SUDOKU (Nelson/Marlborough) Nelson South, South Island, New Zealand
By Q moto on 23-Aug-05. Waypoint GCQ959

cant be bothered

Good puzzle and quick find, but unable to sign log as too soggy to write anything in!

Solved the puzzle before arriving in town for the weekend. A nice final resting place, very peaceful here this morning. The log is very wet and disintergrating, probably time for a new one, managed to sign half my name, left a calling card as proof of find, the owner may remove if they want to. TNLN SL TFTC

Decoded this a couple of weeks ago when our TV packed up for a while, but only just managed to get out to do it .... not the nicest of days but it's always good to get out of the house. The log is terribly soggy though ..TFTC

TFTC TNLN SL

easy find, great spot for a cache thnx.log still damp, but summer is comming.

Mrs NAVFAM a sudoku fan and solved this some time ago, but we only just got around to finding cache today on our way to the local Queens Birthday bookfair. Thanks for the enjoyable puzzle and cache. Code Cracker next?

#2576
Mrs YuGeo loves solving Sudoku. Easy find, managed to park within ~20m of the cache. Logsheet damp, gave it an airing.
TNLNSL, TFTC

Sudoku’s always much better when there’s cache to find afterwards . Having done a few Sudoku caches, we found this one fun. Was unsure where to park to get to GZ but soon realized where to go and found ourselves in a nice area. Cache a little damp, but otherwise all good. Thanks Q moto for the Sudoku puzzle and cache. Nice to bump into you the other day.

Enjoyed the puzzle so much that I may have to stop giving the mother-in-law grief about being addicted to Sudoku puzzles! Fortunately, I will have no trouble finding something else to give her grief about. TFTC.

Quick easy find NINO TFTC

Nice one. I like this sort of puzzle and the co-ords were spot on. Log getting a bit damp though. TFTC, Biggles

Found very quickly with the help of the clue!

Solved the puzzle a while ago, finally went and found the cache this afternoon. Log is very damp, but I was able to sign it. TFTC

Solved this one a while back and had the opportunity to go and finally claim it. Cool spot for a cache, TFTC TNLNSL (419)

thanks to my work mates who solved the the puzzle within minutes.not where I thought it was thank you

A quick find for sudoku gun Michelle

replaced log all good to go

replaced log all good to go

have removed for now to replace log
+ there was no Tb in the cache

I'd solved the easy puzzle long ago, but found it on a trip to Nelson. Nice to do a puzzle for my 1300th cache. The log paper is very wet. Thanks and cheers from Grandalf(1300)

Wet log, carved TWS in to it

12.02pm

Yikes, not a Sudoku fan, but had a phone call from God, and all became clear

Logbook is wet dude. Sorry.

My wife solved the sudoku clue. cheers TFTC
the paper is wet.

log is wet and full placed travel coin {cp7rkt} in cache

dropped geocoin off here today

Thanks I always enjoy sudoku. (35)

Lovely winter afternoon for a walk.
Ice creams on way home.

Log is wet, container not sealing very well.

Good way to make navigator car sick, great puzzle, thanks

Bit of a hunt, but found in an obvious place. TFTP

Thanks for the cache.

Enjoyed doing this puzzle & finding the cache. Thank you

Not quite sure if we accessed this one from the correct direction. It was a case of PB pulling over and Annie's turn to make a mad dash in the rain, and cache quickly found. There is still a whole side left on the log page!!!
TFTC Enjoyed working out the puzzle.

Like Rangi we solved this puzzle over a year ago, but never got to pay a visit to the cache for some reason. Logbook is a bit damp and full; maybe needs replacing? Thanks for the cache!
tuttifrutti et al.

Had this one on the list to complete for over a year and decided to knock it off while working over this way today.Went to do this a few months ago but there were cars and people every where in the nearby building and surrounds so left it.needs a new log paper as the current one is full.TFTC.

Straitforward puzzle and find. TFTC!!!

A good little puzzler - and had to do some romantic antics to cover out our scouting in the area as a couple of tourists passed by GZ. TFTC

Once the sudoku done was an easy find on a nice stroll.

