Racing on the Rail Trail (Central Otago) Alexandra, South Island, New Zealand
By K.J.R on 05-Jun-17. Waypoint GC76RD1

Found this guy today in preparation for another journey on the ocrt, quite bust at gz this afternoon with muggles once they had disappeared was a quick find.Signed and replaced as found Thanks for the placement and the smiley

Brilliant day for a short walk on the trail. Hadn't realized there would be so many horses.

Great start to our rail trail adventure

Quick find on a sunny afternoon winter run. No pen, have photo of log if required. TFTC.

Nice hiding spot!!!

The horse

With easter weekend upon us we decided to do a quick trip to Otago so we could ride the rail trail bike track. This has been on our bucket list for a very long time and so we decided last week that we would pack up the campervan and come and do it. I had decided to start in Alex and follow the rail trail up to Clyde then bike the river track back to Alex then on to Lauder.A nice easy find here. This is when I started wishing I had done some biking over the past few months, but not one to give up on a challenge and knowing that once the leg muscles warmed up I would be fine.Had a lovely white horse supervise my activities, the he had a nice nose rub before carrying on my way.Thanks for placing this cache and thank you for the smiley

A quick find closely observed by a very white quiet pony, tftc.

In the area for work today so a nice wander at lunchtime lead me to this nice spot on the Rail Trail. A quick find and a visit with my mate nearby. TFTC

found it

13328 nice after the trail!

First one on the rail trail for us today. A few people about. Tftc

Soon had cache in hand, great day to be out.

I decided to visit Clyde today to lacat and sign off a few caches.This was the first on this trail. A few muggles were about this morning.Cheers for the cache, K.J.R.

Out cycling and caching to Clyde and back this afternoon. I was in dream world when I cycled past this hide earlier. A quick find on the way back to the motel. TFTC

First one today

Thanks for hiding this cache K.J.R I appreciate it. There was a horse guarding the hide. It was over friendly. It's Show Weekend in Christchurch. So JDScout and I are spending four nights in Central Otago We drove down today and are staying in our camper van.

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Quick find along the way to lunch in Clyde. TFTC

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Hint is very straight forward, fun hunting for it, great bike ride on the rail trail. Good fun.

Staying in the area house/dog sitting having an awesome time catching up with friends as we lived in Alexandra for 40+ years - very brisk day with fresh snow on the mountains magical- TFTC

Quick find. Tftc

Quick find on our first day of OCRT.
Day 7 cycling in south island.
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The last one for today. In perfect condition.

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 Molyneux Park in Alexandra … while here, we decided to ride the Alexandra to Clyde Section of the OCRT & come back via the River track … we had an Ad Lab to do in Clyde & thought we might grab a few caches … this cache was easily found … log completed & then replaced … ‘snagged’ the 2 x TB’s from the cache … they can travel with us for a wee while & we’ll find somewhere nice to release them … pleased to add another 'smiley face' to the tally … TFTC ... TN except 2 x TB’s:LN:SL ... #3,804 for us.

Checked on cache and dropped off a couple of trackables. All good and glad for the shelter of the oak tree at GZ in the 26° heat!

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Beside where our favourite horse Buzz lives. He really name is Riley

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We had a pleasant bike ride on over to Alex from Clyde. Not too busy, thankfully.

This is about the 4th time I've cycled along here. It's obviously been a while since my last ride judging from when the cache was placed. All good here. Thanks K.J.R.

Went past it the first time, bit overgrown

Another good hide here. Lots of horses & rabbits TFTC

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I enjoyed an early morning walk along the cycleway this morning. The air was still and frosty. the landscape reminded me a lot of some of the rail trails I've experienced over in Victoria. This was my turning point. TFTC

Easy find thanks

Thanks for the cache

2617. A quick stop on the trail. The muggle horse got an apple as well. TFTC!!!

No racing anywhere today, just a casual cycle for a couple of caches. The lambs were bleating away as we signed the log. Thanks for the cache K.J.R.

Great and interesting information cache found all good a tidy many thanks

On a trip south from Tauranga. Nice to collect smiles along the way. Start of OTR. All good here.


I am logging using the Cachly app template so please excuse generic logging along the way. It’s just my way of keeping track, but I do genuinely thank each and every one of you cache owners for taking the time and energy to place these caches. Logged with permission. Many Thanks for bringing me here. Cheers.

Having completed the A2O a couple of days ago, the first day on the ORT is a breeze but the rain has made it rather unpleasant.
Thanks for the hide.

TFTC!

Neigh

Going for coffee in Clyde

Good cache

While out wandering on the Trail thought I would look this one up.... since it was near the other one.
Was 'racing' the weather heading back to my vehicle.
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Another awesome day. Started the central rail trail today. TFC

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4. cache today. All good.

