Lolly Scramble: Chew it over (Canterbury) Clarkville, South Island, New Zealand
By MandMCachers on 13-Oct-15. Waypoint GC651TX

Missing and container hard to replace

I am very pleased to get rid of an unhappy blue face here. That is a very clever hide

Busy rd but found

Metres very confusing

log signed as RAZ. Completed trail for today. Enjoed thank you

A quick find with ZEALOG cache all good

This one was the best

Found and signed all good. TFTC

Still there tfyc

I'm back on the Lolly Scramble trail, well just a few and so I started here which makes sense since its kinda at the beginning for me. Found in good condition. Thanks MandMCachers.

Found it

Dry as a bone and in good condition thought the log looks really old. Thanks.

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

TFTC first power cache and a lot more come

Trying to kill a sweet tooth with ObnoxiousSpaceCat

Thanks for the great series

Power-trailin’ with kozjah.

Only lollies left are the ones I don't like. By that I mean can't solve or can't find, lol.

Found on a nice drive in the area. Enjoying the caches

A quick find. Wet log so replaced with a new one.

FITW Albijos

Taking a short break from work for some caching fun. Had no trouble in finding this one and cache is all good here. TFTC.

FITW Harisree
Just on a break and decided to go for a drive

Found while in this area

An easy find

TFTC

Fast find thanks. Log could do with replacing due to water damage.

Log water damaged.

Log totally wet and Mouldy. Urgently needs attention

Typical. Spend a week down south with the family visiting the outlaws, and ChCh bakes. Get back .. about 40 caches shy of where I want to be for the year, and it rains. I guess I have a jacket... They say you don't have to be mad to Cache, but sometimes it helps. Log pretty wet and basically unusable. Didn't have a spare with me ..Cheers!

We are geocaching rather aimlessly mostly with our cell phones. Sometimes we have found a cache before and sometimes Beeba has found it but maybe we will get some joint smiley faces. An easy find here.

Perfect day for it. Overcast but warm

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.

A beautifully sunny day, almost Spring-like; far too good to remain indoors so I headed out for a short expedition.
Thanks for this cache, MandMCachers.

Nice n easy tftc

Yes Lolly trail done. With Tokerau

Last one of a very enjoyable cache trail.

**13.529**
We both had a giggle about this one on finding it. TFTC
Chewing gum in various forms has been around since ancient times when it was derived from tree saps; today, the base used for most gum products is a blend of synthetic materials.

Another trip to Christchurch for a few days visiting family. Early morning start to find some more caches in this area. Thanks MacPacFamily for the cache.

Quick find.

TFTC quick find light is a bit tatty but can still sign

Quick find. TFTC

Quick find, TFTC

Found

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...

We have another one of those punishing plans to cache until we drop - An early morning start with the hope that we'll finish at a reasonable time... From South Christchurch, we took Highway 1 and crossed the Waimakariri River into Northern Christchurch... We've been lucky to have great weather, and extended daylight hours have given us more time to cache. Unfortunately, the sun must set each day and it's become a race to squeeze in a few more finds. So, at this late afternoon hour, we chose to knock off the the remaining Lolly Scramble hides... Thanks MandMCachers and TFTC.

It was shocking how easy it was to find.

A quick find as we scrambled our way along South Eyre Road on a crisp but brilliantly sunny winter's afternoon. The log is getting rather worn. TFTC!

Log is a wee bit damp but still passable. Tftc

Cute and easy to find.

Tftc

Yup thanks

Cute, thanks

And the series begins! Love it

Found it

Hot

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. #3022. TFTC.

Cute!!

A busy road on a Sunday afternoon; TFTC

Nice and easy. Tftc

Great cache.

On a missing n to get our 1000th, this is 981. Tftc!

Had fun with the GPS pointing to both sides of the road. So tossed it away and used mark one eyeball. Nice find - thanks for the cache(s)

Lolly Scramble: Chew it over (Canterbury) was transferred from MandMCachers to user MacPacFamily

Sunday caching adventure. Thanks for the hide.

Great fun, out for lolly scramble adventure in the rain!

Great day lolly scrambling in the rain with C Boyd. TFTC

17:23
What is this supposed to be, some sort of a chewable grenade?

TFTC!
#6646

Easy drive by TFTC

Tftc

Tftc

In Christchurch with abcdf4 for zephyr club convention and tagged along to pick up a few caches. A lot of quick easy finds and tons of parks 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

Found it between cars passing by. Not where I expected but glad to get it. Thanks for the hide.
#4077

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

Replaced cache found. Not where I initially thought it would be, though.

Having followed the GPSr to the coordinates instead of going to my assumed GZ it was a nice easy find.

TFTC MandMCachers
Find # 3737

Cache replaced

MacPacDad helping out MacPacMum along the trail today.

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

No action on a needs maintenance by CO. Might be time to go...

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

Looks like it is missing

Had a look, no luck

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

I was *supposed* to head home for a sleep before my night shift, but wasn't remotely tired. So... this was one of five finds on a wee tiki-tour around the area. It was a lovely morning for a drive and a few short walks.

Unfortunately, although I had a pretty good idea what I might find, I have to agree with previous DNFs: this one seems to be AWOL.

Doesn’t appear to be here

Not here

Ditto

Doesn’t appear to be here

Dnf

Needs maintenance Cache has gone.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

That one beat us. Super excited about the rest

A day dedicated to as many finds as possible. TFTC

thanks for the placement, we have been loved travelling and visiting the roads of Christchurch and the many caches each CO has taken the time to place, thank you for taking the time to place and maintain them. - glad to finally turn this one to a smile

Arrived into the S.I today. Our 1st stop was to pick up our Juicy van & then hit the road towards the westcoast.
We chose the area of the lolly scramble to take us towards our destination. We stopped where we found it suitable with a car we were not used to.
We found such a variety of containers along this route, a nice war to start our trip.
It's so lovely & green & not having to worry about snakes sure is a big plus.
Thanks for placing this cache MandMCachers

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

TFTC - Quickly found while up here today with some spare time before I catch up with 2 grand children
TFTC and maintaining these caches. Great to be able to come up here and grab a couple of caches,

Thankfully we have found a couple of these elsewhere so did not need to worry about touching it. It is broken I tried to put it back and balance it as best as I could. tftc

Just found it but it is in desperate need of some maintenance. But cheers for the cache

Clever