Hiding @ The Marina (Auckland) Te Atatu Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
By ssgbme on 03-Jul-10. Waypoint GC2B57P

As this cache has been out of action for too long, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

I noticed that this cache has been in need of owner attention for a period of time well in excess of the period of "a few weeks" as contemplated by the cache guidelines published on Geocaching.com. While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other caches from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it (using the archive listing link in the upper right) so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location.

If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a note to the cache (not email) within the next 30 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

No finds in 2 years.
No response to 'Needs maintenance' in over a year.
Time to go.

Just couldn't find it

Anything happening with this cache, hasn't been found in almost a year. Can CO confirm if it is there or not?

Nope dnf.

This cache formed part of a joint attack on the Hobsonville area by KiwifruitsNZ, Vamber and alpenmilch80.

Stopped for lunch at the marina and tried to secure this one.

Failed but suspect that it is missing due to a few DNFs.

Looked all around GZ and the hint item, but we suspect it's missing

We went down and had a good look, but did not find it. We suspect it is no longer there, but TFTC.

Sorry, it was actually sometime back in April that I visited. One of those very windy days after the rain. Had a good search with no luck.
If it had been very close to the drain thingy it would have got rather wet - there was an inch of water over the top of the scoria rocks.

I searched and searched in front of the drain thingie, and all the way around it to no avail. Unless its been hidden in some other area nearby, it aint there anymore. I'll put this one one my watch list and see if perhaps someone else has more luck.

I reached GZ to find a muggle and his dog sat nearby. I decided to grab the other seat and spent a good 10-15 minutes admiring the view before he finally packed up and got into his car. I checked a spot based on the hint and then realised that my coords were 10ft off so moved to correct this and spotted the real item mentioned in the hint and the cache was quickly located. TFTC

Found (thanks to the hint!).

The logsheet is soaked through due to water in the bag - have taken it home to dry out, and will return it tomorrow in a new bag.

TFTC

Box half full of water so log soaked.tftc

Got this one on the way further round west harbour. A very nice easy one once we read the hint and found what it was referring to.

We were uite relieved that when we found the cache we were out of sight of what looked like the local 15 year old hoons gathering round the corner... and we had a pretty sweet as mark here too... we probably weren't even meant to park there, but we were in and out quicker than anyone could wonder! Hehehe.

TFTC!!

Quick park where we were not meant to and then a dash for the cache to avoid attracting the attention of some locals we could hear but not see. TFTC!!!

Great placement, saw some boaties walk right past - did not see me.
A boat also being launched at the same time
Thx ftc

It is time to visit those unfounds in the Hobsonville to Te Atatu area this morning. I had to wait for a couple of muggles to disappear before venturing to the GZ. The cache was half full of water due to the placement of the cache. Every time it rains the cache will get water in it.

Cheers for the cache.

Good clues made for a quick find. TFTC

Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.

A nice quick find after work, thought we would have to give it a miss due to 2 carloads of youths in the carpark, but luckily there was a truck parked between them and the cache! TFTC!

A nice quick find after work, thought we would have to give it a miss due to 2 carloads of youths in the carpark, but luckily there was a truck parked between them and the cache! TFTC!

Nicely hidden. Good hint. The cache was quite wet inside and the log has turned to mush and is unusable. I dried the cache and put in a temporary log sheet and new waterproof bag, so should be o.k. for a wee while. TFTC.

found it on the way home from "coming from the sea" a 3 caches coastal caches taken by kayak on a sunny day - couldn't sign what was left of the log because its wet as... and falling apart..

sorry to say it was halve full of water so the log sheet is just busy falling to bits.. emptied out but didnt have any paper sorry..

Finally found this.. On early morning hunt it has been on the list for awhile
TFTC

Found it at last, was off by quite a way. Thank goodness got it in the end.

Great little spot - waited till night, but was still one car and trailer in the park...but were more interested in retrieving boat than us. Easy find, little damp inside the cache, so might want to dry it out sometime (we had to go quickly so left it). Found PhiChaKa travelbug here - moving him off to a new home closer to his destination!

Nice start to this network of walks - TFTC

Good clue and easy place to drop out of sight

Nice find. Log wet and very difficult to sign. TFTC

Found with the boys from the fire station. Im sure the sight of four firemen tearing around in the bushes must have been quite a sight.

Thank you

Love the description.

Very quiet today as I passed by, nice little spot, TFTC -TB

Another find for the kids, left TB

Replaced with a 400ml snap lock container so there is now room for trackables. Thanks to the Furbies for adding a replacement log in there for me

Had to spend a few minutes admiring the boat launching ramp activities and swimmers while I waited for a man to finish using the cache site as a changing room. Then an easy find. Thanks for bringing me to this marina which I had been hoping to visit for some time.

Cache was very wet and Log book was unusable,

We dried cache container added new Temp logbook and bag, sealed old log in separate bag and added silica.

Might need a clean up.

Nice day out caching, with our 2 newbie cachers, we were on a mission to clear out the West Harbour area. Cache was very wet and Log book was unusable,

We dried cache container added new Temp logbook and bag, sealed old log in separate bag and added silica.

TFTC.

