Heart of Reefton (West Coast) Reefton, South Island, New Zealand
By bumandworker on 06-Aug-13. Waypoint GC4J5EM

Today we headed east from the west coast. Past high mountains and wide valleys.The river meanders through the wide valley. From time to time we stop to learn more about the history of the area or to explore special natural phenomena.The mines in the valley and their events and the special nature of the hot springs are very interesting. The traditionals let us stretch our legs and are a welcome change. Many thanks to all the owners and greetings from the Moorhelmi

Been here a couple of times but success today after expanding the search area. Cache all good. TFTC

We parked up very close to here, to have a cuppa and cook up some of the delicious black pudding we'd just got from Blackball, with some bacon and eggs - Yum!!!We thought we'd found it, but no! Then we definitely found it Thanks for putting this here

Rattll and I are on a three week road trip around the South Island. Today, we started in Blackball in drizzly rain, and we've made our way to Wakefield tonight. No real targets for the day, although adlabs are always good, but somehow we've picked up some goodies for the day.We stopped in Reefton for a late breakfast, walking around the town afterwards to get some caches and adlabs. A cunning hide here. Like others before us, we'd been distracted by the natural camo, and not looked further on first sweep. Only found when we went back. All well. Signed, and returned as found. Tftc!

I found one thing, and thought that was it, but then I dug a little deeper. TFTC.

A nice find here, great hide, TFTC

Well looked after

I tried for this one ladt time we were in the South Island & was unsuccessful - found it this time.TFTC

Tricky wee hide. Went to GZ twice before finding the cache. TFTC

Tu4tc

TFTC

Dismal failure to spot it despite being pretty sure what sort of thing I was looking for.

Mooi gevonden

Not many people around which made this a quick find. Nice to see historic places here. TFTC!

Tftc didnt have a pen to sign with sorry

Sending prayers

We stopped by here on our tour and found the cache. Thanks for this can.

Today it was forecasted that the weather would turn a tad nasty this afternoon so I thought I would locate and sign off the caches in Reefton.I think I was one of the previous DNFers but not today.Cheers for the cache, bumandworker.

Managed this one without a prayer TFTC!

I dnf'd this one multiple times, including earlier today. After reading and re-reading the logs, I realised that I will need to reach in, so I did, although it felt very wrong. I would have been better placed in the tree where the coordinates point. TFTC

Pitty

Took longer than it should have. I must be out of practice. TFTC

Reefton was Just supposed to be a short stopover on our journey from Punakaiki to Kaikoura, but we really liked this place and would have liked to stay longer. We will come back some time in future!

Down for a motorcycle gathering a quick look n find whilst waiting for breackfast TFTC LOKKY1

(# 7582) Day 2 of the West Coast trip primarily to go to the Wild Food Festival in Hokitika. Today we traveled from Nelson to Hokitika and grabbed a few caches on the way. A quick find in its hiding space. Thanks for bringing me here.

Day 2 of caching adventure to the wildfoods festival. Today is Nelson to Hoki. Travelling with Mr McGoo and Justlooking00. After massive ferry cancellations, we have not been sure this trip was going to happen, so are making the most of it.
Nice find by Mr MGoo here as we were doing the AL. Nice hiding spot. TFTC.

Heading on a wee family summers holiday.
In Reefton for a couple nights (and then on to Westport for a few nights).
Came out for an evening family bikeride around town to complete the Adlab - much cooler than the 30degree day! Grabbed this cache along the way. Thanks, a cool wee spot.

Passing through on my tiki tour around the mainland. Camped at Reefton for the night. This cache was close by. Thanks for hiding bumandworker.

Found after a while. Tftc

What a heat spot. Thank you. Love Reefton

Nice hide. I was nearly fooled into ignoring

On our Stopp in the nice Reeftown we visited the church and logged this one.
>Thank you for this cache and greetings from Berlin Germany
>Danke für diesen Cache und beste Grüße aus Berlin

FITW Harisree

Another work Commitments to Reefton and Harisree always on my side for a trip.
Grabbing few caches while in town.

TFTC

While Andy was on one of the tracks on the edge of town collecting some caches, I was picking up AD Lab points. There just happened to be a cache at this one and after a bit of hunting I was shown the light. tftc

Anzac Day morning and we just missed the service here. While busy here there was no one in sight when we discovered the cache. Put in new log as everything full. Good cache, thanks.

