Waterfall Gully (Auckland) Army Bay, North Island, New Zealand
By budokan on 12-Dec-07. Waypoint GC17XTD

After being muggled twice i think i will retire this one and come up with something else close when i can.

Went for a run past today and thought i would place a few TB's in the cache but discovered missing. Off to Australia for a visit with hanjac so will be a few weeks till this one is replaced and as its the second time its gone walkabout might change the spot slightly

Never new that there was a track there, and a waterfall
easy find thanks to the clue

took - fish playing cards
left -smurf
T4TC

cool .found with teegeeo, kiwied and geohunter010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a very hot day today, and the waterfall was almost completely dried up!

+ "Grow a Present"
- Keyring

TFTC!

Have visited the park quite a few times including on school camps with our daughters, but never knew about this gully. A nice walk to this pretty little waterfall. Thanks for showing us.

# 1373

loved this spot at night there is glow worms

New cache and logbook to replace the one that disappeared. Also a TB from the UK

Surprised this was missing as it has existed happily for a long time. Will replace it as soon as I can

We had a most enjoyable day walking around Shakespear Park but were disappointed to have to log 3 failures overall. The waterfall was gentle today and the sound of chainsaws in the vicinity rather shattered the tranquility.

Always a great walk this one out with a group of friends

Very nice walk to GZ and great views. Easy find, TFTC

found it great spot

TFTC

This was our first ever find, before we were official geocachers, so came back to find it again and sign the log book.
Tree cover kept most of the rain off, had a couple of slips in the mud added to the fun!
+ Seseme Street figure
- 1 Yuan note
T4TC

Lovely spot, very pretty.
TFTC

Missed log, was found with 90CRX and No Fixed Aboder

Quick and easy find. Clearing the park today and was one of the last ones on our list. Nice waterfall. Would like to see when in flood. TFTC

Great walk through the gully! Heaps Of Birds! Kaka, Tui, Kereru, Quail etc. TFTC

[This entry was edited by TheShanan on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 4:24:19 PM.]

You need to start this cache from the parking area by the sea. I approached it from higher up the hill , bad choice.

Lovely spot.

In: White Jeep Travel Bug.

T4TC.

dipping in a coin that thinks it si in Canada but was found in a nearby cache

Dipping in my new TB to start its mission.

Having had this on my watch list since it was placed I was happy to finally be at GZ with none other than Budokan to witness the find.

Waterfall was roaring today so this is a cache that should be done after rain. Fantastic spot.

Highly recommended cache, as all of Budokans are.

SL TFTC In 2 Tb's.

Hanjac from Aussie.

very nice location for this cache and not a bad walk eather. tftc

Grabbed just before the rains came. Very nice walk. TFTC

I didn't strictly find it but I ordered the soldiers of my Army Reserve unit to do so. We had been doing counter terrorist search training at Whangaparoa camp and this made a fun diversion for them after some more intense activities (ie no booby traps to contend with).

2687. We chose the right track in after a little bit of searching and thinking. Unfortunately there was no water over the falls today!

Thanks
Iris & Rodney

11.10am. Nice walk in and good falls except no water today.
Thank you. David and Noeline.

12th of our 20 finds in the area today . Pleasant walk through the bush and another great photo opportunity at GZ however with little recent rainfall there was not much water around [O]. T4TC.

Been around this area for a long time and only just done this walk. Nice spot. Took boomerang and put in yoyo. Cheers.

Lovely walk to the cache, easy find. signed log

It was good fun finding the cache. Cleverly Hidden.

-----compass ++++see through jewels
-----pirate head clicker ++++disney princess stickers

Thank you for hiding it there!!!!!!!!!!

- smile

Yahoo!!! This was our 125th cache found. Well worth the walk, rewarding as finding the cache. TFTC

Have been around the area as a kid but never knew about this little spot. Nice and cool on a hot day.
Waterfall a bit thin due to no rain I guess.
Quick find. Kids swapped goodies.
TFTC.

Not a lot of water around this time of year but still a very nice waterfall in lovely surroundings. TFTC

Pleasant stroll out with Kayaking Kiwi, Seattle's Best and Indiana Jill - loved seeing the Puriri trees on the way. TFTC.

Nice walk! Good friends. Cache to find upon arrival. It's all good.
A mother & daughter Muggle duo arrived as we were tidying up. No threat to cache replacement though. Just as well we had finished as they looked ready to stay awhile. Thanks for the journey here.

Out caching this afternoon with a few friends. Have been up here many times but not this track, fantastic enjoyed the walk and discussions had by us all. Highlight – walking to the waterfall, thanks!! Left – Eeyore/piglet . Took – nike tab. Thanks for bringing us here!! TFTC.

