OrcaStars (Northland) Koutu, North Island, New Zealand
By MYTROX on 07-Feb-09. Waypoint GC1MFDH

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I was hoping to get my cache-a-day cache with this one but it wasn't to be.

It hasn't been found for 11 months and has had no CO visits.

In Hokianga for Valentines Day and decided to pick up a few caches before a "romantic dinner" on the bay!

Unfortunately, this wasn't to be one of the caches! Looked at both the original coordinates and the new one - no luck!

No cache no orcars . Will try again when back up this way

Had a look but no collect ..

Enjoyed a bit of a scramble around the GZ. Looked in the long grass above as the previous logs suggested this was where it was but no luck. I do love these amazing trees and how they grow out of the most amazing places. Thanks anyway

After spending a good while, and risking life and limb climbing around the area searching, we eventually came across the remains of what must have been the cache. Not in the obvious hidey hole that fitted the clue but higher up (and safer) in the long grass. Anyway, hope you don't mind, we had some spares & replaced the cache & logbook in the same spot as we found the remains. TFTC,
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan

We were near by for the week and this bay was a regular for evening fishing. Wasn't til our second visit that we realised that it was the location for one of our target caches.
Climbed all over the GZ a no cache to be found. Kept an eye out on the beach in case had been muggled or dislodged and become flotsam but to no avail alas..this one to be done again another time when we this way. The bay is well worth the visit, really nice spot TFTC : )

Beautiful picturesque spot. This seems to be a very old cache which is desperate need of maintenance. Log is waterlogged and useless. The lino has warped and faded almost completely. Dangerous climb even for adults. Be careful! Better to find it from the top not far in the hollow behind the sign. Greetings from Kellie and Gary from Western Australia.

DNF... An impressive pohutukawa but didn't spot the cache or any Orca stars today.

Decided to take a bit of time off from the hum and drum of work and go for a trip up the winter-less north and see if I could get a bit of a tan before the winter blues set in when I go back South to the winter-less Wellington[B)]

After doing a few caches this morning this was the next cache that was on my list of unfound caches, arriving near GZ we managed to find a carpark not too far from GZ and it was a short walk to the GZ.

Arriving at GZ I decided to clamber around the cache site and have a look at the higher roots of this wonderful Pohutukawa, bit low and behold after a short and nearly eventful experience of gravity and nearly fell from the bank nothing seemed to present itself, must be a bit blind today or was the fog in the sky and the tears in my eyes for this DNF making it a bit hard to find

Oh well give me something to come back to the next time I get around to coming back up to this wonderful part of you country.

Great spot for a cache, thanks for placing it here and maybe better luck next time.

Another great find while on holiday in the area.

Loved the beach area and views.
Found with quite a it of searching. (LOG WET) TFTC

(909) Decided to take a trip up the West coast with Matttuc76 and pick up some caches on the way. This cache really needs some maintenance. Log is wet and unusable. Have install a temp log in new sealed bag. Great spot for a cache. TFTC

Found it in grass above GZ. Added new log in sealed bag

#814 Such a lovely spot out here- this morning was beautiful! Cache was not where it should be according to the hint and was in a terrible state- the camo is almost off, the log book was soaked so I could hardly sign it and it was way off co-ords. Could do with some TLC! Thank you for bringing me to this beautiful spot though- I will definitely be back.

Took a while to spot this.

Logged as RAD together with renelm and aedk.

TFTC

Difool - #1013 - 2013-10-21@12:09 NZDT

Found with renelm and Difool, logged as RAD to save log space, time and trees.

I am not much of a logwriter, so see renelms, and possibly Difools, log for details.

TFTC!

I actually saw this while trying to keep up with aedk and Difool, but thought at first it was a discarded can.. coming back, it clearly looked like and was the cache... There is a great hiding spot just 1m to the left of the cache (when looking at the water), but we left it where we found it - yes, it is there - wet, but it's there.

Found at 12:12 - #4170 - together with aedk and Difool - logged as RAD to save space and time

TFTC

Sure the cache isn't where it should be, but our coordinates have been off with a few caches today. Found in grass above where we believed GZ to be. Contents and logbook soaked. Left as we found as appeared to have been there for some time

Found on 2nd attempt as boat decided to pull in during our 1st search. Found eventually, but not where clues indicated. Was up the bank in the grass with top not on properly. Log was soaked, we etched our visit. Appeared it had been sitting there for some time

Fantastic spot. No orcas today. TFTC

Goldielover and I made a slight detour down the road to a beautiful to a beautiful spot thanks to MYTROX. Cache is in great condition. The caravan park nearby seems to have very few visitors. Definitely a beautiful place to spend some time.
TFTC

Found with stairman1. This was a great spot to visit. Only 2 caravans in sight and some friendly dogs who came to say hullo. I let stairman1 grab this one. He signed it then we admired the wonderful view. Thanks MYTROX for bringing us to a beautiful part of NZ.