Was a sneaky one, but Jan discovered it. Great cache

It wasn't where the GPS was pointing too so widened our search. It is a sneaky hide. Thanks for the cache.

After sampling the pubs fare we came to find this cache. Very sneaky indeed. Thanks for bringing us here bumandworker

Eventually located..clever hide..I said a few prayers then all was revealed C.O. may need checking as they are not as sharp as yours usually are thanks B&W

Found with Juju54 nice area, not quite where we thought it would be - TFTC

A very sneaky place for a hide but after a short search aha! Found with Campmotherandken TFTC

GPS took us a little further away from the go rhan we expected but we widened our search and came up with the goods. Lovely spot. Just stood on the corner and could see the heaps. TFTC

Will need a new log soon

Searched at some different spots and came back to the first when I eventually made the find. Met some lovely people in front of the church! Signed one of the 5 pieces of paper in the cache.
How blessed I am to find it

I initially found myself searching around the wrong feature. I was eventually rewarded when my attention was directed to another feature. Thanks for placing and looking after the cache.

One more Reefton cache before hitting the road again towards Punakaiki...

Some exterior decorating work in progress nearby but no sign of any actual work being done at the moment.

A little search around the general area yielded nothing but then I received some divine inspiration and my prayers were soon answered.

Thanks b&w
#3559

No caches for us between Greymouth and Reefton. But this is the first in this town.
It took two goes at it - first time I searched two wrong locations, but the Ad Lab brought us back here and I thought, why not look over here? Quick find after that.
Not always the best idea caching on church grounds on a Sunday, but it was quiet when we were here.
All good then, TFTC B&W.

Our last day of our South Island trip today, and it’s the home stretch from Hokitika to Nelson.
Not many goals today, but I noticed I was only a couple of longitude minutes off qualifying for a challenge cache, so with limited opportunities on the way home that would add to that, we stopped for some caches there.
The other goal was to spend a bit of time in Reefton, as I had never done this. So we timed that stop for lunch and had a good look around, ticking off a few caches and doing the Adventure Lab.
Apart from that the aim was to get home ASAP, pick up the fur babies from the cattery, and relax and debrief on what has been a full on 16 days.

Located with Ricardinho

Day 17 & the last day of our South & Stewart Islands roadie. Agenda today is Hoki to my home in Brightwater. No walks to do today, just stopping in Reefton for lunch, a look around & the adventure lab to complete
Will be good to see my furbabies, Mummy has missed them ‍

Had a couple cracks at this one until we sorted it. Not ideal looking around the church grounds on a Sunday morning lol

TFTC

On a trip with Ruru_NZ to gather the tour caches needed or in my case not done yet. Should be able to knock them off on this trip.

Was sidelined by a Irish muggle here looking for his ancestors. Managed to turn him around while Ruru_NZ located and signed log. He then went into church and we took off.

Day 8 - Labour weekend extended road trip with Kiwicampnut - relocated to stay south of the ditch.
Not a place I would have looked first, and the more devout may hesitate to look even more than me.
Kiwicampnut ran interference with a local while I finally found it where I'd looked before but found something else.
No single log book, just a series of postage stamp pieces of paper - and with the muggle am not going back at add something a bit more permanent.
Thanks for the cache bumandworker
# 3048 23 October 2021 10:08 am

Found while found the adventure lab TFTC

I clearly remember coming here and looking for this cache in 2019, but I dont remember if I actually found it or signed the log. Antways, here Im, today in this crazy weather standing in front of this beautiful church praying to the Almighty for the good of someone.
Cache is all good here. TFTC.

Passing through Reefton to attenend the Berlins Music Festival.This one was the only one we stopped for as we were travelling with Friends...Found it quickly..TFTH

Good place

Day 8 of three weeks winter motorhoming in the upper half of the South Island. In Reefton today. Completed the local Adventure Lab, then found another 11 caches during the rest of the day. Took a brief moment to locate this one. Is it hidden there “with permission”? If not, a wee bit questionable perhaps? #4087. TFTC.

Tftc! Added some new paper for logging
Beautiful spot!

This tied in nicely with doing the Adventure Lab. I was rather surprised to find it where I did. But it seems to work. TFTC

TFTC Lovely spot

We had come to Reefton in the pursuit of the PWGT cache. Once that was sorted we were heading for the bustling township but found the main street so busy we could not get a park. We discovered it had been show weekend in Reefton so maybe that accounts for all of the people around. We have never seen it so busy.

