The Frankton Trail #4 (Steps to Paradise) Goldfield Heights, South Island, New Zealand
By TeamCacheventures on 09-Jan-24. Waypoint GCAJW3V

**Maintenance Note**Maintenance is on our agenda and will be completed ASAP.

Hi TeamCacheventuresThis geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit and after my previous reviewer note, there has been no cache maintenance logged. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache. If a month passes without seeing a response, then I'll assume that this listing should be archived.Please note, that if a cache is archived due to lack of owner maintenance, the cache is unable to be unarchived.RegardsTheCoddiwompler

Just like others.

Dnf

Most likely not here

Booo we couldn't find it today

Not a huge search but took the advice from the previous logs

Took photo of area and like previous cachers I did not locate it . I have Been a cache here a couple of years ago to a cache that was here also . I will keep a watch on this cache .

no luck

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Found this exact cache before, but it was unfortunately archived. Original log:Extremely quick find!TFTC4/2/2022

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I was at the back of our trio of walkers and diverted to find this hide. Unfortunately, lots of possibilities and initially searched in wrong area. Then found that the others had not noticed me disappearing and had to go find them. Thought we would look on the way back but we never did do the walk in reverse in the end so have to log a DNF .

No luck, even with the hint

It is a great idea to hide the geocache

Tftc

I thought its the cache

??

Also did not find

DFC

DNF

Quick find. TFTC

A quick easy find, although the "tools" would need a large dog. We found a code in this cache. TFTC

A nice Geo Trail lead me quickly to this one TFTC

Seventh day in New Zealand ??. This is my first visit to this extraordinary country and the fulfillment of a long-cherished dream. In the past, it always failed due to the lack of a travel companion. Now I had the chance to join a large group of mainly German geocachers and I was delighted to take it. After a stopover in Qatar and 8 days in Australia, our journey continued from Auckland to Queenstown with various stopovers.**Today I had the whole day for myself to explore and enjoy Queenstown at my leisure ??. My walk took me from Queenstown Garden to the Frankton Trail. A beautiful path along the water. I even finally saw the black swans in the wild. So far I've only seen them in the zoo. When I reached No. 1, it started to rain. Luckily I had an umbrella ?? with me and it was only a half-hour shower. As compensation, there was a rainbow ??. Unfortunately, the series as a whole is very unkempt. There is only a loose collection of slips of paper on no.11. I was unable to find the containers 10, 8 and 3. This meant that I couldn't write down all the bonus numbers. I did have an idea of where the bonus box was hidden, but an extensive search around the area was unfortunately unsuccessful. What a pity ??. My name is now in all the other logbooks.**Thank you for placing it & looking after it soon ??.Letzter Tag in Neuseeland ??. Fr mich ist es der erste Besuch dieses auergewhnlichen Landes und die Erfllung eines lang gehegten Traums. Es scheiterte in der Vergangenheit immer an einem fehlenden Reisebegleiter. Jetzt gab es die Chance mich einer groen Gruppe von berwiegend deutschen Geocachern anzuschlieen und ich ergriff sie mit Freuden. Nach einem Stop over in Katar und 8 Tagen in Australien ging unsere Reise weiter von Auckland nach Queenstown mit diversen Zwischenstopps.**Heute hatte ich den ganzen Tag fr mich alleine, um Queenstown in Ruhe zu erkunden und zu genieen ??. Mein Spaziergang fhrte mich vom Queenstown Garten auf den Frankton Trail. Ein schner Weg am Wasser entlang. Sogar die schwarzen Schwne sah ich endlich in freier Wildbahn. Bisher kenne ich sie nur aus dem Zoo. Als ich die Nr. 1 erreichte fing es an zu regnen. Zum Glck hatte ich einen Schirm ?? dabei und es war auch nur ein Schauer von einer halben Stunde. Als Entschdigung gab es einen Regenbogen ??. Leider ist die Serie insgesamt sehr ungepflegt. An der Nr.11 gibt es nur noch eine lose Zettelsammlung. Die Dosen 10, 8 und 3 waren fr mich unauffindbar. Damit konnte ich die Bonuszahlen nicht vollstndig notieren. Ich hatte zwar eine Vorstellung wo sich das Versteck der Bonusdose ungefhr befindet, aber eine ausgedehnte Umkreissuche blieb leider erfolglos. Sehr Schade ??. In allen anderen Logbchern steht jetzt mein Name.**Danke fr das Legen & die baldige Pflege ??.

