Lest We Forget ~ Aro Valley (Wellington) Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
By boxhill on 03-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3RTTA

I did need the checksum to help with one question, but otherwise no problems here. Today I went for a stroll and stopped in at gz to sign the log. Nice quick find. The log is soaking wet but otherwise doing okay.

Stopped by here on my way to another cache - info obtained and cache found no troubles, cheers.

Was passing by a couple of weeks ago, but with only enough time to quickly take some photos of the relevant information. Not sure if I missed a photo, as couldnt find a specific mention for one of the question - the checksum sorted that out however. Quick find in the pre-dawn. Thanks boxhill

We have driven past this monument lots of times. It was nice to have an excuse to stop and look closer. TFTC

For whatever reason I'm only ever at this end of Aro Valley at night, which doesn't make it very easy to see figures on a shaded memorial. Came by in the light of the day and had some good looking numbers in moments, and a cache not too long afterwards. TFTC

Nice multi.
Had to use the Checksum difference to solve one question.
Smooth sailing for the rest.

Short walk to GL. Found in a minute.

Log was a bit damp but signable.

This be my 300th find!
Cheers.

Sleepy was here!

Today is anotyher multi-cache dot-day, so I headed into town again. tain then bus. I had solved this cache a long time ago and had forgotten all about it, wasn't till I was looking at the map with a filter for just multicaches that I spotted it again. Okay, why not? And so I am here.
I had a bit of trouble finding the cache again. Inside is damp but the log is fine

Another multi dot-day done, still about fifty to go. Sigh. This is going to take FOREVER!

Came up here to solve the puzzle and managed to do all but A, so used the checksum to complete my coordinates. Lovely spot for a hide with an opportunity to snack a little in late summer. TFTC

nice hide!!

Nice little multi on our way back from doing part of the Zealandia trail. So many kaka birds on the white house and in the tree... being fed by someone. TFTC

Tftc!! First multi cache!!

Nice, easy puzzle and find thank you Boxhill.

Great spot. Good find

Lovely summer evening stroll. TFTC

Nice evening walk up the valley with ReaderOutpost to collect this cache. TFTC

Solved a while ago and happened to jog by this morning, so decided to stop and have a look. Not too busy given the morning traffic. Hopefully I was stealthy enough not to look weird poking around TFTC!

Nice little multi, thanks for the cache!

After finding a boxhill puzzle cache yesterday I asked myself what others have I missed? So this came up. Not sure why I have never attempted this before as I actually have a private list of boxhill multis that I must have been working through and this is only one on it unfound. So after a run of decent weather it decided to turn to crap today and was raining when I visited WP1. Rather than stand in the partial shelter of the trees and working things out I took some photos and returned to the car to work out the final. Not exactly where I was expecting but it certainly looked plausible. After not too long the rain eased and I could nip over to GZ. I had to use the hint when my GPS was pointing several metres away to an obviously wrong place. The log was bit tatty and fragile but seemed dry and was signable without (further) tearing. TFTC!

Took a while as haven't used GPS coordinates to find one before. Need to learn how to read them better. Usually use the hints! Great cache.

Found with 14YO, 10YO and 6YO. Finally a nice warm day to take the kids out for a cache. We are regularly in Aro Valley for drum lessons nowadays so we enjoyed exploring the area. Almost set off with the wrong coordinates , luckily I double checked our results before heading off. We soon found the right spot and after poke around we soon had the cache signed TFTC

I've been past this intersection many times, never noticed the memorial. So many sets of brothers. Quick find, log quite damp. Tftc!

Last found Dec 19. Love the clue. Paper and container wet. I added some dry paper.

Decoded the clues and found GZ, couldn't find it in the location that the hint referenced. I'll try again another day

Fun, first multi in Wellington!