Out for an afternoon of caching with Indiana Jill, Kayaknkiwi, and Bookworm Mum. Nice and easy walk to the GZ. Glad we had the hint. The Waterfall provided a nice backdrop for a photo of the four of us. We asked a passing muggle, who approached just as the cache was put back into place, to take our picture! TFTC!

liked the scenery
thanks for the cache

took travel bug 603822 and gave a gem

Dropping in a TB I found in Hong Kong

Swapped marble for pen. TFTC

My GPS first took me the wrong but once I got in a clearing I got back on the right course.
A nice little waterfall.
Cheers for the cache.

Easy find. Nice place to hide a cache. TFTC TNLN

Nice spot, Quick and easy find. Didn't get to complete the walk as the path was closed.

What a surprising place - really cool cache. We enjoyed this one. Sadly we didn't have the camera with us.

I always enjoy a walk to a waterfall. Very quiet in the park today. TFTC

park has reopened again after pest control

The Regional Park is closed for a few weeks for pest control

The highlight of our day's trip. Great wee walk, some wonderful old intertwining trees (or are they Ents?)
Great to find a regular size cache. Left TB Euromast Rotterdam.
That waterfall must be impressive when in full flow.

The kids were so excited to go on this walk, we decided to carry on and do the lookout walk - worth it for the amazing views, took an hour.

Nice place for a cache!

+toy motor bike
-green toy car

TFTC.

#868. Loved those Puriri trees on the way up. Took TB. TFTC.

We liked this one! A nice walk through some shady bush listening to Tuis and watching Fantail. Then the falls (though not really falling due to the dry weather!) and a cache to find. Excellent fun!
Left Spinner TB
Picked up Geoff Tiger TB

TFTC

Great location for the cache, with an easy find, and good sized cache.

Dropped off Geoff Leppard.

Found with AnnaFromSweden. Lovely place, unfortunately due to the lack of rain this season it's not much of a waterfall Took a geocoin, will drop it off somewhere soon! tftc!

Dropped in during a morning walk, for a quick find.

TNLNSL TFTC

Checking on cache and dropped off Geocoin and took a TB to help its mission

Nice change of scenery for Shakespear Park.
+ retractable pen
- puzzle rings
T4TC budokan - M@

Long distance training walk today. Getting out on a beautiful day and enjoying great views and sunshine. Great spot, nice and shady in hot midday sun.
+ green car
- nil
TFTC
GSAH

TB Weiner stopping off for lunch.

Too fine outside to be in the office today so what better than a bit of Caching. Turned out very hot and TT was missing the AirCon.

Nice walk but not much water today.

Thanks Budokan for the cache.
Cheers TT

1st on a loop walk around Shakespear and managed to find it without the clue.
The fall must look good after heavy rain.
Thanks for bringing me here.
Jim

Did this on the way back from Pretty in Pink final, so first idea was to walk back. But no, the details were in the car at the campground and the thing was somewhere close to the interest. So back to the car and parked by a sign pointing to Waterfall Gully. But, hang on a minute, the sign points in an opposite direction to the GPSr. So back in the car to the start of another track: No, this track is leading the wrong way. Closer still to the entrance of the park: this looks better. Parked on the side of the road - walked down the next track to find, that it leads really close to the actual Waterfall Gully park area. Anyway, the cache itself was nice and easy after that! Left 'Unite for Diabetes' travel bug. Thanks for taking us past all these wonderful trees to the waterfall, which needs a bit more volume..

Nice walk in the shade, not much water over the waterfall, but still a nice spot.

We weren't the only ones to visit today either.

-U4D TB, +geocoin

Nice area to go to and we managed to do this before heaps of muggles arrived. Lucky this time! TFTC

Nice to get into the shade on a hot day.

- Tiki
+ clapper keyring and kowhai seeds

Pleasant spot, hot sunny day, great spot to hide the cache. nice swim off the beach before continuing south.

In mirror
out bouncy ball

TFTC

1.35pm. Have been to other parts of the park but never come here. Pleasant spot, but not much water today.
+ domino
+ DKS key
- nil
Took 'Cache Cow Micro Geocoin' TB.
Took 'The Fragrant Harbour' TB.
Took 'JF's January 2007 Geocoin Club Geocoin' TB.
TFTC
Cheers M+S [:O)] (933)

Easy find & nice spot. Had to sit & wait a fair while to be clear of muggles.
- Big Bear Hiker GeoCoin
- CareBear
+ Tiki
+ Screwdriver

TFTC

Nice little walk to GZ, found cache ok, nice Falls. Keep up the good work.

+ 4 X GC/TB's

TFTC!

in gc

Easy find at one of our favourite spots.
In:heart pin & garfield
Out: Stamps and TB
TFTC

#933
Easy find, been here before as muggles. Not much water at the falls today.
In Gambly 6 TB
Out NIL
TNSL, TFTC

Logging in TB

Nice stroll through the bush for this quick find in a really nice little spot. And an FTF.

In: 40c kiwi stamp and a 1975 scallop stamp
Out: a couple of coins.

Thanks!
Chris & Vera.

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