Bark Simpson (Waikato) Gordonton, North Island, New Zealand
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Cam-x on 13-Jan-09. Waypoint GC1KQ0R
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Sorry guys, the cache has been robbed by muggles on several occasions and so, with the caches location known to several local children unfortunately the best option is to close the cache.
Im sorry all, I just checked up on my Cache and was shocked to find it wasn't there! I will hunt down my own cache and if I cannot locate it I shall replace. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Cam-x
Cam-x
Alas I think this one has been muggled again - no sign of it, but obvious where it should be and the stone was rolled away and left nearby - may be time to move this one!
Great park up and find. Nice shaded area in the heat.
T4TC
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T4TC
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This cache is in a nice place, but on arrival found the cache sitting in the open at the base of the tree. A log book was outside of the container and pushed further into the hide. The book had 3 entries, which were full page stories, written by what looked like children on a famous five or secret seven game. The first and third entry was signed by "Great Beginnings" and dated 17/01 and 23/01. There were no dated finds from genuine geocachers. There were no TBs. We signed our find and will make a note to CO.
It looks like this cache has been muggled since you did maintenance on 01/01/2013. There is also a pencil drawing on the first page, signed by Liam. There is a house nearby and what is obviously a child bedroom faces the park. It would be very easy for someone to spot and watch cachers going in. Also see our log below. It may need relocating.
As previously noted cache has been found by muggles who have written in the log. I have written a brief explanation of Geocaching and a request to leave the cache alone in the log book in case they return. A shame as its a great spot for TB's being a good size and next to state highway 1B. TFTC
Found with help from the clue, as my gps seemed 2 b off by about 8m. Also none of the trackables are there.
Missing travel bugs have come to my attention, they are not in the cache and if they were exchanged by a geocacher there is no log for it. It is possible when the cache was raided and scattered by muggles the TB's may have gone missing. The Booklet has been replaced and the bag also replaced. Happy new year to everybody and for future visitors to the cache I hope you enjoy the beautiful Gordonton scenery.
Quick find. What a shame our Sideshow Bob was left in another cache- that's why it's hard to part with some swag. Luckily we had Doctor with Afro with us (haven't seen the show enough to know who he is). He did a quick examination and declared the cache healthy,with only a new plastic bag required for the signable heart of the matter. Quickly remedied and he decided to stay here in this peaceful park until he gets a better job offer.
11:11
En route from Taupo to Auckland, to catch the bird and wind back the clock, we couldn’t resist the challenge of returning to Australia with a number ending in double zero! There was certainly no ‘barking up the wrong tree’ here today, given the aptly worded cache notes.
NOTE TO CO: We did wonder about the Difficulty rating of 1.5, given a neighbouring cache (Farmers & Soldiers) which in our opinion is a much more difficult find, is rated D1!
TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt Cam-x.
4700
En route from Taupo to Auckland, to catch the bird and wind back the clock, we couldn’t resist the challenge of returning to Australia with a number ending in double zero! There was certainly no ‘barking up the wrong tree’ here today, given the aptly worded cache notes.
NOTE TO CO: We did wonder about the Difficulty rating of 1.5, given a neighbouring cache (Farmers & Soldiers) which in our opinion is a much more difficult find, is rated D1!
TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt Cam-x.
4700
Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.
A quick find on our way to Rotorua for the weekend, a nice sized hole for a cache! TFTC!
A quick find on our way to Rotorua for the weekend, a nice sized hole for a cache! TFTC!
A quick find on our way to Rotorua for the weekend, a nice sized hole for a cache! TFTC!
I was on my way from Auckland to Cambridge and was a little early for a rendezvous with a client so had some time to locate and sign off this cache.
Cheers for the cache.
Cheers for the cache.
Found out in open logbook a bit damp could do with a new plastic bag. Tucked it back where it lives. Not sure if TBs were there or not. Tftc
iPhone didn't give me a perfect fix so I ended up going where no geocacher should go. Ended up scraping my hand along the spines of a dead hedgehog in a likely looking hidey-hole covered in leaves. Ouch! Not that tree silly! TFTC
This entry was edited by tparty on Sunday, 08 July 2012 at 08:24:14 UTC.
This entry was edited by tparty on Sunday, 08 July 2012 at 08:24:14 UTC.
Great hiding spot. Visited with 2 travel bugs, but since the 5 travel bugs listed were not in cache we didn't leave any. FREEZING cold morning! Was -3oC when we left home at 8:15 on our way to soccer game at school near this cache. Fav point for great hiding spot.