Stopped in our mvan overnight and yes we paid fee. Cheap for a great place & sunset. I went scrabbling up wrong branch while my partner has a quick find

There were no orcas for us today as we visiting this site. We had just completed the EarthCache down the road and had to stop at this cache on our way back to the main road. Were we parked the car was just near the hut with 'pay the hole in the wall' written one it, for people to pay for the camping ground and we had to wonder about how many people would actually do that. 

We headed off to the cache, admiring the massive sand dunes across the bay. We also found it odd to see cars parked on the beach. That just don't happen in Victoria in Australia, we're we are from. Imagne the rust!!!

The cache was a relatively easy find, I signed the og and we were soon on out way, thanks for the cache MYTROX.

Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.

We were visiting family in Whangarei, together with HOLE-IN-ONE2 from the UK. Decided to go for a day trip up North. A really nice spot here (like most of the Hokianga), although a pod of orcas would have made it nicer! A quick find, thanks for the cache!

We were visiting family in Whangarei, together with HOLE-IN-ONE2 from the UK. Decided to go for a day trip up North. A really nice spot here (like most of the Hokianga), although a pod of orcas would have made it nicer! A quick find, thanks for the cache!

No Orcas today and i had brought my binoculars, ahh well, touring round the north with phasevisitor a small scramble and find was in hand. One or two muggles about on beach but no trouble, TFTC

No orca's for us today but it was great to see the harbour for the first time after having heard so much about the area. TFTC

What a fabulous spot to find a cache in, completely deserted today so nice quick find. Thanks for bringing us here , fav for the location and might trees

Tried one area, nope, tried another and easily found. Container is all good, log nice and dry. Took TB that has had amazing views for a long time. TFTC.

What a great little bay - here just as sun going down, water sparkling, no orcas and no cache??? Did find suitable spots and had a good 'poke around' but wondering if cache has washed away in recent weather?? Will get my friend Butchie bum to check it out as she lives locally and is often out caching and checking caches and walking enjoying her/this bit of paradise

Good find. Travel bug in, travel bug out.

Had a quick look here but it was getting dark and I left the torch in the car. It had been a very long day (now 8pm, having started in Auckland at 4am) so I just figured I'd leave it this time and find it another time.

A lovely bay. Left an Orca trackable. t4tc

This entry was edited by Pagenz on Sunday, 18 March 2012 at 00:08:53 UTC.

Was a nice spot to rest in the shade after completing the Koutu boulders earth cache. TFTC

Great spot. Found with 'Kev & Chris'. The Italian Job (TIJ) was here.....!

Awesome! Out: TB racer In: toy TFTC

lovely spot

Had a small window of drizzle between rain and took the opportunity to do this cache. No orcas but still a pretty spot in spite of the damp! TFTC.

A quick find between showers Thanks for the stop

had a quick find after the earth cache close by. Well it was geoneice who was the monkey, and I directed her to the spot. She may say something different.

No orcas today.

SL TFTC

We are in NZ from Australia on Chippyroo's Middle Earth Caching Quest. We were disapointed not to see any orcas today but the views are still stunning. Took Geocoin. TFTC.

Ran out of time to come for this one after I completed the nearby boulder cache on Friday so back today. Lovely beach and another smilie. TFTC #2702

easy found today after a run back to our car from the far end of the boulder beach we walked to. nice plac, but we didn't see Orcas.
TFTC, Julmat

Alas no joy; even retrying under the assumption the coordinates might be a bit out. But an utterly lovely spot will come back to

A quick find. TFTC

We found the cache. Then two Muggle came here for a swim.
We had to wait until they finished - and more time to takes some pics of the nice location.
TFTC
Adleraugeimsumpf

A nice location! We should have brought our swimsuits... TFTC
IN: green stone OUT: -
Den Haag

I searced quite some time for the cache.
Reread the hint and description for several times.
I walked away and came back to hope that a new approach would help.
And it did, but the cache was not in it's place anymore, it was on the ground.
It was unharmed and I logged our visit and have hidden it again, in I hope the correct place.

TFTC

Found it! TFTC

Pouring rain could'nt prevend this find ...

This root is really very impressive. TFTC

Great location off the beaten path. Left plastic lion, took a white plastic lamb.

This entry was edited by Whole_Family on Friday, 19 November 2010 at 00:42:37.

This entry was edited by Whole_Family on Friday, 19 November 2010 at 00:44:54.

TB Visit

Nice spot. Cache was a bit exposed from above, so covered it a bit more. Next stop EC Koutu Boulders! T4TC

This was the 19th day of our vacation in New Zealand. This was our 109th cache. We traveled today from Kaitaia to Dargaville. Quick find. Great view. No orca’s. Thanks and greetings from The Lowlandfamily from The Netherlands.

