Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington) Lower Hutt, North Island, New Zealand
By Kevin Anderson on 26-May-00. Waypoint GC46

From Wellington it was just a short drive, so we took the chance Very nice area, we would have loved to stay longer and to explore it. So this was our "first oldest found cache in a country". TFTC

Another milestone. This time-honored cache was an important stop on our tour.And today it was searched for, found and logged. What's more, it was a beautiful walk in glorious weather that brought us here.One of the "most beautiful" old ones in terms of location!!We're happy to leave a favorite point here for its preservation and care. Many thanks to the owner and greetings from the Moorhelmi from Germany

Hallo Kevin Anderson,Another day, another Cache.Together with Dr Donna travelling through New Zealand. We arrived at Auckland Airport and made our way up north. After visiting Cape Reinga we went on our way South to reach Stewart Island with stops in many different Citys all over the country. Of course we have an open eye for nice Caches but take what we can get. Today we came across your Cache and signed the logbook with our names or took pictures for Virtuals and Earthcaches.Its great how many nice spots we are able to discover through our journey and how many of them we only See because of Geocaching! Thanks for bringing us to this place and takeing care for the geocache. Liebe Gre und vielen Dank fr die Hege und Pflege deines Traditional Cache! -moge-#############Der Cache "Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington)" von "Kevin Anderson" war fr mich Cache 6652. Gefunden am 16 November 2024.Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hat der Cache die Wertung 1.0 / 1.0 (d/t)

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Found this one with TTO1 and TTO2 today. TTO1 and I are touring New Zealand with TTO2 for a couple of weeks and our travels brought us by this cache. So, we just had to stop and find it. Well, of course we had to stop for this oldie - It was one of the reasons that we are visiting this area. I really enjoyed the hike out to this one. We took the road on the way out and the trail on the way back. Very nice area for a cache. Favorite Point from me.Were really enjoying our visit and have been exploring lots of cool spots. Im sure that we will still have a lot that we didnt get to see on this trip, so I look forward to coming back again some time to see some more of this beautiful country. Thanks for the fun!

This is the 100th Active Year 2000 cache added to the list of 112 remaining worldwide. What an amazing area to cache and explore! This completes all the May 2000 caches. I hope to find the last remaining 12 as soon as the weather allows. New Zealand facts that we learned while geocaching:- If, after you take an international flight to New Zealand, you find no security lines to wait in for a domestic flight, they just let you walk on your plane at boarding time. - New Zealand is an island country located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.- It consists of two main landmasses, the North Island and the South Island, and around 600 smaller islands.- The country's total land area is about 268,021 square kilometers (103,483 square miles).- It is known for its diverse landscapes, including beaches, mountains, forests, and lakes.- The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington, located at the southern tip of the North Island.- Other major cities include Auckland (the largest city), Christchurch, and Hamilton.- New Zealand has a population of approximately 5 million people.- Most of the population is of European descent (Pakeha), with significant Maori, Pacific Islander, and Asian communities.- The three official languages of New Zealand are English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language.- Maori is the language of the indigenous people of New Zealand.- New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.- The head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom, represented by the Governor-General in New Zealand.- The head of government is the Prime Minister.- The Maori people are the indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of New Zealand.Maori culture is a significant part of New Zealand's national identity, and it includes traditional arts, crafts, and the haka (a ceremonial dance).- Maori first settled in New Zealand around the 13th century.- Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand in 1642.- British explorer Captain James Cook made the first recorded European contact with Maori in 1769.- New Zealand became a British colony in 1840 following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the British Crown and Maori chiefs.- New Zealand has unique flora and fauna, including many species found nowhere else in the world.- The country is famous for its flightless birds, such as the kiwi, a national symbol.- New Zealand's native forests are home to ancient trees like the kauri and rimu.- New Zealand has a mixed economy, with significant sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and services.- It is one of the world's largest exporters of dairy products, meat, and wool.- Tourism is also a major industry, attracting visitors with its natural beauty and adventure activities.- The climate in New Zealand is temperate, with regional variations.- The North Island generally has a warmer climate, while the South Island can be cooler, especially in mountainous areas.- Notable tourist attractions include Fiordland National Park, Tongariro National Park, and the Waitomo Caves.- The country is known for its adventure sports, including bungee jumping, skydiving, and skiing.- New Zealand has a well-regarded education system, with compulsory education for children aged 6 to 16.- The country has eight universities, with several ranking highly in international assessments.- Rugby is the most popular sport in New Zealand, with the national team, the All Blacks, being famous worldwide.- Other popular sports include cricket, netball, and soccer.- Notable New Zealanders include Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to summit Mount Everest; author Katherine Mansfield; filmmaker Peter Jackson; and singer Lorde.- New Zealand has a vibrant arts scene with solid literature, music, and visual arts traditions.The country is also known for its contributions to the film industry, particularly through the work of director Peter Jackson and the production of the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies.- New Zealand is committed to environmental conservation, with many protected areas and national parks.- The country has strong policies on renewable energy and aims to be carbon-neutral by 2050.- New Zealand cuisine is influenced by its British heritage and Maori culture.- Popular dishes include lamb, seafood, and the traditional Maori hangi, a meal cooked in an earth oven.- New Zealand has a well-developed transport network, including road, rail, air, and sea routes.- The country has numerous domestic and international airports, with Auckland Airport being the busiest.- New Zealand operates on New Zealand Standard Time (NZST), 12 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+12).- During daylight saving time, the country switches to New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), 13 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+13).- New Zealand hosts numerous festivals and events throughout the year, celebrating everything from music and arts to food and sports.

Traveling with Gate1 travel. Had free afternoon in Wellington so hired a private tour guide to bring me here this afternoon. Enjoyed the walk. Cache easily located. Rained last night. Lid full of water but dry inside cache. Signed log. Left US flag trackable and 2 pirate doubloons as trade items. Replaced as found. TFTC. Favorite point awarded for maintaining this oldie.

