[Hanmer Springs Post Office, Hitching post virtual cache.]
Hanmer Springs is a resort town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand’s South Island. It’s known for Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa, with its mineral waters. The surrounding mountains are home to trails and seasonal ski slopes. The nearby Conical Hill and Heritage Forest has a trail winding to a lookout point. To the south, rugged Waiau Gorge is known for its whitewater rapids and abundant salmon and trout. Altitude 340m. This cache is placed at the site of a little piece of history, from the early days of the village around the time that the nearby redwood trees were planted.
Further information is available https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanmer_Springs
To log this cache, find the following information on a plaque beneath the rail (note, not the sign - you are looking for something much older)
A = 3rd work on the top line. B = the year this hitching rail was erected.
Send your answers to the CO via message or e-mail, or for an immediate reply, send it to AB@gmail.com, where A&B are the two answers without any punctuation.
Added extra, post a photo of a favourite spot around Hanmer in your log.
This Virtual Cache 2.0 is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 2019 and June 2020 Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.