Matakana Valley Rd Cache (Auckland) Big Omaha, North Island, New Zealand
By glyn(TOO) on 07-Mar-09. Waypoint GC1ND1M

Can't get back up to replace, sorry

will check it out

Nice drive and the view is okay as the tree's are really to tall. We spent at least 15 minutes and Sadley a DNF as there is rubbish, broken glass and the shelter has had a party or two and been hit around. Suggest a drive out to check cache is still there. Don't know why people don't take there rubbish to the BL---- dump. cheers

Watch out for broken glass!

Looked right at but did not see it, thanks to Gadet-Tron (my mentor) who found it.

GPS accuracy was woeful here. Used the hint to narrow down the search area. Still took a few minutes to find as cammo had it matching the surroundings well. Giving ZuluImpi101 a lesson in well cammoed caches today and G-2 caches are great examples. TFTC

Spent a view days visiting a friend further up the road.
Found this on the way back.
Nice views, we were lucky to enjoy that for 3 days.....

TFTC

Seems that the bushes have grown a bit, but still a great view - especially if you're tall Nice reason to come along this road, for a more scenic route south.

TFTC. TNLN

A sneaky little hide that is only blatently obvious to a geocacher. Yep muggles galore, but the sitting down tip worked nicely.

Fantastic view. Quick find on the way back from an FTF at Pakiri. TFTC!!!

Took two potential new cachers who really liked Geocaching. Took a wee bit longer than expected to find the goodies but got there eventually. In Silver Fern Pin OUt Cog travel bug.

Thanks for a great view, from a road we wouldn't usually take. Added a couple of wooden creatures and a dolphin charm. TFTC

Labour Weekend - Originally, we wanted to try our new tent on the camping ground in Pararaha Valley, but that was booked out to the last place. So we switched to the alternative program: Matakana and surroundings.
We didn't bring a chainsaw, but a car. Rumo considered climbing onto the roof of the bus stop, but restricted himself to the roof of our car instead. Great view from there. See http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28174692
TNLNSL, TFTC

Would have been a great place for a photo but not the best of weather this afternoon as found when it was raining. T4TC.

Drove up Matakana Valley Road to enjoy the view and find the cache. Thanks on both accounts.
Dropped Just Another Cog TB

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No worries here apart from someone who thought this was a great place to stop and roll a ciggie. Fantastic views. TFTC

Quick find and longer look at the view.Spotted Rangitoto by standing on tiptoe at back corner. Found an unimpeded view a little back towards Matakana. NINO

Took a drive around the headland via Pakari to come back over the hill to do this one. Very sharp contrast in weather (and views) on either side of the range.
T4TC - M@

A quick easy find... even if I had to avoid the guy talking on his cell phone sitting in his ute! TFTC

Not much view today due to rain. Great camo!
TFTC

Now this took a while to find even with 5 of us looking. Pooke found it in the end. TFTC and the view.

Took 5 of us way too long to find it, three of us had looked right next to it before I stood on it.
Thats one way to find it.
TFTC

Took a while to find this one, Dont know why - I guess we were all having a blind look.

16:38 - Great views indeed from up here. Took Meg the dog for a quick walk and spotted the cache. Thank for showing us this spot

Thanks for the cache Glyn!!

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Wow! Very cool views from between the trees.
Cache was exposed but its camo was probably helping keep it safe. We moved it a metre to the right so it was hidden better. Its still in the same area though.
TFTC

Out on a rainy day with the team - hey, rain hasn't stopped us yet! Cache wasn't hidden, but we tidied it up and replaced so it was a little more out of the way. Could do with some attention though...TFTC

Cache must have been muggled. I found it in an open and very conspicuous place and minus the log book. Kayaknkiwi replaced the log book and I gave it a new plastic bag to keep it dry. Thanks for bringing us here, Glyn and Kay. Unfortunately, we can't see any views today. A winter storm arrived and it's raining sideways. Time for Indiana Jill, BookwormMum, Kayaknkiwi and I to head into town for a nice hot cuppa!

SB came up with the good here . . . . KnK drove us up with BWM navigating and reading notes. Sorry to find a cache that I think had been muggled. It was nearly empty with no log book, tho' the cache note is still there. Between us all we replaced log sheet in a plastic bag, so it's ok for the time being.

With the team today. Wow great view, will have to come up here when its not so grey....! SB came up with the goods on this one. Left - log sheet. Thanks for the adventure! TFTC!

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Great camo, required a couple of passes before we spotted it… Took some photos of the gathering storm clouds before heading off. Nice views, many thanks G2, cheers YG4.
TNLNSL, TFTC

Lovely views from up here, and nice camo (of course). TFTC

[navy]Took the long way home tonight via Warkworth [/navy]

[font=Georgia]Slightly dim for any photos [font=Verdana]

[blue]Lovely little spot - many thanks for bring me here.[/blue]

[navy]Nice container[/navy]

2580. It was an interesting drive across from Te Arai. There were good views out to Omaha Beach.

Thanks
Iris & Rodney

Came over the hill from Te Arai for this one. Thank you. David and Noeline.

nice quick find this one

wave scouted whilst kar helped a damsel in distress with car trouble

stealth definitely required here!

took a photo for the site

TFTC

+mr strong/moonstone
- keyring

Nice spot with a lovely view. In: Disc & figurine Out: crystal & car. TFTC

Passed this spot visiting family a number of times, but never bothered to stop previously
TFTC TNLN

FTF!

Bit of a detour on the way south, but worth it as it allowed lunch from the Matakana Patisserie. Good views alright, alas only a phone camera too.

TFTC, +Geocoin

Not an FTF - again! Pipped at the post - again!

Great view, but not for long.

in - green paper clip
out - geocoin.

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