EN : May 2000!!! Our trip to New Zealand was decided very quickly, following the cancellation of another trip. We then thought about the different caches we could look for during this trip without bothering the group we were traveling with. It is by reading logs that we learn that this cache was present in New Zealand . And, impeccably, it is in Wellington, where we have a free day. We noted the coordinates of the parking lot (S 4116.515 E 17458.375); We still had to book an Uber to take us to the start of this very easy little hike. This morning, 9:00 a.m., wow, we're leaving by car. 9:30 a.m.: we arrive at the hike parking lot. Very quickly, we arrive at the suspended footbridge then at the waypoint of this cache. The box is spotted immediately. Yessssss!!! We open the cache and add our nickname to this logbook. Of course, we did not fail to take several photos to immortalize this superb moment. So happy!! We leave a favorite point before closing this box where we only discovered 3 Travels Bugs while 4 should be present according to this sheet. We take 1 and drop 2. Out 1 In: 2 Thank you Kevin Anderson for installing and maintaining this very old cache and we wish it a very long life. Greetings from France.FR : Mai 2000 !!!Notre voyage vers la Nouvelle Zlande s'est dcid trs rapidement, suite l'annulation d'un autre voyage. Nous avons alors rflchi aux diffrentes caches que nous pourrions chercher lors de ce priple sans embter le groupe avec lequel nous voyageons.C'est en lisant des logs que nous apprenons que cette cache tait prsente en Nouvelle Zlande .Et, chose impeccable, elle se trouve Wellington, l o nous avons une journe libre.Nous avions not les coordonnes du parking (S 4116.515 E 17458.375); il nous restait rserver un Uber afin de nous emmener au dpart de cette petite rando trs facile.Ce matin, 9h00, zou, nous partons en voiture. 9h30 : nous arrivons sur le parking de la rando.Trs rapidement, nous arrivons la passerelle suspendue puis au waypoint de cette cache. La bote est repre immdiatement. Yesssssss !!! Nous ouvrons la cache et apposons notre pseudo sur ce logbook. Bien sr, nous ne manquons pas de prendre plusieurs photos pour immortaliser ce superbe moment. Trop contents !!Nous dposons un point favori avant de refermer cette bote ou nous n'y avons dcouvert que 3 Travels Bugs alors que 4 devraient y tre prsents selon cette fiche.Nous en prenons 1 et en dposons 2.Out 1In : 2Merci Kevin Anderson pour la pose et l'entretien de cette trs ancienne cache et nous lui souhaitons une trs longue vie. Salutations de France. Nos Travel Bugs transitent par cette cache mais ne descendent pas de notre sac dos ; ils poursuivent l'aventure avec nous.

Found! 24,5 years old, nice!Thanks! Lovely place also here, nice tracks.

Hello, and may you last long! A must for us, the oldest fund so far and one more step closer to the holy jasmer - which is not that easy to do when based in Europe. Thanks for keeping it going, everyone!

Found with Gazania Rigens, as per her log and with so much appreciation for Eriallos kindness in giving us so much of her time, the comfort of her car and her wonderful company. A true pleasure.We enjoyed the tranquil beauty of the forest walk to GZ and its always fun to find a venerable cache such as this still going and in good condition.FP and TFTC!

We had considered using public transport to get to this cache, but local cacher Eriallo very kindly offered to take us in her cachemobile. We had a nice time walking through this pretty landscape with both native and imported plants. We didn't meet all that many people on the way to the cache, but it got busier on the way back. Sorry to hear about shonkylogic's hire car troubles, but good that you managed to get to the cache after all. It was not the quickest find for us, but once my phone had settled we spotted the good sized container. Thanks to the CO for keeping this very old cache going. FP and TFTC!

Came to NZ to help fill my jasper grid. This one along with a couple near Dunedin have filled in 3 squares. I originally had a hire car booked today to drive here but had issues with needing to pay a huge deposit of a few thousand on a debit card as I don't carry a credit card. So gave up on that and caught public transport here. It was fairly easy with a lovely walk at the end. No need for a car at all. Now to catch the bus and train back to the city...

Today we went on a special trip: to Wainuiomata Park with the aim of finding the oldest cache .It was a wonderful hike - we couldn't discover kiwi, but we found this really big can .The geocache by Kevin Anderson deserves a favorite point and should last forever and delight other cachers .MPLC and greetings from us from Germany.P.S. We send one TB on the journey and one we take with us.

2 x TB drop. Full Found It log to follow.

impossible to miss it-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --French version below-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Short late log but more complete now that we are back home.Our vacation will take us to the other side of the world to the land of the Maoris. After many, many hours of flying, a passage through China on the way there and through the United States of America on the way back, we will finally arrive in Christchurch which will be the starting point of our journey.We will enjoy the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and we will go back towards the North Island via State Highway 1. To combine business with pleasure, we will take regular breaks and small detours according to the caches that seem the most accessible to us.With a little more than 3500 km in 20 days, we will have discovered many facets of this island which is soothing. We will have to come back because there are so many places that we have not done ??. In broad strokes, the path will go from Christchurch to the Kaikoura Peninsula then towards Picton for the crossing to Wellington.New island, new road, and by State Highway 2 we go towards Hastings and Napier. We will leave the seaside for several days to go to Tongariro and Taupo. We will continue north towards Rotorua and Hamilton (without forgetting a detour via Hobbiton ??) A detour to the Coromandel Peninsula and finally the almost north of the island with Whangarei and Waitangi to learn the history of this country.There will only be a few days left to spend towards Auckland and its suburbs before taking the plane back to the grayness of our European autumn.The majority of the boxes will be found, we have abandoned those where our English was lacking and where we could not understand the clue. Thanks to all the owners who brightened up our path, who took us to incredible places (that's also geocaching)In short, we had a great vacation, saw beautiful places that simply ask us to come back. We learned a lot about the history of this country and its traditions, it's a great motivation for our destinations.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Petit log en retard mais un peu plus complet maintenant que nous sommes rentrs la maison. Nos vacances vont nous emmener lautre bout du monde au pays des Maoris. Aprs beaucoup, beaucoup dheures davion, un passage par la Chine laller et par les Etats-Unis dAmrique au retour, nous arriverons enfin Christchurch qui sera le point de dpart de notre priple.Nous profiterons des plages du de locan Pacifique et nous remonterons en direction de lile du nord via la State highway 1. Pour joindre lutile et lagrable, nous ferons des pauses rgulires et de petits dtours au gr des caches qui nous semble les plus accessibles. Avec un peu plus de 3500 km en 20 jours, nous aurons dcouverts pleins de facettes de cette ile qui est apaisante. Il nous faudra revenir car il y a tellement dendroit que nous navons pas fait ??. Dans les grand traits, le chemin ira de Christchurch la pninsule Kaikoura puis direction Picton pour la traverse vers Wellington.Nouvelle ile, nouvelle route, et par la State Highway 2 nous remontrons en direction de Hastings et Napier. Nous laisserons le bord de mer plusieurs jours pour aller au Tongariro et Taupo. Nous continuerons vers le nord en direction de Rotorua et Hamilton (sans oublier un dtour par Hobbiton ??). Un crochet pour la pninsule de Coromandel et pour finir le presque nord de lile avec Whangarei et Waitangi pour apprendre lhistoire de ce pays. Il ne restera que quelques jours passer vers Auckland et sa banlieue avant de ne reprendre lavion pour retourner dans la grisaille de notre automne europen.La majorit des boites seront trouves, nous avons dlaisser celles o notre anglais faisait dfaut et ou que nous narrivions pas comprendre lindice. Merci tous les poseurs qui ont gay notre chemin, qui nous ont emmen dans des endroits incroyables (cest aussi cela le geocaching)Bref, nous avons pass de superbes vacances, vu des endroits magnifiques qui demandent simplement que lon revienne. Nous avons appris beaucoup de chose sur lhistoire de ce pays et de ces traditions, cest une grande motivation pour nos destinations.