Our spidey senses found this one nice and quick. Grabbed a TB and dropped one off.
Quick find here on our way back home from the nursery just up the road. TFTC! Dropped off geocoin for moving along. 
Swapped trackables.
IN: "Hakkari, Turkey" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug
Out: 2011 RWC GC.
IN: "Hakkari, Turkey" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug
Out: 2011 RWC GC.
Quick find on way to Huntly Caching get together. Dropped off Jeep Travel Bug. TFTC.
2.20pm. Moved on after a DNF at Woodlands. This was better!! Nice reserve and easy find.
TNLNSL
TFTC
M&P.
TNLNSL
TFTC
M&P.
Adding this as a favourite, as it has become a favourite rest-stop whenever driving the "alternate route" since originally finding the cache in 2009...
So nice the park is set back from the busy road, to let the dog safely run around while I had a good stretch & signed the log again after finding the cache from memory. Glad it's still there!
Far enough from motor-muggle view; their attention focussed on the booze-bus & long queue they were in anyway
No TB's/coins
So nice the park is set back from the busy road, to let the dog safely run around while I had a good stretch & signed the log again after finding the cache from memory. Glad it's still there!
Far enough from motor-muggle view; their attention focussed on the booze-bus & long queue they were in anyway
No TB's/coins
Found on the way to Cambridge. Searched around the trees and found $10 which had been blown into a hole!!!! Bonus for me! Found the cache easily - be aware of the big broken branch that is balanced on a smaller branch overhead. TFTC
Cachw was out in the open. Put all the contents back in to container. Have but geocache back in the hole as i could. Didn't see any TB's in the cache though. (cache was found at night and tbs could be scattered further afield)
luckily no-one around except for maybe a few eyes peepin from nearby houses. easy find [8]
Quick find on a sunny Friday evening. I suspect it may have been muggled though, as all of the contents of the container had been removed and were hiding loose with the container. Anyway, I put them all back again. TFTC 
A nice suprose as we were passing through.
We noticed the cache name so it was a must do and then noticed in the listig that it was placed to hold my TB. My Bob TB (TB14JV8) made it to (a) Springfield in the USA but unfortunately the cache he was in was muggled once he arrived there.
We noticed the cache name so it was a must do and then noticed in the listig that it was placed to hold my TB. My Bob TB (TB14JV8) made it to (a) Springfield in the USA but unfortunately the cache he was in was muggled once he arrived there.
Easy to find:) no travel bugs though.... We wanted to take them to USA with us today and leave them at another cache site:(
Cache #2
The little girl and I visited this on the way into town
on a nice Friday afternoon. Played on the swings nearby afterwards
TFTC
The little girl and I visited this on the way into town
on a nice Friday afternoon. Played on the swings nearby afterwards
TFTC
Nice hide.
First cache for today, actually the second, for got about Howell Park cache.
Collected a TB and dropped one off, along with our tiki tour tiki.
Thanks for the cache.
This entry was edited by wicked weasel on Saturday, 27 August 2011 at 22:34:26 UTC.
First cache for today, actually the second, for got about Howell Park cache.
Collected a TB and dropped one off, along with our tiki tour tiki.
Thanks for the cache.
This entry was edited by wicked weasel on Saturday, 27 August 2011 at 22:34:26 UTC.
Heading south to my Mum's - gorgeous day to cache on the way - TFTC
Swapped TBs - didn't see one of them - also swapped some pirate treasure for other trinkets - I need the 'treasure' for a cache at Smugglers Cove in Whangarei.
Swapped TBs - didn't see one of them - also swapped some pirate treasure for other trinkets - I need the 'treasure' for a cache at Smugglers Cove in Whangarei.
Out to lunch in Gordonton and a visit to the tree nursery. Quick find. TFTC
Dropped Treasured Pakeko Trackable Token Geocoin
Dropped Treasured Pakeko Trackable Token Geocoin
Nice cache for a stopover. Quick find. I hope it's not too obvious for muggles. Left key ribbon and took button.
Greetings,
chilifarmer&ligi
Greetings,
chilifarmer&ligi
Nice quick stop on a trip to Hamilton. Daughter felt sick so a good excuse for a walk around. She found it quickly. Nice hide 
Tftc
Tftc
Had great fun finding this one on a stormy, rainy night, prowling about with a torch - funnily, no muggles about! But plenty of fat earth worms...
Left Bonobo TB. TFTC
Left Bonobo TB. TFTC
Fantastic cache and awesome wee hiding spot. No muggles today, too wet. Put in the forest jewel TB as this was as close to trees as I was going to get any time soon.
