Mate. You need a Lesson!! (Coromandel) Matarangi, North Island, New Zealand
By
bluedahlia.co.nz on 07-Jan-10. Waypoint GC22RPD
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Logs
Found the Cache easyly by using the hint. Logbook was completely wet so that wie couldn't sign it. Will add a photo When back at home . Tftc
Very wet have dried it as best I can and left upside down to try and get it dry. Great spot you have brought us to Tftc greetings from England
A quick stop as we head off for a late January road trip. Heading off around the Coromandel. Stunning beach. Tftc
Not sure we approached this in the conventional manner. What looked like a walkway ended up being the fairway. Anyway, no golfer in sight, so we gapped it. Cache was easily spotted - it was exposed to the elements and it stood out. The lid has completely broken away, so little surprise the logbooks are somewhat damp. Needs a little TLC. TFTC
Found on approach. Not very well hidden. Will try to hide better when replacing it
Container lid broken but content still in pretty good shape. Easy find with the camo mostly gone. TFTC!
The lid has broken down and full of water....little to no camo left on the cache.
We were lucky enough to have the use of a batch here in Matarangi for a few days and as the weather looked good/sunny today decided to take a stroll along the beach... EIR-0T was having fun building sand houses and making patterns along the sand, Mrs stik-a-crane was on photo duty, and I was testing out if these caches were wheelchair accessible, by pushing junior whom is in the wheelchair...he thought it was hoot being bounced along the beach in his chair...
After talking to some people near GZ we started our search whilst above the golfers were non the wiser...
The cache is a little worse for ware with the lid almost non-existent (has a big hole in it) and water was creating a swimming pool inside the cache...
TFTC.
After talking to some people near GZ we started our search whilst above the golfers were non the wiser...
The cache is a little worse for ware with the lid almost non-existent (has a big hole in it) and water was creating a swimming pool inside the cache...
TFTC.
#11339. The cache proved to be in the rough, but we got there without much trouble. TFTC.
Today, we had pencilled in a trip via the 309 Pony Express power trail but the predicted rain arrived early so postponed the trip to hopefully do another day. We had a leisurely morning then mid morning, the rain stopped so decided to head out but to stick to mainly sealed roads and short walks in case the rain restarted.
After finding the cache further down the beach, we drove to find a closer access point. A lot of deserted looking holiday houses with the blinds and curtains drawn. A big beach with hardly a soul there today, maybe it will be different over the weekend. Cache was a quick find. The camo paint is all but gone now. Found a golf ball as we were walking along the beach, so added it to the container. TFTC.
After finding the cache further down the beach, we drove to find a closer access point. A lot of deserted looking holiday houses with the blinds and curtains drawn. A big beach with hardly a soul there today, maybe it will be different over the weekend. Cache was a quick find. The camo paint is all but gone now. Found a golf ball as we were walking along the beach, so added it to the container. TFTC.
Good day to do this one as its drizzling so no muggles around. Great day out with Pinocchio59.
An enjoyable afternoon caching with imcuzz. Lovely area around here and great locations for these caches, TFTC 
thank you for the cache was a beautiful spot....just updating my previous finds...foung this with Judgey214
Not a bad spot. Picked up a few golf balls on the hunt. Dropped off TB and GC. TFTC
TFTC. Having a wonderful time on our holiday. The weather is perfect, lovely beach, thanks for the find.
We had an another spare day so it was time to head up the coast to find some more caches that were new for us and weather was good TFTC
The tide is out and the hard sand is perfect for biking along - the ideal route for avoiding the golf course. T4TC - M@
Parked up by what we thought was a park but it turned out to be part of the golf course. Went further down the road saw a beach access. What a lovely place it must be to play golf tftc
We weren't too sure how to approach this one as we didn't want to traverse over the golf course but soon found a good place to get through off mercury view.TFTC
Called here this morning while exploring in the area. It was actually harder to work out a good route to the cache than to find it, I ended up walking along the boundary fence of the golf course to minimise the distance. Yeah you definitely don't want to end up with your ball down here! Signed log, TFTC
Woohoo. White face was showing so spun it to green Could do with green/yellow for better camo. PGPapworth on Instagram to see finds!
What a day hunting. Great success. This was a beautiful place to end our day. Time for a swim.
Late night caching! Found it straight away after a complete failure yesterday.
Parked in a nearby street and had a very nice walk through the pines along the beachfront. Some spectacular houses along here. Cache was found quite exposed so I have replaced it hopefully a bit more concealed. TFTC.
Yay took a group of 7 on their first geocaching adventure and was such a fun find TFTC
TFTCWe're staying nearby for a caching weekend so we're walking the local cache trail. This was swagless so we left a plane, sinker and penguin. Took the TB.
Introduced one of our friends to geocaching with this find. He enjoyed it and was amazed by the whole concept. He quickly created his own account as soon as we got back. The cache is dry and in good condition. Thanks!
Found this during a weekend trip with friends, one of them was totally blown away by the whole concept of geocaching. Left a trackable
Tides are not conducive for fishing, so came over from Coromandel for a few caches.
Quite surprised to see sand flying out of the ground, then we saw the Golf Course Greenkeeper doing a bit of grooming. Found the cache. It was open and very visible. The log had been signed by many muggles, but otherwise left intact.
Thanks bluedahlia.co.nz
Quite surprised to see sand flying out of the ground, then we saw the Golf Course Greenkeeper doing a bit of grooming. Found the cache. It was open and very visible. The log had been signed by many muggles, but otherwise left intact.
Thanks bluedahlia.co.nz
Thanks for the cache. Enjoyed our walk along the beach. Put in a golf ball (of course)
This whole area was new to me and I wasn't expecting such lovely 'baches' and a golf course and expensive cars.... fortunate are the people who live and/or holiday here. t4tc
A DNF for us at the end of our walk round the peninsula. Pretty sure we had the right coords. Signs of recent muggle activity at GZ so may need checking. We'll be back!
Logbook was a bit damp and pencil bluntish. I had to sharpen it with my keyring. (bring a pen or a pencil sharpener). Found 4 golfballs for my dad in the rough.
Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.
Spent the weekend in Whitianga and on Saturday we drove up to Matarangi exploring some new areas and picking up caches along the way. A nice walk to GZ where we made a quick find of the cache. TFTC!
Grabbed Tractor TB.
Spent the weekend in Whitianga and on Saturday we drove up to Matarangi exploring some new areas and picking up caches along the way. A nice walk to GZ where we made a quick find of the cache. TFTC!
Grabbed Tractor TB.
Spent the weekend in Whitianga and on Saturday we drove up to Matarangi exploring some new areas and picking up caches along the way. A nice walk to GZ where we made a quick find of the cache. TFTC!
Grabbed Tractor TB.
Grabbed Tractor TB.
9510… Luckily we didn’t need any searching lessons here, glad the trees weren’t too close together, managed to quickly narrow down a likely suspect with the aid of the headlamp, TFTC.
The 3rd find on our kayak trip, nice walk back along the beach to our kayaks to paddle back to Whangapoua, tftc.
Yah, found it. Funny how easy it is to find when you have the correct information.
Not found, but have just noticed change of coords. Will have to go and have another look with the correct coords.
Coordinates changed from:
S 36° 43.609 E 175° 38.952
Coordinates changed to:
S 36° 43.610 E 175° 38.967
Distance from original: 73.3 feet or 22.4 meters.
Moved cache to another tree.
S 36° 43.609 E 175° 38.952
Coordinates changed to:
S 36° 43.610 E 175° 38.967
Distance from original: 73.3 feet or 22.4 meters.
Moved cache to another tree.
