Runway Access Gate B (Wellington) Rongotai, North Island, New Zealand
By exodus722 on 14-Mar-16. Waypoint GC6CYXB

Easy find! Thank you

Nice and easy down low to

This is one of a series of caches I attempted during my solo trip to NZ on 18th-21st October, 2024. This opening (lengthy) paragraph is backstory about the trip; specific stuff about this particular cache, and info about photo/s (if attached) will be in the next paragraph. Several other caches were on a list to get but not found due to time constraints, legs hating me, changed plans; DNF's have not been logged, as most were only a very quick/cursory search before deciding to move on with the trip, and a fairer search may have turned up the desired finds. 30 caches were successfully found in New Zealand, from 15 different cache owners, with a maximum of 8 finds from same cache owner; find furthest from home was ~2,650km away in Taonui; a big thank you to all cache owners who put in the time and effort to place and maintain caches found. Due to busy schedule, logs may be delayed a fair bit before posting; I'm aiming to get through all logs by end of November 2024, noting that any mention of cache conditions are based on when I found them in October, and may no longer be accurate by the time the logs are posted. Day 1 of my trip saw me leaving home at the earliest time I've left home in probably 3 years, driven by partner (lilbassgirl) to Melbourne (Tullamarine) international airport, flying to Wellington (with motion sickness issues on the way due to turbulence), then grabbing some caches on the way to my NZ base at Paekakariki. Day 2 was a caching drive to Feilding and back; I'd intended to do the Paekakariki Escarpment track in the arvo, but given illness and dehydration from previous day, I decided against it, and instead spent more time/got more caches than I'd intended where I drove. Day 3 was taking photographs of a steam train (JA1271; with diesel DA1431 {wearing 345 on the sides} at the other end) run by Steam Incorporated from Paekakariki to Longburn, then driving ahead to Feilding to become a passenger on said train to Whanganui and back, with a few hours of lunch and photography, plus a cache/AdLab walk in Whanganui, and more train photos despite the increasing darkness returning from Feilding to Paekakariki. Day 4 saw me returning rental car to Wellington (with some caching/photography detours on the way), flying back to Melbourne (Tullamarine), luckily without motion sickness that time, and being picked up by my partner (lilbassgirl) again. A brilliant, unforgettable experience, and I can't wait to return to New Zealand again (but hopefully the motion sickness on planes can be avoided on future trips).Now, onto this particular cache:A nice little find to end my NZ vacation. No issues with cache condition. Attached photo looking in general direction of the cache whilst taking off on flight home, approximately 4h after the successful find.

A bit damp but in a great spot

Returning from Gold Coast to Auckland, but had to make a 5 hour stopover in Wellington. Oh well, a good excuse for a couple of hours walk to find some nearby caches ... A quick find once at GZ. Log was quite damp but just signable. TFTC

Thanks for my first find! Band

Thanks for my first find!

I liked your geocash it was good thanks

Found in the open on the ground, replaced as best I thought it should be. Not really nano or camouflaged as in description. Log is wet so signed as best I could. This catch might need some TLC

TFTC, had a second between the planes coming in, cheers

It was really easy

Tftc!

Macfam41 found it while waiting for QF 355 to land from Brisbane & pick ip friends. TFTC to fill in the time.

TFTC

Hands up if you found it!

After watching some planes take off and land, wandered over to this for a quick find, cheers.

Tftc

Stopped at this cache while visiting **New Zealand**! [^]**My #151st visited Geocaching country!**---This cache was easily found and the logbook was signed.One more smiley face for me in the GEO map.Everything was in good condittion.Thank you for hiding this cache and showing me this place! ---Greetings from ***Riga, Latvia***! [^]**Happy caching!**----------***For a little entertainment, here are 10 Fun Facts about Latvia!*** 1) Latvia is among the worlds greenest countries.2) Its home of the first Christmas tree.3) The Latvian flag is considered by many to be the oldest national flag in the world.4) Country has the widest waterfall in Europe.5) Latvia boasts the finest Art Nouveau architecture in the world.6) Jacob W. Davis, a Latvian tailor, was an inventor of rivets on famous Jean pants.7) The Latvian Song & Dance Festival is recognised by UNESCO as the largest amateur song and dance festival in the world!8) Alexander Laime, a famous Latvian-born explorer. He is most noted for being the first recorded human to reach Angel Falls (highest waterfall on earth), located in Venezuela, by foot.9) Latvians love basketball and Ice Hockey.10) Latvia is famous for being the home country of the inventor of the flavor of Pringles.----------..\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",.\...\ ------- **MATISONS!** ------- \....\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",..\.....\......\ /// \Paldies/ Aith / Ai / Thanks / Merci / Gracias / Danke / Bedankt / / / / Tak / Kiitos / / / / Ksznet / Grazie / / / Whakawhetai / / Dziki / Obrigado / Mulumiri / C / Hvala / Dky / Teekkrler / Ngiyabon / / / Tak / Kiitos / / / / Ksznet / Grazie / / / Whakawhetai / / Dziki / Obrigado / Mulumiri / C / Hvala / Dky / Teekkrler / Ngiyabon

Trouve ! / Found it ! 5333me cache trouve.Merci exodus722 pour la cache 5333th cache found.Thank you exodus722 for the cache

2nd cache found around Welly airport to kill time during the 3hrs delay imposed by our dearest Jetstar. XDTFTC

Nice spot for plane watching!

