Pak'n'Cache (Whakatane) Whakatane, North Island, New Zealand
By Geckoh on 25-Feb-12. Waypoint GC3D6P3

Not sure if there anymore due to new construction on car park... :/

Yup the whole car park area has changed.

Found this one fast as I had seen these before no one in sight at the time so quickly got it . Just to let you know geckoh it needs a new log sheet thanks

Whakatane trip, the mission was 48 geocaches in 24 hours. It was epic, we got 49. This was Number 40 find. Gem was stealthy as while Dragon stopped muggles from watching. A well needed feed and sit down.

Wow!!! It took me a couple of goes. Decided to look at posts for clues. Love love love this one. Very clever and sneaky. Was very hard to replace due to muggles all over the car park. Dont get caught lol.

Found originally as part of rebel98 team, now created own account, re-logging as rustynz

Its Sunday, and the car park was not full! did a bit of a switcheroo, smoke & mirrors, and the cache was found, log signed and we disappeared into the night (ok it was daylight - creative license!)

Stealthy in retrieval! no problem with parking, the rain is staying away (we hear its pouring in Auckland!) its time to explore Whakatane as we are about to hit the highway for home. Thanks for the hide and bringing us here.

Could see the cache but had to come back and nab it when it was a bit quieter. The car park was rather busy when we first arrived.
Many thanks

Not all things attached.

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

TFTC

Funny cashe very clever!

Came prepared to stick around but managed to save a lot of time by parkin’ next to GZ, many thanks for the cache.

Gran'ma gave me a wee help with this one.
Never knew this could be a cache
TFTC

Had a bit of trouble with this one LOL

Too many muggles about, plus we looked a tad weird... LOL .... next time we shall have victory!!

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

Parked our bikes in the trolley Bay for a quick log and save.

Cool hide

1st for the day

Spotted it quickly but took ages to grab because we had the old 'husband waiting in the car for wife doing groceries' scenario. Mrs bought snacks, we did sudo-picnic (yes, I'm sure we looked random), but muggles finally left and we quickly got and returned.

Tftc

We have done quite a few caches that are like this. So when we got to GZ we probably knew what we were looking for. Sure enough it was. Clever hide.

Easy to spot, harder to reach when you're hobbit size. t4tc

Seen this type before so quickly identified. Easy to retrieve as it was pouring down with rain and shoppers parked nice and close to the supermarket. TFTC

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

I had to look twice! TFTC!

Had to sit in the car looking busy on my phone for a little while trolleyboys and families walked by, did a couple of back and forwards and spotted the cache, waited for the coast to clear, quickly grabbed and signed, tftc

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

Quick drive by for us today - love these hides. TFTC

This entry was edited by SethRaven on Sunday, 08 December 2013 at 04:31:51 UTC.

This entry was edited by SethRaven on Sunday, 15 December 2013 at 22:51:49 UTC.

Finally found this one. Sneaky...

Didn't manage to find this time will come back during the daytime.

Didn't manage to find this time will come back during the daytime.

I couldn't find this geocache, maybe I'll have better luck next time!

Took a few attempts, until I clicked and realized I just needed to turn around. Good find!

A nice cache and find after dinner

TFTC

Another quick find my me this time at least I have one for the day. Yay I beat the boy this time .

3.25pm - Parked right by it but had to wait for the pak n save man to remove the trolleys and a few muggles to pass by. Log sheet really wet. SLTFTC

Out for the day with Squirrel Nutcase as chauffeur. We were on a mission to complete the 176 East Longitude Challenge and he would pick up those he did not already have and drop off TBs.

Found a park for the Squirrel Mobile right next to the cache. News Flash! Snatch and grab (and sign off) in the Pak N Save carpark.

Thanks Geckoh.

Happened to park next to this one that we had found a few weeks ago, and yes, it is still there.

Couldn't find the cache, pretty sure we were at the location...

#159 - Love these ones!, nice Park n Grab. TFTC

nice and quick grab. really love these caches. hate the bush ones, too hard to find. these ones are clever and love how they hide in plain sight.