Fangsoki and I did an overnight stop in Wellington on the way from Brisbane to the Mega to find a few special caches.This was one of the special caches on our list.We had thoughts of a reasonably short walk and we were surprised that access to the area was restricted by a locked gate about 1km away bur we were unperturbed and headed up the bitumen and crossed the suspension bridge and soon found the cache in good condition.Thanks wainuiomata and Kevin Anderson for keeping this old cache alive.

Crew 153 and I were due to join Pprime in Dunedin for the 2024 Mega. However, we decided to fly into Wellington - primarily to get this grand old cache. This is currently my second oldest cache overall - and my oldest physical cache. It took us 1.5 hours to get out of Wellington airport and get our car. Soon we were on our way toward GZ.We were a little perturbed when we pulled up at a closed gate about 1km from GZ. We kitted up and made our way on foot toward GZ. Open Street Maps didn't seem to have the new bridge on it yet. We made our way across and went to GZ. We soon found the prize - safe and sound.Photos were taken, logs were found and then we headed off back to the car. Mission Completed.Thank you for keeping this grand old cache alive. TFTC Kevin Anderson

Armed with jandals and a chilly bin, a couple of Aussies headed across the ditch for a 3-week tiki tour, exploring the beauty of New Zealand.DAY 5: Whanganui to Wellington. A small detour to head to this oldie. A must do on any tourist's list.Thanks for showing us this special place by placing this cache, wainuiomata ?? tena koe~??????????~

Signing the log was like a rite of passage. yeah

#3814 Today is day 4 of my geocaching holiday in New Zealand. Today's goal is to get [Global Geocaching - Wellington](https://coord.info/GC885V5) and [Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington)](https://coord.info/GC46), the oldest active geocache in New Zealand.Found it! Now I can check this one off my GeoBucket List. Kevin Anderson, thank you for the cache!-crystaloops from Taipei, Taiwan on October 4, 2024 @ 15:04:25[GC46] Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington) was a D1.0/T1.0 Regular Traditional Cache at the time of finding.

This one really jumps out at you when you're in the right area. It was a delight to open the lid and see all the bits and pieces and just enjoy this piece of (slightly adjusted) history. Picked up the TB and will find a deserving "Spot" for its journey.

Thanks to RogerW1NZ being my unofficial GC46 guide! I'm visiting from Texas and this is the second time I've been able to collect the oldest cache in a country I visited. Thanks to the CO for keeping up with the maintenance!

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Thanks!

Coming from the US, this cache was quickly on my list as a must do. We were going to be in Welligton for 3 days so it was not too difficult to make the time for it. The drive was quick and I used parking coordinates S41 16.515' E174 58.375'. The walk was super easy, flat, and I couldn't have asked for better weather. The find was quick and the cache was in good shape. I left a few trackables that would probably rather stay in NZ than come home with me. Thanks so much for keeping this cache going!

Great to find this. Tftc.

What an adventure to get this one!We set out from Napier with a good solid breakfast of ice cream and headed down country road after mountain range after small town till finally we were on the expressway and then making our way in closer and closer to this cache. It was our main goal for the day and as the rainy weather set in we were so glad we chose today to find it as the afternoon in Wellington had a lot of wind in store for us, so much so that the quest building was noticeably swaying!It was a really nice walk to the cache and a quick find once at GZ. Took the bush path in and came out along the road so we got a good look of the area. Thankyou for adopting and looking after this cache, its really great to be able to find caches that were hidden in the very early days of geocaching. I was super excited to find this one and very glad to have it ticked off along with others on the 2000 placed list. TFTC

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Thank you!

Today a member of the team jobi44 has visited this cache and has written our cache name jobi44 in the logbookCO thanks for the cache and maintaining it form Einighausen NederlandCachenumber 19.575CO dank voor de cache- Bedankt daarvoor Cache - Merci pour la Cache - Dzieki za Cache - Grazie per questo Cache - Takk for at Cache - Obrigado por isso Cache - Gracias por el Cache - Dky za ke - Aciu u ta talpykla - Paldies door o Cache - Aith selle eest Cache - Kiitos, ett Cache - Tack fr att Cache - Tak for denne Cache - Hvala cache - nbellek iin tesekkrler - Ksznjk, hogy a cache -Danke fr den Cache - Graas para o cache - Dankon pro la kasmemoronn

With WHyvNa, TFTC.

With BlLbo, travelling to Wellington from our friends', this was down as a **must do** cache on my trip to give me my second oldest overall & 11th from Y2K. It also filled a gap on my *Regular* calendar for today!We parked up as suggested & put on our coats as the fine weather of the past week had finally broken into thick drizzle. So we set off up Reservoir Road at a brisk pace, noting that everyone else was heading in the opposite direction! After a kilometre on the road, my map suggested we turn off but we were met by a ford across quite a swiftly flowing stream where I was expecting a bridge! Fortunately, we'd just turned too soon & were soon bouncing across the suspension bridge.It was then just a short walk along the track before we noted a cacher's trail into the scrub. From there I spotted the good-sized container & after gaining access I signed the current logbook before the obligatory photo. New Zealand is now the sixth country in which I have found the oldest cache. I dipped my *Horses Around the World* geocoin which only visits caches older than 20 years & picked up the resident trackables to move on before replacing everything as found. Thanks for keeping this old one going - it obviously gets a favourite point!Found at 14:04Cache #10445TFTC Kevin Anderson

Tftc!!!

The oldest cache in my list so far.Dropped two trackables and collected a new one.TFTC #790

This cache was the reason to hire a car in New Zealand even if it meant driving on the left side of the road. It has been ok since Auckland and now we, Hippitiainen and me, found this oldie too. Greetings from Finland!

Find number 1000!Our mission today was to find this cache specifically for this milestone. We had to find a couple of others on the way first. What a great area, one which we had never been to before. Which is often the case with geocaching. So cool to think how long this has been here, fun trying to imagine what we were doing when this was put out.Thanks wainuiomata (Kevin Anderson?)

