Logs for Gcoven 

24-Nov-24
WillAlso do secret Santa! 
 
10-Nov-24
Heard this was worth a visit so went out of my way. Answers sent. Absolutely gorgeous place so thanks for bringing me here. Fave point 
 
Roadside stop to stretch the legs. Love a good oldie! Tftc 
 
09-Nov-24
Dropped off all the TBs from Australia! Safe travels 
 
I adore cemetery caches so had this on my list for my drive back to the coast. Thoroughly enjoyed my meander gathering the info then a quick find at the L tree! Unique! Fave point from me 
 
Lovely stroll along here. Interesting about the erosion. Saw the devastation further along the bay along with a seal!! Tftc 
 
Going to do my Santa best to attend this one. Will have to come straight from work so a changing may be required! 
 
Was a tad late yesterday to head up and the lovely girl at the gate let me know it closed I 15 minutes. I headed back this morning and alas the weather had closed in but I still enjoyed the walk around the summit . The geology is amazing. Easy find here and tftc 
 
Quick find here. Stopping here and there on my drive back toward the coast. 
 
Alas no WOW today due to light rain and clouds. Still stopped to stretch the legs tftc 
 
Wonderful walk in light rain enjoying the natural geology.?tftc 
 
Another oldie and what a fascinating church. Felt like I was back in country Wales. Took a bit of hunting but realised from the logs what I was watching for so headed in and found! All Australian signings before me! Wow! Tftc and fave point 
 
Had trouble with my 1 and I then realised!!! Silly me. Onward to the final . Cemetery caches are my love so fave point from me tftc 
 
08-Nov-24
Stopped for a quick park and grab. Clever! Tftc 
 
Quick find whilst poking my nose into the bushes! I love any stature dedicated to dogs! He has a wonderful view too. 
 
Fab spot to stop and stretch the legs! Tftc 
 
Love a good SPOR! Stopped to check the views and decided not to head to the end as a band of cloud hiding some of the mountain. Still spectacular! Tftc 
 
Had to read the boards to realise what the hint meant after spending too long searching every nook and cranny of the wrong beast! Easy find once I got my machines correct! My grandson would love this! Fave point 
 
07-Nov-24
Did the meander collecting labs yesterday arvo and back this morning to collect the final. More luck here than the multi from yesterday as could not locate its final this morning despite a lot of searching. This one was a cool hide and actually an interesting lab! Thus a fave from me 
 
Last one before I hit the road. Hard to leave this place! Tftc 
 
No luck here 
 
Took way too long but finally spotted the rock! Cemetery caches are my favourite so worth the hunt! Tftc and fave point for bringing me here 
 
What a mission! With the final in hand I made a right debacle of the search at GZ! Going way too close to the river and in rather hairy spots with care and trepidation. Returned to the track about 40 minutes later and decided to obey the hint but from the left side of the wee stream and presto I spotted the suspicious location and there east he STASH. My relief and joy could be felt by the trees I am sure! Fave point for an oldie in an idyllic hideaway! 
 
Walking the lakeside . First one for the morning tftc 
 
Driving from Te Anu to Hawea today and decided to pop in here for a look. Saw there was a trad so did the were all over the river and under. Tftc 
 
Gorgeous rest spot. Soggy log but found a dry spot up near 2022. Cheers tftc 
 
06-Nov-24
Easily the best cache location in regard to pie excellence. Outstanding cafe! Bought a souvenir too! What a fab place! Thanks for bringing me here. Stopped again on my return journey!! 
 
Driving the alpine road to Hawea and had this on my list. What an amazing historical place. Loved it and the cache! Fave point from me! 
 
Stopped to visit the cafe and wandered down to this one too! Tftc 
 
Arrived back on the ferry to a gorgeous sunny day so grabbed some caches before leaving Bluff. Tftc 
 
Nearby collecting the lab bonus so opted for this trad as well. Took me ages! When I spotted it , what a moment! Had looked there three times! Caching blindness! 
 
