Rain Garden (Bay of Plenty) Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand
By Lion Fish on 03-May-10. Waypoint GC27Y5Q

Cache is now archived.

Checked on cache. It's gone again - have decided to archive it rather than replace.

Maybe a quick check from CO? Muggled maybe?

No luck on this one...I found a vacant holder where a cache could be perfectly placed. It would seem to be the obvious place and matches the hint. Perhaps a check from CO?

This entry was edited by Pilot & Crash on Thursday, 27 June 2013 at 23:51:14 UTC.

Did not get this one but did not look for long as the rain was getting heavier by the second.

Found on our second visit. No log book, just a note from a young child. Signed this and replaced.

Found quickly.
Cheers
nzkeko

Log sheet replaced today. We've decided to remove the pencil for the time being, - as the local children know about the cache, and have had great fun filling up the previous log sheet [B)][B)][B)].

First easy one today thank goodness

2nd of the day. Clever hide. Thank you do bringing us to this lovely park. Fav point!

Kids have demolished the log unfortunately.

Nice little park. Very clever hide. Thanks for the effort. Local child helpfully offered to show us exactly where it was, but we managed to persuade him to give us a chance to look first and we were delighted when we found it without his help!

Fantastic hide!

Sneaky!

Quick and easy find,we have come across caches like this one before,2x11 hint helped.TFTC

Good cammo but went straight to it. Tftc

Found it quite quickly. Last time we looked for this one we couldn't find it. But since then we have found a similar one in taupo and now know the sort of thing to look out for. Tftc. A real cool one

Great wee playground. Had kinda figured out what the 2x11 would be from looking at previous logged photos but we looked and looked and then looked again and thought maybe we were wrong so tried somewhere else. Some watchful locals knew what we were doing and told us we were so hot the first spot we looked so back we went. It was evading us until I accidently leant on something and all was revealed. Amazing, tricky find. Well done for being so imaginative. But PHEW that we did find it. Do not like haven't to log a did not find

Very cool hiding sport. Great to be the first to find it after being decommissioned. Lovely park didn't even know it was here. ??

Cache is now back in place, with a new log sheet... happy caching everyone & Happy New Year!

This title didn't suit it as the day we found it I was sun burnt all over my shoulders!!!!!

Perhaps next time. Thanks anyway

Checked on cache tonight; and unfortunately it is missing. Will reinstate it shortly, and disabling for the time being. Our sincere apologies to anyone who has hunted for this in vain.

good find - gps took us straight to it

Had to read between the lines. Found it in the end.


TFTC!!

great cache! TFTC

Quickly found by one of the geocaching kids. Sneaky hide for those who haven't seen one before. Nicely done, and thanks for bringing us to this wee "rain garden" we've never seen before.

TFTC! (with Comandercon2 & FiddlefingersNZ)

Took the kids to the playground after a Saturday morning kids cricket game around the corner. 6 y/o son had eagle eyes and spotted something out of whack straight away. Great camo. TFTC. #42

Replaced log-sheet & pencil .

Popping along for a quick trip to the park with the girls before picking Charlie up.....found the cache no problems.....but no log book....found the only piece of scrap paper in the car - a library receipt!!!! ANother great little playground thanks for bringing us here.

TFTC

Needs a logbook - cache container there but nothing inside - dropped off an old library receipt for others to sign temporarily!!!

We're happy to be able to report that no, it has no been muggled . The cache is still in place. Replaced the log-sheet as it was nearly full.

We think this may have been muggled, there was a pencil and some nick nacks scattered around the GZ.

Fantastic idea, that's good for a favorite point, TFTC

Tried to make sense of the hint in the dark. Arrived and searched blindly at one location, before spotting a better hide. Did the maths, but still took a while to find. The cache was another stunner, and deserves a fave tick. TFTC.

Interesting find in the dark! Great clue, great hiding! TFTC

Visiting with 2 trackables that we brought back with us from the Waihi Beach Event earlier today.

Such a beautiful winter's day, may as well get some caches under our belt - #2 for the day. Easy find for us for it was just laying on the ground but Kelly had workout the 11 x 2 clue so we were in the right spot anyway. Put back in place. TFTC awesome little sucker!

Quick stop with "The Little Devil" trackable, before heading off to the Kawerau Event this coming weekend.

Great cache container! Found at lunchtime, saw it straight away which is stupid as I spent a while looking here a few months ago, must be the new gps. Tftc.

Found with sarnia89

Was still searching for this one while sgradon was already holding it and watching me... oops. TFTC

The person who took the cache, has returned it to its home [^][^][^] ! thank you!

Out in the area today, quickly located spot (as have seen a few others of this hide type around the area) however am sure that it has been muggled as the hide had been interfeared with, the plastic bag on the ground, cache container & log no where to be found.
I have photo evidence of the find that I am happy to send to the CO. Great spot for a cache and Great idea for a garden TFTC

Yes it's gone , suspect it's a victim of the school holidays that have just finished. Will leave it for a little while, and then replace. Big apologies to anyone who's been looking for it after it was muggled.

Possibly requires maintenance as out in the area today, quickly located spot however am sure that it has been muggled as the hide had been interfeared with, the plastic bag on the ground, cache container & log no where to be found.
I have photo evidence of the find that I am happy to send to the CO. Great spot for a cache and Great idea for a garden

Just visiting with the Dragonfly trackable...

