Eel Country (Nelson /Marlborough) Howard, South Island, New Zealand
By
bumandworker on 16-Nov-11. Waypoint GC37VNR
Cache Details
This cache is listed on an external listing site.
By visiting the external cache listing you are leaving the Geocaching Australia website.
Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with the original listing site for this cache.
Please click here to view the caches listing.
If you wish to log this cache, you will need to log it on the external site.
This will require a separate user account on that site. (More Details)
By visiting the external cache listing you are leaving the Geocaching Australia website.
Geocaching Australia is not affiliated with the original listing site for this cache.
Please click here to view the caches listing.
If you wish to log this cache, you will need to log it on the external site.
This will require a separate user account on that site. (More Details)
Logs
Heading back along the lake track so diverted of to get this cache. Nice and simple. Tftc
Coming from Picton going further south Lake Arnoud seemed to be a very nice place to stay for a while. Found during a short hike on our first day at the lake. TFTC Fischus
Tftc out for a day walk with victoriousone, mumandme and a few others. Great to get a few along the lake front
Found with mumandme and Kimmy+co. Nice walk along the beach to get there. TFTC
All good at GZ. We enjoyed sitting here listening to the birdsong and the gentle lapping of the lake. Thankfully the rain has stopped for now! On a caching adventure with Piwaka54. Really enjoying the glacial geology. TFTC
Staying at campground for the Classic Boat show weekend. A nice round trip after finding the Morrain cache. Cache nice & dry
A nice little detour from our walk with great views. Almost at the car now after our day walk. Tftc
Found - Mrs McMike2012 & I now live full-time in our caravan & travel the country visiting places we want to visit … we are now parked up at the DoC Campsite at West Bay, St Arnaud for a couple of days, exploring in & around the local area … we decided to go for a walk from the campsite to St Arnaud & return via the Peninsula Walk … & we thought it would be rude not to check out some caches on the way … found with no issues, signed & replaced … pleased to add another 'smiley face' to the tally … TFTC ... TN:LN:SL ... #2,399 for us.
Staying at the nearby DOC campsite (which is clean & tidy btw) & walked down to the lake in the evening to find this. Nice & dry. Sandflies are terrible !! so was glad it was a quick find. TFTC
Grabbed this one on our way back from doing the Adventure Lab - nice and peaceful over this side of the lake !!! - log signed thanks for the cache
A quick find after a short stroll lakeside. So nice and peaceful.Lucky enough to see trout jumping TFTC
TFTCNosynel, Graciesgpsfun, Ethmess and I are caching the top of the south. Today's mission will take us to St Arnaud. We have found a variety of caches and are now off to find the other part of the puzzle. Tftc.
#6799
#6799
No eels at this beautiful spot. Part 1, Day 2. Four of us are on a trip away in the Nelson area. We are graciesgpsfun, Ethness, Jude_E and me. Thanks bumandworker for creating this hide. It was find 9853 for me.
======== NZ Mega 2021 ========
Planning for the NZ Mega 2021 event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, October 2021
======== NZ Mega 2021 ========
Planning for the NZ Mega 2021 event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, October 2021
Thank you for all the information about eels. Signed GENJ. TFTC.
The holidays are here and the second half of the ‘Very Top of the South Tour’ begins. GraciesGPSFun and I have been joined by NosyNel and Jude_E and so the fun begin begins.
The holidays are here and the second half of the ‘Very Top of the South Tour’ begins. GraciesGPSFun and I have been joined by NosyNel and Jude_E and so the fun begin begins.
Grabbing a few caches on the way out to get me that little closer to 500 finds. Cache needs new log book. TFTC
So many sneaky back tracks around here. This is the wonderful beauty of Geocaching taking to many unknown and unexpected placesthanks B&W great spot
We watched some large eels mosying around the wharf. Beautiful creatures. Thanks for the cache bumandworker
(# 6222). Day 13 of my South Island odyssey. Today is getting some caches from Greymouth to Blenheim as well as having a good look around. A quick find. Everything in order. TFTC
Having a weekend away in Nelson after a long lockdown Drove up to St Arnaud to enjoy some beautiful scenery and walks. A very cold start but we soon warmed up. Thanks to the COs - We can’t wait to come back TFTC
We didn't know that there are eels that can move on land! We found the cache during daytime, so we couldn't watch it!
Thanks, Greetings
Häschensucher
Thanks, Greetings
Häschensucher
A quiet, beautiful morning to find this cache! Easy find in a great location, TFTC
Another early morning find while camping, log was almost full so I added a blank sheet.
Not in the first place I looked for, but got there once I noticed the "well placed" cover.
I saw many eels in the lake! None close to the cache.
Not in the first place I looked for, but got there once I noticed the "well placed" cover.
I saw many eels in the lake! None close to the cache.
Having been to Robert Road, I had to go to this one also. It was a quick find and cache is all good. Loaded the numbers in for the bonus one - that will be for the next trip. TFTC Bum.
