Hugo's First Drop Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
By
DoogieNZ on 17-Nov-13. Waypoint GC4RZ13
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As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving this to keep it from continually showing up in search lists. Just contact us when you have the cache repaired, and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.
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DNF after multiple attempts over multiple months... Owner please take responsibility for this cache.
Just looked on DoogieNZ's profile ....
Looks like hasn't been caching for 18 months ...
Looks like hasn't been caching for 18 months ...
We brought some non geocaching friends along with us today, and they were very excited to be the ones to find this cache. First time we have been along this walkway. Planning to come back! Great for bikes and scooters. TFTC
I had planned on finding this one a long time ago, but when I had reached GZ, a council worker who had been doing some spraying in the area was taking a smoko, so I had to skip this one then. Now it was time to finally nab it.
We had some muggle friends with us who wanted to see what this Geocaching stuff was all about, so they joined us in finding this cache. We headed to GZ and started looking around. It was our muggle friend who found the cache, and she was very excited. It didn't take long at all as it was quite exposed.
As I signed the log, master chrisandmum and his muggle friend rummaged through the swag to see what was there and swapped one thing each. This added to the excitement of course.
As the cache was quite exposed when we found it, we did hide it a little better when we replaced it.
This also happened to be by 200th logged cache to date. There are a few earth caches that I still need to log, but this was a small milestone.
TFTC.
We had some muggle friends with us who wanted to see what this Geocaching stuff was all about, so they joined us in finding this cache. We headed to GZ and started looking around. It was our muggle friend who found the cache, and she was very excited. It didn't take long at all as it was quite exposed.
As I signed the log, master chrisandmum and his muggle friend rummaged through the swag to see what was there and swapped one thing each. This added to the excitement of course.
As the cache was quite exposed when we found it, we did hide it a little better when we replaced it.
This also happened to be by 200th logged cache to date. There are a few earth caches that I still need to log, but this was a small milestone.
TFTC.
Stopped to grab this one after being at the movies (Kung Fu Panda 3) quick find for this one and we are back on the road for a few more before we head home. Boys were just floating their jandals in the water but have both now successfully managed to slip and get totally wet . . . . . thankful for the spare towels in the boot. TFTC
Took a while find this one for some reason. Got there in the end. Signed and returned to the same spot.
Went looking for one geocache and just kept going finding many more along this path!
Thought we'd go for a walk along this walkway this morning, our first find for the day after 2 DNFs. TFTC
I was slightly longer on this tropical island than intended as it took me longer than it should have to spot the cache. Luckily no one around today so I could search in peace. After a brief sunbathe on the beach, a quick swim I then headed off for the next one.
Thanks for the heads up Garth. Hugo's Nonna visited and cleaned the cache this morning. Pencil missing so please bring your own.
Found and switched an item for the grand daughter 
A bit of water in the cache makes a a little smelly...
A bit of water in the cache makes a a little smelly...
We thought it appropriate to find this cache for our 101st find and your first cache hide Hugo.
The difficulty with this cache is not so much the finding but getting the log signed without being muggled.
No room for my deck chair so did not stay long at the island.
The difficulty with this cache is not so much the finding but getting the log signed without being muggled.
No room for my deck chair so did not stay long at the island.
Out on a caching walk and found where we thought it should be but loads of muggles around for a Tuesday morning. Retied shoes, checked phone messages etc until area was clear. Thanks for the cache Hugo!
Tftc. I had to DNF this back in October. Thanks for replacing it. I finaly convinced my wife to come & look for this with me after shopping in Meadowlands. She reluctantly tagged along with me till we reached GZ. whilst I was looking in one area she had a rumage around at another & I heard "is this it?" well you could have knocked me down with a feather.................Mrs Muggle found it. Could this be the start of something big????????????? Tui ad.
I quick find by team buddy. We found about 5 on the path but it was too hot to keep going! TFTC
2nd attempt at finding this particular cache. Thank goodness it was a sunny day, as there weren't many most muggles this time around.
Lots of muggles passing by so I sat down for a bit in an attempt to appear nonchalant, not realising the ground was damp. All good though because I found the cache after a short search. Can't believe I missed it the last time I came! Trackable retrieved and log signed, TFTC!
Quick find by geogirl. Plenty of muggles on an awesome Saturday, good day for caching.
Cache Replaced with new cache, in same location as previous cache had been muggled.
Some new loots added as well.
Some new loots added as well.
Have gone to find this as it was our only DNF in the area we realised we had found this in July 2014. Unfortunately the area has been cleared a little and the cache is no longer in place.
Had a good search, lots of muggles, but they all seem occupied by their music, dogs or exercise. I was trying to think of a cover story if anyone asked "hmm looking for bugs?"
Sadly no cache was found, not mine to find today
Sadly no cache was found, not mine to find today
Well I had a good look around the island for quite some time. Even went & did other caches & came back to this one & still could not find it. The island is not that big & the aggies are taking a beating. Maybe it has been muggled. I would like to know if I missed it though.
Looks like original cache was 'muggled' so a replacement hidden today. Black cache, smaller than original. Happy hunting!
Looked around, all the expected spots, but no joy. Wonder if it's been stolen
After my work meetings were done for the day I had time to go and find a few caches. TFTC, Biggles.
Took us a while to find and then realized it was quite obvious ! great fun with Nick_dr
Just down the way from my last cache I found this one, yay Nice and quiet when I arrived, then inundated by muggles! TFTC Hugo, I enjoyed finding it
Nice and quiet when I arrived, then inundated by muggles! TFTC Hugo, I enjoyed finding it Picking up a few caches prior the the Puzzled event, and a chance to wear out the kids, a great place to scooter. TFTC
Like the tropical island bit, it looks like that! I had to sit this one out several times biding my time until the endless flow of runners, dogs walking their owners all passed by long enough to do a search. But it was a gorgeous afternoon, so it was all good.
Searching in this stuff can be frustrating, but today at least it was dry, took a while to spot the cache.
TFTC
TFTC
I looked for quite some time before I managed to spot this one. Took: Lost My Memory - The Swanmel Dragon Race TB. LNSL. TFTC.
