A bright Spark (Waikato) Te Rapa, North Island, New Zealand
By
McCutchan Cache Clan on 19-Jun-10. Waypoint GC2AEQ3
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Logs
The spark has gone, so it's time for the cache to go, thanks for all those that found this cache
Found with Jorja while visiting from the GC. Found it laying on the ground (?) We replaced where we think it should be.. log a lil wet.
All quiet in the industrial area on Waitangi Day, the perfect time for caching; TFTC.
After 2 DNFs this morning I was pleased to find this clever one. Sunday morning in the rain is the perfect time to grab it -not a muggle in sight.
Couldn't find this one. Looked where we thought the clue meant, but nothing. Lucky no one was around as I felt a bit silly poking around there.
Had a good look around what we thought the clue was as the co-ords had us in some random place. Lucky it was after hours and no-one in the building. It has been sometime since it has been found and I think someone may have done what the clue said not to do.
Quick park & grab. Awesome container. Struggled to get log out of cache, but then located a safety pin in the car first aid kit. SL. Busy little area this - even at night! TFTC!
Probably the easiest find of the week, but then I had to work out how to get the log out of the cache! luckily a stray earing in the car became a makeshift tool. I have to admit - I was wondering where I was going to be walking to as I approached this cache!
Either it was too dark for us, or we just couldn't find what was referred too in the hint to make this find. Maybe another time.
Funny lace for a cache but lucky for me it was mid Sunday afternoon and I made a quick find without seeing anyone around.
Cheers!
Cheers!
This was a cold but quick dash after hours and keeps us on track for our school holiday mission. Cute container!
Visiting from Australia and while staying in Hamilton we decided to spend mothers day caching and exploring the area. This one was another quick park and grab. We like the cache container, we have done over 1000 caches and this is the first one exactly like that we have seen. Tftc.
Yayyy! Great little find and such a cute container. Signed and safely returned tftc
Great cache. Easy find and it was nice and quiet and muggle free as it was after hours. TFTC!
Nice one. Made sense after looking at the hint. Did this one in the weekend as it wouldn't be possible during the week.
My second day on a cache run to Taranaki together with Slieschke. Today the goal was to explore the Forgotten World Highway and to make our way back to Auckland. We decided to take a longer break in Hamilton to help celebrating its 150th birthday with fireworks and a Time Warp. No muggles around during the very late night hours. TFTC
Found caching with alpenmilch80 on day #3 of a 3 day road trip to the Taranaki.
Managed to locate the cache without too much troubles.
Thanks!
Managed to locate the cache without too much troubles.
Thanks!
Found this a while ago and forgot to log it was a bit tricky with lots of muggles and thought we wouldn't be able to find it but we managed to succeed tftc
After reading the comments was afraid we wouldn't be able to get it out. But we managed it
Found this little spark while in Hamilton over nite. Just had to do a few caches between business thanks.
Coordinates were a bit out, but the hint ceratinly helped, as did a pen. Thanks for the hide.
Out and about with Gap (of Fap and Gap). We planned on a big round up of caches around Te Rapa... so we started off early. It rained as soon as we arrived in Hamilton, and never let up. I got so wet, I had to ask Gap to visit a second hand shop to get a warm, dry coat... All part of the adventure we had today.
It took the iPhone a little time to settle here. We figured where the cache was, but couldn't get at it. Gap pulled out some clever tools to extract this interesting cache container. TFTC.
It took the iPhone a little time to settle here. We figured where the cache was, but couldn't get at it. Gap pulled out some clever tools to extract this interesting cache container. TFTC.
I was sure I was looking in the right place but couldn't find it, I was standing on something slippery and wet which put me off hunting for longer
Easy find for the boys. My gps was way off! A little hard to get the log out but managed in the end.
Stopped here on way through from MEGA, as it was a "weekend" day suitable for this one. Have driven by previous many times but not "after hours".
Was with Jillymc on her first day caching independent from Quinella!
Was with Jillymc on her first day caching independent from Quinella!
5613. Went for a ride to Raglan today with NUFC. Did a couple of caches in town on the way. This was number 1. Went there last night but it was not there then. NUFC found the container straight away today. Put it back carefully. Thanks for the cache. Rodney and Iris and NUFC.
45. On a geocaching trip out to Raglan today with Sallies. Did this one first. Glad it had been replaced! Thanks. Dorothy.
Thankfully after a series of dnfs we got this one. Our fuses were starting to get short. Tftc
Can recommend a Sunday for this one too. A quick grab. Clever use of resources, our first like this. TFTC.
really cool what the cache was but a bit hard to open i did it with lornamack
tftc
tftc
A quick park and grab for us late in the evening. Neat placement and interesting container. TFTC
Came here yesterday but the area was swarming with muggles so had to bail on the search. Came back today and found the cache. Interesting container! TFTC
The youngest nephew is always super excited about us visiting because that means geocaching. Planned out an afternoon of caches for us to find. Two nephews, four adults - always fun, but often not very inconspicuous.
Luckily the area was deserted on a Saturday afternoon. Initially misread the location a bit and ended up finding a security token, presumably for a nearby building. Oops. Put that back, re-read the location and made the proper find. Interesting container. TFTC.
Luckily the area was deserted on a Saturday afternoon. Initially misread the location a bit and ended up finding a security token, presumably for a nearby building. Oops. Put that back, re-read the location and made the proper find. Interesting container. TFTC.
Attempted a sneaky grab at the weekend and typically the only car in the whole industrial estate pulled up at the business just as we reached in. Explained what we were doing and geocaching and didn't seem bothered by it but might be worth a check later to see if still there. Apologies for getting muggled
The hint made for a quick late-night find. Wouldn't like to try it during work hours. TFTC.
# 5193
# 5193
Found on our 24hr cache-a-tron mission from Auckland to the Waikato. Nice quick find!
75 of 164 finds in the 24hr Cache-A-Tron Waikato Cache Raid
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Early evening, and just getting into hamilton, No Sign of muggles at the moment.
TFTC.
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Early evening, and just getting into hamilton, No Sign of muggles at the moment.
TFTC.
Found on our 24hr caching mission, Cache-A-Tron - Auckland to Hamilton and back again. Cool little hide, nice to see a bit of a different cache for a change (especially when you're doing alot at once like we were!). Our #75 for the day
75 of 164 finds in the 24hr Cache-A-Tron Waikato Cache Raid
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Quick find, but nice hide - nobody around this early evening - so quick retrieval
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Quick find, but nice hide - nobody around this early evening - so quick retrieval