Papamoa Plaza Geocaching Papamoa, North Island, New Zealand
By
andre2oz on 20-Dec-15. Waypoint GC68DVQ
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Logs
Geocache is now unaccessible due to Papamoa Plaza and Papamoa Mini Golf renovations, so this one is going to be archived. Thanks to all the finders. Andre2oz
Due to Papamoa Plaza Renovations this geocache will be archived on the 11th of March.
Checked on geocache today and it is dry and all ready to be found.
Thanks Andre2oz
Thanks Andre2oz
Second find for us in the shopping area, MrNZT wasn't too stealthy at GZ but luckily no one seemed to be taking any notice. Signed and returned with a little more caching finesse!!
TFTC!
TFTC!
**#10,918**
Another FTF hunt to Tauranga this time, and again beaten to it, decided to carry on caching for the afternoon as we had not been here for caching reasons for a long time, got a haul of 20 for the afternoon/evening.
TNLN TFTC
Another FTF hunt to Tauranga this time, and again beaten to it, decided to carry on caching for the afternoon as we had not been here for caching reasons for a long time, got a haul of 20 for the afternoon/evening.
TNLN TFTC
Was with someone that had done this cache previously and it definitely wasn't there
2504 Today I am in Papamoa but the sunny weather has deserted me. After having fish n chips for lunch it was off again. Grabbed and went to nearby tree for shelter while signing. Then returned to its place.
. TftcI am back in Papamoa again for a couple of days to attend the GIFF event, to visit some great friends and to sign off a few more caches before heading further eastwards.
Cheers for the cache.
Cheers for the cache.
Nice easy find. Out and about with Badwolf10 helping her find her first official cache. TFTC
No problems in locating the cache. Kids nearby were climbing over the fence from the pub and practising their parkour skills. TFTC
Found it a while ago but found my little toy that I left there was swapped for a game piece. That was a while ago tho
Had to wait until things got a little less busy here today. People everywhere but to be expected!Tftc
Thanks for the cache. Nice to see families enjoying the sun and out playing mini golf
Had a day off work due to showery weather and my sister (CeeVee) was up for a couple of days. Time do go geocaching. An interesting example of when a camoed container is not camouflaged. TFTC
Up from the Bay ( Hawkes Bay that is ) for a visit. Sister ( Tigata2 ) had a day off work ( due to the weather ) so caching we go. Quick easy find. I couldn't put any better on how Tigatat2 commented on the camo. Cheers.
Sadly a DNF from me. I looked all over the fence, everywhere and wasn't there. Hopefully it's just me and it still is there though!
After our picnic we returned to the centre to find this one. No one playing today.
Found during a mini get together and Papamoa bike ride with TNX Pro, NZBiscuit and Toastershoes.
This was the last one and whilst there were people playing mini golf we just rocked on up in our bikie gang, and soon had the cache in hand. Logbook signed, TFTC.
This was the last one and whilst there were people playing mini golf we just rocked on up in our bikie gang, and soon had the cache in hand. Logbook signed, TFTC.
Easter Weekend and a post on Facebook for a bike ride to collect a few caches. Excellent idea so joined in. How dodgy can 5 people on bikes look. Almost a quick find
Raemoz found it on a day when there weren't many Muggles just a few other cachers. TFTC
Yip lots of Muggles but all
Good. Cache pretty wet. Tftc with drimdram101 & maizoj
Good. Cache pretty wet. Tftc with drimdram101 & maizoj
found it nice hide very busy area today so glad it was quick and easy thanks for the cache:)
Hitting the trails with the 1HIK crew (11hpg11, HKCB, iammrwalker and myself) on a mission to help them clear Tauranga caches.
We walked straight up to this one once we parked nearby. No muggles playing minigolf which made it very easy.
We walked straight up to this one once we parked nearby. No muggles playing minigolf which made it very easy.
Yet another mission/meander/drive/caching blitz/story telling to Tauranga/Papamoa with some of the Hamilton crew. An early start was on the cards so that we could make it back in time so a couple of the members could make it back in time for the Night Glow Event held at the Waikato Uni. So at 4.30am 11hpg11, Kyb3r, iammrwalker and myself plied into HPG's new caching vechicle and headed out for the day. As usual a fantastic day out and a bonus for the day was that the weather was on our side, even though it didn't look like it. A big thanks to all the CO's for the placements, we signed the logbooks with 1HIK (our caching names put together) to save some room on the logbooks.
