Kaipupu - rata (Marlborough) Shakespeare Bay, South Island, New Zealand
By Taybee NZ and the Seagnoid on 06-Dec-15. Waypoint GC67H94

100 for Ruru!!!

Found with the Cruise group on a fantastic day out here

#23799. One of the others in the party went down to locate to this one. Log signed as Kruze (as some variant thereof). TFTC.

Found with the Kaipupu cruise group on a mild winters day.An interesting tree, thank you for the botany lesson. Saw quite a few rata in their early stages after this cache. And great, another big container. Must have been interesting carrying these large caches to their final location. TFTC.

TARVG2014 and I hadn't decided on our plans for King's Birthday Weekend, but figured that we would fit in some caching. When we saw the event for a visit to the Kaipupu Sanctuary it was a no-brainer. An early start from Tasman to make the RV, but all went according to plan and it was good to see the group assembled. The caches themselves were all fairly straight forward although a bit of scrambling for a couple. The log was signed "KREWZ" or similar for the group. There were a few different spelling options proposed, so there might be some variability. Thanks to everyone who attended for making it such an enjoyable event, and especially to Agazo for organising. Thanks for the cache.

A fun day out exploring Kaipupu and great turnout, thanks to all the cache owners and Agazo for organising the day.

We had to wriggle some other commitments to attend this event. The destination had been on the bucket list for a long time and the opportunity to visit with a group of cachers was to much to resist. Somehow I became part of the "clockwise group" but the circular track prevents anybody getting lost and indeed we met about halfway. The GPS pointed down hill where some hint items were clearly visible. It appeared steeper down than it was and I volunteered this time. It was not the first one nor the second one I inspected but the cache couldn't be missed at the third.

Out for a walk after our Kaipupu Cruise to the peninsula. Our group of 18 stretched out with a few taking the opposite direction. The group I was with signed the logs as Kruze for convenience.The caches were all relatively easy to find and in good order. Thanks for placing them so we could enjoy the sanctuary.

Found it. Also thought I spotted a different species of rata on another tree, a bit of research seems to confirm my theory. I had some knowledge about rata before this encounter but have firmed that up, here's what the NZ Plant Conservation Network has on the subject:There are ten native species of rata in New Zealand all in the genus Metrosideros. Four of these form trees (northern rata, southern rata, Bartletts rata and Parkinsons rata) and the remaining six species are all lianes. **Trees**Metrosideros bartlettii (Bartletts rata)Metrosideros parkinsonii (Parkinsons rata)Metrosideros robusta (northern rata)Metrosideros umbellata (southern rata)**Lianes**Metrosideros albiflora (White rata)Metrosideros carminea (Crimson or carmine rata)Metrosideros colensoi (rata)Metrosideros diffusa (white rata)Metrosideros fulgens (rata)Metrosideros perforata (white rata)The geocache description expands on what "forms a tree" means.Having a ball, thanks for bringing me here ????????.

A nice quick find. Signed as Kreze, or Kruze or some variation. A lovely place for a wander, and the company was great too. Thanks for placing your cache. Ms_KR and I are off on cruise up to Nelson and Picton. Today we cruised to Kaipupu and had a good walk, then we walked up to Humphries dam. We had a good day, with good company, and fine weather all day.Occassionally signed MK+KR on cache logs, and apologies for the generic logs.Thanks to all CO's for publishing and maintaining their caches.

Visited as part of the great outing organised by Agazo. An island full of caches and cachers, what could be a better way to spend a beautiful winters day!! TFTC!!

The beautiful and stunning red rata flower always stands out in the bush. I recently spotted an extremely similar flower in the bush on the Aiea Loop walk in Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Park in Hawaii which I found very interesting especially in relation to the great migration. Another found and signed in our group walk around the island today. TFTC #22,278

What a great idea...hold an event to gather together some cachers with a similar goal...Kaipupu sanctuary. Having been in Marlborough for 15 or so years this has been a 'to-do' for the family. Unfortunately, due to sickness, the rest of the family couldn't attend. After the short boat ride, we were here.So many thanks to the out of town event CO for arranging this, and taking a few TB away. This was the third find for the day for me, the anticlockwise group, signing as Kruze or Cruze, depending on who actually signed the log.

