The Black Hole (Nelson/Marlborough) Stoke, South Island, New Zealand
By kiwi-nomad on 11-Dec-06. Waypoint GCZRGY

Time for a new one

Cache has been replaced by a new one close by but not enable yet as its part of a new bunch

Anything happening?

Marking as inactive.

Arrived at the location three times and looked, and looked, ... but no can find. I feel there has been some damage to the area and the cache may be lost!

Wacls

Add us to the black hole!!

No luck!

Nothing tonight so moved on to the next cache.

Only evidence of possible cachet activity was some cable ties. Tho it was dark I think this needs a check.

Maintenance check please?

It seems it's finally properly imploded on itself! Spent a good time looking until I realised almost getting poked in the eye by branches is not fun

Found the cache easy enough. The cache container seemed pretty broken to me. May need some fixing. Thanks for the cache

This was a quick find today - although as mentioned by previous finders I presume the container was not quite in the condition and set-up intended. TFTC.

Our last day in Nelson before heading home following a 2 day cache raid in the area. A very popular walk way but we were out of site in the black hole. Luckily the previous cacher had placed a fresh log sheet & bag in this container.TFTC

Very sad to say this cache is a self-fulfilling prophecy as we found it gathered in its parts as mentioned by previous cachers. The log is a soggy mess in its bag placed in a black damaged hole. We have put in a new log sheet in another plastic bag so cachers can at least sign until the owner can send out search & rescue team.

I found it but it sure needs some work sorry to say. I hope you can get it up and repaired TFTC

Went to the correct cache site but what a sad sight
the black hole was laying on the ground. No cache box only the lid. One item in the wet goody bag a few meters away. Soggy log book in pieces and stuck together on the ground also a few meters away.

We put the cache back together as best we could and placed it where we think it would have been.

Warning, you will have to pull the black hole down to find cache.

+ took only item, poor little blue army man
- beaded star string (pink)

A really nice walk and a lovely spot. TFTC

Very nice feature of this lovely track. Fortunately no muggles at lunch time on a week day - TB TFTC

Found this very easily. I put it back where I found it but not sure if placement is correct as it was just sitting in the lower branches. I dropped Sondokopter TB. Hope it doesn't get muggled! T4TC.

Easy find, but think it's out of place, might pay to check as it doesn't match the clue.

TFTC

3rd one on our walk this morning. I'm guessing the cache is not where it is supposed to be? Also sad to see there is no sign of TB.
TFTC.

We found this cache where Gnomes Hunters had put it, and left it in pretty much the same spot. We think that there must be a bit more to it (it is a kiwi-nomad cache after all) but could not see anything.

# 2511

Found. Log to follow as time and laptop battery permit.

Visited this cache and found it lying on the ground behind the tree, no trackables and only one page of log book. Signed page and placed in tree branches, but this probably needs to be checked and put back in the right place.

TFTC

Found on a very wet day in Nelson.TFTC

Stopped by during a gap in our house hunting efforts. Dropped in a TB, was hoping to drop it off at the beach but all the coastal caches were a touch small.

Stopped by yesterday and found the cache and its black outer container poked in the base of the tree about 1m off the ground. Looks like the outer container should be attached to something but I couldn't figure out what so left it where I found it.

Not urgent but it would probably pay to swing by and have a look.


Cheers

Brendon

Pencil missing so no record of our visit let that be a lesson! lol Was together and in correct place.
TFTC.

Found on a pleasant sunny nelson evening

My last cache placement was a black hole - muggled twice before it was 4 weeks old - in the end I had to archive it.
Used this cache find as preparation for another search for In-a-view.
TFTC.

#1697 (15/20 on day 4 in Nelson). After not finding IN-A-VIEW in the morning, we thought we'd follow the advice of the hint and have a look at this cache. Hopefully that will prove useful in finding IN-A-VIEW. TFTC.

Found - replaced in correct container TFTC

9th stop for the morning starting to get into the swing of this geocaching now. Yet another of your caches - you are being a great teacher to me. Cant wait till i can return the favor and create some challenges for you. Have some cache designs on the drawing board and have a few sites in mind.