Signed quick & moved on asap. Thnx

Day 12 of our roadtrip around the south island. Today we cycled from Arrowtown to Queenstown (total of 36 km) and found some labs and caches along the way. Weather was lovely most of the way and only rained for about the last 2k.Great views along the way. Thanks to all CO's for placing and maintaining. TFTC. Toffee Man.

This is a nice trail but it could benefit from some TLC. Several containers missing and those that are there generally have an abundance of old receipts. Maintenance on the full trail would be a good idea This was an easy find. We also acknowledge the traditional custodians of New Zealand / Aoteroa, as we geocache throughout their land while on holiday.Thanks for showing us this place, & for placing and maintaining this cache. The is our playground

Again a bit longer than needed. TFTC

TFTC.

Now that my streak officially ended yesterday, I can enjoy a day off, which I did, and spent some family time which is the reason for this trip. Today, however I'm awake early enough to make a few finds. My target of course was this series, we're staying practically across the road at some AirBNB type of place. I grabbed easily, but as I was signing I had multiple groups of people come by, so it took a moment to put back into position... that's ok I'm in no hurry. This ended up being the second and last of the series.. the next one along (#3) was a bit of a construction site, so I decided to leave it for another visit... so I wandered back to the accomodation for breakfast. Thanks for this series, I've enjoyed doing it over the last couple visits where I've had time. TFTC TeamCacheventures, rolly2, the cache was found in good order Signed, sealed and returned to GZ. 2 find(s) of 2 today, making this find #4741

Having a great holiday biking around some of these amazing lakes here. Very busy today, but we did the deed without any trouble. Cache is all good. TFTC

Thank you found it!!

TFTC

A quick stinky find tftc

2 for 2 on a late night/early morning walk. A quick find here in the dark. TFTC

Good find

This was an easy find. Thanks for putting them here while we cycle.

Another along the trail. Coordinate found.

Found it

My husband and I are on holidays from Brisbane Australia for 2 weeks travel around the south Island. Today sadly was our last day . I hired a bike to ride around this beautiful lake and find some caches. I had a great time cycling and finding caches and enjoying the view. . Thanks for placing this cache here for us to enjoy

No luck and absolutely stinks where I think the cache is

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today steffixx and me spent another wonderful day here in NZ and we rented some bikes and drove to Kelvin Heights and back. What a beautiful track! In the morning, we made another short stop here on this track for to search this geocache. Not many people were walking around here, so we were able to search... And it took us a little while - we thought way to complicated... But then steffixx finally said: "I found it!" - YEAY - a second [FTF] here in NZ!! Happy about that Thanks a lot to TeamCacheventures for leading us here and for showing this place and of course also for maintaining this geocache here on site!Best wishes from the North Sea, Germany, from Cuxine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________________oooooooo____________oooooooooooooo_________oooooooooooooooooo________oooooooooooooooooooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo____oooooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo___ooo__ooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo__oooo____oo________oooooooooooooooooooooooo_________oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo_oooo_______oooooooooooooooooo________ooooo___ooooooooooooooooooooooo_________oo_ooo____oooooooooooooooooooooooooo_____oooooooo__ooo_oooooo__________oo___oooo_______ooo__ooo_ooo______oooo__ooo_______oooo___ooo__ooo___ooooo___ooo_____ooo___ooo____oo____ooo____oooooo__ooo____ooooooo____________ooo_____ooooo____ooo

Bei bestem Wetter haben Cuxine und ich heute Fahrrder geliehen und sind um den Frankton Arm gefahren. Dabei haben wir natrlich zuerst die beiden [FTF] angesteuert. Tftc

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