Eighteen cachers had a great day at Kaipupu finding all the caches and doing some maintenance. With lots of people there never was a shortage of eagle-eyed searchers willing to risk life and limb to find the cache. We signed the log "Cruise" or something like that. TFTC.

Four of us went to down, down, down to this one after the other group had completed the tour. Signed as Cruze. Here's hoping myrtle rust doesn't get our rt.Thank you COs

We were in Picton to attend the Event, GCAQHRW Kaipupu Cruise which naturally meant we were visiting this sanctuary, a long held wish.On arrival at the jetty were were greeted by a lone seal basking on the steps.Soon enough we wandered off as a group to begin the hunt for caches, all of which were found and signed as a group with variations of kruze.Thank you taybee nz and the Seagnoid.

Only two hours to do the loop so in a hurry. Previous logs helping as several a bit off track. Wish I had brought my walking stick for this one.

Little off tour.Tftc.

Found together with JaapAndHar while attempting to find all the geocaches on the island. Unfortunately we werent able to find them all and ran out of time to search near the potential GZ with incomplete coordinates. Turns out three hours isnt sufficient.

My non caching wife suggested this one was a little too far off track to attempt. So I heeded her advice.

Quite a scramble. TFTC

Tftc. Bit of bush bashing though

Thank goodness for the mountain goat. With kaz53

Bit of a scramble but got there in the end

Mrs gonefishing and I are finishing up our holiday in the top of the South, trying to do new things we haven't done before. A wander around Kaipupu ticked all the boxes. Our own boat is back in Wellington this time, so we caught a water taxi. It seems that Arrow Water Taxis closed up shop due to the covid traffic light thing, so options are Beachcomber or Cougar. We chose Beachcomber and got a private hire for $80 for the boat, so $40 each for the two of us. Very helpful and were happy to accommodate our request to delay our pickup by 30 mins to allow completion of the final cache. It took exactly 3 hours to complete all caches, including revisiting 2 at the start because I forgot to collect the codes.

This one was quite far off the track, but found quickly after a scramble down the hill.

Overall, an excellent day's caching, and very happy to have found everything as they are not all easy. However, I am a bit conflicted about the amount of bush bashing off track to find most of these. Seems at odds with the values of a reserve?

TFTC

This time we are back in luck again with this big cache with the associated scramble

A boat trip over to the ecosanctuary with Arandee. We did the loop but missed a couple of caches on the way. We collected enough information for the puzzle, but ran out of time to look for it. Thanks for the hide.

Not sure that this was a rata tree, but the cache was certainly at the bottom of a big tree, tftc.

A great walk around here, we saw a penguin close to here. A little scramble down to this one, Tftc!

Tftc, a bit tricky to get to now because of fallen branches!

Tftc! Bit of an intrepid explorer one this one!

It was very tricky to find that one. Be aware of falling trees, extremely dangerous, very steep.

Easy find for this one. Tftc, weekend out with geeves90 and hayzz

Over for a day trip with Kimmy+co and Hayzz,
Love coming over to Kaipupu, it is such an escape yet so close to everything
Having visited over 5 times since discovering this spot 2 years ago however had never cached here before, explored so much more of the reserve to day than i ever knew existed

Tftc. Out for the weekend with Geeves90 and Kimmy+co

Enjoying our first visit to Kaipupu Point on a fine sunny day. A family outing on Fathers' Day, three generations of us. Our granddaughters admired this large container and its contents. Thanks for placing these caches here, a favourite for this one. Will have to come back to find more.