Today was an important day in my Geocaching career. It was time for a pilgrimage to the Holy Grail of NZ Geocachers - the legendary GC46! I'd waited until mid-morning, when the weather forecast suggested the rain would be finished. I started off in lovely sunny weather but, as I wandered along the Gum Loop Track, the rain returned and I was fishing out my showerproof-not-rainproof mac. On the upside, this made for a quiet tramp, which was lovely. FOMO was immediately dissipated when I discovered the cache and due homage was done. Yus! Very happy to visit this cache and kudos to Kevin for his commitment to keeping this one 'live'. (This is Ramble #1, counting towards GC2XBA7 Rambler's Reward Challenge).

Third visit here. This time with mswilby. Logging some trackable visits

Finally have made it to Wellington to find Aotearoas oldest cache- beautiful walk on this Matariki weekend

Came up for Kings Birthday weekend & this was one of my targeted caches to get. Had great weather for a stroll along the road to the bridge then along to the cache. So very happy I found this. Quick very easy find today. TFTC

Found out about geocache when I randomly found a geocache on rata ridge track and another on main ridge track wainuiomata. Downloaded the app after reading the logs an now im hooked. Took my 3 year old son out to go treasure hunting and we located 2 in the gum loop area, thanks for the fun.

TB drop and GC visit on one of those beautiful days you can't beat Wellington for!Contents of cache slightly damp.

Stopped at this cache while visiting **New Zealand**! [^]**My #151st visited Geocaching country!**---This cache was easily found and the logbook was signed.One more smiley face for me in the GEO map.Today in my sunday event I met up with **RogerW1nz** aka "**The Geo Uber**" and after we drove to this famous cache. If you visit New Zealand, this cache is a "Must find" otherwise you cant say you visited this country.I dont know who **Kevin Anderson** is, but I heard he is a **real person**. From the parking its a nice and easy walk and the cache is very easy to find.Such a lovely spot for a geocache. Awesome feeling to find the oldest active geocache in the country and one of the oldest in the world.This adventure deserves +1 FP from me.Thank you for hiding this cache and showing me this place! ---Greetings from ***Riga, Latvia***! [^]**Happy caching!**----------***For a little entertainment, here are 10 Fun Facts about Latvia!*** 1) Latvia is among the worlds greenest countries.2) Its home of the first Christmas tree.3) The Latvian flag is considered by many to be the oldest national flag in the world.4) Country has the widest waterfall in Europe.5) Latvia boasts the finest Art Nouveau architecture in the world.6) Jacob W. Davis, a Latvian tailor, was an inventor of rivets on famous Jean pants.7) The Latvian Song & Dance Festival is recognised by UNESCO as the largest amateur song and dance festival in the world!8) Alexander Laime, a famous Latvian-born explorer. He is most noted for being the first recorded human to reach Angel Falls (highest waterfall on earth), located in Venezuela, by foot.9) Latvians love basketball and Ice Hockey.10) Latvia is famous for being the home country of the inventor of the flavor of Pringles.----------..\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",.\...\ ------- **MATISONS!** ------- \....\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",..\.....\......\ /// \Paldies/ Aith / Ai / Thanks / Merci / Gracias / Danke / Bedankt / / / / Tak / Kiitos / / / / Ksznet / Grazie / / / Whakawhetai / / Dziki / Obrigado / Mulumiri / C / Hvala / Dky / Teekkrler / Ngiyabon / / / Tak / Kiitos / / / / Ksznet / Grazie / / / Whakawhetai / / Dziki / Obrigado / Mulumiri / C / Hvala / Dky / Teekkrler / Ngiyabon

Came halfway around the world with fivegk, for this beauty!!Nice hike to GZ, at this scenic park. Thanks for bringing us here today!

I made a whirlwind trip to Wellington with karen rinora, on the hunt for some awesome smilies. We enjoyed our walk to the cache, and once there we spotted the massive container easily. We signed the log, took a photo and were on our way. Thanks for keeping this oldster alive!

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What a great geocache! Had to step over some dead possoms, but what a cool find! TfTC!

Found it! A lot of history has been put in this cache.

Fanstastic geocache. Took the prickly way because the easy way was being haunted by the worlds biggest, deadest possum.Kids loved their trinkets. TFTC

Watch out for dead possums!

Found it and added plenty of items!

Found with KimchiCash on the way out of Wellington. She snagged some trackables for movement. Tftc!!

We made our way around New Zealand visiting the site and picking up a few geocaches along the way. We definitely had this one on our list, and the nice walk to it was a good leg stretcher.We went through the second Geocacher path into the woods and were greeted by a dead cat, so yay.I dropped a handful of past tags and Geocacher trader cards from years ago from our local Geocaching group in Georgia, USA. The path tags are for people to take log and keep. They are themed either Jaws, Thomas Jefferson, or Captain Janeway. I took two small dinosaurs And signed the log with glory glory to Georgia. Thanks for maintaining this geocache, and we look forward to the next. From Virginia, USA.

On secondment to Melbourne, Australia, combined with short holidays here and there. From day 49/74, I was accompanied by my dear son, geocacher Ruupertti, who travelled from Finland to visit me in Australia and to spend a holiday with me in New Zealand at the end of my secondment. Day 66/74, Wednesday, and also my birthday. Finally time for our holiday in the beautiful New Zealand, day 2/7! Today was a long day. We drove from Auckland to Wellington, and experienced some awesome things between, such as Waiotapu Thermal Wonderland, Huka Falls, World's coolest McDonalds and the oldest cache of New Zealand. It was just one day on the North Island and a lot of kilometers, but at least we managed to see some lovely places. We were in Wellington at midnight. A great day!Uh, it was really late, almost midnight, before we got here. But this was one of the most important caches, if not the most important one, for me in New Zealand. A favorite point from me. We had driven a lot and we were really tired, but my dear Ruupertti volunteered to walk with me to the cache in the middle of the night, in total darkness. Together it was fun, alone it would have been a bit scary. I will remember this walk for a long time. The cache was found quickly and we also found one of the dead possums that were mentioned in previous logs. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Vaasa, Finland! Logged with [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

A gruesome sight awaited us as we started our little tour today. Two dead possums (which is good) had to be crossed before we found the cache. My kids didnt believe that could be it, but it was TFTC

Such an oldie! Thanks Kevin Anderson!

