Traffic Light? (Otago) Riverside, South Island, New Zealand
By Hall-way on 20-Mar-16. Waypoint GC6DHPH

TFTC. Quick find

Visiting beautiful Dunedin and its surrounds for the mega. Many city and country roads driven to search for caches and appreciate the many COs placing them for us to find.

Paddle chick and I got this cache due to having to do a detour which wasn't on our list thanks for this cache Hall-way

Nanzie and I are on a mission to do the airplane trail, picking up any other caches that happen to be on our route. This one was not on our registered flight plan, however, due to a tree blocking the road. A quick reroute was worked out which meant "unfortunately" we had to go past a couple of unexpected caches. What else are you supposed to do but stop and find them as well of course. Thanks Hall-way#17364

I like that one

Another quick find here, TFTC!!

Awesome job, good spot.

Yes

found! watch for electric fences

Fun find thanks

Took some time to figure out the hidden location. Watch out for the electric fence. Thanks for the cache!

Quick find on morning bike ride. TFTC

Nice hiding spot but I got covered dust well and truly

SO WELL HIDDEN, dont ignore the hint on this one. Not sure about the traffic light but thanks!!

It took me a moment then the penny dropped. TFTC

Great spot, watched a couple of plans come in while we were here

Pretty hard but we found it

Needed the hint. TFTC

**#18,417**
A bit confused by the hint but got it quickly anyway, sometimes it would be easier not to consult the hint!
TNLN TFTC

Out finding a few caches while doing some odd airplane geoart. Sure looks like needs traffic lights by the accident debri here. Thanks for this cache Hall-way.

A bit of a hunt - but got there in the end - TFTC

Nice and easy TFTC

I was searching with no luck and my daughter came along and found it straight away, perfect height for a 3 year old

An interesting intersection with an abundance of interesting of signs. We were happy to sign the new log sheet just as the first rain drops arrived.

This was our last find for the day, after doing some of the geo-art. Yes, exactly what is that light? And why? We weren't sticking around to find out as the rain was heading our way fast. Found with Debsnz. Thanks Hall-way

New log sheet.

Always time for one more cache as we head back to the main road after a sustained attack on the airplane series.
Thanks for putting this here for us to find

Out and about for a bike ride and needed a destination, so here we are! A nice quick find once we got to GZ, though log will need replacing. TFTC

On a tour of the area getting some caches. Log needs replacing. T

I had a look in the dark late last night and left empty handed. A super quick find in the daylight this morning. TFTC

Nothing MOOving today apart from me. My 50th find of the day to help in another challenge cache.

A nice quick find thanks. luckily we just missed the long line of cows off to milking (I presume)

Ms_KR and I are on a wee South Island break. A day collecting airport puzzles and other caches we passed on the way from Dunedin to Kaitangata. A glorious day for caching!

Oh and some of my earlier caches today might have yesterdays date on them

Thanks to all CO's for publishing and maintaining their caches. Cheers.

Tftc

not the first or second visit here. sorted today.

Found finally. Damn sure it wasn’t in this spot last time we looked. Homeward bound now after the second day sightseeing and caching with gdkja. Tftc

Qqturned this frown upside down

Wow! after all this time, I finally returned and it was an instant find. Sure, it wasn't there when I last looked, though.

Katie w had this in hand before I crossed the road including a big smile.

Found with Troodles, StreetWalkerNZ and Mrs KC on a hot day while out searching for most of the GeoArt aeroplane series. From memory, a relatively easy find.

TNLN. TFTC.

Found with StreetWalkerNZ, KiwiChris and Mrs KiwiChris as we attempt to find as many of the new airplane geoart as possible on a warm and sunny Dunedin day.
Another trad that SW sneaked in en route to some more of the geoart. He made a quick find here too. What traffic light?? TFTC.

#20634. Traffic was certainly light in this area. After a quick find here it was time for more art work. TFTC.