Wow! What a great cache. Off the beaten track but all the more exciting. TFTC

Biggest cache ever!! Woo hoo. We overshot the wee path too. Bit slippery down but wow it’s awesome

Well back in Denmark again after my fourth visit to New Zealand. Luckily I also had time to go geocaching down under, and now it is time to long all my finds.
Cache found and logbook signed.
TFTC

The main event for me today was to find as many of the cache in the Kaipupu Wildlife Sanctuary as I could. I took a water taxi from Picton and gave myself plenty of time to walk around, look for caches and explore the tracks and trails. Apart from the caches, spotting a pair of penguins was a real bonus. Overshot on the track a bit. Backtracked and saw where to go. Quick find once in the right spot. TFTC, Biggles.

Quick find in between muggles!

That was ours biggest cache so far. Found with Mr.7 and Mrs 3. Tftc

Finally made it to Kaipupu with Annacons after a series of unfortunate events leading to cancelled trips - third time lucky. On this rainy afternoon we felt quite smug when we boarded our huge, largely empty boat, then watched a group of 40 file onto that boat from Kaipupu, leaving us with the place almost too ourselves.
A jumpy GPS made things a wee bit tricky but we got there in the end. We like this size of cache and the kids were keen to get involved.

Without knowing where the tracks are or any cache description or hint I had absolutely no idea where I should be looking or what I was looking for. Its not possible to follow the GPS because it jumps all over the place. Information as to which side of the track and how far off the track would really help. NOt having a good day.

In port from a cruiseboat. Thanks to Mr MR for help. TFTC.

This was a fairly straightforward find thanks to the size of the container which is hard to fully conceal.

It’s a great series so far, thanks Taybee NZ and the Seagnoid.

Awesome spot! Tftc

Nice walk around the tracks here. Team work to find the caches. Tftc

Speedy find full of treasures. Tftc

Stumbled across this quite by accident while I was doing some volunteer work at the bird sanctuary. What a lovely cache full of goodies

Spent a very enjoyable morning rambling around this reserve. A nice quick find here. Sad to see the unpleasantly written log entry by a reserve volunteer, particularly so as DOC recognise the value of geocaching, encourage it in their own reserves and even place caches themselves. Signed log, TFTC!

This one was an obvious find even without the hint. Cache is in the wide open but not visible from the main track. Did not notice the rata, so not sure if it is where it was first hidden. There is a very grumpy sounding log in the book written by a reserve volunteer that doesn't appear impressed with our hobby! Wonder if he returned the cache exactly where he found it or not. Either way, it will be noticed by anyone who walks that trap line...

Find 3/7 while completing this track. Warden muggle log was interesting if not a but grumpy. TFTC

Wandered along the bait line to make a quick easy find. Kayaked over from Picton with my wife on our inflatable kayak. Very pleasant paddle, the highlight of which was two close encounters with seals, playing gently in the waves right beside us. We saw five in all, four small (female?) ones and one grumpy large one. A wonderful day out!

Really enjoyed wandering around the Sanctuary, kayaked over from Picton. Found all the caches except the first one, but that was sufficient to find the mystery one Thanks for the big containers, easy to search today - only one other person on the island.

