Ohau Domain (Levin) Ohau, North Island, New Zealand
By drmatt84, Carol and Isaac on 13-Jul-10. Waypoint GC2BKWX

As this cache has been out of action for too long, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

This cache has been in need of CO attention for over 12 months, but despite multiple logs requesting CO visit and several needs maintenance logs, nothing has been done.

It would appear that CO is no longer active.

I noticed that this cache has been temporarily disabled for a 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) within the next 30 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

Working in Levin and having to expand my radius of caching as I have cleaned up all the local caches in Levin township, took a drive out to Ohau area and was rewarded with some great caches and a nice evening drive.

A nice walk through the fields to GZ. Cache easily found but as per last logs the log book is missing and the bag is soaked.

Will need some maintenance.

Have attached photo as proof of find.

TFTC

Three of us had planned a day out geocaching in the Horowhenua area today. Alas, one of the party members had a late withdrawal, so there was just two of us. It was a great day in the end. The weather was hot, we even had a few spots of rain trying to cool us down at one stage. I ended up finding about 45 caches with one DNF.
Parked on the main road and darted over to find this one. I took the wrong entry into the trees and had to bush-bash for a bit. I popped out at the train tracks to make it easier for my GPS to lock on. Found the cache easy enough. But the cache contents is ruined. Couldn't find anything dry enough to write on so took a photo as proof (to be uploaded soon). I managed to find a quicker way back to the road via the sports field.
Thanks for the cache and the smiley. Found with Tommygun9.

There is no log book in the cache to sign and what is in the cache is soaked. CO to check on this please.

Drive past here a lot but never visited. Easy find on nice day. Everything soaked. No log book. TFTC.

Quite good if you don't step into the doggy poo

Found with Owhiro Ray - as noted by others log soggy therefore unable to sign it.

A lot of leaves inside. The cache is wet.

Found the cache but everything in it was floating in water, and all is a sopping slimy mess. Couldn't even see a log.. TFTC

Thanks for the cache everything is all wet!

Christmas Eve caching with Just-Lookin.

TFTC

An afternoon on geocaching with Princess-Emilly on a lovely sunny Christmas Eve.

Cache container and contents were scattered. Log gone and cache wet. Dried out as best we could and returned to likely hiding place but needs maintenance.

TFTC

Nice quick find. Left a signed eftpos reciept as log book was wet. Lucky you!

As stated in my found log the log book is saturated and becoming a block of paper pulp.

Our last cache on today's long mission that was primarily about knocking off the Zealandia loop in Wellington. We probably approached this one from the worst possibly angle but finding it wasn't hard as a result.
The log was saturated so it'll need a little CO attention.

A plan was hatched a while ago to make a road trip down to Wellington to do the Zealandia Power Trail. Original cast members were to be spud n z, hunter hillson, tommy gun 9 and capperz. Alas other things came up so today's trip was only attended by the resolute tommy gun 9 and capperz and a weather bomb was looming but no worry, the caching must go on. Leaving Palmy at 0 5 3 0 was the plan to avoid any heavy Welly traffic and the ploy was wise. It was quite difficult to ignore all those unfound caches between Palmy and Welly but needs must when a power trail and some decent terrain is involved. At the end of the day we'd stayed mostly dry and no mis haps to report, so a successful trip all round with good company.
Coming off the track after over five hours of caching it was time for a few pre selected caches to finish the day off.
Another Ohau cache completed and s smiley face in its place
This one needs some T L C, log book to wet to write on. Train passed just moments prior to find so cool
Last of the day and what a day it's been.
T F T C drmatt84

Logbook a sodden mess. Needs replacing.

#1027 Out on a mish to Kimbolton with Nic-Jay and collecting some caches on the way there and back. Easily found but the logbook was totally gone. Covered with mould and in desperate need of maintenance. Didn't sign log but photo attached as proof of find. TFTC, lovely park.

Out on a road trip collecting caches on the way to and from an event in Kimbolton with Skaga. The log book was rather wet and impossible to sign. Took a photo as evidence of the find.

