Trolls Delight (West Coast) Mananui, South Island, New Zealand
By Moneydork on 24-Sep-05. Waypoint GCQNR2

I noticed that this cache has been in need of owner maintenance for an extended period of time well in excess of the period of "a few weeks" as contemplated by the cache guidelines published on Geocaching.com. While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other caches from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it (using the archive listing link in the upper right) so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location.

If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a note to the cache (not email) and then repair the cache within the next 30 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication/action.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

Archiving it to free up space for others

Tried it again (it is always a nice walk to GZ), but with no finds for over 2 years and no luck for us today pretty sure it is gone.

Not sure if this has been checked since the last find and put back in correct place, wasn't going to waste my time as there are lots of bushes nearby. Maybe a quick updated cheers.

Another DNF

tftc
mean maori mean
11:38

Another DNF for this one.

No cache here to be found for over a year. This needs checking!

DNF for us, had a good look, and on the way back too but no joy. Thanks for the excuse to get the old cyclocross bike out, i am sure the bike appreciated it.

Maybe muggled again? We only found a pencil under the bridge... Is this good enough to log a find?

A really nice area and good walk. Especially enjoyed visiting the sawmill. Cache has been muggled and was in the bush near the bridge. I put container and wet log back but may need shifting somewhere safer.

Lovely evening walk, but no cache

What a great walk in old light rail track gold?. TFTC

carried on with bikes to lake, awesome track

Nice walk in before sunset.

Quickly found it after I cycled in. TFTC MacBanger

This was a little different. We paddled almost to the cache from the Lake Mahinapua campground, we could have got a bit closer but the water level is abnormally low.We found a DoC worker fixing the adjoining bridge, but he was below and out of sight. However, as soon as we had signed the log he surfaced and we could not get it back with out being seen. to cut a long story short, we had to take the cache with us and we returned it on a quick run up from the road later in the day. On the positive side, we did get to dry what was some rather damp contents out.
The kayak trip was far more scenic than following the track.
Cheers and thanks,
S.t.

The trolls must have been sheltering from the rain!

this was a fun walk lots to see along the way found with houza and ribsc

Found with mongyspeed and Houza TFTC

Nice walk and easy find for this cache, done with mongyspeed and Ribsc. Cheers

Just what the doctor ordered! A lovely stroll on a sunny afternoon with the birds chirping and flitting about. At GZ it was a quick find for PB at one 'end', while Annie was trying to follow the GPS to the other end!! A big thanks for this cache.
- Little Nic TB

Walked in from the western end of the track. The swamp wetlands is a really impressive Eco-system. It is a national treasure. Dropped off Little Nic TB, but I have mistakenly dropped it in another cache. Now I don't have the tracking number to fix up the mistake. TFTC

dropping little nic TB

Enjoyed the walk and the historical relics along the way. Great boardwalks over the swamps. Excellent track and lovely day. TFTC

found it but saw no trolls.TFTC

Saw herons, but no trolls.

Very nice walk to do after so many drive by's. This was a propper walk through a very nice area.

Enjoyed the walk beautiful scenery. Wonderful area for strolls and trolls thank you.

This is such a nice walk I will be back again. A place with some history aswell. Nice easy find.. Thanks

That's both ends of the walkway looked into - inspired to do the whole thing one day. Fantastic, thanks.

[This entry was edited by nofs on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 1:04:07 AM.]

What a beautiful walk. Thanks for putting a cache there, otherwise we would have missed this spot. Also great flax for weaving kete

Walked in the shorter way from the farm house, nice bit of track and the cache has been spotted but lots of walkers and has lots of enterys form them even a DOC worker doind maintance on the bridge, he left a DOC pen isn't that nice of him

Lovely stroll on a stunning west coast evening - walked all the way into Picnic Point though wern't going to at outset. Made it a rather long walk.

TFTC

[Find #293]

Finally got around to knocking this off our list. It was one that has been waiting around for ages, and for no particular reason we hadn't made the effort.

We were greeted by a very frindly Ram at the start of the track that was after attention and pats. Once we'd finished with him we progressed down the track and came across a Kotuku on the first bridge. After grabbing some photos, we progressed until he took flight and swooped down to the swamp.

Got to the cache, and found it easily enough, as have several muggles, judging by the log book. All was safe and secure.

TFTC

enjoyed the long walk but Blake got the stitch. No swaps

Another good find,in another great spot.We are now travelling with Filip the dolphin T.B. after picking him up from here today.We're gonna take him kayaking tomorrow.
Left small toy. TFTC

1063. A pleasant walk in. It had been raining but was lovely walking the track. It was a great boardwalk for part of the way. We left Filip the blue dolphin Travel Bug.
We are on a southerly tour with our friends.
Thanks
Iris & Rodney

Found this on a South Island Caching trip with the Sallies.
Thanks
David & Noeline

Lovely walk but forgot to take swaps. Still morning Thanks NINO

Loved this walk! Thanks so much for the cache. On the way out, we talked to a jogger who appeared to live in the house at the start of the walk. He said he had just seen something on the TV about geocaching and was thrilled to meet some "geocachers".
Easy find. Gorgeous hot sunny day. Love the West Coast when it is like this! Doesn't happen often!
+ dinosaur
- Ducate
Early Rizers

Stopped here and I jogged in and out to this cache. Startled a White Heron as I crossed the first bridge, but it didn't fly far away. Another few hundred metres further on I found a young possum on the track and it quickly disappeared into the flax. Carried on a lovely run to the cache site where it was quickly and easily found. I returned via the possum (which had come out to play again) and startled the heron (again). What a lovely reserve and a beautiful day for a jog. No exchange. Cheers Gav [821]

A stop that we would have driven past if it were not for Geocaching. This one was not even in our guide books.
Loved the Mahinapua Walkway, thanks.
Took nothing, left a frog clicker and a pin.
Placed a SuMo Cyclist logo sticker on the inside of the cache lid.

This is a nice walk in. Got some lovely photographs. Even saw a white Herron.
+Red Dice - Balloons

Well this was fun went out the night before to head here, but the GPS had it 5km back down the road on a bridge, but the other gps had it here...
so dont know what happend there, do fonnd in the end ..



Cheer Bitsprayer

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