Thank you

Nice quick find here.. well that is if you consider walking out to GZ and back quick .. the things we do for our hobby. cheers for the smiley

Today we flew from Sydney to Wellington. It was a nice sunny day when we arrived. We left our luggage at the hotel at the airport and went for a few caches. We almost made it. A storm and rain caught us as we reached the last cache.Greetings from Finland Thank you for this cache.

We (raija485 and I) have few days to search geocaches and explore the city at the same time. As for the weather, it's really nice to be here and move around (as long it's not raining).Thanks for the cache and greetings from Finland!

Cool place not the easiest to open tho

A second quick find while hanging round for a connecting flight at wellington airport on my way to invercargill to watch the Burt Monroe challenge. A plane flew off as i was approaching this area. Cache visited by mystery at the museum, the voodoo tramp and marks frog. Thankyou for the cache.

Such fun finding this one! Great alibi watching planes with kids thank you!

FOUND IT

Go during sunset honestly worth the find

Wahoo, nice day for it.

I'd kept this one as a local easy one to find when the mood struck and tonight was the night. While geohound watched on I though this may be tricky in the dark but it's hiding spot was soon obvious. Tftc

That was great!!!

Fun park n grab. I love it when the gps and clue are spot on. Thanks for placing it here.

Ttftc just waiting to catch a plane home I went down without hubby first time for me since my injury I will get back into it and get my bugs going again!

TFTC

pretty cool cache, in an interesting spot tho

it was my first cache, it took a minute to find.

Tftc. A quick find for me and Mr 5 on a very windy Wellington day!

Found it today did not have a pen on us. Clever hide.

I needed to drop some family members to the airport today which gave me a chance to look for some caches over this side of Wellington and make a start on this month's wheel of challenges. Good tip about avoiding the extortionate parking fees, might use it if I am needed for pickup duties! A nice quick find. Signed one of the three logsheets, TFTC

Great spot
A T NC

Tftc an easy park and grab

Thank you

Found it!

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Nice hide, TFTC

Nice easy cache. Cheers

The last day of seven in Wellington having caught up with the teen whom is on semester break from Canterbury Uni. and went to a show and caught up with friends, and now time to fly back to our respective homes.... The teen had already departed for Christchurch, and I was waiting for my flight to Auckland, and the wind was starting to play havoc with the flights, unbeknown to me, as I was out finding a few caches....(just one more cache.....) then home....

TFTC.

I was granted the privilege of a real plane landing just as I laid hands on the cache. Something about the booming of the jet engine for the soul to really close off a great caching day. No flying for me though. TFTC

Nice easy find on a windy Welly day, TFTC

Hi

good joob took me some time

Some free time between flights today have us the opportunity to make a couple of finds. TFTC

Tricky find for us but we got there in the end, the hint definitely gives it away

A quick find while filling in time before a flight. TFTC

Didn’t take too long! TFTC

Yeasir

Tricky one! Thanks!

Found in good condition
Nice view
Thanks for the cache

Seems the cache went AWOL during the recent tree pruning. Replaced with a different cache type.

No container visible. Appears that the trees have been pruned in last few months. May have been found and disposed of?

Looked at all the fenced in areas but couldn't find it

TFTC

TFTC

Great hide! Pen was on its last legs so will be back to sign

TFTC

TFTC

log a bit wet, tftc

TFTC!

Mum is helping me log all my caches that I haven't logged yet.Found with Mum (LL113) and Dad (GNARwhal).

Bit of Wedding Anniversary (4 years!!) caching with LL113 and UnicornLex

Also, Cache No. 200!!

What does one do on their wedding anniversary during the school holidays?? Go Geocaching with GeoHubby (GNARwhal) and GeoDaughter (UnicornLex) of course!!!

Our last cache of the day, and GeoHubby hit 200 finds!
An easy find but the container isn’t waterproof and the log is very wet. Have added some waterproof paper. TFTC

In wellys for lil holiday found it with my new recruits.

Quick and easy find, but it had been disturbed.
Log is wet and hard to write on

Quick find while taking a in-between sports games at ASB

Cool container

Awesome!

Out for a walk whilst waiting for a flight. I'm not much of a plane spotter so moved on after finding the cache. TFTC

GOSH, I have sat at this spot every week for the last 5 weeks waiting to pick some one up from the airport and I only just realised there is a cache here, found out in the open, so rehid again, thanks for the cache exodus722

Nice simple cache! Mistook the rat trap for the cache at first lol

TFTC!

Quick find ️

Easy!

Finally managed to knock on off on my Wellington trip. Nice spot

Yay we found it K K C & A - well hidden thank you!

Up and going very early this morning as I have to head to the air port to grab my flight ️ but as always I make sure to allow time to nab a cache or two along the way and it was a nice walk out to the airport this morning.
It been an amazing few day and I will be back to continue my adventures and can not wait cache all in good order and ready for the next finders

Getting out and about in to the out doors is my happy place so any excuse to go caching.


Life is short. Live one foot step at a time.Never say" I'm gonna "- Just do it!!
Thanks for the hide
tftc

Cute! Thanks for sharing such a cool spot.

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TFTC! Saw Travelbug that wants to leave NZ.

Found a signed. Great find

Found and signed thanks

Quick easy find while I await family to come back into town. Yay for borders opening!
Left my first trackable

School holiday mission to Miramar peninsula. Super quick find as the cache was out in the open and the lid was not on. Log was dry, which was a surprise until we noticed it was found the day before. Re-hid as per hint.
Thanks!

Exposed so placed back into place

Had fallen out, added a small rock to provide some weight and put back where we think it should be.

Easy find, bright blue!