Compass Dolphin (Auckland) Parnell, North Island, New Zealand
By ironyman on 06-Nov-09. Waypoint GC20NY7

Sadly there is too much work here now (and no bridge) so will archive and hope that a new cache can be placed after march 2013, when the new bridge is scheduled to be completed.

Been out for quite a while

Hi folks will check it out again, with a view to archiving.

Needs attention

No luck for me today.

Found this one without even lookin!! Or havin a gps or a map funny!! Why is the name crossed out?

Hi folks will check it out. Did a quick check while running past two weeks ago and all was well some something must have happened.

I ended up with a DNF here today.

Found the likely spot but no cache however a silicon gel pack was out in the open. Will keep an eye out on this one as I would live to find it.

With nice trip near the coast found it this cache. Thanks.

Great spot but with lots of muggles. At the time, there were dog walkers, cyclists and a jogger who decided to stop and stretch just where we wanted to look. He even looked like he was looking for the hide! But no, he went on his merry way and we hit the jackpot! TFTH

Found a while ago but not logged.

Quick find. TFTC. Nice sunrise.

Had a good look around today but no luck, will have another try soon

Out with the Future Finder today, grabbing caches and what-not. Decided that it was safer in the car for the FF, so I made a mad dash for the cache. GPS was sure it was located on an unlikely object. I soon widen the search area. Found it in the second place I looked--though not at first glance. Cheers for the cache!

Not quite where we expected, but eventually nailed it!

Finished lectures at 11am today, so after working for a bit decided it was time to bike to the pool. Swam lots of lanes, spa pool-ed a bit, ah...so relaxing. But what day would be complete without a cache to find? So headed across the bridge, found the cache... and since it was not such a nice day in terms of weather, it was quite empty also! And managed to find the cache, just before it started raining. Sweet!
TFTC!!

Thanks for replacing cache - found it easily this time.

Found with Team Y-Cacho's during our Auckland cache raid 24 hour mission

TFTC

One of 262 found on Team Y-Cacho's 24 hour Auckland cache raid.

T4TC

Found with Team Y-Cacho's during our Auckland cache raid 24 hour mission

TFTC

Parked by your cache while driving the Team Y-Cacho's Auckland cache raid 24 hour mission

Many thanks for your cache, plan to be back soon with Butterfly_Lady

One of 262 finds with Team Y-Cacho's during our 24 hour Auckland cache raid epic.

OmaGosh, over and out...

Out and about with the Y-Cacho's.
Not too many places it could be.
Many thanks

One of 262 finds on 24 hour Auckland cache raid by Team Y-Cacho's. Great night for it! TFTC

For me GZ was 5m away so took a few minutes to spot it. Plenty of walkers and cyclists Iincluding me) on a fine Saturday afternoon. TFTC.

Easy find - though I winder how secure it is (and am not too suprised the last one went missing) - it's very hard to secure the film can back in position to where it feels "safe" and con't fall out.

In any case nice easy find in the early evening despite many cyclists and joggers out

TFTC

We found this one at the start to a holiday in New Zealand close to where we got to last time we came on a cruise. Some muggles to content with but otherwise got it done.
Took TB which was attached to outside as container was too small.
LNSL
TFTC
Found at 12:10

Couldn't find it but ate our picnic lunch here anyway.

HI folks suspect recent weather has taken its toll - just like it did with the original Compass Dolphin! Will investigate.

Hi folks cache replaced today. Bonus TB for whoever gets there first...

Thanks for the interesting story about the place!
Unfortunately, the cache including the
logbook was completely wet, it need to be replaced!

Found cache dripping wet, in the open & log full. TFTC

Nice easy find in-between all the muggles. TFTC.

Out geo biking. Had a brief look a previous time but wearing better clothes for searching today and the bikes can disquise odd behaviour. Hadn't heard of the compass dolphin but I guess the advent of GPS's and the like would have put it out of business. NINO TFTC

On our way out to Mission Bay for Lunch, grabbed this one. Must admit I did search up and down, and round and round. But after a few mins
I homed in on the spot that I thought most likley. Cache retrieved and logged (a little damp) and returned to it's spot in between muggles passing.
Many Thanks ironyman from Oz.

last for the day , no one about this late so able to have a good search .
local inhabitants are a bit on the large size .TFTC

Glad to be out at night time, this thing would be near-impossible at day time!! Cool hide tftc!

(17:08) Had to dodge a fisherman and some runners. TFTC!

Also could I find this cache unobserved. TFTC

There we were searching and thinking and searching - and finally found the little container.

Thanks for the walk,

ligi&chilifarmer

Little scout around to find and dodged a few muggles

Nice cache. Not many muggles about. TFTC.

out caching with AotearoaForever. Managed to beat him to it. My second cache!

