Moureeses Bay (Northland) Whananaki, North Island, New Zealand
By No Fixed Aboder on 07-Sep-09. Waypoint GC1YARE

I was up north for a week, visiting family with TheLandGirl and today we took a day trip out to Whananaki to do some exploring and some caching. Whananaki is an area I spent a bit of time as a child (particularly Otamure Bay), as dad would often come up here fishing and diving. Couldn't figure out the best access to this one, so scrambled up from the beach, quickly found the cache, then exited back up on to the road. Another lovely spot. TFTC!

Up north for a few days with Vistra. It was a beautiful day between the showers. The area was pretty quiet today with no muggles around to delay our caching efforts. A stunning gem of a beach. This cache had Vistra and I puzzled to begin with, and having read a few of the logs, it became clear that both routes to the cache had their challenges. Vistra took a gamble and scrambled up from the beach side. Once he'd navigated the flax he soon had the cache in hand. Giving this a FP for the amazing location.

Noice, wee slide down but worth it. Beautiful still evening with an empty beach! TFtC.

Beautiful views all around

Fun little hiding spot! Find number 26 for me

We had to slide down a hole, like Alice. Was expecting a tea party?

Tricky access. Found it with Full o Fun. Previously Russell School

Summer in the rain with 8 kids hunting. Thanks for the cache.

Great cache. Awesome spot. Thanks.

Scrambled up from beach, ducked under large fallen branch, found it, then took easier route up to road. Your choice. Lovely large reserve down the side road to watch the surfers from.

TFTC nice beach to relax at

We were a little scared to dive through the bushes but found it in the end! Gotta get adventurous for this one

Came here for the day to meet daughter and family who are on holiday up this way .
Nice and easy find after a small scramble up from the beach....
Great to be somewhere new to me!

Beautiful area

Nice fine winters day had the beach to myself . Have been here once before but it in the summer months and it was muggles galore.

Well, that's one of the great things about Geocaching - it takes you to beautiful places that you may not have been before. Sad to say, I have lived in and around Whangarei for all of my 60+ years and I have never ventured along this road further than Whananaki North.

With such glorious mid winter weather though, today was the day, with 6 caches on offer before the end of the no exit road.

Another great little beach here and some nice baches tucked away privately. I think I probably approached this one the harder way, as after finding the cache and signing the log, I spied an easier route out... TFTC

Queen's birthday weekend in Northland.
Last two hides of the trip. Weather changed. It is time to go home.
Anyway. Great spot. Reminds me wild Atlantic Ocean coast today
Windy , stormy and wet!
All good at GZ.
TFTC

Spontaneous decision to geocache, turned fruitful. TFTC

Nice little cache and a great view to go with it

Busy day at the beach today so had to approach cheekily. TFTC

Located. Surprising how few times this has been found over the years. Good little scramble to grab the cache.

Great cache! The last log was 2011!!!

A quick grab. Thanks for taking us to this beautiful beach. TFTC

Sent mister e hand first over the flax. I think the terrain has hardened over the years. Strange glow tonight as a result of the Aussie bush fires

What a lovely Beach. Been to Otamure many times and never ventured further along this road. Aimed for all three out here but only got the 1st and last. Tftc

While staying at the local Holiday Park took time out to find a couple of caches many thank

Found it on the 1st but been camping at the Farm camp and didn’t have any reception. Awesome find by Master 9 who found it all by himself!

Beautiful views from the road as we headed down to this cache. We parked near the one way bridge and walked along the beach to this one. Decided to access the cache from above and found it easily. We then walked back along the road to the car. My friends still laughing at me walking along the road in bare feet like a typical kiwi. Another lovely place, TFTC

Found

Having a great day out and about with our kids while they say to eat lunch we went for a short walk.
Found easy tftc.

Was out this way hitting the waves today and needed a cache... still in place and was a little damp. But dried it out a bit. No worries with the log.

Found this one the hard way!

Nice view. A little tricky to get to the cache, but managed it in the end.

Found at 10:45 - #6755

TFTC

Tftc,lovely spot

Staying over at Otamure Bay, so short drive over to this GC. Parked up on corner nearby and walked down.TFTC

Passed here earlier today and the place was pretty packed so didn't even bother have a look for it. This evening though the place was nearly desserted, so decided to pull over and have a look while I could. Probably got to GZ the hard way, and it was made harder still wearing Jandel's. No issues locating the cache was at GZ, thanks for the hide, and a brilliant spot too!

A few muffles hanging around, even on this blustery old day. Nice easy find but miss 4 has had enough, so further caches will have to wait for another day. TFTC

Found while on caravanning trip in Northland. Lovely little bay. TFTC

Yeah, after two DNF before this, was getting a little worried, but this one was spot on! Another walk along the beach, an explore of the rock pools, and a stunning location. Thanks for the cache and bringing us here.

On our road trip around this beautiful coast, loved the low tide rock pools.

Walked along the road from the DOC camp at Otamure Bay. Some great views on the way.

(1013) Quick find once parked near GZ. TFTC

#1762, Quick find. TFTC

Taking a drive around the coast from the camp site to gather these few caches. Cache was an easy find, thanks. Dropped TB

Poked my eye on some flax! But good little find

Great find.

Success! Dried all contents, was a bit of water in the bottom. Dried log book in hot fan in the car, replaced plastic bag. Swapped an item too. Awesome Bay, big waves. I may be back! Thanks.

