Hole in the Hill (Bay of Plenty) Port Ohope, North Island, New Zealand
By surfknight on 27-Feb-10. Waypoint GC24D0T

Have been so busy havent evan looked at it so I think I will archive it

Anything happening?

sorry everyone having to disable to i get it sorted out

See note below regarding recent muggle activity.

Ok- a bit to report here. Scrabbled up the hill, and was a bit disturbed to find the container in plain sight. It was sitting in a little hidey hole but clearly visible. When I opened it there was no log, but strangely a few bits and pieces inside. I checked the "hole in the hill" and sure enough there were a few bits of paper- one was a bit of a log, and the other the instructions and request not to vandalise the cache! Looks like they had tried to set fire to this one... Any way I gathered the paper up and put it back in the cache, and then re hid and covered up the cache, where I found it (as it did seem to be the best hole). Suggest to the cache owner that a check and maybe relocation may be necessary as I got the feeling that the kids who probably did this are likely to be back. Nice spot though and enjoyable cache otherwise.

easy to find

Forgot to log this one - on a day out with NZ Biscuit - shame not available at the moment - enjoyed the cache TFTC

Nice we hill to scramble up, and a really nice cache container when we got there - well suited to it's home

A bit of a scramble (trying to get traction in jandals)great hole with a view to reward me at the top. a bit of a hunt later to grab the cache. TFTC.

Made our way up to the top of the hill and nearly fell in the hole. Found the well hidden cache after a bit of a search TFTC.

Had a good search around the kiwi xmas tree but found nothing! Looks like there's been heaps of kids playing up there. Heaps of good hiding spots but found nothing. We will be back.....

droped off flaming beast geo coin to help it on its jerney.

Same looking container and in the same place so Im going to see how its goes

Went to check on cache today and found some kids haning round the cache site. Searched around where the cache should of been but I couldnt find it. Then one of the kids asked was I looking for a container. I said i was and they said that they found it and didnt know what it was so they threw it off the bank. Will replace with container that looks exactly the same when i get the chance.

Man! It took a little bit of climbing but found it! Took painted stone, left plastic soldier.

This entry was edited by israc on Sunday, 21 August 2011 at 10:59:12 UTC.

Coming down we actually found the easy track!

Took some looking, but fun nice view

Found this one on a nice and sunny day. Enjoyed the scramble up the hill, going back down was a bit slower though. A quick find, just bumped into it. Our GPS said we were still 20 meters short. The view from the top is quite nice!

TFTC!

On our way to Ohope Spit we stopped to find this cache. After a short climb we found the cache very easily and quickly. Looked at the hole and enjoyed the view from up here. Nice spot!

TFTC!!

Lady Pinguin

Four adults and three littlies scrambled up for a quick find

Nice little hill and good warm up before kayaking TFTC

Last one for the day, staying very close by. Nice little scramble and great hide. TFTC

Nice sunny start for the New Year.

Had a little bit of trouble with this one and a few laughs, we approached from the wrong side so took a bit of extra effort to climb the hill. The fort is interesting and last person that found the cache had concealed it well, after reading logs we decided to take the more direct approach back down. Thanks very enjoyable

Found cache without too much problem. That rectangular hole apears to be an old Maori fortification.

Lovely evening walk. Well covered now.

Nice easy find with the boys. Thanks

Quick early morning find TFTC

Spotted on the way up the hill .... rehid it with a little extra care, added some leaves etc.

found with only one of the chappers, one lame other two to tired. Beautiful day beautiful view

An interesting place and an easy find TFTC
Picked up Celebrate Summer Trackable and dropped off Pingu Trackable

Easily found as was rather exposed, replaced with a bit of leaf litter to camo it slightly. As to the hole in the ground, I suspect it might have been some kids fort from back when kids did that sort of thing. Down the northern side there is what looks like could have been a roof to it made from mill felt. Anyway thats my theory.
Dropped off Celebrate Summer trackable. TFTC

Nice place for a walk along the coast. Slippy climb to the top for an easy find. TFTC

Nice find for the kids.

Interesting place, I wonder who lived here [?] Had our lunch watching the local residents come and go, enjoyed the kingfishers too. Thanks for bringing us to this lovely spot.

Interesting life style area...ended up finding the cache and then the hole in the ground.....T4TC

A great morning for a play around Ohope. Swapped a pet rock - a mermaid, for some beads. TFTC

The kids really enjoyed this one, I think it was exploring the bush that did it.

4669 Nice spot, quick ascent and find. Will have to grab a Kayak and do the nearby multi one day. TFTC.

A good climb for Punga, while Paua only made it halfway up. Discovered the hole and found the cache. Nice spot. Tide was in and water was like glass. TFTC.

Quick visit to this one...had a little "job to do' from the landing, bit of a mystery that hole

Took a little while to find track up - then soon located the cache. SL TFTC

Nice cache
TFTC
Team Pink Panther

Bit of a climb!
Did the rear entry for the hole in the hill.

TFTC - we checked our several tree bases on way up as GPS was not playing the game !!

Enjoyed the scramble up the hill, checking possible hides along the way. No problem making the find when we got to the right spot - nicely hidden from muggle eyes. Thanks for the fun.

# 1731

Found this one on my trip through the north island. Visited some great places and saw heaps of cool stuff. Thanks for showing me around and thanks for the cache.

Nirusu.

This was a fun find, a nice end to a long hot day. Wondering what the dugg out was for? Is it connected to the Pa site just down the way a bit? [?]

YAY found this with "barelfullofmonkeys" it was hard work but we got to gz TFTC TNLN SL

I knew it had to be there somewhere!

Beaten to FTF by Geckho, so waited for a convenient time to locate the cache. Found way up at western end of carpark and made way along ridge. Was going to drop off geocoin but it wouldnt fit. TFTC

FTF coin drop and grab.

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