This cache was at the top of my list to find. I read about it, asked friends about how to approach it, and even got advice from my new NZ geofriends who I met at my event in the morning. I was ready!!I parked where I was supposed to and headed down the road. As I made my way to GZ, I questioned my choice of taking the path along the roadway. Was I supposed to be on the other side of the stream on that path? I pushed on and as I got closer to GZ asked a walker if he was local and could he tell me if I would have a way across the stream from the road soon. He confirmed the existence of a bridge so I felt a lot better as I continued on.Yep. There it was. A new suspension bridge since I could see an older version not too far away. It took me to the path I needed to make my way to the cache. There was no one else around as I headed off the trail and then I saw it! The oldest cache in NZ. Woohoo!! I was happy to add my name to the log. Thank you for the smiley and the fun! Sidenote: I am about a month behind on logging caches since I have been traveling. Just a few days after I found this cache, it was featured on the geocaching Facebook page. My pictures looked almost exactly like the ones they shared. It was so fun to have just found this cache and then see it posted. Geocaching is never boring. The day:Today continued my week-long adventure solo from the U.S. on the North Island. I started out early so I could get as much in as possible before darkness fell. I found caches, met so local cachers, walked for miles, and drove for many more. It was another grand day.Many thanks to all the geocachers who placed and continue to maintain their geocaches for folks like me to find. I know it's not always easy, but know that you are appreciated.

It feels great to have found a cache hidden the very first month.I couldn't resist taking a photo with my name badge. There's plenty of photos showing the cache in the gallery, so one more won't hurt.Thanks for keeping this old cache going.

Found with Kittykatch today. TFTC wainuiomata

It has been a pleasure to hunt for this old boy..Schneefrau and I have taken the new bridge to approach to this box and we happily could turn it into a smily on our map.Many thanks for this cache and for running maintenance for all these years

New Zealand CruisingGrimRaider and I are cruising NZ to celebrate his 60th birthday. GrimRaider and I hired a car so we could drive out ti find thus cool okd cache. Lovely walk to GZ to find the bucket. Thanks for the hide wainuiomata

We had a nice walk from the car-park, being mostly alone on the track Thank you for maintaining this good old Cache!

I have traveled with 37 geocachers to Australia and New Zealand resulting in lots of opportunities for sightseeing and geocaching. The Teammembers are:gc, AndyausDu, AmoebeST, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren, CacherReisen,CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-Tina, Gazelle5111, GEOKaren, GoanToni, HFo, hupsi-1, karrai *, keeiner, Leilah03, lenny love,Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, Ollilein, Opaundenkel, penalty96, Rheins,Simowl, sozioma, Sr. Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, Webmasterrollerin,Whlhase, XenSuo.The logbooks were mostly signed under the teamname "Team DownUnder24" and answers were sent to owners for the group, as appropriate. This has been a great trip with a multifold of new impressions and experiences.During our stay in New Zealand we had also the opportunity to visit some caches. This cache was also among our finds today.Thanks for leading us here and showing and thanks for the cache.

On our ninth day in New Zealand we visit Wellington.GC46 was the main cache I wanted to visit. Thanks for maintaining this old cache.TFTCHennesAt the end comes the poem of the day.New Zealand By James K. Baxter (for Monte Holcroft)These unshaped islands, on the sawyers bench,Wait for the chisel of the mind,Green canyons to the south, immense and passive,Penetrated rarely, seeded onlyBy the deer-cullers shot, or else in the northTribes of the shark and the octopus,Mangroves, black hair on a boxers hand.The founding fathers with their guns and bibles,Botanist, whaler, added bones and namesTo the land, to us a bridleAs if the id were a horse: the swampy townsLike dreamers that struggle to wake,Longing for the poets truthAnd the lovers pride. Something new and oldExplores its own pain, hearingThe rains choir on curtains of grey mossOr fingers of the Tasman pressingOn breasts of hardening sand, as actorsFind their own solitude in mirrors,As one who has buried his dead,Able at last to give with an open hand.

Day number two here in Wellington was rainy and windy, but that just weather! And of course, a dear oldie! A visit to GC46 was of course a must, this was quite a simple one with an easy walk.Thanks for the cache./herrFamaxe from Sweden

Hello from Seattle! After an amazing trip along the southern coast of Australia heading from Sydney to Adelaide to attend a Mega-Event with my fellow Lackey and best Geobuddy Giacaches, we headed over to New Zealand for a week of caching and adventure - as I often say, we've never been closer, so it made perfect sense to plan for a stop. We have a loop around the North Island on the schedule, and I'm so excited to see all the things there is to see!After a great CITO event, we headed straight to this cache. As with so many geocachers heading to New Zealand, this cache was high on our list to find. Once we learned where it was, we soon built our road trip with this cache in mind.The sun came out right as we arrived which made it a bit muggy. The directions were clear and we had no trouble getting to or finding the cache - love that! We signed in with our sticker (discover it if you see it!) Thanks so much for the cache and for adding to our awesome adventure!

Greetings from Seattle! I traveled down under with jtcoffee to attend the Great Leap Forward Mega-Event in Adelaide on Leap Day. Of course, a trip from Seattle to Australia just wouldn't be complete without a detour through New Zealand Per usual, We're squeezing in as many extra activities as we can, including, but not limited to: Logging our geocache finds in the southern hemisphere Finding Australia's oldest, [GC3E](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3E) at Lane Cove, and the first-ever Earthcache, [GCHFT2](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCHFT2) Enjoying the spectacle of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Sydney Cruising along the scenic Great Ocean Road Completing a challenge that requires finding 31 Earthcaches and 31 Virtuals in 31 days ([GC32TBZ](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC32TBZ) and [GC32TC2](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC32TC2)) Finding the oldest cache placed outside of the US, [GC46](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC46) Exploring the iconic Lord of the Rings filming locations across New Zealand This was absolutely a "must-do." Thanks to all who have played a part in keeping this cache in play all these years and thus contributing to our epic adventure

Gefunden im Team DownUnder24. Danke fr den Cache

Got into Wellington yesterday. This was the first order of business for today. Made the drive around the bay to the parking lot about a mile from GZ. Nice gentle walk between the ridges! Eventually crossed the nice bouncy bridge and I was at GZ shortly after. I followed a geotrail right to it. This cache marks the 57th of 114 year 2000 caches that I've found! I'm halfway there! Pretty park.