Today was St Arnaud.
I had done some caching in St Arnaud before, but it was a little bit on the way somewhere else, or a handful at the end of the day. Today I decided to make it the focus.
A nice day, and successful. Had a good look around town, the lake and some good walking tracks. Only a couple eluded me today, a haul of 27 including an oldie and a virtual before I decided that was enough. Thanks all COs, an enjoyable day.
Today was St Arnaud.
I had done some caching in St Arnaud before, but it was a little bit on the way somewhere else, or a handful at the end of the day. Today I decided to make it the focus.
A nice day, and successful. Had a good look around town, the lake and some good walking tracks. Only a couple eluded me today, a haul of 27 including an oldie and a virtual before I decided that was enough. Thanks all COs, an enjoyable day.
My grandparents used to live in Nelson and when I was younger we used to come up and visit them. This was a spot we often came to. Thanks
After arriving early in St. Arnaud we used the time to go for a long walk and to some geocaching. We had an enjoyable afternoon at this wonderful place. So nice to have all those caches here. As found 17 Caches this afternoon, I will do the same log on al of them, sorry.
TFTC
TFTC
Lovely little beach, just out of sight of the picnic area. Good hide, quick find. Thanks
Paddle chick and I had been caching up at Lake Rotoiti as pc had already done this I had to go and find it there was a bit of snow around a quick easy find but no eels. Tftc bumandworker
A couple of hours in St Arnaud but only time to grab one cache (with the phone reception not being good enough to grab some others on our walk). Last little leg stretch and made the grab. Thanks for the cache.
Last day of our easter road trip spending the morning exploring the area .
One last cache along the lake shore before Lunch. Nice quick find tftc
One last cache along the lake shore before Lunch. Nice quick find tftc
Beautiful lake, glad that the SH1 was closed and we has to take tge scenic inkand road, tftc
#546. A broken bottle nearly put me off, but CITO prevailed. Good hide, lovely spot. No eels sighted. Tftc b&w.
Saw a 1.5 meter eel swimming under the jetty, what a fantastic site! Nice hide. D.A.D.D. Troy, Michigan, USA
On a week's walking and caching holiday with trifolia argentea we aimed for 100 caches. Thanks to all cache owners.
Another one that had 'disappeared' from my GPS, so co-ords grabbed from phone and we headed along the shore to collect. Signs of last week's 'high tide' were strewn along the shoreline and we would have gotten wet feet if we had attempted it them. No issues at cache site. tftc
A day in the Park whilst Streetgamer is at the gliding club down the road. A lovely spring day and a great opportunity to explore this area.
I was originally planning to park and grab as many as I could today, but the park and the weather is too nice today to rush, so I ended up doing a lesuirely walk from the West Bay car park over to Kerr Bay and back.
A few possible hidey holes but a quick find after I found the right angle of approach.
Numbers grabbed...
#1740
I was originally planning to park and grab as many as I could today, but the park and the weather is too nice today to rush, so I ended up doing a lesuirely walk from the West Bay car park over to Kerr Bay and back.
A few possible hidey holes but a quick find after I found the right angle of approach.
Numbers grabbed...
#1740
As a kid growing up in the Wairarapa caught a 52 pound eel. Not many of this size in NZ today. Tftc
A quick detour from the main road., and a nice quick find. Cheers.
Found on a long weekend up in Nelson/Marlborough, with family, friends, and caching. Ticks all my boxes!!
Thanks to all of the CO's for the hides. Cheers.
Found on a long weekend up in Nelson/Marlborough, with family, friends, and caching. Ticks all my boxes!!
Thanks to all of the CO's for the hides. Cheers.
Walked down the paths to GZ and found the cache after just a brief search. Nice spot. Thanks.
Yes we did see some eels not far away , a nice walk around here this evening . TFTC.
Back on the road Sunday after a sleepover with Zara to explore more of St Arnaud.
Bush bashed to this before realising a walk along the beach would have been easier. Sorted but forgot to get the details. Will be back another time as I could not find it with out GPS help when I returned.
Bush bashed to this before realising a walk along the beach would have been easier. Sorted but forgot to get the details. Will be back another time as I could not find it with out GPS help when I returned.
On a womans retreat for the weekend, an hour on a fabulous morning to do some caching. Nice walk to this cache. Wasn't too hard to find. TFTC
Found with the two German students. Great photo opportunity on a partially overcast and somewhat rainy day. TFTC. Great location.
Nice place, wish I could stay longer, trying to fishing. Greets from Berlin/Germany
28 March 2016 10:03. Many thanks for a quick find in a beautiful area. Hope that I don't lose the information provided! TFTC
Here at St Arnaud for the orienteering at Easter. A practice event was being held close by in the bush this morning so I took the chance to collect this one. All straight forward, thanks. Didn't look for any eels here, but saw a lot of them at Kerr Bay.
