Nevis Road (Central Otago) Bannockburn, South Island, New Zealand
By wombat1234 on 24-Aug-19. Waypoint GC8CMXQ

Nelzarama and I took the Hawkburn Rd from Clyde to Bannockburn collecting caches along the way.As mentioned by Nelzarama- at the GZ, we realised our reception was exceptionally average and so our GPSs were being difficult. We wandered around for a while before eventually spotting something slightly out of place and coming across the cache. We added our names to the log and replaced as found.Thanks for the cache

I took the scenic route from Alexandra to Cromwell today, I managed to collect most the caches along the way as well as spotting some very cute tiny lambs Kubabelle was with me and hadnt yet collected this cache.At the GZ, we realised our reception was exceptionally average and so our GPSs were being difficult. We wandered around for a while before eventually spotting something slightly out of place and coming across the cache. We added our names to the log and replaced as found.Thanks for the cache

Tftc

Found it

Thank you fun little adventure found it in the end

Nice way to wrap up the day caching. Love exploring up here.

This was a quick find today but I was wanting to head up the road for another couple of caches and too also enjoy the view. thanks Wombats 4 for placing a cache here and making the journey interesting.

Thankfully there was no one around as I looked for the cache (I think I passed the lunatics in their beach buggies tearing up Nevis Road towards Mr P on his bike - poor him). Nice straight forward find thanks.

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Big thanks it was hard to find but I found in

Tftc

Great find forgot my pen

Our last find of a fabulous day's drive. A nice quick find, so didn't have to delay our Muggle friends for too long.

T4tC phiki614, Civvnr & MissTreadlightly ....(UK)

Find number 10384

Out and about enjoying the hidden gems of our country. On a daytrip with DownSouthInv, AnnieLin, AbbyKitt. Helping with finishing the PWGT5 tour. A lovely central otago day for looking at the scenery
TFTC

On a nice trip up this away to get some caches.
Quick find at gz.
Found with annielin, mrsandmrfragle and downsouthinv.
Tftc

Day tripping with thesister, MrandMrsFraggle, downsouthinv and Abbykitt
Quick park and Grab today.
Thanks for bringing me here
Tftc

A quick trip to central Otago to finsh off the last few caches to sign of an area of the geo tour.
And we had an appointment up thus way as well so why not nab one or two caches along the way.
This was a trip down memory lane as I I miss this place.
Hope to be back to live up here one day soon.
Thanks for the Memories.
Remember the time spent in the hills rabbit shooting and hiking the hills

Thanks to the co for this hide .



Getting out and about in to the out doors is my happy place so any excuse to go caching. As if I need an excuse

Life is short. Live one foot step at a time.Never say" I'm gonna "- Just do it!!
Thanks for the hide
tftc

Last one along the Nevis road for us. A little bit of searching, but eventually got to the right spot. Thanks for placing.

A quick find on a trip to the young Australian. All good with the cache. Thanks J

Found on a bike ride out from town. Been lots of rain and the cattle stop is full of water, cache spot still dry. Tftc

Found it! Took a wee bit but we got there

TFTC
C&J

Found this one while dad was checking his beehives up the road. tftc

Last cache off the Nevis Road. We have had a great experience. TFTC

Heading into the Nevis for a drive. TFTC!!!

Nice and easy thanks for hiding a cache here

Heading on up for an adventure. A quick find.
TFTC
P.S Sorry for very late logging.

Vistra and I are down in the South Island touring around in our wee Jucy camper. After collecting our camper from Queenstown today, we drove through to St Bathans via Cromwell. A quick park and grab. TFTC

AliGle and I were doing a bit of a tour around the south of the South Island in a Jucy Camper over a few weeks. After picking up our camper from Queenstown today, we drove through to Cromwell, then on to St Bathans. Did a quick park and grab here on our way past, but wasn't taking the camper on the Nevis Road! TFTC!

The start of the bike ride.

Found before we headed off on our ebikes to find the tour cache. Some all terrain vehicles were about to set off for Kingston.
This cache was found on our second summer campervan trip. JDScout and I plan to do three this summer. This trip is from Christchurch to Bannockburn to the Catlins and back.

Thanks for hiding this cache wombats_4 I appreciate it. It has helped add an extra layer of fun in our holiday.

Nice quick find at the road junction. Cache all good. TFTC

On 4 wheel drive trip and managed to stop long enough to find it

Easy find.

Easy

We did a really good search around the wall area and into all the hollows in the nearby trees, but found no sign of the cache box. Great road to drive and fantastic views.

Sorry we we did find this one easily! It was the crossing that was a miss. We really enjoyed our trip over the Nevis range

Day 3 - Labour weekend extended road trip with Kiwicampnut - relocated to stay south of the ditch.
We contemplated heading up the road for that cache, but after a few hundred meters decided that the road would not be good for the car. Backtracked and collected this one instead.
Thanks for the cache wombats_4
# 2932 17 October 2021 7:57 pm

On a trip with Ruru_NZ to gather the tour caches needed or in my case not done yet. Should be able to knock them off on this trip.

Did this on way back to town after the PWGT one up the road

A nice quick find thanks. I remember whizzing past here 15 or so years ago on the Pub to Pub MTB challenge. A fun way to see the country.

Ms_KR and I are on the road to Southland to finish off the Southern PW GeoTour. Today was a fine sunny day, though there was some rain over night. Off to Te Anau.

