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The Triffids Take Over! (Auckland) Traditional Cache

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G_2: Dont think this place is going to be available any time soon when you lokk at the development next door street, massive

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Hidden : 10/4/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

When visiting the cache that was here last I noticed a really unusual sight, an example of the incredible invasive power of a living thing!
Now you know what happens when you neglect that darling little pot plant that out grows its container and is turfed away somewhere to grow by itself, unloved!
I have seen where houses and large masonry walls have been pushed up and sideways by these "Triffids"!

What you see here at GZ is an example of this happening over a period of time, my guess is that the building that used to be here has fallen into neglect & the structure that remains looks to me like the remnants of a chimney, by the blackened faces of brick.In those days brick mortar didnt have the same cement content of todays brickwork, so the roots have easily grown into it.
The "Triffid" has grown right through its host in much the same way that was shown graphically in the movie "Alien"!

Heres an example of a tree that was allowed to grow in the corner of the house like a naughty teenager with no boundaries!

Heres another.

Cache is a small plastic container thats hidden on the left side of the structure under some old bricks, didnt want you tearing the place apart!

Dont leave your bike around here!!

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