A Church Out East (Auckland) Botany Downs, North Island, New Zealand
By TheWonderStuff on 14-Jun-08. Waypoint GC1D72Z

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I thought...I give it a go. But no..really not there. Please check or remove, it's for 4 months now...without a maintenance check ?!

Don't know why cachowners keep caches on the list with so many DNF. Without checking or archiving for more than 4 months
Unfortunatly when you go out to look for a cache you don't know that there are so many DNF's

Tried but didn't find it. People were looking at me oddly walking around the church Will try again another day.

Couldn't find this one

it wasnt there

We came and found 2 churches and one cache!

#2 cache on a night out with kyle891. Log book full

found but forgot to log tftc

Easy find. Unfortunately my last for today as the weather is being uncooperative. Put another piece of paper into the cache to act as a log sheet. TFTC!

paper needs replacing...... but nice spot

Easy find. TFTC Note: Log is full. Might want to add another slip of paper.

This entry was edited by kyle&coke on Monday, 23 August 2010 at 02:21:40.

This one needs a new paper to log your find because it is full...... Found it on the second attempt

#1468 (4/5 on a day in AKL). A quick find at a nice olde church. TFTC.

Nice old church. Another quickie found by StreetWalkerNZ. TFTC.

Was an easy one for me - don't own a GPS yet. Thanks to Google Maps! TFTC!!

Made an error somehow - logged a cache in Romania ??? Prédikálo-ko - Piatra Egrici N 46° 01.014 E 025° 53.975

Sorry about the error - have deleted the log

We have admired this cute church on many occasions. Was nice to find a cache located there. Quite a quick find but a good hiding spot. TFTC
* only one space left on the log sheet.

Can I suggest NOT looking for this one on a Sunday....! Too many muggles to dodge!
Finally able to tick this one off though. TFTC

Had half an hour to kill this morning before a meeting on site so figured I'd try my luck with a couple of howick caches. No muggles about this morning and the cache was quickly located. TFTC

Found this after 2 goes at looking but couldn't get to GZ without people seeing us. Today was perfect, all deserted and a wet afternoon, and cache was quickly in hand!

Tried this a couple of times but always too many muggles around. There was a break in the weather and so gave it a go. Easy find. TFTC.

found it

Cache find on push to 500 night trip with Stu4...TFTC

Out with 10centcoin on a night cache run TFTC.

Tried to do this one a few months ago, but a wedding party was standing only metres from GZ. Returned this evening to a quiet church, and soon had the cache in hand. Thanks.

# 1540

Thanks for this cache,we took the grandkids out for the day and ended here , Its a place I visit a lot as 3 of my family are buried here .

Nice and easy find on caching trip to Auckland. TFTC

Found as part of a jaunt to Auckaland. TFTC.

Found it after not so long time. Nice church and cemetery. Thanks for a cache.

Found it! Thanks

Good hide. I didn't have a goose feather to sign but will upload pic soon.

Nice easy find - all quiet there today. SL TFTC

Nice quick find. Pretended to visit a grave while waiting for muggles to clear. T4TC

Found as part of my three week caching trip from Wellington to Auckland - # 940. Thanks.

Staying with friends overnight a few blocks away. Used this cache as an example whilst attempting to explain the mystical art of geocaching. Having gone to the trouble of entering the co-ords into the device seemed only right and proper that we go find the cache this morning. Easy find. Hello TWS !! TFTC.

My first find in NZ at the start of my visit over here from UK! GPS not too happy for a while, then an easy find! Many thanks

Another peaceful place for a cache. Must of nearly completed all your graveyard caches. Really enjoy having a look around these places so took some time out of a busy caching day to have a wander. TFTC

Woohoo. another one down, looked around for ages, used our called a friend lifeline and got joelface123 on the job with his handy GPS, thanks a bunch joel . very sneaky and awesome spot once again. TFTC

nice spot. Came up 2 help Rauble, and we got it.
TFTC [:p]

Found on an East Auckland and beyond cache raid with Kiwi Explorer. Nice church to visit on our travels today. No problems with the cache today. TFTC, Biggles.

Found with Biggles while on a tour of East Auckland. Enjoyed the double meaning with the cache name, clever. Nice church too. TFTC.

My first find. Didnt take long to become hooked on my new hobby. I look forward to more finds.

My mother fell over and couldn't get up, however my daughter found cache, leaving me to help her up.TFTC

Accompanied daughter and grand daughters, got them on the "right" track. Was thanked with a fall. Lucky help was at hand.TFTC

#62of 77
GPS was wandering around a lot...it was getting all religious on me and insisted that I go inside! But it was dark, the place was shut...not going to happen. The others found it pretty quickly

on to GC1D7WX

Thanks for the cache, can't comment much, on a *Mission* today!

Out with Glyn and BackPAQer today to see how many caches three guys can find powered only by Wild Bean Cafe coffee and ham rolls. The weather was wet but the spirits were high.

What a cool Church and hide.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Took a while to find until I made use of the clue!! Left a RED SETTER.

Had to let my fingers do the looking for this one. Quick find.

A quick cache visit after dinner. Nice hide!