Our first cache of the day on our mission! Log very water logged but luckily Furbies was able to clean it up a bit. TFTC

Found this one quickly, Log very wet, Furbies had his caching kit to help dry this out

First find of the day. Cache was full of water and logbook saturated, luckily Furbies had his trusty geocaching repair kit and we were able to help clean it out a bit. Might help to make it a 'raincoat' of some sort or to place the existing cache into another container to help protect it a bit more from the weather.

Found it.
Very wet log and very bad odour coming from cache.
Find #99

Unfortunately not found - but I dont want to search here, all full of rubbish..

Nice quick find . Didn't sign as is very wet and in need of repair or new container but tftc

I spent ages trying to find this one but to no avail. There were lots of muggles interrupting my search so I also had chance to enjoy the view.

Quick find while doing the area. Only one boat about to go out.

Cache very wet and not able to open the log book. Too wet.

Nice hiding spot. TFTC!

Quick find with stunning views across the harbour! t4tc

Our first Cache .. After a failed first look with google maps needed to go back (out a metre and a half) and look at the hints and decipher the code. With GPS in hand found it in a snap.
Great fun! Will do some more! [^]

Bucketing down with rain, so nice and quiet on the ramp today. TFTC

Didnt find it. Hard to find at 3:00am lol

great concealment

Another quick find at the wonderful location.
TFTC ssgbme

Out with snakelion for the caches today. Nice area

TFTC

nice easy find and a chance to check out the cafe at the marina

Pretty busy down here this morning, but amongst all the comings and goings, I was able to retrieve, sign and replace the cache TFTC

cool cache, thanks left a keyring, took nothing Elise & matt

Replaced with a green container.
Didn't know that there were that many muggles that walk here in the mornings.

Was fun! Found it, mighty soggy so couldn't write in the book though.

Needs to be replaced

Only took a couple of attempts-really helps if you look in the right place!Water in the container & log a bit damp.tftc

Good quick find. CACHE WET, LOG DAMP. SL TFTC

Found today, bit of water in the container and the log was damp. May need to replace the bag for the log. TFTC!!!!

Not hiding for long
Thanks for the Smiley
Cheers TT

#607 Our first day trying out paperless caching. Success quick find. Actually enjoyed a little wander and look around here. Thanks for bringing us here. SL. TNLN. TFTC.

Found the drain but not the cache. Looked al laround it but to no avail....

14:32 Nailed this one after a DNF last time. I looked in the right spot this time. TFTC

#310

Had to wait for a muggle couple in a car parked nearby to move on. A quick find once the coast was clear. TFTC, Biggles.

Some delay whilst nearby 'boaties' were indulging in 'nauti' activities. Coast clear, retrieved cache and completed formalities.

Didn't take long once the muggles had left. TFTC.

With Skronkybite, who took Prickly Pear geocoin. Cache wet, drained & dried it a bit, but needs a more thorough dry out (and better weather!). TFTC.

tftc -took geocoin.

Discovered, signed and replaced. Just a couple of boaties about today so a nice quick find. TFTC

Easy find once we found our way out of the marina. Took Tramper Boot TB and left Prickly Pear Geocoin. TFTC

Found with Furrers. TFTC

Found, nice spot

Hey all, will get a new container down there in the next wee while.

Nice and easy find, co-ords spot on. Drained water out, log is a bit damp. Dropped TB "The Wanderer"
SL TFTC

Found with a bit of water within so drained. TFTC TNLNSL

Droped in on my way through to seek out the thingy. new posted coords spot on. no sign of the TB and cache was 1/4 full of water (have drained out) luckily the log is fairly dry. A great view up the harbour late at night. TFTC.

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 36° 48.706 E 174° 38.653
Distance From Old: 13.3 feet or 4 meters.
All updated

Once we found the right drain then it was an easy find. Nice spot by the water on a great day. TFTC

Great day to not be at work and to be out caching instead. Looked near the wrong thingie at first but was in luck soon enough. TFTC

Nice quick find, TFTC

Out and about in the rain so lucky it didn't take too long to locate the cache. T4TC.

Timed it well as a boat had just come out of the water and was departing as we strolled over to the cache.

Looked all around the 'drain' and around the small flaxes. Didn't stick around too long. Very exposed and felt very conspicuous.

Well done on your first hide.
TFTC

4861 Nice views of the city from the Marina, TFTC.

A nice big container.

TFTC

Moved the cache a couple meters to the left of cords posted now and changed the hint.

Hopefully it will make it a wee bit easier to find.
Will up~date cords in a few days when i can get back down there.

Glad I found this one as I was just about to call it quits as I "HATE" those plants. Co-ords pretty accurate but as mentioned by other there are lots of places to look. TFTC

too many flax bushes and gps all over the place guess thats why I hate flax, on to the next one.

Quick, but wet, early morning find. Thanks.

A great winters day and another day I didn't mow the lawn...
Thanks for the cache I dropped off a TB and a TC.

Quick find,Nice hide after my GPSr settled
Coords bang on!
T4TC

http://www.t4tc.co.nz/

Attended a 70th Birthay at the nearby Marina Resturant and Bagged it with Conner on the way out.

In: Golf Tee Geocoin.

Thanks for the cache.