Quick find here. Russ and Andy had moved on the track a bit, so made the plunge down and got the formalities done pretty smartly. No probs. TFTC.
Today was the day for the much talked about paddle across to Kaipupu. It has been a discussion at work for a few months now, and while we had mulled over motorised transport as an option, Andy was keen to get the canoes out. Joining us today was another workmate, Russell. It was a brisk start to the day (temperature wise), but the lack of wind and clear skies promised a great winter day. So it proved. We got to Picton marina at about 8.30am ish and put the canoes in - myself and Russ in the double, and Andy had his single Scimitar. After a few missteps regarding timing and rudders, we were on our way and just able to squeeze in front of the ferry departing to our left. Not much further on, Andy saw some activity of interest and headed off in pursuit toward Mabel Island. According to him it was a school of dolphins and what must have been a whale, with spouts 2 metres tall. I'll take his word for it. We were hugging the shore and turning toward the jetty and lost sight of him in the glare off the water. When we reconvened at the jetty, it was time for the walk.
The guys were after spotting wildlife, and we were not disappointed. I will decide not to mention here but will tell the CO when I next see him how cool that was. For me though, it was also about caches, and I am grateful for the patience of the other two who allowed me to indulge in this. No success with the multi at the jetty, and I missed another trad not much further up due to my self imposed time limit for searching. Success with the rest though, except the final, of course, which will require a few more numbers. So 6 from 9 on a tight schedule I am happy with, and the sanctuary is all I thought it would be. A fantastic spot, so more than happy to have another reason to come back. After a lap around the sanctuary, we then prepared to head home. By this stage another workmate had joined us - Dave and his wife, who are regular canoeists, had been on their own adventure and were waiting at the jetty for us. The trip home was even better. The water was so glass-like we detoured around Mabel Island, then drifted through a foaming mass of jellyfish on the way to the shore by Bob's Bay. The water was crystal clear. We could see the bottom of water that is 10-15 metres deep, with Andy commenting that he had never seen it that clear. We beached just before the next incoming ferry, then time for a quick chat, a spot of lunch from the Picton Bakery, and our morning/early afternoon here was done. All up a pretty magical day, thanks for all the caches out here Taybee and the Seagnoid, it's a great spot.

Our first attempt at the caches on Kaipupu Pt. We made good progress - 6 of the trads and, the first stage of the multi but we will have to return to complete. We ventured out today in search of Kiwi but to no avail. We did meet a lovely Little Blue Penguin though. A great run for the kids and caching with cachers Leo, Maea and Marlo who were very helpful. A wonderful day but might revisit in Summer! Lucky we have kids with us that have steady feet! TFTC

I have been wanting to come to this Island for a while. My birthday was coming up, so I thought- the kids will do what I want to do, so I investigated possible ways of getting there. The kayak hire place will only hire to/for people over 16yrs, so that ruled that out (and it would probably take too long with kids) The water taxi was going to be $80 for 1 adult or 4 adults, so I put a post on FB to see if any friends had a boat and would like to take us, or if someone would like to join us to share the cost. To my amazement, a friend messaged saying she would be happy to take us- YAY! This couple (and small child) had not geocached before, and one was a pure natural and found most of the caches!
It was a beautiful day, flat for the boat ride and sunny.
I forgot what the last code was... ummm, I think that was it. I write them on my hand from now on, so I don't forget to write it in my book. I hope it's right.
Damien got this one quite easily. He's getting good.
TFTC.

I am just wandering around the track, taking videos of myself in nature, listening to the birds, and not cicadas, which is nice.
TFTC

Found whilst checking the traps. TFTC

Working bee on at Kaipupu today, so have joined the team for a free trip and hopefully enough time to spare to snag a cache. Finished digging out sand traps by 12.15 so a few minutes to spare. With Korimako snagged, we still have time to try and grab Rata. As always great size. May have to add a paint pail opener to my cache kit?? TFTC. All is dry and well. Time to head back for a sausage. Great place to visit and a great trip.

Tftc!

The GPS isn't that precise and took me awhile to spot it. By the time I want to give up and head back to the track... I spot it! Greetings from Hong Kong and TFTC

Found it

Number 3 no difficulties with this one on to number 4,

I nearly missed this cache, I was 50 metres past it before I realised so a quick backtrack and quick find. Took the TB. TFTC and the interesting info on rata

#4494

Found with the Team RNZAF geocaching crew plus two (B&W, capperz, GH6710, Kiwimykl, Nightowl19, Raisin Pig and tS), refer to their logs for details.