Nice easy one for number 200, have had it worked out for a couple of weeks just need to find time to stop.

Took a while to work out access to this one with a vehicle. More challenging than the puzzle!
TFTC

Found using our torch - was getting a bit dark. Used clue and found it straight away. Nice spot when the tide is in and the lights are reflecting off the water. Thanks.

Solved the puzzle obout 2 weeks ago and finaly decided to go and find it.

I did the puzzle months ago, so it is good to get it off the list finally. Lovely day for a walk along the path, and a quick find to boot. Thanks.

Nice puzzle cache to mark my 200th find.
Did the puzzle a couple of months ago so nice to complete it.

A rather hastily arranged trip so had to quickly work this one out during my visit. Have found a few caches in such places so it was one of the first places checked.

Many thanks.

Solved this one while at home about a month ago. Needed the clue to find as never realised cache was a small one. It was well hidden. TFTC

Solved the puzzle some time ago and today turned out the to be the day to go look for the final location. False start as Jr forgot shoes and had to detour to buy some first

Puzzle caches are fun, Stephen can solve at home rather doing chores such as mowing the lawn. Parked in the wrong place but it was close, no not that close. TNLN.

We enjoyed the walk out to this one on a lovely sunny day having solved the puzzle at the motel the night before.
TFTC

Did this puzzle ages ago and have been waiting since then to sign the log. Mission accomplished.

Solved at home, found as my first south island cache. TFTC.

Just starting to get used to doing sudoku puzzles.Easy find

Now good at this game, so used the PDA to do all the work, great toys.

Thanks Bitsprayer

My first Sudoko and the 11 chache today.
Thanks
Yarcs (Braunschweig, Germany)

Solved the puzzle before leaving Dunedin, made for a nice quick find. Thanks.

I didn't want to get into Sudoku, but I decided to attempt the puzzle and solved it without too much trouble. But I will NOT start solving Sudoku puzzles - I have way too many hobbies already! Solved the puzzle and found the cache (easy). Now I know about Sudoku. Thanks for the challenge.
TFTC SL
Early Rizers

Did the puzzle at home, wasn't sure if I would have time to find it, but managed to finish the job early and have a long enjyable walk to find.
TFTC

Enjoyed the excuse to do some Sudoku

found ok with sudoku help

Nice little walk with my wife. One i've been wanting to do for ages.

have had this one on the books to do for awhile after our darling daughter who likes doing sudoku's solved the puzzle for us to follow was a good find on a rainy day signed the log thanks for the cache

My first cache followed the same game; and the 30 hour journey to NZ gave plenty of time to solve the puzzle. Amazed at the rapid water level changes as the tide changes. TFTC TNLNSL
Logged cache: #371

Worked this one out in AKL, but didn't change the coords in the GPSr, so ended up at the initial coords quite some distance away. Today was the next opportunity. Good fun solving these.
Cheers Qmoto - M@

Nice ?. We solved the SUDOKU and found the micro. Thx

Found this while touring the Nelson area and visiting from San Diego, US. Finally found it with the clue. TFTC

Found on our last day of holiday in Nelson. Having solved the sudoku puzzle over breakfast had no idea where I was headed. It took us to where we had parked our car on route to other caches over the past few days.

Walked here from Poet's point cache. Found eventually, for some reason I was expecting something bigger. Cheers Q Moto. I knew that doing those ChCh Sudoku caches would come in handy one day.

TN Left lucky 5pence,

Liked the puzzle.

Had to leave quickly wanted to get back to our Room so we could walk to a local pub and watch the All Blacks whup up on the Irish. Was a great game even though we understand almost nothing about what is going on. You have to be tough to play that game.