Called by here today as I need to do a multi as part of a 10 day multi challenge (GC4VV3R) and as it's ANZAC day it seemed like the right day to do this one. No problem calculating the final coordinates, and off I went - No problem finding the cache, and all was safe and dry. TFTC

My first multi cache in NZ. Easy to work out B-F and then the full complete coordinates for GZ after finally finding the answer to A (in the dark which seems a likely reason not to have found it sooner!). Once at GZ, the hint item was found straight away, but the cache took a little hunting for as the area had grown over somewhat since it was last found 8 months ago! Finally retrieved, signed, and replaced. Tftc. Greetings from the UK!

#606. I thought I had worked out this one some months ago, but annoyingly GZ did not compute when I attempted a retrieve up in Polhill Reserve last week. So having adjusted my figures I came up with much more likely co-ords which proved correct today. Tftc boxhill, and stopping me in a spot I pass regularly on my way to & from table tennis.

Very interesting multi this one and it's my first multi cache in Wellington! Annoyingly I had to wait out some muggles who had parked right next to where the cache is but hey that happens! Very interesting and enjoyable find thanks

This one worked out to be an easy multi, thanks boxhill for that. Geowife spotted the hump and grabbed the cache quickly. Thanks CO for the cache.

First multi! Very fun!

Found while wife was at uni.

Managed to snake a park very close by and gathered info quickly. I like multis like this! Bit dismayed to see final was uphill as very lazy but did the quick hike. Official muggle was conducting official business at GZ for a while so loitered until the find could be made, only to discover I had no pen. Photo proof sent to CO. TFTC!!

I enjoy these type of multis. Quickly got the required information then onto the final. A quick find and back home for breakfast. All in order. TFTC

TFTC

Easily found, but I did wonder what the clue meant. TFTC

I love this kind of Multi !
Thanks boxhill !
Was wandering around Wellington today and this one was sort of on my way to "The Big Swing ...." cache in Carey St ...so I attended to it first !
Nice and do-able on the spot!
Then I realised I had to walk a bit more !
There were Council Men working nearby....so I had to try not to appear too devious at GZ. ...
Loved the hiding place ....all nice and dry !

I paid a visit to the memorial early this morning and had the numbers sorted out in a few minutes.
At the final location I made a quick find of the nicely tucked away container.
Thanks very much for a nice little multi to start my day.

Nice hiding place!

There appeared to be two containers in the area? Not sure whats up with that but one of them the paper inside was a bit mouldy, not sure if thats a known issue or not

Found the possie last time but no cache. Thanks for replacing and sweet little multi.

Nice and simple multi - TFTC.

Nice walk up to a nice area i'd never been before. Tftc

TFTC - nice and easy find

We didn't get the sum check right so had to double checked the numbers. Easy find when we got up to the GZ. Tftc!

Good walk up the hill nice menorial too tftc

Nice wee hide. Couldn't figure out kent terrace though

Thanks for replacing this one!

Replaced missing cache while in the area this afternoon.

Found perfect hide matching co-ords and clue, but no cache, will contact CO.

A nice quick multi with enough uphill to get the blood moving. Thanks for the cache

Great little adventure, thanks!

Found with jessicalee222

Worked out the coordinates for this some time ago but when I neared GZ I saw that someone was fixing their car in the spot I needed to search. Soon after I noticed that the cache seemed to be AWOL. Thanks for replacing it boxhill. I stopped to make a quick find today when passing. Cheers for the interesting multi.

Thanks for replacing, went straight to GZ this time to find the cache. Still took a moment to find, it was quite well tucked away

Found with Wafflekitties, TFTC

Checked on this while passing this morning. Certainly looked like it was missing. Put in a replacement.

No problems answering any of the questions and found the hint object at GZ but no sign of a cache.. Looks like the last log was actually a DNF as well so probably needs replacing.

Found the hump but did not find the cache

Got cords wrong first time

#620. Another multi in the Lest We Forget series. We arrived at the monument just on dark but with the aid of a torch soon had the information recorded. Plugged in the coordinates and headed off to the GZ. Once we got there the hint made sense immediately and it was a quick find. Thanks Boxhill for keeping these war memorials in the public eye.

Worked out puzzle and short walk to final. TFTC

A nice walk on a fine night. Except for the sand flies!!
Thanks.