It's hard to find

On a slight detour to pick up a few smiles as I head back to Invercargill today. Took me awhile to spot the obvious . Think some glasses maybe in order.
thanks for the cache Hall-way

Big tree stump!

Found it.

As Flamingo4850 and I were standing near GZ trying to be inconspicuous to muggles, a large vehicle drew up alongside, driver (farmer?) wound down his window and told us he knew exactly why we were there and that his kids had found it! Haha. Great start to the day had us laughing for a while. TFTC.

Found by rose

Where's the train station? Lol

found it

found it with 2pac oconnor

*Found on a nice day going from cache to cache with woolwood9.*
We soon had the container located. SL: **tm/ww NZ**
Thanks for putting this out for us to visit!

On a three week trip to the lower South Island with tmann421 hunting caches.
Enjoyed the trip around and the challenge of the finds.
Signed logs tm/ww NZ
TFTC

Easy as!!!

Got the green light and the cache was quickly in hand;TFTC

With recent finds rekindling my hopes, I decided to undertake another attempt at this one.
Thus, after clearing out the rubbish, the stump was entered for a thorough search.

Nothing.

How can this be? Search again.

Nothing.

Time to bring in the big tools: prodding stick, insanely bright torch, and a dose of fresh curse words (for special occasions).

Nothing.

Working my way through the curse words, I meanwhile scrolled through the recent found logs. Ah, there is one that makes mention of the hint not longer being applicable. Well, that's kind of a game changer, no? With rested eyes and fresh information to work with, the search was renewed. This time, the cache was quickly located. Huzzah! After the log-signing, I did make the hint applicable again which should make things easier for future search parties.

Then there is this:
If a bull is shown a red traffic light, would he stop, or would he charge? #MillionDollarQuestions

Good find, thanks

Another easy find today on the Taieri, heading for a nearby DNF to change to a smiley. Tftc

This took way longer then it should have. TFTC (I do suspect that with the hint being magnetic that the cache is possible not in the original position) however I managed to find it and left it where I found it.

Found

Easy find

Not micro, look for a blue mint container

Dnf

Well searched and searched but no luck this time

Cache all good.

Easy find tftc

quick find on drive around area

A quick find at the traffic light - did not expect to see this traffic light. TFTC

No, this traffic light would not switch to green for me.

I entered the stump twice, but still failed to find the cache., even after rootling around on the 'floor'.

I can't fit in there but cache was soon in hand to sign the logbook. Cool place for a cache and safe from flooding, but maybe not the farmer types. Thanks for the cache.

*Winter time dots are thin on the ground for June soon to be rectified with an annual caching trip and another push over the border ploughing new and old fields in the Strath Taieri of it's green dots turning dozens of dates from one singular shade of green to a multiple darker green on the 'finds' tableau*. Some of these gravel roads traveled are wery familiar from a previous life visiting the outlaw old crone we outlived last century in Mosgiel and visiting a new Oma this century in Dunnas. In thirty years nothing much has changed in Outram Riverside. Spotted the feature from afar as we approached the GZ. Some of the previous logs while preparing the PQ ages ago made me giggle at what changes the cache had gone through, including the latest DNF caught out with an obsolete hint. Not being at milking time made for easy parking but no flashing lights and since I'm the skinniest, I got to climb inside the hide. After turning around, found the white taped eclipse tin safe from biblical flooding in the budge. An extra RITR slip popped in had a couple of signatures added and tin returned to it's place. Thanks for making us stop at this cache on our journey through Riverside.

Found

Oh well, finishing on a DNF... hint suggested only 1 possible place... not there.

For my personal challenge of working towards getting my calendar on GC.COM to be at least the same shade of green or darker I need to sign off at least 12 caches today. I won't grumble if I find one or two more. I Had parked my snail shell up at the Showgrounds in Mosgiel.

When I found the cache the magnets were not in use.

Cheers for the cache.