So we ended up parking fairly close to this gz, and of course when we are parked so close it is only right to go and have a look for the cache.
GK made the find of this clever cache, not sure that I would have looked there as quickly as he did.
We often like to look in churches as we pass them, especially if they have lead light windows. We only got into the foyer of this one as there were people inside and we did not want to interrupt them.
Our last cache for today, now to head for home to unpack and for GK to load up the van and trailer as he gets ready for work tomorrow.
Thanks for placing the cache and thank you for the smiley

We had gin and ice-cream, then went for a walk. This took a while as there were a couple of muggles across the road. They eventually lost interest in us, and I could sneakily snaffle it. FTC.

Found it thanks

Great spot for a hide.
Found on a lunch break while travelling south.

Found during a lunch stop in Reefton.
Great camo, had me fooled for a few moments.

Found! Lovely spot!

TFTC

Quick find with madcow2 and kimmy+co - tftc

Found with mumandme and Kimmy+co

Found with mumandme and madcow2 tftc

Ignored the obvious spot until we had looked in other places. Went back and there it was safe and sheltered for an easy find. TFTC

Instant find beautiful.
Thank you for the cache

No luck here for me

A quick find by Hawkins harem of Busypaws, coconut3, geomum and me

On a road trip to Reefton with busy paws, lyttteltonwitch and Geomum007 we are signing logs as Hawks Harem. This is a cute cache well protected. Thanks for the cache bumandworker.

Out caching for a few days with Busy paws, lytteltonwitch and coconuts3. Cache signed with team name of Hawkes Harem. Tftc

TFTC great spot light full but found a spot

A nice quick find. Tftc

Having left Isla our geodog at home touring NZ with the wife. After stopping for refreshments had a wander around and grabbed this in passing. TFTC

Found after a short search. TFTC

.After picking up the guys in Nelson, we head south. Quick stop at Murchison for a break and chips then move southwards to Reefton. Ok thats enough driving for today. Its getting on for 8.30. Time for a walk about Reefton. GPS had me at the gates but its over there. Now tagged. Cheers

Making a long weekend out of Waitangi Day exploring the West Coast with Zara Toby, Bullertrout and Bro.

A quick and easy park and grab, while walking around reefton after a quick lunch.

A family connection with the site where a nun was based at the church, and also with the war memorial too.

Thanks

No sign of it

Submitted via Garmin Live Geocaching

Out with grandson for a walk. Loving Reefton!

Still there , lovely little to town

Found it! Just passing through....! Tftc

Had a great drive around the block today Greymouth, Reefton, Westport plus a few side roads, a bit of rain, many thanks to all the cache placer's. Thanks Bitsprayer

Quick park and grab today while working in the area. Tftc.

Quick find. New log page placed. TFTC.

Another great find for the day had a great travel day and your stay here makes it so worth while lots of interesting history tftc

Found with Tregearp and Lottietree on our way back to Nelson after visiting Waiuta.

A quick find with all in good order, signed log and replaced as found.

Thanks B&W for another cache.

SJT_NZ, lottietree and I are heading off on an adventure into NZ's gold history, staying in the township of Waiuta at the lodge. Grabbed on a wander around Reefton. A quick find and all in good order thanks b&w

Out and about over the Easter weekend grabbing some caches as I head to Christchurch via the west coast. Thank you for placing all these wonderful caches out for me to find. Had fun looking in, under , around and behind to find them. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. Your caches made the trip a lot more interesting with some adventure thrown in. TFTC

On a west coast road trip with the kids and niece hkbrom94 (over from England ) showing her the best of what nz has to offer .
Day 4 of our trip Westport to hanmer springs .

The insensitive of a sweet reward had the kids looking so didn't take long tftc

TFTC, took a few minutes but got it

Good spot TFTC

Stopped over in Reefton on our way to Greymouth and did a bit of geocaching. Good spot for a geocache. TFTC.

Thanks for our first cache in the south island

First in the south island for me and its here in beautiful Reefton
Thank you for the cache

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Visiting from Auckland, spending one night in Reefton. Early morning walk here, very quiet and pretty. Lovely old buildings, very historical. Nice find. TFTC