The Halfway Seat (Taranaki) New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand
By NZWide on 13-Dec-08. Waypoint GC1JVPD

I didn't realise that this cache had been archived until I went to log it. It downloaded with the P.Q I ran on the 18th, and was still in place when I came to look for it this morning. Bit of a shame as its a great container, hopefully you can find somewhere else to place it. Cheers Geoff. TFTC

Removed because of damage to near bye native plants

What a magic little dell, with very active and vocal tui. We had been planning a cache just like this in our area, so we were interested in its construction.

11.30am. Bit of work going on along the track here with two new bridges etc. A quick find here. A favourite point from us for the hide and the place.
Thank you. David and Noeline.

Nice hiding spot. Found with tasuki201

Great cache. Loved the find. Found with Just_Jessy

Not difficult to find. Original cache.tftc

Quick find very well camoflauge tftc

Really good camouflage

A cute hide, and an easy find. Signed the log, thanks for the cache. The neighbours queried our success and made appropriate bird noises on our positive acknowledgement.

good clever find

Thanks, NZWide, for the info re no need to pay admission for entry to find the geocache. I just had to go back today, zeroed in on the coordinates and then realized that I had no idea what a parataniwha was. I looked around for a bit, then luckily the lady next door came out and said, "Are you geocaching?" I admitted that I was but that I lacked vital info. She happily showed me a parataniwha in her own garden, then off I went and soon had the cache in hand. Very clever, I loved this one. Thanks from this Canadian!

I didn't go in to look for this cache as there was an admission fee sign posted on the fence and I'm not one to sneak in to places without paying. We didn't have the time to have a good look around so didn't feel the fee was worth it at this time. ;-(

This was such a fun find, a couple of muggles walked near, and I had to duck for cover. Great idea, Thankyou. I retrieved trackable CCARMD and I will find a suitable cache for him in a day or two.

This entry was edited by ryestone on Monday, 04 March 2013 at 04:49:00 UTC.

What a great cache container! Made mini muggle laugh. Dropped off a coin and took the tb. Hope this doesn't get muggled again...

The dog gave us a fright, but once restrained we were successful. Bang Bang. TFTC.

Not there, looked but couldn't find it

New coords just came through so made cache a quick find in a very nice cache container. Thanks for replacing so quickly

TFTC

Coordinates changed from:
S 39° 03.666 E 174° 05.714

Coordinates changed to:
S 39° 03.605 E 174° 05.749

Distance from original: 406.4 feet or 123.9 meters.

Due to the previous cache being stolen and that some major bridge work is going to be started at the previous location we have decided to move in a short distance away.

I have just been informed that some despicable person has removed this cache. I have another that I will replace tomorrow.
I will replace in a new location nearby in case the thief returns.
Sorry if you were looking for it in the last few days.
Regards NZWide

Thanks, we loved the container!

Great cache - gets a fav from us. TFTC

What a surprise ... a pleasant one. t4tc

What a lovely spot! TFTC.

Boys a bit concerned about disturbing a nesting bird in the area.

Great camo very cute

Greets from Germany

LordFisch

Hi from Tauranga... Always interesting to see where the trail leads and this one earns a favourite from us. Cache in good condition. TFTC

We were having trouble with gps signal under the trees but we found this one, awesome camo I loved it!

Made this find hard for ourselves, a neat park. TFTC

Very clever! and I met a neighbour and he dog who shared stories of the cache. TFTC

Had a nice time birdwatching TFTC

Enjoying a couple of days down in the 'Naki'. Awesome camo along a lovely walkway that I haven't been along for at least a year. TFTC.

Cool. Spotted lots of native birds especially Tuis and woodpigeon.

Laughed out loud when I figured what I was looking at. Nice. TFTC

What an awesome hide! A quick find on a damp day. TFTC

Only had 5 minutes to find the cache and I was taking too long, tried a different approach and there it was.

TFTC

Loved this one. Took a seat for a while before heading back to the Coastal Walkway. TFTC

I was very glad to read the cache title and even more happy to take the weight off my weary feet. A delight of a container and for Easter we can say we had pumpkin stuffed duck as we left a Halloween gc. Following the food theme: at this point we hadnt had lunch. Got to river mouth and followed board walk into town. Got lunch about 2pm so walked for 5 hours... GINO TFTC

Luv the cache Junior Bandits 2nd find of the day, had to wait for muggles to pass by but nice place to ponder and rest weary legs [:-)]

Some hungray ducks about today, managaged to catch one but let it go again as we didnt have a pot to cook it in. Wow what a laugh we had when we found this one, lucky no muggles about. what a great camo many thanks )

One of a kind cache. Love it!

Someone one seat when we first passed. On our way back, spotted the nearby birdlife. A great hide and lovely tui to watch. Fantastic!! Thanks FTC!

Found @ 12:23pm with hccatcher11415


Love the cute hide! hccatcher spotted this one on approach - blends in well!

I replaced the wet ziplock bag (inside & out) with a new one. Thanks for the cache NZWide!!

3rd find for the day. A quick find after seeing the camo on approach. So real looking.

