, after 605 elapsed days. Went for a little walk in Karori before work this morning. Parked in the cemetery, and took the Cemetery Skyline Link. Noted at a couple of junctions that there were other closed tracks along the way. The track soon turned into Skyline Cemetery Link before reaching GZ not long afterwards. The tracks were quiet this morning, seeing only just one other runner bracing the weather this morning. GZ itself was all quiet. Quick find. The cache was in excellent condition. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log. Thanks for the challenge and cache.

This entry was edited by huhugrub on Wednesday, 08 April 2015 at 03:29:10 UTC.

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