[13:45] (-12h) #1077

CacheTour: New Zealand with foobert
Day: 15 of 23
Previously found geocaches of the day: 2

easily found

TFTC


[This entry was edited by signux on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 2:45:25 AM.]

TYFTC

4.45pm. It looked like a motor caravan gathering was forming in the paddock above but this proved to be no distraction to a successful cache hunt.. Its a super spot though no Orca's today.
+ gemstone bracelet
TNSL
TFTC
[8d] M&P.

Low tide so no problem accessing site, and a quick find. Lovely spot for a ramble along the shoreline. TNLN

Updating my logs at last! - found this a while ago with Shellnz Dipped GC in and out TFTC

Found with Mr Chillipips in later afternoon, very easy find. No orcas seen but muggles arriving for swim but down the beach so ok. Had a good explore of the whole area and enjoyed the beach with interesting rock formations. Did some maintenance on container as camo peeled off so reglued - hope it holds Took Cookie monter TB to travel south and dipped GC and TB in for extra mileage. Really great little bay - you're lucky to have it nearby! TFTC SL
Cheers
Shellnz

We went there to have a magnificent breakfast by the sea. But we had no chance to see any orcas. But the place is very recommended as there is a nice little campsite nearby.

TftC

Yes, I really hoped to see some orcas. We didn´t, but the place was wonderful for a late breakfast and a walk on the beach. Thanks a lot for hiding this great cache!
I left the TB "Krümelmonster" from Germany here, Krümelmonster wants to see the world!

nice place, not easy ti find, thanks
OUT GC
IN GC TB

in GC

found and left gc ccp1er. nice place

Our first find together for us. Lovely afternoon and tide half out. Easy find. Have left a geo coin number CC91ER ( The two seasons of december), Have taken Blue salty cahe nutz. Lovely bay and well worth the drive thanks.

[This entry was edited by butchie bum on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 8:23:05 PM.]

No orcas, but a quick find.

TFTC

Unfortunately arrived at peak of high tide so no beach access poss. Hung off tree as best I could but didn't want a dunking.

A beautiful place indeed. No Orcas today sadly though we did watch for a while.
TFTC

Good cache thanks. New territory never visited before TFTC

Way too many muggles around for us to even attempt this one. Superb spot for lunch though. Thanks for bringing us here.

No Orcas, but great spot for a coffee on the way to see a very big tree.

Parked close to gz and located the cache after a short search T4TC

Nice day. No orcas but still nice. found the cache easyly. the vinal on the cache is starting to come of so you might want to have a look at that.
TNLN ,TTFN
cheers smoogles

Great find and what a magnificient spot, even being able to park the motorhome and enjoy this area for a bit longer. Thanks for bringing us here.

Lovely spot - Tide was in - No orcas but got a good gurnard off here in January uplifted TB2N5KM and took it to Koropipo (Northland) but forgot to get the tracking number to log it properly.

Found in this morning...cycling toward Rawawe..we did a detour to found this nice cache..a nice view but we did not see any Orca!!! Next time maybe...We drop a coin...TFC

Exploring the Hokianga area today. Thanks for bringing us to this part of the harbour. Fairly easy find, but we looked in the wrong tree first.

# 888

Found by Dad and Daniel. Make sure you visit the boulders around the corner off Waione Rd! Covering falling off the cache canister

No orca's today... but well worth the visit to this part of the coast line. TFTC

Nice spot, wouldnt have come out here if it wasnt for the cahce. Thanks.

Quick and easy find. Didnt see any Orca's today. TFTC

Maintenance Check.....all is well!

Never knew that road was there... didn't see any orcas today, but it was a beautiful spot to discover & the harbour looked so peaceful & calm, mirror-glass, not a breath of wind.
Nice hide and good camo, yet still easy to find. yay!
TFTC

What a neat place. Wish I'd brought the surf casting rod. Tide out, lots of tricky currents, TFTC

Nice little beach, no Orca's today. Maybe they don't like the rain too.
Quick find (camo is coming off)
TFTC

2644. This is a lovely secluded spot. The trees on the bank would be glorious in the summer. Love the orca photos that you took!

Thanks
Iris & Rodney

12.10pm. No whales today. Nice spot. Easy find.
Thank you. David and Noeline.

On Mo-van tour with jumbo, nice hidden bay! cheap camping handy to! TNLN cheers Muzy Man!

On tour with MuzyMan . Reasonably easy find. Good spot for fishing and a nice place to camp if wives did'nt want a shower.

Great stopping point on the way back from viewing the Koutu Boulders.

No problems with find. Took nothing.

TFTC

No luck on this one. Lovely drive to not find it, though.......

My 1st FTF. I'm from ALASKA so this is very exciting. We were a little worried that another cacher had been there before us because they had been to GCZ04E which is very close by. Took TB. Thanks!

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