Thanks for getting it back up and running the new hiding place should be a lot more mugger free. The first time I have ever been first in a log book not that it really counts but it felt good.

have changed the the cache to a mirco and update the clue

its all go

cache has been muggled

[found the ] post [ok but no cache is it still ok as I'm sure I have the right spot and checked all the other ] posts along the fence [ but nothing

Nice cache, that was really good fun! Thanks! What about another one, just make the Sudoku a bit harder? - glow in dark dino, + rope

Had to jump the fence for this one. Nil in or out, but a quick hide as a muggle approached. Two tired Gzers now off looking for a good coffee... TFTC & puzzle

26.03.2006 14:30 h #336 44 of 65 in NZ
Solved the Sudoku already at home but had some doubts about my results when approaching the site. Rechecked but no mistake. Somewhat unconvinced I crossed the street and went to the cords … and there it was. TFTC
Albatross1901 and Florian from Germany

The co-ordinates were very good but we managed to go a long way round to find this cache. It was well hidden but we were able to find it. Left it well hidden. TNLN but were pleased to see one of our glow in the dark dinosaurs had made its way to the cache before we had.
Ballan

Solved this one before we left home. Was a nice easy find once we worked out where to park. TNLNSL. Thanks

Had the coordinates ready and they were spot on. Just had to find our way in and pick up the cache.
Thanks
Iris & Rodney

Fun puzzle, easy find. Cache was well covered - according to the notebook I was the second geocacher to find it today.

+ Dinosaur
- Bee

(Signed log as agentjet)

Fun puzzle, easy find. Cache was well covered - according to the notebook I was the second geocacher to find it today.

+ Dinosaur
- Bee

Yes we made sure it was well covered as requested. Good find this evening after dinner at the Golden Arch Restaurant.
+ wooden animal
- keyring

We often enjoy this walk with the head geocacher whenever we are forced to leave the country to come into town. We covered over the cache a little better as it was a bit too visible. A plea to fellow cachers to ensure it is well hidden.

- nothing
+ key ring

Wow - my first ever Sudoku Puzzle.
Solved the co-ords for the Christchurch Sudoku cache while I was on a role. TNLNSL.

Solved the puzzle last night - I'm getting quite good at these now Cache was pretty easily to find, and rather obvious in its resting place. I tried to given it a bit more cover. No exchange made. Cheers Gav [753]

Finally got around to finding this cache, coordinates were very accurate, nil traded

Mrs SoBad copleted the puzzle in a few minutes and we then popped out to the cache site. The cache was quite visible from the track so I hid it a bit more carefully. -flower +SoBad teeth

First for day. Did the puzzle a while ago and were waiting until we were near to do it.

Satisfying to find it in the dark. I was within a few seconds of giving up and reading the clue.
Christchurch Sudoku - tick.
Nelson Sudoku - tick.
Auckland Sudoku - hmm.
I had plugged the coords into the GPS before going out for the day, and when I went to find them, they were gone. I vaguely remembered them being in the right area, and rang home to find out where they were from about 10m from the cache!!
TNLN, Thanks.

A great way to spend a sunny afternoon finding this cache after completing the sudoku puzzle at lunchtime. I usually do a puzzle most days so this was a neat challenge.
No exchange.

Thanks Q moto.

Love those Sudoku puzzles. Once that was solved the cache was easy.
+Buzzy Bee - Coloured stone
Thanks Q Moto

First cache in a while, nice one to ease me back into it Found nice and easily after solving the puzzle the night before. +green star stone, -0. TFTC!

Puzzle was a great idea. Good coords. Easy find. TNLN

And in for the Bronze!
I enjoy these sorts of puzzles! I worked it out at morning tea so that I could go and find the cache at lunchtime!
Interesing place to have the final cache, I couldn't figure out any significance, other than its location.
TNLN
Cheers

Enjoyed the puzzle, having a race with Waimea Rev to finish it! Found cache with no difficulty, coordinates were spot on, nice spot on a beautiful day. Mrs WaimeaRev

FTF - I like the Sudoku idea! Got this first thing, after our morning paddle. I considered hunting for it before paddling, but it was still dark then.. TNLN, Jane

Nice One!!!!!!!! Great idea. Actually took longer to work out the puzzle than to drive from home and find the cache site. Took visiting Son on this hunt. Silver by 45 min. Thanks

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