Quick find. Tftc. Gotta be careful of muggles here

Nice quick find TFTC

By the time we made it here it was relatively quiet so retrieval was not a problem, so soon had another marked off on the Geo Licence

TFTC

Nice and crafty, just what we need, Tftc Blenheim Bear

Had to wait for a few muggles to move along. Interesting place for a cache.

We buy there almost every day. Nice supermarket and every small town has its own. Clever disguised but we found it quick.

TFTC & Greetings from Germany
Patinux

Quiet enough at 9 on a Sunday morning, for a quick grab. TFTC

Nice and quiet so there was plenty of suitable parking that made the retrieve easy. TFTC

This entry was edited by tparty on Sunday, 10 February 2013 at 07:06:31 UTC.

Managed to park right by it TFTC

Headed out early for a epic days caching, 12 hours and 52 caches, not to sure about the other stats about the day, but I've definiently deserved a beer.

Found this type of container before, so when I pulled up to GZ, could see it from a mile away. Car park was pretty empty so no probs with the logging details.

Convinced family hey needed some groceries. Parked up, turned GPS on and found I was within 5 m of hide. Looked out of windscreen and could see it staring back me. Love this type of cache container, very sly. Thanks.

Cache n dash,
Used ninja mode on shoppers parking, HaHa
TFLC

Day 2 of the trip home to Christchurch, Waihi Beach to Whakatane. Stopped off for tonights dinner, and hello, a cache 40 metres away. Choice! Thanks for the hide

Nice quick cache while on way home to Gisborne. seen this type of cache a few times before. TFTC

great cache found it on the 5th time looking for it never seen one like that before, walked past it a few times then i finally clicked thanks geckoh

Nice hide TFTC

tftc

parked very close to it, nice cache TFTC.

Quick and easy parked right in front of GZ for the grab TFTC

Found a magnet at the coordinates but nothing more. Maybe a second try at this one next time I am in Whakatane.

Quick find while caching in the area with tmann421 TFTC

Had to ramage around lots of bins.

Another good quick stop for a cache. TuisReturn & I am enjoying our geocaching visit to the area.

SL TFTC

A charming cache -I like this type. Muggles are the main challenge.

Mr L was so quick with this one, Mrs L didn't even have time to get herself out of the car . Busy here today with all the Saturday shoppers. Thanks for the cache.

The area was pretty busy but managed to park beside.Having a good idea as to what i was looking for i soon had it done & dusted.TFTC.

Great urban cache, loved the container!

Change of scenery... Out in the Eastern Bay. Had a mixed result this afternoon. A bit disappointing to log a few DNFs on this adventure.

A quick find. Parked as close to it as possible to avoid detection. TFTC.

Finally got here - even managed to park in the right spot - but I spotted it on the ground rather then in it's spot. Replaced - maybe lower then uual as did a bit of a lean. tftc
Similar one out at the hub was way to busy for me to get so will return later in the day.

We didn't need to pak n save so we just parked and cached instead TFTC.

We packed in another cache by discovering this sneaky hide. Thanks!

Found this while visiting friends in NZ. Nicez quick find, TFTC

Quick stop on the way out to site this morning. Nice hide - from one Geco to another Geckoh - thanks for making my visits to Whakatane fun [8)]

Quick find on a morning trip to my workplace of the week. TNLNSL TFTC.

No cars parked nearby, so felt better lurking in the carpark writing up the log

Nice quick find - you guys have sure been busy down here TFTC

This is our first time to find a Cache like this,Thankyou Geckoh

Parked right next to the Pak'n'Cache and made a quick late-night find in the rain. Time for just one more . . . TFTC.

# 5232

I needed some supplies so checked this one out. Managed to park in the right spot which helped with so many muggles. TFTC

Tiddly pom ..... life is very funny, you never know what you will find when you go on an expedition to buy some Hunny!!
TFTC .... Tiddly pom!!

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FTF for dis one....had to be taxi for fledling back from camp....ta the Geckohs