Had us stumped, couldn't find it after two separate visits

Thanks for the find. Took a bit but got it in the end. Awesome find!

Wasn't were we first thought it was but after a little think about it we got it great cach
TFTC
Loachy from UK

Last cache of the day. I think we were all getting a bit tired by this stage. This one had us stumped until GorokaAng was able to interpret the clue and narrow down the search radius somewhat. A very clever hide, that I might have to look at replicating once I get home.

Thanks for the cache, Lion Fish

Fourth and final cache found on my first expedition... very proud of myself for working this one out ahead of an experienced "geocacher"... He must have taught me well... a clever hide... Thanks I enjoyed this one...

2 fighting grand daughters who wanted to go to the toilet was enough make me abandon my search.

Neat one. Had us stumped for ages!

A great hide. The log was wet but we managed to dry it out, pop it in little bag, and replaced it a little better than it was.

We liked the park. TFTC.

Visiting with H4H geocoin.

Should have gone with the hint early on, as GPS through us out. TFTC

This entry was edited by Emvy_Us on Monday, 17 October 2011 at 20:15:19 UTC.

Repairs done all good now

Camo requires a little maintenance ... thank you Kaimai Kid for alerting us to this. Should be up and running again within 24 hours.

A nice easy find in the dark - nice hide TFTC

Visiting with travel bug ... "Lowell H Memorial"

This was voted the best camoed cache in Tauranga by our team. We are used to hides similar to this in Auckland so didn't hold us up for long but enjoy these urban hides that are so well camoflauged. Thanks

Just visiting with the Dare Devil Kiwi travel bug.

This one fooled me having difficulty listing of only 1. Took two visits with Porternz to finally solve it. I have given this cache a favourite tick because of thought and work done in placing this cache. TFTC

This entry was edited by NZWide on Tuesday, 12 July 2011 at 20:52:13 UTC.

Found with NZWIDE. A real tricky hide found on second visit.

Fair enough comment from NZ Wide ... so have increased the 'difficulty' rating to a 2, as the cache can prove to a a tricky find for less experienced cachers .

Thank goodness NZ Biscuit is more observant than me. Very clever hide

Very good find - as to use all the brain power

Cleverly hidden cache. I was sure I was in the correct spot and it still took me a while to find it.

Great idea both garden and cache. TFTC

All good with cache .... left a new pencil.

Great cache. Didn't have a pen with me, so couldn't sign.

Way to go Paige, excellent covert capsule !

Very clever hide - well done

Took a couple of visits to find. Needed to use the clue!

Attempted this one a few days ago, but had just reached GZ when a family arrived to play on the playground. Returned today and had the park to ourselves. Spotted the hide more quickly than we had expected. We like this kind of cache. Thanks.

# 3139

#347 This brought back good memories of the Caching Capers after-function at Robyn & Warren's house. Cache is in a lovely park which was being well used by the local kids, so we spent quite a bit of time waiting for the right gaps.... Clever hide. Plastic bag replaced for the nice, new log. A big Hi to you Lion Fish & TFTC

This one had me going for a while especially as there were kids playing nearby.
I had decided to make this a DNF but I then decided to walk back and the GPS
took me to a slightly different place and bingo there it was.



A new logbook is required.



Cheers for the cache.

2nd Log Sheet in place.... the first one is full up [:o)]!

#818 Out and about around Tauranga exploring some of the caches. Nice park. Took a moment to observe and then all became clear. Quick Find. Must have missed the new log, found a gap. SL. TFTC.

Found after the near by caching get together

I'll bet this area produces some great mosquitoes. Thanks.

26-02-2011 at 17:42

#574: Quick and easy find despite the mini-muggles in the area today.

TNLNSL. TFTC

6.15pm - Were here a couple of weeks ago and DNF, easy find once on the right side of the walkway. TFTC

Really liked the design. Sticks out a little though. Quick find, I had seen something similar on TeAroha.
Thanks.

A very clever hide found in puring rain.
Believe it or not there were actually muggles - even in the torrential rain.

very awesome camo!
our stealth skills were a little off as we were asked if we had found our "secret box" by a very well informed muggle...possibly a fellow cacher!
TFTC NINO
PS: needs new log!!

An interesting area doing great work for the environment. Nice quick find, TFTC

Loved the placement of the cache and the container.
Thanks for bringing me here.

Very cool camo. Found easily enough while the young ones had a play on the playground.
TFTCSL TNLN

Fourth visit, to get a muggle free park, interesting to read the info, quick find TFTC

Interesting concept this Rain Garden. Nice hide. TFTC

What a clever placement of this cache.
A really cool park that has such a relaxing environment as well as being so good for the environment.
We need more parks like this.

SL TFTC

Quick find, great camo.

TNLNSL

T4TC

quick find! great idea for that location. coords spot on! TFTC

What a challenge but worth the hunt! Thanks to the two muggle boys!

excellent camo, needed the hint to find as GPS was not being
user friendly.Park was vacant which also helped . TFTC

There was plenty of rain water being filtered today! (Mostly through our clothes!)
A short walk off a short boardwalk. Nice hide.
Thanks, Robmc.

Plenty of rain today and recently had the gutters running hard.
A short stroll in along the boardwalk to your clever hide.
Seen a few hides like this in our time but this one was really well done
Thanks

A nice Saturday morning geocaching. Cheers