TFTC all in good order and 1 & 1/2 sides of entries still to go

A quick find with TregearP.

Tftc

TFTC.

TFTC done with Timbavati

Just finished 10 consecutive days of multis for a challenge cache, now it seems i'm stuck in the habit of finding one a day! Quickly solved and found on a drizzly day. TFTC

The log is not full because I changed it on Thursday the 13th.

Quick solve and find while in the area with work today. Squeezed my name on the log, which is full. TFTC

Found today on way to the Zealandia power trail. As you are aware log is full. Photo of cache to be added instead of signing. TFTP and TFTC.

This was a nice shady spot on a hot day. Working out the co-ordinates and headed off to GZ. Log book is completely full and unfortunately we didn't have any spare paper to add.
TFTM

I'll get on to replacing the log sheet next week.

One of my favourite series. Very poignant. Tftc.

Log is full.

thanks

Nice quick multi. Thanks. PS: Needs a new log book.. only space for one more entry...

This entry was edited by yosser9 on Monday, 04 August 2014 at 23:15:25 UTC.

Found it!

Great find!

Fun find

With Netty's assistance, I managed to obtain the required co-ordinates without making any errors. The cache find was straightforward and I took the opportunity to show Netty the sights of Holloway Road which she found surprising and fascinating.

Having attended a dawn service on Friday, this cache helped to reinforce to me how easy we have it these days. We can now spend our leisure time indulging in such activities as geocaching while many of those of past generations spent months overseas at great risk of being wounded or killed.

This find completed the series for me. I appreciate the effort put in to set up the caches which were devised in a way for searchers to understand the significance of the memorials without having to spend too long at the sites dealing with complicated problems to solve.

Selesi & I couldn't work out 1 of the co-ords and made an assumption that was well away (on private land). Reconsidered where we had gone wrong and off there and located it. TFTC

Had problems with one of the coords but after some lateral thinking Ulmus Lynx and I soon had it logged. TFTC

Found on a short interesting walk around the valley after lunch at Aro Café. The contrast between different houses here is exceptional. TFTC.

Found with phylapos, a fun and quick wee find. Tftc

Nice little cache. TFTC

TFTC!

TFTC, nice and easy one after work

Fun cache!

Cache # 1,369 - a nicely put together multi, and a super quick find at the GZ - which is NOT on private property. TFTC!

Fairly confident we found it, but seems to be on private property so not quite comfortable to let the kids look. Are we on the wrong track?

Out and about, Saturday caching. Nice.
Always enjoy the ones that give you cause to stop and reflect, think and consider. This was so.
Then off to GZ. Cache find was straightforward.
Cache in order; log signed, safely re-hidden, just as found.
TFTC found with team cacher Sweet P too
The Turtle strikes again!

Had noticed this one recently so decided to complete while in town this morning. Some nice memorials around and important to honour our history. TFTC

#184 nice easy find - nice old memorial. TFTC

Thought I'd stick to something I could drive to today for my streak as it wasn't the most summer of days in Wellington today. A very familiar little corner of town as I've had a couple of placements myself at this spot in the past, nice to see another. Noticed a couple of ADV's on the plaque too, but before we changed the family name to ADV of course

Another interesting multi in the series, TFTC Boxhill

Easy find, the female of AnakhaNZ tested the water for over 7 years from the pumping station housed within the green building near GZ. Tftc

Approached downhill on the way to an appointment in Willis st. No problem parking today and data quickly calculated apart from one that seemed to elude us. Wasn't keen to rely on checksum to provide the missing number so thought outside the square and it all became apparent. " Sutch" are the joys of caching. TFTCSL

Another sad reminder of a different past. The impact on families was immeasurable. Quick find at gz once the puzzle was completed. T4TCSL

11529… Finding a carpark was the hardest part, grabbed the required info then drove to the final, many thanks for showing us another war memorial.

This one had me stratching my head a few times, but I was able to collect the required data. I quick find at the final TFTC boxhill

Solved a while back, but ran out of time to retrieve that day. A quick find when I was in the area again. TFTC.

TFTC