TFTC

V&B Mitchell

A day out caching with Pooke. TFTC

Didnt, have a camera, but had a pen which I used to sign the book.
TFTC

1st for the day.
In town at a Nearby Cat Show at the Rec center in Howick.
Attempting 12 for the day to get to 1100 caches in total.
Just made it.
Few folk heading into the old church with various musical instruments

Fantastic hide. Went there after dark and got spotted by a muggle who thought we were trying to set fire to the church!! (torch = fire) had to tell him we were geocaching, and turns out he knew about the activity but had no idea there was a cache there! fun times! TFTC TNLNSL Hiding place was really creative we thought!!!

After a quick look in the obvious places the cache was in hand and the log filled out. Noticed we were the third to visit today. Was now time to head home for a well deserved GnT as this was our 21st find today . T4TC.

2.45pm. Stopped off on way back from a successful morning caching in Beachlands. Think the Choir was practicing inside but we were quiet and efficient.
[8d] M&P (with The Pud)

2.45pm. Quick find, Glad the ALR has gone from this cache.
TNLNSL
TFTC
Cheers M+S [:O)] (1264)

A little help and I found it.

[This entry was edited by OG Phatazz on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 11:12:45 PM.]

Have photo and will upload it. Another nice spot. Do the church people know they are part of the whole wide geocaching conspiracy - as I gathered some odd looks as I wandered about looking thoughtful and searching my s.... ystemical caching of the site.

just back from the Howick Club for dinner . will download photo when back in UK
T4TC
n12

logging travel bug in for mileage

Had this one on my closest unfound list for way too long. Intersting historic spot. T4TC.

#501
Quick find for Mr Geckoh hot off the back of achieving our 500th cache find. What a lovely little church.
TNLN TFTC

Found it

Quck find after a long day of caching.

T4TC

3 men out for the day caching
Quick find

3 friends out caching for the day

Was the day for waiting today. Arrived and 2 young fellas were waiting for a lift near GZ so waited it out on the mobile phone for 10 minutes till they left. Cache found easily.

Pic is of me, couldn't get the angle right cause I had to use the self timer, but got the windows and tree in the pic.

Cheers.

Quite a nice church this one. Great inside. TFTC

It was rather wet today and a few good people where going to the building next door.
Cheers for the cache.

TFTC!

Out of time, and only cache to go to reach our goal, it was here that we decided that time was well and truly up. I thought this cache would be a nice one to finish on.

The picture is coming soon - it's stuckon Liempdma's cellphone. As soon as we work out how to get it off.....

Cache 19/20. Time to call it a day

I had a nice early morning walk to visit the churchyard. It was amazing the number of passersby at 6.35am. Took photo and will upload it later when I have access to my card reader.

Lovely old church and luckily a fine day for the photo shoot.
TFTC

19 May 2009: Log updated in line with cache being changed from mystery to traditional.

Visited twice today. The first time the congregation was just heading into the church for the Sunday service. Decided to come back later when it was a bit quieter.
Very disappointed to find that the rules say "no team tee-shirt photo's"
Decided to strip off and do a naked shot instead.
Many thanks

Out for a walk in one of the brief sunny spells this weekend. Mrs HC spotted a likely location then told me to fetch, so I did.
It took longer to decide who would take the photo, and therefore who wouldn't Be in it. Guess who lost.

TFTC

A nice find. A bit slow on the log.

Good to have somebody to take a picture for you. Tofska was willing to capture our wannabe-rapper-poses. Thanks.

TNLNSL, TFTC

Nice to see a church with a different look. Thanks Rumo & Rala for taking the photo . Sure beats my cellphone camera!
T4TC TWS - M@

Something on here today so a bit of stealth needed.

Sorry about the size of my mug, but dependant on the length of my arm today.

TFTC

(1504)
Quick find, remembered to bring a camera and a pen. A few muggles were wondering what we were up to, trying to take many shots of the quaint church from various angles.

Official announcement – we are now stalking TWS caches.
TNLNSL, TFTC

Found with St Ouens. All was initially well until a hoarde turned up for church care duties. Man inside dusting was giving us strange looks, especially with St Ouens poses, and small bears being photographed. TFTC

#958. Found with Tramper Ted. Tried out my hello ducky pose! Didn't realise the churchgoers inside were watching!. TFTC TWS.

A pretty easy find as we recognised the Church from the photo. Also a help is that the female half of Fun2seek delivered "Meals on Wheels" from this location, so the best place to park was not an issue. Only half of fun2seek is in the photo - the other half was taking the photo.

SL T4TC

Yeah, my first FTF!!.
Walking around to spot the GZ, sitting on a bench to check out the muggle sitting near the church door, a car stopped. Somebody got out, looking around.... "are you looking for something?" I asked. "Are you a cacher?" he asked. Nice to meet you cww.

We claimed this one as a combined FTF.
logged at 1012.

TNLNSLTP

Thanks4TC Cam.

Well were we going to make it not? Check PC just before we left for a days caching. Still no logs.....
Off in the car to do this one first.
Rollup to site and see a possible muggle sitting near possible GZ.
Slunk out of the car, keeping and eye on muggle while taking odd glances at GPS. Walk back as I'm heading the wrong way. Muggle jumps out and says " Are you looking for something?" Could it be another cacher? Sure was, nice to meet you Kiwi Leon!
Now I could use GPS without worry and it says 'go this way' so we did.
Not enough room for both of us so we took a joint FTF YAY!
TNLNSL TFTC.

Cheers.

I Try not to put to many photo of myself on the internet, it causes lots of "keen" females to contact me, and thats causes Mrs wonder to get stressed!!!

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Where is the photo of yourself for reference [:p]

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