Found on the crazy trip from Luggate to Alexandra to meet 2 friends, to find some caches around, to sweat a lot of energy.

I was busy admiring the horses and counting the rabbits (20) while JD signed the cache. Tftc.

Today Injeanious and I cycled from Cromwell to Alexandra along the new bike trail. We had a great time and found lots of caches along the way. On the homeward stretch here, a quick find, tftc!

Left home at 4.30am with a list of 21 caches for the day, got them all. Thanks Bitsprayer

Close encounters with a horse while logging this cache. Quick find

We arrived at nearby lodgings mid-afternoon. I then went out and located five caches in the area. I was reluctant initially to walk the 960m from my parked car to the first cache, around 250m before this one, but it was still sunny at the end of the day and I thought “Why not?” Found this one straightaway, then picked up the other one on my return leg. A good stroll at the end of the day! #3907. TFTC.

From Auckland and on a 7 weeks motor trip to the South Island to do all our outstanding parkruns.

TFTC. Found with VinnigeVoete

Already found caches in the following countries:
1 South Africa, 2 New Zealand, 3 Australia, 4 USA, 5 Spain, 6 Portugal, 7 Latvia, 8 Estonia, 9 Finland, 10 Andorra, 11 Antigua and Barbuda, 12 Saint Lucia, 13 St Kitts, 14 Netherlands Antilles, 15 Qatar, 16 Mozambique, 17 Swaziland, 18 France, 19 Belgium, 20 Italy,
21 Croatia, 22 Montenegro,
23 Greece, 24 Slovenia,
25 Netherlands
26 Botswana, 27 Namibia, 28 Russia, 29 Turkey, 30 Zambia, 31 Tanzania, 32 Kenya,, 33 Rwanda, 34 Uganda, 35 Malawi,
36 Zimbabwe, 37 Singapore , 38 UK England, 39 Ireland

Found with BoertjieRSA.
Thanks for the cache.

Found whilst cycling along the rail trail. TFTC.

We are down from the North Is to do some of your great cycle trails. Have had lovely weather so we feel very lucky. Enjoying getting some smileys as we go as well. Cache is all good. TFTC

Found with Fisha1288
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Easy find. White horse gave secret away.

A good excuse to stop and smell the grass. T4tc

TFTC. Quick find by Mr B. We were lucky to find a quiet time on the trail. Loved our ride and a couple of caches were the icing on the cake

Visiting from Auckland. Cycling the Otago Central Rail Trail. Rode from Omakau to Clyde. Rest of family started cycling towards Clyde and I stopped to retrieve. Didn't take too long. TFTC.

Lovely look in rain!

Day one of four on the ORT and our leg from Clyde to Omakau...

HorseGirlNZ and I stopped to say 'hi' to a horse in a near-by paddock while Mrs MSEBN rode on a bit before getting a puncture! Not a good start for her but a good caching start for me.

Thanks K.J.R
#2916

Enjoying the walk and the caches

Just a short walk on the trail today saying hi to the horses.

It's a great sunny day today. So I went out for a little bike ride from Clyde to Alexandra and back. Great to have some caches on the way. Second one for today. Thank for hiding.

Nice walk and great view

Enjoying the rail trail with Southland Tramping club

Day 1 on the Otago Rail Trail from Clyde to Omakau. Quick find here in the obvious spot. One of the horses in the nearby paddock cane to check on what we were up to.

Couldn’t help doing another 800m from the Muttontown Bridge cache! Nice easy find. Kids enjoyed watching the horses!

Looked on wrong side for bit but found it.

Out placing a cache nearby for new series.
Tftc K.J.R.

Quickly found by hubby. Yay first one on the rail trail. Cache signed and replaced as found. A beautiful day to be out walking. Local nag came over for a visit and pat. TFTC

Found as part of a group and now continue on my own. TFTC

Quick found and a horse came running over for sending greener grass and a stroke. Very friendly and appreciated agood stroke. Thanks for the cache.

So glad of an excuse to get off the bike. We cycled down the river trail and are now battling the head winds to get back to Clyde. TFTC

Walking the track on a cool day caches make getting out easier

Can't afford to get too far behind my group of cyclists, so glad of a quick find.

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Thx

Judy Joel charli

Nice to find caches along the trail tftc

Second for the day with The Jerry Berrys
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Great family fun.

One of the most amusing caches we have found as a white horse was standing guard and kept trying to lick us as we retrieved the cache - quite funny. TFTC

Quick find. Good hint. TFTC

Nice excuse to stretch the legs.

Found it hard ish terrain though had to have help forgot pen

5th find of the day. TFTC on this lovely day

#2!
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#745

Walk past it every day, never knew it was there thank you!

Nearly at the end of our morning ride from omakau to Clyde would have been rude to check this as I went passed, give the boys chance to catch up . cache all good