Lots of people about today, but managed to park very close to the cache and make a quick find.
Lots of people about today, but managed to park very close to the cache and make a quick find.
I found this Geocache along with HKCB, 11hpg11 and Kyb3r, a bunch of overachieving Geocachers from Hamilton. We signed the logs 1HIK to save on log space. This was our fourth sojourn or ‘mission’ as we like to refer to these trips, to the Tauranga area and even though we had limited time due to family commitments in the evening we still managed to find more the fifty caches and be home before dinner. Credit needs to go to HKCB who came up with the plan and 11hpg11 for driving. A big thanks to all the cache owners who placed and maintain the Geocaches we found today.
We were lucky to get a close part and also fortunate that no one was interested in a game of mini gold which allowed us to make a quick find here.
We were lucky to get a close part and also fortunate that no one was interested in a game of mini gold which allowed us to make a quick find here.
Another trip to Tauranga/Papamoa area with a group of Hamilton cachers. Today we planned to clean out a bit more of the area, just one more we keep saying, but new caches keep coming out all the time. Today our team consisted of HKCB, Iammrwalker, Kyb3r and myself. The logs were either signed with our names or HIK1/1HIK to save room. Today I was designated driver and that came along with a new set of challenges but we survived and didn't make too many wrong turns so all is good. A nice early start, left Hamilton at 4.30am so we could be over in time for a night cache plus plenty of other caches before a few of us had to be home for the Hot Air Balloon Night Glow event.
Very busy at the shops today but luckily all quiet over this side. A quick find and replace before we drew too much attention
Very busy at the shops today but luckily all quiet over this side. A quick find and replace before we drew too much attention
With Fap and Gap... A milestone for them today, as they notch up their 5,000th find... They have something monumental lined up for that...
It was fully dark when we arrived, and there was a gathering over the fence. A short fumble and we had this one in hand. TFTC.
It was fully dark when we arrived, and there was a gathering over the fence. A short fumble and we had this one in hand. TFTC.
9.50am - Had to do a quick trip back to Papamoa this morning to pick up my phone charger that I left at resort last week so thought I would pick up a couple of caches before returning home.
This was a quick easy find with no peering eyes watching. Container was a little wet inside so dried it out as good as I good. Log all good. SLTFTC
This was a quick easy find with no peering eyes watching. Container was a little wet inside so dried it out as good as I good. Log all good. SLTFTC
#11806. This was the first stop after lunch, and the cache was a quick find. TFTC.
We had a bike ride around Papamoa yesterday afternoon, but realised we needed to spend more time here so this morning, StreetWalker loaded the bikes onto the car and we headed back. We had mixed results in the morning - 10 finds and 4 DNFs, but the afternoon's tally was much better and we found all caches searched for.
We looked for this cache after lunch and no problems with the find. As others have reported, the log book is wet and mouldy. TFTC.
We looked for this cache after lunch and no problems with the find. As others have reported, the log book is wet and mouldy. TFTC.
All quiet at the Mini Golf but there was a right old knees-up going on behind the other fence!
We found the cache eventually ---- maybe our arms are shorter than other folks, we had to call in the assistance of a pokey stick
As others have said, the log damp but it is signable.
Thanks for this cache
We found the cache eventually ---- maybe our arms are shorter than other folks, we had to call in the assistance of a pokey stick
As others have said, the log damp but it is signable.
Thanks for this cache
Thought we were going to have to pay to get this one, though we wouldn't have minded as we love the game!
Was worried we were going to have to stop our geocaching buzz and play a round of mini putt but you don't have to enter to get the cache. The log book is pretty soaked. In a bag, but needs attention. Wish we had paper on us today to repair it
We are cruising around over the long weekend, picking up caches as we go.
Nice hide, nice spot
TFTC
Nice hide, nice spot
TFTC
Nice, easy find. Cache is very waterlogged though. Dried it out as best I could but log is quite wet. Hint was helpful. SL. TNLN. TFTC!
There was a family using the course today - hot work on a day like this in the middle of summer , thanks for the cache.
, thanks for the cache.