Found and had no problem signing logbook so it must be drying out. TNLN TFTC

Found it, didn't fill in logbook as it was very wet and there was no pen there either. TFNC

1300hrs Chose this one to be our milestone, enjoy Kiwi-Nomad's caches, as it is our 500th find. Accompanied with friends 'Adrift1' and dropped off a friends travel bug 'Flashing Kiwi' (0EVBV8) which was immediately picked up by 'Adrift1' who are also friends of the travel bug owner. So we are assured of a move for 'Flashing Kiwi' to wards Blenheim where we met both friends. Also picked up GEZT4K. So all in all it's quite significant for us. The Italian Job was here......! Our blog www.motorhominginxs.blogspot.com

PUTB 0EVBV8

Found this one at 1355 on14/8/2010. An excellent hide, not difficult but very well done. This one I was meant to leave for wifey to find, but in my excitement I yelled out "there it is!"
Narrowly avoided stepping in an uuuuuge dog turd!
Decided this was probably a good spot to leave Hzoi's Germany 2007 Series 2 Geocoin #5 - GEZT4K - the last of their 8 German Geo-coins, hope that someone else will pick it up and send it on its way =)

Thanks for a neat cache.

Quite a few muggles on this track today but managed to retrieve the cache without anyone asking what I was up to. Good one! TFTC

Great name. TFTC

Found cache on ground.It was scattered over the place.Found logbook and cache lid and other part to cache.Did not know where it belonged so hid it back where i thought it should go.Glad to see that there were no tbs here.All should be okay now.

sweet

Another quick find. So many about.

1440hrs;
Found easily enough while up visiting from Southland.
T.N.L.N.
Signed Log.
Many Thanks

lovely walkway mustwalk all of it one day tnln

4196 Found it hiding in a black hole… TFTC

Found by the boys. TFTC

MAY NEED ATTENTION. Found sitting by tree, Outer container loose. Cache seems all there but pulled out a couple of pages obviously fulled in by muggles. Sat it back in the tree SL TFTC

Found in an early morning, very damp, trip out and about while on holiday in Nelson. Picked up TB and will move south.

Easy find as we bike by. TFTC

Easy find as we bike by. Dropped off rail TB. TFTC

Quick find. TFTC, (Found the black hole on the ground)

A nice wee find while I gathered a few caches along this walkway. Cheers Bo

TFTC, great day out.

Great hide - This is the first one that I have actually found, Steve and the kids have beat me to all the others!

Another quick find on a lovely sunny suprisingly muggle free day!!! TFTF

Nice little walk, and refreshingly muggle-free today. A neat little cache. Thanks

Revisited in an attempt to gain inspiration for in-a-view.

nice easy find,good hide though.like others,had to pick my moment between the traffic.thnx

tftc

Took me a couple of moments but found it eventually.

Took a bit of searching, but found it. Well camouflaged! Thanks.

A quick find during a lunch time stroll. Although, a little bit of timing was needed to coordinate the find between groups of walkers in the area. TFTC TNLN.

Found on morning walk. Bit of a problem avoiding other walkers and cyclists; a very popular walkway.

The name draws you in! First to sign the new log book. Woohoo! The quality of the caches in this area continue to amaze us. This seems to be a popular walkway amongst the locals yet amazingly GZ was seluded, allowing us to hunt in relative privacy. We enjoyed the set up and effort that went into making this crafty cache. Thanks kiwi-nomad. Another notable cache hide. Out plastic toybug, in sig bookmark (bm-snw1) & red racing car.

Has some good swaps for the kids, good location near many other caches for a daytrip :O)

Got it, but in a busy area had to wait a while for muggles to amble past ... Sometimes it's difficult to not look suspicious!