We found it alright but were unable to sign it because the logbook is beyond use. There seemed little point leaving another bit of paper to be reduced to an equally pulpy mess and we didn't think to take a photo to post, so we'll just come back once it's been sorted out and log it then. Cheers!

Every cache I have visited today has had log book issues or water issues, in this case both. Contents of cache were completely water logged, container was full to the top of water. Drained as well as I could but unable to do much. Unable to sign log book as it is soaked to the point of disintegrating. See attached image.

Container was full of water, contents completely water logged. See attached image.

Container was full of water, contents completely water logged. See attached image.

Logbook and whole cache absolutely soaking wet. Needs maintenance and new dry log please

Searched through the trees, got covered in pine needles and bugs then just as we were about to give up it was found! Couldn't sign our names though as cache soaking wet inside out and logbook is one dripping mess. Also no tbs in here. But, stoked we found this as this is my 100th cache! Tftc

Found this one after a bit of searching with StefTheVet. As the logbook was just a wet clump of paper we took a photo which we can email to the owner if wanted. TFTC! And thanks for showing us this lovely Reserve

Tripping sth. Approached from over the railway line. Had to triangulate because of the trees. TFTC

We couldn't find it after scrambling around for awhile we gave up but will be back

I was initially poking my head into the trees then another angle provided the answer. TFTC

Big burst of rain just as we started looking and not the day for crawling around under wet trees. Maybe needs another attempt on a better day.

came out of this with twigs all over me because I was digging around , and my 7 year old found it and there was no need to get covered at all . pretty sure this was damp may need to check in on it

Cache needs some TLC due to being exposed to the elements.

An easy find due to the container being out in the open. Must've been like that for a while as the cache container was half full of water. Needless to say everything looked pretty sad and wet. I emptied the water out and placed everything back in the container and re-hid. CO might wanna pay this one a visit and give it some TLC.

Plenty of rabbits [:o] out and about this afternoon.

TFTC

Found cache good place GZ TFTC

A quick find once at GZ. TFTC.

A nice little walk over the oval to thiis gz. Once there this is one of those caches I love. A very quick find. After finding the cache we went and had something at the yummy nearby cafe. After that we was that the oval was being used by the nearby school. We were lucky to get this cache when we could TFTC

Found it bit of a fluke as I don't have a GPS and had just a general idea of where it might be. TNLNSL. Thanks for the cache!

16:09
Quick find. Not much black left on container but label still clear.
TNLN SL TFTC!
Thank you drmatt84, Carol and Isaac for my 153rd successful find.

(Logged with CacheSense for Android)

Grabbed on the way to the airport this morning between rain showers. TFTC.

Nice hide!! TFTC

TFTC

A nice short walk and a quick find. Love the hint.

Found with endmosteye44 - it was just lying around, chillin on the ground in the sun, so put it back where we thought it should go - TFTH

Found with endmosteye44 - TFTC

Tftc

Quick easy find. TFTC

Becsicasa and I decided to do a bit of a caching mission well outside of our area. We left Hamilton early Friday morning and hit the road, Destination: Wellington

TFTC!

3 day weekend? I like the sound of that! What's even better? 3 DAYS OF CACHING!!!
Destination sorted (to Wellington and back again), the bags are packed, the travel bugs are ready to travel and the GPSr is ready to show us the way.

Nice quick find once the GPSr settled down on wheere it wanted us to go.

#7 for the day, 64 total for the weekend with a total of 1250 kms.

TFTC

Quick find today when we reached the spot. No one around on a quiet Saturday morning.TFTC

Found with Morgan Ed. Had a marching comp here today, we were worried about it being too muggly, but we blended in with our " rapid direction changing GPS strut ". In fact we got second place in the amateur division! TFTC

Marching comps here today, pretended to be practicing our march but think they still wondered why we marched off in the bush. No no hanky panky happening here

TFTCSL. NO TB in this cache tho.

went to the cafe for food and then walked it off with a find TFTC

Nice evening, couple of muggles walking dogs! Looks like this ones been here a while!
TFTC!
-water pistol
+pencil sharpener

#2626 @1040
Off to Wellington for the day from PN! Stopped here for a short stroll and quick find. TFTC.