Mit 37 Geocachern, aus Deutschland, Dnemark, Luxemburg und der Schweiz, ging es auf groe Reise. Drei Wochen nach Australien und Neuseeland, beginnend mit einem Zwischenstopp in Doha in Katar. So lange und so weit weg von zu Hause war ich noch nie. Eine aufregende Zeit.Beim Geocaching lag der Focus auf viele unterschiedliche Cachetypen, aber auch besondere Wertungen, Challenges und besonders ein paar sehr alte Caches aus den Jahren 2000 und 2001. Aber auch natrlich ganz besonders die Geocaches, die zu Fu vom Hotel aus gut erreichbar waren.Natrlich wurde stand aber nicht nur das Geocaching im Mittelpunkt, sondern auch die Sehenswrdigkeiten der einzelnen Stationen, die wir besuchten, verdienten ihre Aufmerksamkeit.In die Logbcher trugen wir uns mit unserem Teamnamen "Downunder 2024" ein, Logbuchplatz sparend und effizient.Es war eine ganz besondere Reise im groen Team, das auch sehr viel Spa gemacht hat.Von Rotorua ging es heute mit dem Bus nach Wellington.Danke fr diesen Geocache. Danke fr die Ausarbeitung. Danke frs Zeigen.Lieber Gru aus Duisburg / DeutschlandAndyDieser Logeintrag wird mit Hilfe von Google bersetzt.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________We set off on a long journey with 37 geocachers from Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg and Switzerland. Three weeks to Australia and New Zealand, starting with a stopover in Doha, Qatar. I have never been so long and so far away from home. An exciting time.When geocaching, the focus was on many different cache types, but also special ratings, challenges and especially a few very old caches from the years 2000 and 2001. But also, of course, especially the geocaches that were easily accessible on foot from the hotel.Of course, the focus wasn't just on geocaching; the sights of the individual stations we visited also deserved attention.We entered our team name Downunder 2024 in the logbooks, saving logbook space and efficiently.It was a very special trip in a large team, which was also a lot of fun.Today we took the bus from Rotorua to Wellington.Thanks for this geocache. Thanks for the elaboration. Thank you for showing me.Kind regards from Duisburg / GermanyAndyThis log entry is translated with the help of Google.

Together with 36 other geocachers, the KiSt team undertook a very long trip to Australia ???? and New Zealand ???? for three weeks. On both the outward and return journeys, there was a stopover in Doha, the capital of Qatar ????.We experienced a great deal on this trip and gained many very different impressions of the two countries, their nature and their culture. Of course, the main focus was on visiting as many caches of as many different types as possible and also all accessible old cans. However, we also made sure to visit many special places of interest and to gain as comprehensive an impression as possible of nature and its flora and fauna.To save the logbooks, we usually signed in with our team name **Downunder24**. For "special" cans, however, we have not missed the opportunity to leave our nickname as well.This beautiful cache is now also one of our finds.Due to the large number of caches visited, it is unfortunately not possible for us to write an individual log for each can, which is why we would like to apologize to the owners for this collective log.We also met other cachers at some of the events and were able to share our experiences. Many thanks to the event owners!Of course we would like to thank all the owners for showing us the great locations, the sometimes tricky puzzles, exciting multis and wherigos, as well as the interesting virtuals and earth caches - TFTC!!!---In der Besetzung KiSt unternahmen wir zusammen mit 36 weiteren Geocachern fr drei Wochen eine sehr weite Reise nach Australien ???? und Neuseeland ????. Auf der An- und Abreise stand dabei jeweils ein Zwischenstopp in Doha an, der Hauptstadt von Qatar ????.Wir haben auf dieser Reise sehr viel erlebt und viele sehr unterschiedliche Eindrcke von den beiden Lndern, deren Natur und deren Kultur mitgenommen. Natrlich lag ein Hauptaugenmerk darauf, mglichst viele Caches mglichst vieler unterschiedlicher Typen und auch alle erreichbaren alten Dosen zu besuchen. Darber haben wir es aber nicht versumt, vielen besonderen Sehenswrdigkeiten einen Besuch abzustatten und uns von der Natur und deren Flora und Fauna einen mglichst umfassenden Eindruck zu verschaffen.Um die Logbcher zu schonen, haben wir uns dort meist mit unserem Teamnamen **Downunder24** eingetragen. Bei "besonderen" Dosen haben wir es uns aber auch nicht nehmen lassen, zustzlich unseren Nicknamen zu hinterlassen.Auch dieser schne Cache zhlt jetzt zu unseren Funden.Aufgrund der groen Anzahl der besuchten Caches ist es uns leider nicht mglich, zu jeder Dose einen individuellen Log zu verfassen, weshalb wir uns bei den Ownern fr diesen Sammellog entschuldigen wollen.Auf einigen Events haben wir auch andere Cacher kennengelernt und konnten unsere Erfahrungen austauschen. Vielen Dank an die Event-Owner!Natrlich wollen wir uns bei allen Ownern fr das Zeigen der tollen Orte, die teils kniffligen Rtsel, spannenden Multis und Wherigos, sowie die interessanten Virtuals und Earthcaches bedanken - TFTC!!

We have traveled with 36 likeminded geocachers to Australia and New Zealand resulting in lots of opportunities for sightseeing and geocaching. The logbooks were mostly signed under the teamname "Team DownUnder24" and answers were sent to owners for the group, as appropriate. This has been a great trip with a multifold of new impressions and experiences.This special old cache was on top of our to do list today and worth a detour.Thanks for leading us here and thanks for the cache; FP in.

Found this cache on a 21-day trip to Australia and New Zealand with a night of stopover in Qatar.In Qatar we have an evening and almost a full day of geocaching before we take the long flight to Downunder.In Australia we will visit the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, and Cairns. Our stays in New Zealand will be in Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown.We are a group of 38 Geocachers from Germany and Denmark - At geocaches that we visit as a group, we sign the logbooks with our team-name "Team DownUnder24" to safe the owners a lot of space in the logbooks.The following Geocachers are members of Team DownUnder24:gc, AmoebeST, AndyausDu, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren, CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-TinaGazelle5111, GEO Karen, GoanToni, Hfi1, hupsi-1, karrai *, Leilah03, lenny love,Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, OllileinOpaundenkel, penalty96, Rheins,Simowl, sozioma,Sr. Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, Webmasterrollerin, Whlhase, XenSuoTFTC, Team Zyanor

The good old caches are always something very special. ?? They usually show very special places in the beautiful landscape. It's remarkable how long this geocache "Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington)" GC46 is maintained. ????Of course there is a favourite point here. ??Thanks Kevin Anderson??

There was a lot to see and log on my trip through Australia and New Zealand, and this cache was one of them. We were a group of 38 and logged with "Team Downunder24" to save space in the logbook.Thanks says XenSuo

Third day in New Zealand ??. This is my first visit to this extraordinary country and the fulfillment of a long-cherished dream. In the past, it always failed due to the lack of a travel companion. Now I had the chance to join a large group of mainly German geocachers and I was delighted to take it. After a stopover in Qatar and 8 days in Australia, our journey continued from Auckland to Queenstown with various stopovers.A visit to this cache is of course a must if you are in the area. After arriving in Wellington, a small group chartered an Uber to take us to this oldie ??. It's always a special moment when your name is in the logbook. Thank you for laying & taking care all this years .Dritter Tag in Neuseeland ??. Fr mich ist es der erste Besuch dieses auergewhnlichen Landes und die Erfllung eines lang gehegten Traums. Es scheiterte in der Vergangenheit immer an einem fehlenden Reisebegleiter. Jetzt gab es die Chance mich einer groen Gruppe von berwiegend deutschen Geocachern anzuschlieen und ich ergriff sie mit Freuden. Nach einem Stop over in Katar und 8 Tagen in Australien ging unsere Reise weiter von Auckland nach Queenstown mit diversen Zwischenstopps.Der Besuch dieses Caches ist natrlich Pflicht, wenn man in der Nhe ist. Nach Ankunft in Wellington wurde in kleiner Gruppe ein Uber gechartert und damit ging es zu diesem Oldtimer ??. Immer wieder ein besonderer Moment, wenn der eigene Name im Logbuch steht. Danke fr das Legen & jahrelange Pflegen .

