Pathway to the Campsite (S Waikato) Arapuni, North Island, New Zealand
By cashkids on 03-Jan-11. Waypoint GC2KZ6T

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I always seem jinxed when it comes to multis which means I tend to avoid them. This year, however, I'm determined to finally reach 100 multi finds, coz surely I must get better with practice?! This one was today's target: ideal for a leg stretch & a decent break to the long journey home from our Easter adventures. All good at each of the WPs today; only issue was getting caught out by an unexpected heavy shower along the way, much to the teens' disgust. Onto the final location. Couldn't spot an obvious way in (suspect the path is way more overgrown now than at time of placement) but, once past the brambles (ouch!!), there was a more obvious path & easily onto GZ. Checked out the hint, &, guess what, I found a cache. Yeeha - another multi successfully completed! Thanks for the walk today & thanks for a nice little multi that even I can manage, TFTC

Have looked at this cache several tines but always passing by in a rush on our bikes today so made a start and soon had most of the info but no spare energy to get final so will cone back tomorrow to finish this off.

Out for the day to clean up solved puzzles, collect caches for challenges and finish off some multi's, all of which have been sitting out there for way too long, and along the way hopefully pick up a few of the trad's that have also been bugging us for quite a while.

We had done half of this one some time ago, but had not recorded the information properly, DUH. So decided we would start again at the beginning and do it all and do it properly. So found the start, then went on and found "ara". They were the easy ones which we had done before.

Then Mr S returned for the Geomobile and said he would meet Mrs S at the other end. So Mrs S walked on to find "puni". Except she couldn't. Hunted high and low and got very frustrated, hot and bitten, and finally texted Mr S who came from the other way and promptly found what Mrs S couldn't. GGGGGRRRRR.

Then onto to find the final. Very strange. Finally found a way in and eventually found the cache.

Thanks cashkids for a strange multi and anther smilie face.

Walking around the nearby area several times. Good view. Found with huhugrub. TFTC!

#3567. Took the pathway with KiwiWL for a walkabout. Some very good views. Both translations were appropriate for this multi ... particularly the final. Helpfully the coordinates were good, which made for a reasonably quick find in the end. TNLNSL. TFTC.

What a frustrating multi.....as it seemed I was chasin my own tracks. Most find's were start forward, but stumbled apon the final, as I thought I wasn't going to find this one. Campsite seems to be from a previous apocalyps. Well setup, with a crazy final location.

Got Ara, got Puni, got to final but couldn't find cache. Too well covered I suppose.

The dog and I were on a mission: to clean up some evasive caches that were either DNF, or we were previously too lazy to walk to.

Found 'timata' (start) last time we were here. Did not pursue any further, as I didn't know how to use the iPhone to complete multi caches back then. No problems today. Found 'ara' then 'puni' with bang on coords. And now for 'kua mutu' (the end)...

The iPhone decided to go flat on the walk out. Had enough laptop charge to give some life. Walked in, past all the rubbish, and found the cache sitting proudly in the open. Returned a little better. If not for the rubbish, I would camp here. TFTC.

Coming back from Devine Hiwiroa I made a stop here to try to eliminate a few multis from my must do list (which happens also to be my "Stop Procrasinating List and just get on with it" List).

Made my way around the required locations and came up with a set of final coords that almost made sense, got some funny looks from the fisher people as I drove past yet again. Can't say that it would be my first choice of campsite (with the cliffs and the requiste campsite rubbish strewn all around) But a cache is a cache and I managed to came up with the goods so was all smiles,

TFTC and a nice day to boot

The waypoints had us retracing our steps from earlier in the day, but still an enjoyable walk. Took in the sights from the Suspension Bridge while we were in the area. Find was a bit of a mission, but got there once we decided to trust the GPS, just like others before us.

Not sure that I'd want to camp here! Especially if I was a sleep walker!! TFTC

We managed to combine the walk to the waypoints with finding another cache. We do know what is behind the gates having driven there a few times before all the fences were erected..
+ a marble, - nothing.

Enjoyed the walk today. Good to see some wooden fences have gone up since our last visit presumably to stop over-enthusiastic cyclists plummeting over the cliffs! The final location didn't quite feel right but on seeing the previous log I trusted the GPS and sure enough it took me straight there.
Many thanks

Nicely done puzzle - clues all good and just had to remember to trust GPS at final - bit much rubbish to camp here TFTP & TFTC

Fun multi. Thanks 507

The fence had me guessing for a short time TFTC

this one took a while, great walks though.
took dice left marble

This one had us stumped - but found in the end after some nice walks.
Ring out NZ 1/2 Penny coin in

Found after doing the multi in three instalments. Decided the other meaning of Arapuni was definitely more correct and will have to investigate what is behind the blockade and down the road.

A Rhubarb lunch and then Crusaderwoman decided we should finish this multi which had been interrupted by rain previously (we haven't hardened up to the Waikato climate yet). Down the Ara and around the puni and we soon had the cache in hand. TNLN, SL. TFTC

Didn't go further around, not too sure where this campsite is! Other than that, a straight forward multi. Met Fap & Gap on the trail, and completed it with 'em.

After collecting all the clues we meet Fap & Gap and helped with finding this one. TFTC

12.45pm - A bit of one side to the other of the dam for this one. Dont know if I would camp here. SL>TFTC

Back down the closed track again, past the all the miss aligned posts. Final a little tricky to find. Enjoyed the multi.

Back to the walk we had done before. Not sure about the campsite.

ALL GOOD LOVED THE WAYPOINTS VERY NEATLY DONE . THE LAST WAYPOINT WAS THE HARDEST MUST OFF WALKED PAST IT 3 OR 4 TIMES LOL.THANKS

Good walk. Enjoyed the waypoints. Surprised where it ended. Forgot to take a tent! TFTC

Got home last night from south island and reviewed a number of local new opportunities that had caused a bit of frustration from afar!
This one amazingly was "unlogged" at that stage, although Geckohs efforts were recorded soon after.
Did the necessary tour after work this evening. All stacked up although had me wondering for last 40m!
Dont know why Geckoh didnt stay here...the place was empty today.
TFTC

logging through FTF coin

Dam, we were right there yesterday having a swim after the "hard Aka"

TB drop

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