Was on my radar so headed over to walk the track a wee bit. Found the cache and what a surprise! So so clever! Fave point from me! 
 
05-Nov-24
Drove over to this bay to do the EC. Very pleased to have stood at both ends of the anchor chain. A privilege indeed. Took a lovely beach walk enjoying the sand and surf. Almost missed finding this then spotted that tricky hide again! How did I miss that on first look?? Tftc 
 
Walked up to the marvellous view then ducked in for a quick find. Tftc 
 
What a gorgeous wee walk! Another clever hide. Might incorporate this idea back in Australia! Tftc 
 
Still hours of sunlight so checked into the wee cabin and headed off lakeside wandering. My first one and a cool hide. Fave point 
 
A sneaky hide indeed. Felt a bit odd so close to the abode but all good. Tftc 
 
Quick easy find. Lucky the traffic is minimal here. 
 
Enjoyed the walk up and met some amiable sheep. Took a while to locate but ended up trusting the GPS and found at last! Tftc 
 
04-Nov-24
Unusual ledge but located no worries. Tftc 
 
My first cache on the island. Started a long walk into town just after lunch time. Very pleased this was at the historical cemetery. Based on previous logs it was missing so replaced for now at base of tree at GZ. Hoping this is OK with the CO as lots of DNFs. Tftc 
 
First time seeing this type of hide. Clever! Lovely walk in . Tftc 
 
Based on a previous log realised I had to shimmy around to the edge!!! Rather perilous for someone as coordinated as me! Tftc 
 
Walked up to the lookout and an easy find. Fabulous walk and views. Tftc 
 
03-Nov-24
Here in the land of the long white cloud to attend the mega in Dunedin. Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation! Travelling with BenM70. Our last day before he heads home so a trip south lands to check the bridge, some caves and back into Invercargill where more teeny hail and ferocious winds made interesting conditions for tree fishing! Thanks to the COs for amazing caches! We copped wind and hail up here this morning but still managed to locate this gorgeous oldie! 
 
Here in the land of the long white cloud to attend the mega in Dunedin. Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation! Travelling with BenM70. Our last day before he heads home so a trip south lands to check the bridge, some caves and back into Invercargill where more teeny hail and ferocious winds made interesting conditions for tree fishing! Thanks to the COs for amazing caches! Took a bit of wandering and past some recently interred but eventually found the graves needed. Love a good cemetery cache! 
 
Here in the land of the long white cloud to attend the mega in Dunedin. Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation! Travelling with BenM70. Our last day before he heads home so a trip south lands to check the bridge, some caves and back into Invercargill where more teeny hail and ferocious winds made interesting conditions for tree fishing! Thanks to the COs for amazing caches! Tree fishing in hail and howling winds is not what we are used to. Glad they were easy to spot, retrieve and return! 
 
Here in the land of the long white cloud to attend the mega in Dunedin. Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation! Travelling with BenM70. Our last day before he heads home so a trip south lands to check the bridge, some caves and back into Invercargill where more teeny hail and ferocious winds made interesting conditions for tree fishing! Thanks to the COs for amazing caches! What a wind!!! Ben managed to control the pole! 
 
Here in the land of the long white cloud to attend the mega in Dunedin. Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation! Travelling with BenM70. Our last day before he heads home so a trip south lands to check the bridge, some caves and back into Invercargill where more teeny hail and ferocious winds made interesting conditions for tree fishing! Thanks to the COs for amazing caches! Fishing in hail! 
 
02-Nov-24
Here in the land of the long white cloud to attend the mega in Dunedin. Many thanks to all those involved in the organisation! Travelling with BenM70 along to the Catlins and onwards to Bluff. Did a cache that needed a long waterside walk and a wade so all wet and muddy again today! Fabulous scenery and ancient highlights. Thanks to the COs for amazing caches! Last one he fire calling it a day. Not my idea of a terrain 1.