TFTC

AWESOME! This is what caching is all about - Made my day! TFTC

[Well, this one is awesome:) The rest of story only for those who found:)]

We began to look around at GZ, trying all possible common hides. Then Lucy found a duck, so we carefuly start walking around, checking coordinates, Tom even tried to go down the bank to look for the cache under trees. Then he came back and start to examine the duck. Well, looks like a duck, but why it's not moving at all if there is so much noise around? And then... good one:)

[Thanks for this geocache, we've never seen anything like that before:)]

great cache

Nice walk, loved the camo, might use something similar myself. Took TB

Lovely walkway, well camouflaged! Left ducky TB.

Loved the container - it is surprisingly well camouflaged where it is! Lots of muggles too, but got it without being spotted.

+ Pirate duck - Nothing

3rd of 5 today
TFTC!

This entry was edited by rp252 on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 3:21:13 AM UTC.

GPSr seemed to be pointing to an object surrounded by a moat (I understand there's been a bit of rain here lately!), we were reluctant to search here so after exhausting other hiding places, we decoded the hint. Darn, the moat would have to be crossed!
It was very muddy and slippery, but somehow managed to stay upright. Enjoyed the cache container- very realistic.
TFTC.

#2816. A surprisingly muggly spot. I was holding the hint object when I realised a muggle was fast approaching. I threw it back to Troodles who was standing behind a bush; it all probably looked very dodgy. TFTC.

After some loggers had trouble with swampy ground I made a visit today. It looks as though the council lawnmower had got stuck. Due to this I have shifted the cache a few metres and changed the clue.

Was visiting near here this morning and made a brief foray to hunt this one out. Found within seconds, although I did a bit of a double-take when I first spotted it! Nicely done cache. Signed log, TFTC.

Very cool cache cunningly disguised...did a double take when I first saw it!! The cache nearly kept my shoe as loot as there was a fair amount of mud, and it tried to suck it off my foot! Lovely walking track with lots of birdlife song...got to stand really close to a nice plump wood pigeon gorging himself on flowers! TFTC!

Cool cache very clever

Have just removed the log to dry out. Will replace tomorrow.
Cheers NZWide

Cache dried out and replaced.

found cache while caching in the new plymouth area with ghost gums

TFTC NZWide

MrMeccano and I had to wait for muggles to pass before we ducked in to grab the cache. Nice container.

The cache though was wet and we did we could but its going do with some maintenance.

TFTC NZWide

Time for a rest from biking, didn't stop to long as we had the cache in our hands fairly quickly. TFTC

One of many caches on my morning Te Henui walk,surprised by the find here. I really like this!

A pleasant surprise finding this one. Tried to look casual but told by a passerby that I was getting warm.

Lovely wander. Kids got helluva fright! T4tc.

Great container! Tftc

Clever container, nice walk on an Autum Day. TFTC

Hehe, my son got a bit of a fright when this cache was spotted by him!!! TFTC

What a lovely walkway, wish we had more time to explore more of it. Nice hide (had a couple of these containers but lost them)! TFTC

Lovely walkway. TFTC

I somehow managed to walk past this spot without stopping while caching along the walkway earlier in the year. I returned for an orienteering event nearby so I was able to atone for my error. I loved the container.

High cache-holder and a wonderful walk this morning. TFTC

1.45pm. This town is extremely well endowed for attractive walkways.Thought the camo was real initially but quickly got over the surprise!
TFTC
[8d] M&P.

Nice walk...liked the camo...enjoyed this one.

This entry was edited by OusePark on Saturday, 26 February 2011 at 19:25:00.

Great camo, almost had a heart-attack(:D)Great walk-way

Bit dodgy about grabbing the cache, neat cache holder - cheerz Jumboz

Seat was good for a rest after about 4 hours caching - and a clever cache as well. TNLN.

This entry was edited by Cave Weta on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 15:58:29.

Loved this one. It gets a favourite vote. Easy find GPS spot on. TFC

Cleo spotted this one first. One of our favourite hides. TFTC.

Great cache really enjoyed this one TFTC

good hide. Nice spot too. TFTC #1885

Very funny! TFTC!

What a great hiding spot! Very convincing!

Great cache, I thought I might had found dinner! Thanks for this one.

TFTC

One of 42 found on round trip to New Plymouth tftc Loved the cache

Enjoyable walk to GZ and loved the cache T4TC.

Nice walk, easy find, clever camo. TFTC

#704 Another New Plymouth Xmas for us and enjoying the walkways. Nice spot. Loved the camo too. SL. TFTC

Caching after dinner with visiting rellies. 2 years tomorrow since we were here last.
TFTC

Very nice clue and despite it, it took a while for us to spot the cache, considering its unique camo. Very well done. Thanks NZWide.

Loved the box. Fitted the area well. A horrible rainy day. Thanks for the cache

First time I've seen helen get a fright when spotting a cache! Nice hide, nice walk from east end. Now looking at the map o realize we walked past three caches to get here. What a shame.
Took monkey and treasure chest
Left lizard and airplane.

Enjoyed this cache. NINO TFTC

This entry was edited by Seagoing on Sunday, 26 September 2010 at 21:49:08.

Found on my way home to Hamilton after being in New Plymouth for a training course
TFTC
Dropped flower TB

Nice hide. TFTC

Nice walk, we will do the rest when less muddy.

tb drop

great spot... enjoyed the bike ride around this walkway... TFTC