I was at the Ohau Cafe for a christmas lunch, so after we had eaten I went for a quick walk across the domain. TFTC

Pleasant walk across the domain. TFTC

This entry was edited by Zissas on Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 9:01:42 AM UTC.

Found today with Crystal Fairy, Wandering Dragons and MycroMan. TFTC!

Cache # 219

Cache #765 - first of 16 on the day, done with Crystal Fairy, Violet Butterfly and MycroMan. Nice spot. Added two TBs, and took two small toys. TFTC!

First cache of the day. Lovely walk to the cache even though Mycro Man wanted to go play across the road at the fete going on. Did on the way to the 10/11/12 event in Palmy with Wandering Dragons, Violet Butterfly and Mycro Man

Did with CrystalFairy

A nice quick find after short walk to the cache TFTC

Quick find after a walk. TFTC

A quick find,TFTC.

Another one of those places you fly past without seeing anything. After this little walk I see there is a lot more to the township than what I thought. TFTC

Easy find on a day out with the young one

A quick easy find after a race across the domain with our granddaughters. TFTC

A very inviting-looking cafe on the corner; we may just have to call in there next time we are passing. n
thanks for the cache.

Well it's raining and it's dark, we're here with head lamps on and caching, what else would we rather be doing. ,.. Signing logs. Greeting from Australia. TFTC

Last one for the day. Will find some more in Levin tomorrow. Found with J+J.au on our NZ caching/holiday. Greetings from Australia SL..TFTC

With gps batteries running out it was a mad rush to find the cache. Had us searching the wrong tree for about five minutes before we accidentally stumbled on the cache. TFTC

Clever hide

Great Cache, found while on holiday from Aus. [:x]

Found cache.picked up TB.

glad the trains are moving to fast here or they might muggle you.. photo for the TB before drop

Quick find at the far end of the park. Loved the log entry about the muggle who found this and liked the idea. Found with Lillianavess on a fill in the gaps tour of Horowhenua.

left a trail in the frost across, but sun was about to deal to that. signed log. thanks

nice quick find the kids had a good time looking for this one tftc

A leisurely stroll across the domain on a sunny afternoon - what could be nicer! Soon had the target in hand and the log signed. TFTC

Found the cache on the ground in the open with some of the contents spread around on the ground. The last log in the log book was by someone who found it by accident but don't think it has been here long as the contents were all still dry. Packed it up and put it where we presume the hint meant it to be. TFTC

An easy find right on que many thanks

easy find

Been meaning to get this one for ages, but hadn't got around to it. Today took a creative shortcut through the trees (no - not over the railway lines), and found with no problem. TFTC

Made a brisk walk to the far end of Ohau Domain and instantly spotted the cache on arrival at GZ. Thanks.

# 4836

nice container, TFTC

Easy find in an empty park, on our way home from a few days geo caching in the Manawatu. SL TFTC.

Was with my mum on the afternoon of the "Gathering in Levin" so we only did a few. We got to this one as it was near where she used to live. A nice little spot.

Squeezed in on the way to the Levin event. TFTCSL

Found with bkj97 on the way to the Levin event T4TCSL

A good quick find on the way to the Levin Cache Event. TNLNSL TFTC

A nice easy find on way home from Levin event. TFTC

A most enjoyable walk over a well-maintained domain. The cache is one of the best I have found - I was sure it would be very difficult. Signed log. Took nothing but left a hair slide.

Good fun and close to home. TFTC. Did the cache in rubbish out, filled it it a few minutes!

Quick maintenance visit whilst in town. All seems to be in order

A nice quick find while heading south. Some of my very early cache finds were not far from here.

Morning tea stop after a walk to the cache. Good hide TFTC.

Those cherry trees must look incredible when in blossom. PINO TFTC

Nice area ... TFTC