We had a great time in Australia and New Zealand and looked at many sights. Today we looked at Wellington and discovered many beautiful sights and details through geocaching.?? I am also part of the large tour group from Germany, for reasons of space, we have entered the logbook as **DownUnder24**.Thank you for luring and hiding, says ollileinThe tour group includes: gc, AndyausDu, AmoebeST, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren, CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-Tina, Gazelle5111, GEO Karen, GoanToni, HFo, hupsi-1, karrai *, Leilah03, lenny love, Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, Ollilein, Opaundenkel, penalty96, Rheins, Simowl, sozioma, Sr. Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, Webmasterrollerin, Whlhase, XenSuo

# 21510Whau, I am on a three week trip with Cacher-Reisen and a bunch of fellow geocachers to Australia and New Zealand. It is so odd to imagine that I am going to visit a place that is nearly on the opposite of the globe from my usual hangouts. In Denmark it is late winter/early spring, and I am exchanging the winter-part for late summer in Australia and early autumn in New Zealand. This is so exciting.The itinerary is Frankfurt (Germany), Doha (Qatar), Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns (Australia) and Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Cromwell, Queenstown (New Zealand) before flying back to Europe. That will be two new continents and three new countries for me - and as far away from home as I have ever been. It is a lot of places and travelling, but we also have a plan to find lots of geocaches and see the sights and beautiful nature.Today we had a long drive from Rotorua to Wellington. In Australia we stayed for more days in the same place and travelled by plane between stops, but in New Zealand we went by bus and only stayed one night in the same place. I would have loved to have more days in New Zealand to really see the country, the nature, the likeness and differences from home and just to be at peace with the country. We had a bit more time on the South Island, but the North Island is also beautiful, and I hope to come back to visit New Zealand again.This is one of seven remaining caches from May 2000, and for that reason it was high on my list of priorities for this trip. I was beginning to feel a little under the weather, but I could pull myself up for this. It will be my fifth cache from May 2000, and I hope to find the last two also, which are Beverly and Geocache 612 in USA. We left the hotel in small groups to fit in various Ubers and we arrived at the parking area with some intervals, and we could hike out to the cache in our small groups and enjoy finding this old cache in our own speed. Such a nice walk in a beautiful area, and blended off for most traffic. We had a nice leisurely walk to the cache. We had different opinions on the bridges/'water-cross-ways' in our little group, and we each could take the route that suited us best. I had to take the old wobbly bridge Tak for cachen til wainuiomata.

Geocachers on tour. We are a travel group with almost 40 people from Germany and we log with Downunder 2024 to save space. We visited this cache Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington) today and it is in the logbook. The tour group includes: gc, AndyausDu, AmoebeST, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren, CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-Tina, Gazelle5111, GEO Karen, GoanToni, HFo, hupsi-1, karrai *, Leilah03, lenny love, Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, Ollilein, Opaundenkel, penalty96, Rheins, Simowl, sozioma, Sr. Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, Webmasterrollerin, Whlhase, XenSuo Thank you very much

TFTC! Greetings from Estonia! Finally a year 2000 cache! Left a TB as well.

Found while exploring nearby areas. TFTC! Greetings from Estonia!

Heute geht es von Rotorua nach Wellington.Lange Busfahrt,da muss man sich ja ab und zu die Beine vertreten.Dieser bot sich mit an.So langsam neigt sich die Reise dem Ende zu...???? Qatar war der Beginn,dann ging es nach???? Australien,Sydney, Melbourne und Cairns???? New Zealand war dann Auckland,Rotorua,Wellington.....alles andere kommt noch??T4t$ sagt viko76 ?? aus Berlin Today we go from Rotorua to Wellington. Long bus ride, you have to stretch your legs every now and then. This offered itself. The journey is slowly coming to an end... ???? Qatar was the beginning, then it went down ???? Australia, Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns ???? New Zealand was then Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington.....everything else is still to come?? T4t$ says viko76 ?? from Berlin

Nachdem wir in Wellington eingecheckt haben gings hier direkt los zu diesem alten Cache. Vielen Dank frs Hegen und Pflegen dieses Caches.

Found this cache on a 24-day trip to Australia and New Zealand with a night of stopover in Qatar.In Qatar we have an evening and almost a full day of geocaching before we take the long flight to Downunder.In Australia we will visit the citys of Sydney, Melbourne, Aidelaide and Cairns. Our stays in New Zealand will be in Aukland, Rotorua, Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown.For me the focus will be on old caches, placed in 2000 and obviously on the remaining webcams in Australia and New Zealand.We are a group of 38 Geocachers from Germany, Denmark and Luxembourg. At geocaches that we visit as a group, we sign the logbooks with our team-name "Team DownUnder24" to safe the owners a lot of space in the logbooks.Second day of our Bus Tour. Today down from Rotorua to Wellington with some stops on the way.After checkin in the hotel we took a Uber to this cache. So after a nice walk and a short search we could sign the logbook.Merci frs Dosal sogt da GoanToni Thanks to Kevin Anderson for hiding and maintaining this geocache.

Immerwieder ein schnes Gefhl so einen alten Cache seine Aufwartung zu machen. In kleinen Gruppen sind wir hier angereist,um diesen Methusalemcache zu loggen.TFTC sagt keeiner

Three weeks 3?? travel with a group of 38 people through Australia ???? and New Zealand ????. We want to discover some old geocaches, wants to see lots of sightseeing-points ??, but also animals such as penguins??, turtles ??, whales ??, Koalas ??, dolphins ?? and much more in the beautiful water ??? or on land ??. Of course, a cacher trip ?? also includes many geocaches. So we also chose this cache Geocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington), searched for it, found it and logged it ??. He has made our journey through two wonderful countries very embellished. We often logged with our group name "Team Downunder 2024".Thanks ?? to Kevin Anderson for laying and maintaining this geocache, say the Brummelbren ?? from Worms/Germany ????