Found cache then checked out the pool over the bridge - I used to swim there years and years ago. They have fixed leaks and are repainting it. Looks good.
Found with the Woozy Moose Tribe
TNLNSL
TFTC

Quick easy find once the two bus waiting muggles departed.
Found in conjunction with CDM261. TN but left a signature eraser. TFTC.

Yay Easy cache and soo many Muggles this one was almost mugged cuz a guy took a photo for
Us

TFTC

Not too mnay muggles this eveing as it was pouring with rain. Fortunately my driver managed to park pretty close for a quick dash, splash and cache. TFTC.

Visiting from Denver, Colorado. Lots and lots of sailboats out today which made the views even more special. SL. Thanks!

A nice simple cache.
Cheers.

Crikey!!!! TFTC

Night caching with AstonMarty. At first we had to use the "Where would we hide a cache?" approach. After that failed we resorted to where would someone clever hide it and we were soon in luck. TFTC

Found on BLACK FRIDAY, wind was coming off the sea. Took a while but found it all the same.

No luck - will re attempt , maybe on a run along here

This entry was edited by Rudy355 on Wednesday, 11 August 2010 at 02:51:33.

My luck has changed again for the better, found this one without any issues, interesting spot for a hide, no muggles at GZ so no issues here. TFTC TNLNSL (2036)

Tried everything, but nowhere could I find it. Will have to try again at a later date.

Had to wait for a gap in the traffic before hopping over. TFTC

Thanks!

Took us two tries to get this one - We were nearly desperate enough to clamber onto the rocks, but decided to hit the other caches first in the area and come back to it.

Almost instantly found it on our second try - Although we question the attribute wheelchair accessible!

Around the bays for lunch today. Nice spot. TFTC

Took awhile but nice day while doing this one. Nice views too.
A few mugglers jogging... Don't ppl work these days lol
T4TC

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Muggle right under gz zone will come back another day for find TFTC

Nice drive-by. TFTC Felix!

Nice spot. Thanks

Very quick to find this one. A very windy day and especially so out here.
TFTC

New log now in place - thanks to the.pud for the heads up.

3.11pm. Pleasant walk along waterfront to grab this one.
Log is a little damp won't last much longer.
TNLNSL
TFTC
Cheers M+S [:O)] (1602)

Needs new log.
Cheers M+S [:O)]

The fourth of 21 on what proved to be a very tough day. I think that I walked at least 30 km today. TFTC

A bit of a search and cache was located. Pleased to find after last time having to give up. SL TFTC

Thanks for the history. Log itself was slightly damp despite the silica gel still being in tact - now a bit fragile. THanks for the cache all the same - nice hide.

#1253. No muggle issues for the night find. TNLNSL. TFTC.

Windy windy! Tftc!

Took a few minutes to retrieve as there was a bit of traffic-walkers bikers runners roller bladers etctetc-great place-tftc

Thanks for the info. Lovely spot.

A quick find. Straight off the bus and on to it. SL1730hr TFTC

Got this one by looking at it from a different angle.

13:10 Knew where this would be, so I sat down and sure enough I was signign the log. Just as I finished, four muggles arrived to catch the bus...but I got clear and scurried away. TFTC

Don't know whether this will weather well. (Like that line?) Seems it might just blow away someday soon.

#144

Quick easy find by the waterfront. Beautiful day for it today. TFTC

Strolled up to this one today too, but just as i got there, a bus load of muggles unloaded right at GZ, so that thwarted any attempt.
Will come back another day.

Not quite where I expected it to be but found after a bit of a scramble and a search. TFTC, Biggles.

Master Toffee found this one, after getting 2 clues mixed up. Lots of muggles fishing, one guy close by pulled in a good sized snapper. We fitted these in waiting for the Lady Gaga concert to start.

TFTC. The Toffeez score again..!

Finally. Except for a couple that was far to busy fishing, the spot was completely muggle free. After a while of searching we evntually found it. Liked the spot, but you should defenitly be carefull in rainy weather because I think it can get very slippery .... Thanks for this cache!

Thanks for the stop-over and the view...

Together with King_Oskar, we went for cache search. Thanks a lot for the hide. Greetings from Northeast Germany from the Baltic Sea.

Found whilst cycle touring the north Is -but have lost all my notes since then-TFTC
SLLNTN

tftc

Too good for me today. Muggles everywhere made searching too difficult.

Liked the views. Liked the cache. Thanks for the fun guys.

Not much traffic about early in the morning so could park right by GZ. TFTC

Went over my allotted time for this cache - will have to give it another go on my return to AKL

Very serene tonight - waves lapping at the rocks and all - or maybe it's just me

Thanks for cache

Thanks for the interesting story. TFTC

TFTC, good area.

Had trouble at first, but found it in the end. Nice hide. TFTC

quick find, I remember the structure here, had forgotten about it. Thanks!
Left geotag coin.

14:08 - Nice views today, been here before for the old cache that was nearby.

Good hide indeed, Thanks for the cache!