I was busy searching for this one when a ute pulled up asking me if I was the owner of this property. Turns out he owned a farm round here and was cruising along the road checking it all out. He thought it all looked "a bit of amess roundhere". Think he was talking about flooding rather than the farming. I couldn't find this anywhere and then quite by luck spied itas I was exiting from within. Left as found. TFTC #13,282

#6070. Its my third trip to Dunedin in 2 weeks. Haven't been here for several years and suddenly the flood gates have opened as I have come down to do a series of workshops. Decided to stay on until Saturday afternoon to give me a chance to do some caches on Friday night and again on Saturday morning. After picking up a rental car at the airport I headed off to grab a few rural caches. Interesting place for a traffic light. Wonder if the cows press the button to make it go as they cross the road. Couldn't find a cache associated with any material needed by the hint. So read a few logs and one alerted me to a change of hiding option. I then saw where it was hidden and soon after had the cache in hand. Signed the logbook and replaced the cache as found. Thanks for hiding it here Hall-way.

Out and about caching on this sunny first day of Spring. Had to search a little while then Mr. Geohenro spotted the hide. very clever. TFTC

Couldn't find

Couldn't find it.

Quick find during an Easter Sunday of caching across the Taieri plains. No cows or traffic!

Took us a while to find this one as mentioned magnetic but when found was under a stone, not sure where the original hiding place was. TFTC

Parked, and grabbed for another find on our weekend returning from Mahinerangi, with pjjob and granville
Tftc

Quick find on way home with the Chosens and pjjob after relaxing weekend at lake mahinarangi.

No traffic so the light wasn't required.
Thanks
erninz

Great day out caching in the area, lot of neat caches, and interesting spots. Many Thanks Bitsprayer

We had a good search around but no luck at all here today.
Thanks

Out tonight at very short notice for a few caches before it got dark and a few in the dark! Joined by Kerynz and Grapea. Lovely evening!

Found with Frame Family. Grapea came along for the ride. Nice to be able to head out after tea these days. Found this reasonably quickly. We were pretty pleased with the find as the sun had well and truly set. The last one of the evening.

Tftc

TFTC

Arrived here and had a look at the hint. Nothing on the pole or the railway remanent and then I spotted something often seen at hides. Hint does not tie in with location but it isn't all that difficult to work out.

Found easy enough from reading previous few logs. Not sure if this is where it was originally as the hint is no longer applicable. TFTC.

Being our third visit to this cache we are now suspicious that the cache is jinxed. First time sifted thru the hollow log and found nothing. Second visit spotted the eclipse container attached to the pole up near the light. Came back today after noting jaywalk comments. Quickly located the position as clearly indicated in their log but found no cache. Clambered over and around the hollow log and still nil. Something strange happening here? Had an eclipse container in the car so placed it as per daywalks log. TFTC

All good to go.

Off to Outram to pick up Mr D, who was biking there, so a chance to detour for some park and grabs. One last low-terrain one before the cafe. What a clever cow-crossing safety feature! We have been enlightened!

There is an obvious remnant of the [Outram Railway](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4XE2D_ghost-railways-outram-3-otago) in the stump - would have been a good spot for Uncle to have grabbed! - but no sign of the expected. ... oh, judging from recent logs something funny is going on here... and yes, there is the traditional P&G Eclipse taped up the top of the pole!

Out of reach? Hmm, pole strong and firmly attached - no problem, it's an easy stretch! Untaped Eclipse one-handed, returned to ground level, signed logsheet.

Have re-hidden Eclipse on the large stump, as per the cache description. At knee-height, under suspicious pile of rocks.

That was fun!

Can be re-enabled - see log. All good to go, cache dry, in a new T1.5 hide.

The hint needs to be changed!

Farmer brown must not want us having fun. As someone has taped it way up high. Will have a look when I get home.

A good number of DNFs (even that recent found when you read text was a DNF......

After a bit of the day it was great to head out this evening, enjoy the lovely weather and get some caches. Working slowly towards my 2000 for news years (last years resolution - might make it).

Nope - like woody think farmer having a laugh

Dnf to cold to spend a lot time.