Together with my B@cker and a lot of crazy Cachers from Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, we have an exciting Trip to Quatar, Australien and New Zealand. The name of the Group is easy Downunder24.The Team isAmoebeST, AndyausDu, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren, CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-Tina, Gazelle5111, -GC-, GEOKaren, GoanToni, Hfi1, hupsi-1, karrai*, keeiner, Leilah03, lenny love, Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, Ollilein, OpaundEnkel, penalty96, Rheins, Simowl, sozioma, Sr.Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, webmasterrollerin, Whlhase and XenSuo. Exhausting but beautyful. Thanks for the Cache. Best regards from Buxtehude ( Germany) ?? ?? ??

We are on a trip in New Zealand. A wonderful country with a lot of (old )caches. There are too many caches so we limit ourselves to the (old) gems or where we happen to make a stop. We drove to this cache directly from this boat from Picton. It should have been a 30 minute drive, but due to traffic jam and roadworks it took us 50 minutes. I hoped to park close to the cache but that turned out not to be possible. We parked at the parking coordinate of GCADZ09. From there it was more than a 20-minute walk. The cache was quickly found and signed. This cache completes my 2nd Jasmer. Very happy with it. This trip there were 4 planned for the 2nd Jasmer and we succeeded. Now I can go on holiday.??Kevin Anderson, thank you for this cache, regards xizat-NL. Take care, this hobby can develop to an addiction. ??

Unterwegs in Australien und Neuseeland mit der Cachergruppe Downunder24,konnte ich diesen schnen Cache signieren.Danke frs Anlegen und Herfhren!TFTC sagt der WhlhaseDie Cachergruppe Downunder24 hat die Teilnehmer:_gc_, AndyausDu, AmoebeST, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren,CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-Tina, Gazelle5111, GEOKaren, GoanToni, HFo, hupsi-1, karrai *, Leilah03, lenny love,Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, Ollilein, Opaundenkel, penalty96, Rheins,Simowl, sozioma, Sr. Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, Webmasterrollerin,Whlhase, XenSuo,Danke fr die Dose - Thanks for that Cache - Merci pour la Cache - Dzieki za Cache - Grazie per questo Cache - Takk for at Cache - Obrigado por isso Cache - Gracias por el Cache - Dky za ke - Aciu u ta talpykla - Paldies par o Cache - Aith selle eest Cache - Kiitos, ett Cache - Tack fr att Cache - Tak for denne Cache - Hvala cache - nbellek iin tesekkrler - Ksznjk, hogy a cache - Bedankt voor de cache - Graas para o cache - Dankon pro la kasmemoron

On our Downunder Journey, this was one of the must visit.Thank you very mich for maintaining this cache over all these years.

We are also part of the large tour group from Germany and passed this cache today. We are from Ismaning/Bavaria. We had a great time inNew Zealand. For reasons of space, we have entered the logbook as **DownUnder 2024**.The tour group includes: gcAndyausDuAmoebeSTB@cker-1BiggidagBrummelbrenCacherReisenCacheTauchercooljoFotopinguinFreizeit-TinaGazelle5111GEO KarenGoanToniHFo, hupsi-1karrai *Leilah03lenny loveLupus54Maxipimpfmuschel3OllileinOpaundenkelpenalty96RheinsSimowlsoziomaSr. ElliTeam Zyanorviko76WebmasterrollerinWhlhaseXenSuo*Greetings from the sunny south of Germany.***Thanks to all owners for caring and caring.****IN: NOTHING****OUT: NOTHING****TFTC Leilah03***A game for all ages! Worldwide* **GEOCACHING**

On my journey through New Zealand with the group (DownUnder24) I passed many beautiful places. It is very impressive. Thank you very much. Greetings from Germany, muschel3

Das groe Abenteuer beginnt. Qatar ?? Australien ?? Neuseeland. Zusammen mit 37 anderen Cachern bereise ich diese Lnder. Wir haben uns den Gruppennamen Downunder 2024 gegeben.Das sind die Teilnehmer:gc, AndyausDu, AmoebeST, B@cker-1, Biggidag, Brummelbren,CacheTaucher, cooljo, Fotopinguin, Freizeit-Tina, Gazelle5111, GEOKaren, GoanToni, HFo, hupsi-1, karrai *, keeiner, Leilah03, lenny love,Lupus54, Maxipimpf, muschel3, Ollilein, Opaundenkel, penalty96, Rheins,Simowl, sozioma, Sr. Elli, Team Zyanor, viko76, Webmasterrollerin,Whlhase, XenSuo.Wir haben uns nicht alle im Logbuch verewigt um den Ownern nicht gleich nach unserem Besuch zur Wartung zu rufen. Ab und an habe ich mich auch mal mit meinem Namen persnlich eingetragen. Vielen Dank an Kevin Anderson fr diesen Cache, liebe Gre aus Apensen von der webmasterrollerin Silvia ?? ??1. Mrz 2024 00:27

Bei unserer Gruppenreise nach Australien und Neuseeland konnten wir neben den vielen interessanten Eindrcken auf unseren Ausflgen auch viele Caches besuchen. Dieser alte Cache stand mit ganz oben auf meiner Liste und heute wurde er besucht.Danke an Kevin Anderson fr diesen Cache.

A group of 38 geocachers from Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg and Switzerland - Team Downunder24 - are traveling for 22 days from Frankfurt/Main via Doha to Australia and New Zealand. I was able to discover many wonderful things and irretrievable experiences are burned into my memory. Wow, another old cache that I absolutely had to visit. ...and here I had the chance. Thanks to Kevin Anderson for the cache, luring and caring for it - kind regards from Switzerland ????

38 cachers from ????, ????and ???? made a tour with a stopover in ???? and visiting???? and ????to get lot of impressions from Down Under.We log with Team DownUnder24 to save space in the logbooks.The following Geocachers are members of Team DownUnder24:_gc_AmoebeSTAndyausDuB@cker-1BiggidagBrummelbrenCacheTauchercooljoFotopinguinFreizeit-TinaGazelle5111GEO KarenGoanToniHfi1hupsi-1karrai *keeinerLeilah03lenny loveLupus54Maxipimpfmuschel3OllileinOpaundenkelpenalty96RheinsSimowlsoziomaSr. ElliTeam Zyanorviko76WebmasterrollerinWhlhaseXenSuoDay 14: Another long drive from Rotorua to Wellington. But enough time to discover the capital and to find some caches. TFTC from Bavaria

Visiting New Zealand ???? in a group of Geocachers and signing the logbooks with "Team DownUnder24".Thanks for hiding and maintaining this very old cache.Greetings from Germany, ???? Biggidag

Kaum in Wellington angekommen, ging es auch schon wieder los im Uber zu diesem altehrwrdigen Dslein. Wir haben den kleinen Spaziergang zur Dose durch die schne Landschaft inklusive Hngebrcke sehr genossen. Thank you very much for the cache!

Zusammen mit meiner hupsi-1 und dem Team DownUnder24 diesen alten Cache gefunden.TFTC B@cker-1