TFTC t

A great trip out on the water with the regular work caching crew, and a couple of other familiar faces. Having cached out most of the outer Queen Charlotte sound, it was back here for these recently added caches in the Kaipupu reserve area. A water taxi load of cruise ship passengers was also visiting the area but went the other way. Nice to see these great specimens of trees out here. Cache was soon located safely tucked away. Another good sized container, hopefully more families take the time to visit.
T F T C

A beautiful day out in the QC sound with a great bunch of other geocachers.
After grabbing a few in various bays and islands - we ended up here to circumnavigate this wonderful sanctuary. It was decided to go anticlockwise - as there was a small group of passengers off the nearby cruise ship here having a look round.
Another big camo'd container here - slightly off track... TFTC the seagnoid

The RNZAF Base Woodbourne Adventure Sports Club holds regular trips into the Marlborough Sounds mainly to cater for members who wish to tramp/walk/run the many tracks and walks available. However since geocaching has been included under the 'Adventure Sports' umbrella, these trips have become more popular. Today three boats headed out at 'Zero Dark Early' for a day on the sounds, one full of walkers and runners and two full of geocachers and their families and friends.

Today we collected a variety of caches, some on the mainland and others on various outlying islands mainly requiring boat access only, the caches on this 'mainland island' were the major attraction today and we were surprised at how many other boats turned up while we were there. There has certainly been a lot of work done to get this sanctuary predator free however the birdlife is yet to reestablish itself to the same level as Motuara Island which we visited earlier in the day, but I'm sure it won't be long before it does.

As we were walking along the track a fair distance behind the others, NZDi asked how far to the cache. I looked a my GPSr and noticed it was 14m off track to the right from where we were. Looking up ahead, we noticed the others returning so headed for GZ. It was NZDi who found the large camouflaged container which looked like it held the contents of an antique store. However it did have a ready-to-use cache in it which I grabbed as I haven't place one yet this month.

TFTC tS

Today is one of the regular Adventure sports club (including Geocaching as a sport) day ot by boat in the Marlborough Sounds. Launching out of Picton Harbour at 0700, or thereabouts, we set sail for a few cache sites. Headed off and grabbed a grand total of six T5 caches, visited Motuara Island for the fantastic wildlife that abounds there and had a great day in some really good company. Team cachers were GH6710, Kiwimykl, Raisinpig, Nightowl19, bumandworker, nzdi and of course the Seagnoid. We signed some or most logs as Team RNZAF plus 2 or similar. Really hot today and got to see some really cool things; Hector's dolphins, saddlebacks, robins, penguins, fish, Spirit of New Zealand sailing ship and so much more!
Headed here after a successful trip to the outer Sounds to grab the caches before the afternoon swells change the landscape (seascape) out there. Docked up and headed onto the tracks for a couple of hours of caching in this great weather. Surprisingly little birdlife evident today, just a coupe of bellbirds and fantails.
Heading round the track and taking it in turns to hunt/find and record the required final numbers.
T F T C t S

Another great sized container in this run of caches, we have loved finding these for change. Added paracord keychain swag. Tftc

Found after a bit of a scramble!!

Again we reached the nearest point on the path and could see a possible route down. The fittest again volunteered to go and have a look and came back with the treasure. We signed again after kalaa. Swapped Tbs, we're going to have to find another large cache somewhere! Thanks again for placing.

Great treasure, better than a Boxing Day sale.

It is a large one! TFTC

Find some more of the caches round Picton, today it is mainly about water.
Started with paddle to here in flat calm, the wind (and waves) very soon picked up.
Found four caches before heading back to Picton.
Thanks for the cache..

[FTF] [Blue]taybee[/Blue] is caching again without [Blue]taybee nz [/Blue] as he is at school today
get the Published of the Caches on Kaipupu at 7:55am it the only free day I got So load the gps by 8.05 out the door by 8.08 and on the water tax by 8.30pm easy walk to Ground zero this one the GPS was out by 8 meters quick and easy find may want to put more rocks around the base
Days total is six FTF's One DNF one Not Published [|)] and one Not Done [?] missing same numbers for the final and water taxi coming back to pick me up All in good order, sign log book as[Blue] taybee [/Blue] TFTC Log by Gsak

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