Lovely location. Caching certainly gets you to explore new areas.

What a lovely little bay, friends have a bach here and I cna see why they love being here....GZ was a wee challenge but forging a path through made find the find. Nicely hidden and a great spot for the cache. TFTC

Another stunning little bay. Tikitour, flowernz and I all took a different route and it was tikitour who eventually pulled out the cache.
Was the last cache of the day and I didn't want to leave.

What a delightful bay this is - and can imagine it gets quite busy over the holiday season but today it was just glorious - peaceful and quiet...Now what was the best way to approach GZ - top? bottom? side? why not try all 3 - ok we did - and eventually tikitour had it in her hands!!

Took the beach approach-took a while to get access to the cache!tftc

Will have to come back with the camper van and see more of this great coast. Easy find

Found on our tour of Northland from Te Anau with The Italian Job from Auckland. TFTC

Nice secluded bays. Worth the visit. Found with 'Kev & Chris' from Te Anau. Te Italian Job was here....!

Great cache. Found quickly.

Sorry - very slow to log.
Kids had lots of fun finding it. TFTC

Took us a while and a broken jandel but we found it!

Nice find with clinchthedeal! Took a while as gps struggled. Tftc!

Out with Red6 in the Geonut caching. Had our lunch here and enjoyed the views. Looked a wee while as found this one around the side and not at the base. Replaced at base as hint says. TFTF

A day release pass from family meant a caching trip could be done. Teamed up with good mate Butchie Bum in the Geonut to tackle the east coast caches! A beautiful beach, full of muggles surfing and boogie boarding. Took us a while here before the keen eyes of BB found this around the side of the tree. Signed log and replaced at the base under leaf litter. Had lunch on the beach before travelling on. TFTC

Bit wet today & no surf so will come again tomorrow.

Beautiful spot with gorgeous views across to the Poor Knights. Almost deserted beach which made looking a lot easier without Muggles around as it is normally busy.
TFTC

beautiful day, nice surf and then a stroll to a cache - nice.
TFTC

Found with us all plus an extra O., a member of owaldock crew. Signed the log in the rain, following serious Whananaki flooding. TNLN I think. TFTC.

another quick find and beautiful beach. t4tc

Beautiful view of Poor Knights and beach!

Just such a lovely area. Great view of The Poor Knights. TFTC

Found with butters and Mitch.TFTC.

Found first by Mitch , only a couple of surfers here today. TFTC.

4769 Great views of the wild seas at Moureeses Bay, TFTC.

Well found with yollomdr and kiwibobby
TFTC

TFTC

Found after a bit of searching.
A fantastic beach with great views.
Found with silverfern24 and kiwibobby
TFTC

found on our NZ road trip. once we figured out what a NZ Christmas Tree was it was much easier.
Greetings from Canada & TFTC

Wow my sought of bay, waves! Tempted for a swim but more caches to find, swimming later.

TFTC

Found before searching the dreaded flax, thankfully. T4TC - M@

lovely views

Heaps of people around but found the caches with no problem and without being muggled! What a beautiful place we live in - Northland. TNLN. TFTC.

A sneaky find with plenty of muggles on the beach. How inconspicuous can we be..... TNLN. Thanks for the cache

Love this beach every time we come! Nice drive over from our favourite and regular camping spot Motutara Farm.
TFTC
TSLS

Found with PrincessLuna and LittleLuna.

Another beautiful little bay. Soon had the cache in hand. No one around today. Thanks.

# 878

A beautiful day with bad weather forecast so decided to make the most of it and set out on a cache-hunt, both old and new. Trailing 'the boys' and the mermaid and Barnacle by weeks, we enjoyed your new caches in this lovely area. Back in the 90's when we were looking for land we took a hard look at this beach. Not many problems with cache. Took out the Ocean Blue geocoin and put in alittle soap.

One of my favourite surf beaches, first surfed in 1968 I guess, this will give me an incentive to re-visit, nice place--Thanks. Glyn.

Got the new cache published email at 11:30pm Pooke and I looked at each other, Should we???? But what little bit of common sence (and the fact that it was an hours return trip + time to find all 3) we had left changed our minds so we didnt go then but made plans to leave immediatlly after work.

So we set off after work, Torches in hand. Park neat this cache and started to walk towards it. Uh-oh a fresh set of footprints and Paw Prints had us worried. Found the cache and yes there was the Mermaids mark. Bugger.

Three of us set out after work in the hope to get a joint FTF. On the way to GZ after parking miles away we saw foot print of human and dog in the sand heading in the general direction of GZ. Found the cache and our suspitions were confirmed. The mermaid has beaten us to the FTF witch ment there was no chance of getting the other FTF there were that day. TFTC and the adventure.

Only discovered these new cache listings around lunchtime...so did not get hopes up for a FTF, but still headed out quick as could be just in case and Woohoo!! There was still a small swell running AND the cache was untouched.
TFTC!
+ Ocean Blue geocoin
- Jeep TB

TB drop; Hope enjoys watching the surfers from here!

Off we set, planned attack, the three of us. In the car afterwork armed with torched for a attempt at a joint FTF. Parked ages away and walked then started the hunt. Ah ha and the moment of truth, nugger beaten by a mermaid.

TFTC

Published

Dropped of Jeep T/B