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

Have never been up this far before. Enjoying the caches

Continuing on our PWGT journey visiting the bottom half of the Mainland this weekend. Thanks to all the cachers for their efforts in setting up the GeoTours and sharing the history of New Zealand.
After an overnight stay at Kingston we started our travels in heavy fog. Stopped and grabbed this one while in the area TFTC.

A quick stop after grabbing the PWGT5 cache up the road. An easy find here. TFTC

It's close to the end of Day Two of the Rima geotour by Guwapo, Papa and the two N's. Non geotour caches were not a priority on our trip. However there were a couple of places where we would not necessarily return to the area any time soon. This was one of those. A quick find by Guwapo and once again we were off! Salamat!

Been planning for a while to do a group roadtrip to get the PWGT5 caches. The Southland cachers said they did it in a day, but we knew we were going need a few more hours starting from Dunedin and we were right - we managed to get them during a 36hr round trip. Dakotacats and Guwapo (father and son) and I travelled around the countryside in an anti- clockwise route, which turned out to be a good choice.

As we approached the GZ, I starting choking on small leaves I had picked up over my head from the last cache, so it meant we almost overshot this one too. Luckily those in the backseat saw the issue and jumped in with instructions.

As we were passing and had enough daylight to stop and grab this cache.

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#9370. Easter Sunday. Day 3 of the Easter road trip with Infoferret. We started in Christchurch and drove to Hokitika via Hanmer Springs, Lewis Pass, Reefton and Greymouth. Yesterday we headed down into South Westland stopping at Okarito, Fox Glacier, Bruce Bay and Haast Pass and staying overnight in Wanaka. Today we are heading to Cromwell, Alexandra and Queenstown before we drive north through Lindis Pass to Twizel. We are a driving a hybrid car and its proved to be very economical and easily has fuel capacity for the long stretches of road between townships. Our main aim is to gather up geotour caches but we are stopping for a few traditional caches and virtuals and earthcaches as we make our way around the South Island.

I had spent quite some time reading the descriptions of the Nevis Road caches and the various logs as I was wondering if we could do the more direct trip to Kingston using this road. It was summer like weather and dry but eventually I saw enough about 4WD travel to convince me it was too risky to take the 2WD rental along this road. So we just stopped here to pick up this cache. I spotted the cache in the first place checked. Signed the logbook and replaced the cache where found. Thanks wombats_4 for the cache.

Grabbed this one on our way back out. Quick easy find. TFTC

4 April 2021 12:24. Found on the way to the PWGT cache nearby. TFTC. Would love to orienteer here, and have my car to explore the area.

This was a bonus cache thanks wombats_4 on the way back down Nevis Road after signing off the old cache up there. TFTC # 16,821

We have just finished an interesting or would you call it eventful visit to the PWGT cache..flocks of sheep hoarding the road..farmers who don't give a rats about other vehicles on the road narrow , rutted,loose metal back road ...plus more but I wont bore you...found thus cache without difficulty..I can imagine this could be a harsh environment in the wet and cold season ..thanks wombats_4 for the placement

After surviving the PW cache we returned and stopped to find this cache. This was the bonus "thank goodness we are outta here" cache. Thanks for the placement wombats_4

Travelling from Te Anau to Wanaka today, I’m going via the Nevis road from Garston to Bannockburn for a bit of adventure. Just about out now. A quick find- signed log, TFTC!

A little bonus cache on our trip. Out on a day caching with SW and WB4. Found, signed, and back to the car.

Had to avoid the dirt bikers before nabbing this one. TFTC

Having parked my snail shell up at Lowburn on the shores of Lake Dunstan I decided I would try for the PWGT caches in the area.

I did the Nevis Rd a couple of years ago and this finishes thyat trip off.

Cheers for the cache.

Quick find.
TFTC

Quickly found here. Had to wait for some motorcycles to continue their journey as the stopped nearby. Tftc

Nice find

Low cloud and drizzle so not a day to go up in the hills as planned. So down here to see what there was to see. Quite busy at gz when I pulled up but they soon went away.

Half a dozen 4WD vehicles shot last as I was fetching it.

Easy find, on way back down from Duffers saddle. Tftc

In the early afternoon we visited Nevis road and the Saddle. Thanks for the cache!

Awesome

Après de longues minutes nous l'avions trouvé. Vous êtes farceur monsieur. Vous aimez jouer avec nos nerfs

Tftc easy find sl and replaced.

Quick park and grab avoiding the muggles who were far more interested in their trailbikes. Tftc

TFTC..wee roadie with Clubrose.. cheers

A quick easy find at the start of a road we drove over in our 2WD car, in February 1976. TFTC

Found on 10/12/2019.

Out on a bike ride across the Carrick Range with a group of workmates. Slogging up the hill at the moment.

TFTC wombat1234

Easy find today thanks.

A quick pick up after a day on the Nevis Road. TFTC

2TF. A pleasant drive up the valley to here. We have ventured further on a number of occasions, but not today. TFTC.

FTF 10:17 In the area for a weekend campervan trip from Queenstown back to Christchurch. I always try to keep an eye out for new caches while away from home, paid off again! Sheep everywhere around here! One mob being pushed through the paddock behind the cattle stop and another couple in the yards nearby. Didn't take too long to find the cache in between trying to avoid the attention of the farmers and their dogs.

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