Have replaced cache, not to sure how long it will last as it seem some kids had found it and now have a meeting place close by, I left it down over the school holidays hopping they would forget about it.
Have placed a Aus Geocaching TB Swagger (geocaching.co.au)

Cache has been destroyed ( Aren't school holidays great ) will look at replacing or maybe a new cache will have to see.
Thanks Sammy for returning all the bits very much appreciated

Second of this type today - still took a little while to realise that this was indeed the cache.. TFTC

Sunday is a good day for geocaching - not many muggles.
+ Grasshopper
- Retractable card holder
TFTC
Early Rizers

Quick find on the way to work. I reflected for a moment on lost caches and bugs, and pledged to do my best to preserve them one and all! TFTC

Great location for cache and a good camo too. Quick find.

Yes there is a black hole in every caching location, just don’t know where everything goes, into the far blue yonder. Great little hide and camo, TFTC TNLNSL (406)

Easy find
done at Lunch time very few walkers/cyclist about.

Nice easy find. Wish they were all so straightforward. Thanks.

I found a lot of caches with my Dad - Biggles - and never logged these online. Now I've got my own account, its time to set things straight. Thanks for all the fun, Flying Phoenix.

No problems here, apart from wandering muggles. Left sharpener, took candle. Biggles, Lil' Stu and Jarzoo.

nice day for a walk manged to get all three in this area

Easy find, TFTC - I'm getting used to kiwi-nomad caches now. You just have to be ready to think laterally. Nice secluded spot to grab and sign the log. No swaps, thanks and cheers from Grandalf(1322)

Nice to be able to grab a quick 2-3 caches on this walkway.
These were the last few on our Nelson visit.
Thanks for the Challenges Kiwi-Nomad

Found the Black-Hole on a Damp Black Night.

Cheers Froogal

Easy find, great cache.
+ candle

Such a cool cache. Lots of muggles. TNLN

Nice cache, thanks.
Dot Parsons

Good walk along reserve. Innovative hiding place. - winnie the pooh rubber + winnie the pooh. TFTC. Miritza

TFTC took canadian coin (20)it was released a year ago yesterday - will give it a birthday treat

A stroll along a familiar path - I used to bike to my summer job along here back on 2000 and not so many houses then!! A quick find whilst Mrs Moose kept guard. Dropped off a coin. Thanks.

An afternoon caching with moneydork tftc

Easy find on our way home.
Great hide...
TNLN

Easy find - esp since we've done a geocache like this before

Easy find. Left Jaden Yuki GX medal

TFTC

First find for the navfam. Very exciting. Thanks.

nice quick cache walked in this area a lot thanks

Have scanned through the weekend's finds, to discover that I almost forgot to log this one. We made a special stop for it after it was mentioned in hint of another cache we did yesterday. WE knew what we were looking for, so it was quick find once we entered the black hole zone! Plenty of passing aliens whizzing by on their two-wheeled vehicles in the glaring hot sun - we were glad we could take a short walk back to our 4-wheeled air-conditioned cacheship after this find!!!
TNLN TFTC

Found while on a multitasking mission: hiring a storage unit for some gear that will be arriving soon, rechecking my co-ords for Smugglar's Delight and looking to see around about where Plunger is before I start my new job for The Brook Sanctuary tomorrow.

All tasks accomplished!

I dedicate this cache find to my most recent cache hide which seems to have disappeared before it was even found once!

Thanks for the cache, kiwi-nomad!

One of several finds while out on our bicycles. Plenty of muggles were out walking and cycling so we had to be quick. Don't suppose anyone would take much notice of a white haired lady taking a rest. TNLN TFTC

Approached the Black Hole from the wrong side of the Galaxy, continued on my way and eventually got drawn into the void from another sector. Also had a small issue with an alien near GZ (I Think they were patroling the area on their transpoter!) Thankfully they didn't stop and continued along the space path at warp speed. TFTC, interesting

Found the entry point to the void, which seemed to go on and on.... Avoided the alien on a motorised scooter, who waved at us while trying to avoid her on the 2nd approach! whoa mama!
The transistion to the black hole at GZ required light speed navigation. But once the stardate log updated teleporting back to the cache mobile was metorite free.
Thanks for the fun!
Great use of the passageway.