A line Of Logs (Christchurch) Avonside, South Island, New Zealand
By brodiewill on 02-Jan-20. Waypoint GC8HHJA

Will check this

The tree has unfortunately been chopped down we didn't look but we assume it gone. Tftc

Thanks. Fun hide

Needs a check please. "Tree" at GZ is a very short stump.

Down from Whangarei for a few days, so just had to make sure to grab a few caches whilst down here.Spent several minutes here, without any luck. Not sure whether it was hidden in the hedge, which is very thick, or one of the nearby trees that no longer exist .. ??? Thx anyway.

Looks like the logging has removed the log/tree and the cache. I have a photo of the area if the CO wants to see.

I wasn't sure if it was still there as a lot of work was being done, but cache found TFTC

Nice easy find tftc

Possibly has been more exposed by recent logging, quick and easy find! Thanks

There's been some forestry work done was a bit concerned but found with ifyasmell cheers

Phew this breaks our dnf streak. Thanks

A wander around the red zone grabbing a few caches. Thanks for the hide.

Easy find - Im guessing its been replaces somewhere along the line because description no longer fits but its very easy to find at coordinates

Very Happy to get rid of the blue frown here. Took a different approach and managed to get much closer than previously. Thanks for this cache brodiewill.

Quick find on a cyclocaching morning

Quick find on a nice day caching down this way

Found this one on my second attempt. Was barking up the wrong tree last time. TFTC

Frustrated because it took too long to spot! Glad I got it!!!

Great find with blunsdon. Thank you for the cache

Nice easy find with Kerryowl tyfc

Child found this with ease

The coordinates, description, and hint are each doing their own thing here.

The cache was visible from a distance, tucked slightly out of view; TFTC

Nice quick find on this mild winters evening. TFTC

Just out for a drive TFTC

Took a few moments to find and it seems to be a brand new cache container and I was first to sign the new logbook

Found

Didn't hold out much hope for this one after a few DNF. but was the quickest find today

No luck here today, 4 eyes looking but had to give up.

DNF from 4 sets of caching eyes.

log to follow - I'm writing this to get my numbers up to date before a big caching day out tomorrow 15th April - especially as find #5,000 is in clear view I want to keep accurate track of my numbers.

came saw area but Didn't really bother searching- was on a mission to finish the ad lab and get to bus

Couldn’t find the cache in or around any of the trees near gz. Did find this rogue zip tie in the hedge though which may indicate it’s been muggled

I think tried hard enough. I don’t see anything. The hint has me looking one way and the description has me looking the other.

Have to agree with a previous finder about the rubbish.

Nice easy find.Thanks brodiewill

Thanks for replacing since my last visit. Nice easy find today.

#12788

Tftc and greetings from Czechia

We were over this way and remembered there was a Cache here.So under the fence we crawed.It didn't take long to spot But we were absolutley shocked and discusted at the huge amout of Household Rubbish that was dumped along the line of trees.
But thanks for the Cache,and another Smiley Face.

I found a round about way into the area that didn't involve a fence (woot) and then found the fence on the way out. Ooomph, over goes the bike and off we go! Cheers

When we got there we were a bit worried about how to get through the fence. We are two less than agile semi-old ladies and although the bottom wire was high enough to go under it would not be in a very gainly fashion. Beeba got under and back on her feet again when I discovered that I could get around the end post. We soon found the cache and signed the log. On the way back we both went my easy way. LOL.

I went under. 1066 went round. So unfair.

Easy find today. Cheers for replacing

Quick and easy find with the kids. Tftc

A nice easy find on a beautiful day! TFTC!

Looked for this ages ago when things were topsy turvy in the area. Nice quick find this time.

TFTC

A nice easy find on this lovely (almost) Spring day
Cache was really visible so I tried to turn it away so it's a bit less obvious

Thanks Brodiewill for placing, maintaining and replacing your caches on this/my side of town

TFTC. A pleasant lunchtime wander in the sunshine.
Thanks for placing the cache.

A quick find as I stopped to visit nearby family members.
Thank for placing this cache.

I was so sure with the combination of D and T I was going to be tree climbing. Was so very disappointed when I spotted the cache was retrievable with my feet planted firmly on the ground.

Coordinates changed from:
S 43° 31.115 E 172° 40.858

Coordinates changed to:
S 43° 31.111 E 172° 40.859

Distance from original: 24.6 feet or 7.5 meters.

Updated location

Back

Waiting to hear from Council Red Zone team to see what's happening with the area (take forever to get a reply)

Missing

Cache is still there and hasn't moved

Searched the area for 15 minutes. Couldn’t find it. Extra clues needed?

No luck for us today

Did some looking but no finding here!

Cache was only replace a week ago!

There is nothing here. Maybe the log has been moved. It is just grass.

Replaced need to update hint but its now in tree
Logged with cachly.

Coordinates changed from:
S 43° 31.110 E 172° 40.852

Coordinates changed to:
S 43° 31.115 E 172° 40.858

Distance from original: 40.3 feet or 12.3 meters.

Moved

No idea

No luck for us either

Dnf.

Found

The trees have all been cut down, the fence has gone and there is a bark garden there now. I think the hiding place has gone?

20:52
FITW GreenMenace
Found on a dog walk.
Houston, we have a problem: one of our rocket's legs broke off, we can't land anymore! Instead we will remain forever suspended in a tree.

Had never been to Avon Park before. Line of logs still there but the cache is not in a log. CO, please update the description/hint.

#8127

Took awhile to find it! Thanks to the photo we spotted the wee thing. Yay!

Pleased to finally find this one, Tftc!

Photo was helpful in the log. Merry christmas

Cool find

Found it cool rocket ship nice and easy nice and fun

Found one of these before - here is another one 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...

Apologies for some very late logging... We are down to our last few hours in Christchurch, so let's squeeze a little bit more fun out of this adventure. We opted for another visit through the Red Zone... We were temporarily sidetracked as we tried to interpret the hints. Luckily, the photo in the description helped to put things right - A good find in the end. Thanks brodiewill and TFTC.

After puzzle solving in the Canterbury region along with EyeSpyBen we were invited to join Fap (from Fap & Gap) and Squirrel Nutcase to a week long caching adventure in the Canterbury area. With flights and accommodation booked were off, all met up in ChCh. and many hard dusty Kms travelled and many caches found, I think the Squirrel has said it all in his brief. Many thanks for the placements and Cos for bringin us to the very pleasant areas we travelled in to your region

After puzzle solving in the Canterbury region along with ABCDF4 we were invited to join Fap (from Fap & Gap) and Squirrel Nutcase to a week long caching adventure in the Canterbury area. With flights and accommodation booked were off, all met up in ChCh. and many hard dusty Kms travelled and many caches found, I think the Squirrel has said it all in his brief. Many thanks for the placements and Cos for bringin us to the very pleasant areas we travelled in to your region

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.

Found with my six year old son. We were on the wrong side of the fence for a start. Didn't help. The photo did! Thanks to all cache owners for taking the time to place and maintain your caches. Team Broadbent (signed TB on micros). Find # 2391

We really tried to make this difficult and after a false start and then a heads up, we found it sooo easily!!!Love these containers, they make retrieval so quick and they are waterproof. Thanks BW

Found by junior cacher on a bike ride along the Avon. Last few logs helped us a lot. Tftc, cool container!

I needed to find 6 caches today, in my personal challenge, to bring my finds total for the 24th August up to 26 and thus into a deeper shade of green on GC's Statistic Daily Finds Calendar.

The Christchurch Red Zone looked like providing the best place to achieve my mission. In order to get a bit of exercise whilst I cached I parked up the cachemobile in Marshland and jumped on my bike and rode into the Red Zone.

I had DNF'd this cache back in January. Looking through my unfounds last night I noted that one of the latest logs mentioned a spoiler photo. Further reading revealed that the cache was now in a new location. So, I added the cache to today's target list. It turned out that I was glad that I had copied the spoiler photo and brought it with me. [^] That's it - 6 caches sought,, 6 caches found. Time now to return home. Cheers BW.

Out finding a few caches after lunch with Monsonclan and Warfi. Warfi had already found this one. Thanks Brodiewill for creating this hide. It was find 8846 for me.

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Glad for photo. to lead us in the right direction

TFTC

Took a while to find this one as I used the cache description and hint, and spent ages looking around all the logs. Once I looked at the spoiler photo it was a quick find. TFTC.

Out with daughter for a few caches. Took a while and I still don't know what the hint means. TFTC!

Out for the day caching with mum to clear out the map a bit before the event this evening.

TFTC!!

Please excuse all the generic - ish logs. Am super behind in my logging, and will otherwise never catch up !!

The coordinates seemed a little off. However, with the helpful photo the cache was quickly found. (The hint has not been updated; so future hunters note - ignore that and use the photo!) TFTC!

A quick after work jaunt out this way to find a few caches.

Cache number 4121

Replaced

Coordinates changed from:
S 43° 31.112 E 172° 40.849

Coordinates changed to:
S 43° 31.110 E 172° 40.852

Distance from original: 18.0 feet or 5.5 meters.

Moved

Missing

I couldn't find anything here today

Nope, not for us today. We found a line of stumps, and signs of a hiding place in one of them at the approximate location of the original coordinates. Nothing we could locate at the updated coordinates.

Just log

Coordinates changed from:
S 43° 31.107 E 172° 40.841

Coordinates changed to:
S 43° 31.112 E 172° 40.849

Distance from original: 46.6 feet or 14.2 meters.

Have moved after fence being broken
Same hint though
Logged with cachly.

TFTC

This wasn't to hard to find when we were in the right spot.

Great hide

Found with StreetWalkerNZ on a warm Saturday afternoon jaunt around the Linwood / Wainoni area to polish of unfound caches in the area. Eleven looked for and eleven found , always good to have just smiles. All brodiewill caches, and I really appreciate the effort you put into your hides.
It pays to read the cache description, as we approached from the red zone, upping the terrain level somewhat as we had to hurdle the fence. It was only after realising we couldn't see the line of logs that SW spotted the hole in the fence to the park next door . Once on the other side of the fence, the line and then the cache, were soon located.
This will be a good place to return to in the not too distant future as there is at least one apple tree plus a grapevine laden with grapes just a few metres away in the red zone. TFTC.