Oke Bay (Bay of Islands) Rawhiti, North Island, New Zealand
By RussellSchool on 23-Feb-14. Waypoint GC4Z1T9

Goes missing too often

Hi

It appears that this cache has been inactive for quite some time. Is it going to be replaced or should it be archived to make room for possible future caches? If the cache owner does not contact me within Three Weeks, I'll assume the cache needs to be archived.

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other cachers from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location. Also, if you haven’t done so already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and am looking forward to seeing your cache up and running in the future.

Thanks for your understanding,

Regards,
TheCur8or
Geocaching.com Volunteer reviewer

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Had a good look around here - been a loooong time since cache found. There has been ALOT of track work recently done here - cache no where to be found!!

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

DNF .

Hmmmmm have looked twice this week and nothing. Sorry but I must need glasses. Plenty of muggles up and down the stairs from beautiful Oke bay. Looks like a weed eater has been busy here but the hint isn't damaged so must be me. Will leave for another trip as walk time .

Yahoo brilliant day for walking. Tftc. Spectacular views

Checking track for the Bay of Islands Walking Weekend. Cache was missing. All good now.

Up in the Bay of Islands for a weekend away with my semi-muggle husband to celebrate our second wedding anniversary. He was very kind and said we could do a bit of caching.... woohoo!!!!
We looked behind several of the hint items in about a 15m radius but could not turn this one up. Shame.... what a gorgeous spot for a cache!

A tad wet so replaced with a dry one. TB visits.

(1713) Found while walking the Whangamumu circuit track. TFTC

This may need maintenance. I dried out the log and aired the container by taking them both for a walk in the sun. Again my phone App doesnt seem to be talking with the Geocache site so apologies if it double records. TFTC

Found this one on return walk from Cape Brett. Great place to rest up after 7 hours on track.
NevilleOS

No TB in cache container.

Two years ago I was taken here after completing the Whalers Walk, a walk to the Whangamumu whaling station (with CO as my guide!). Today I have returned for the Bay of Islands walking weekend, and this time its a walk from Rawhiti to Cape Brett with an overnight stay in the DOC hut.

The water taxi has just dropped us off, and its a short climb of the steps to this amazing view. Its just after 7 am, the water is still, and the sun is up! Thankfully a quick find, as the group has already taken off up the track. One of the other walkers has a GPS, he is not geocaching, he is keeping a track log of his adventures. Hmm might need to check that out for another walking adventure. Thanks for the hide, beginning of an amazing adventure

Tftc

Passed by, should have looked more closely to take TB. TBs passed by!

Went up to show some friends the great views from here and the very peaceful cemetery. Remembered we were carrying a TB that needed a new home so decided it would enjoy this spot as much as we do.

Cool spot we have been staying at Oke Bay Lodge and walking past cache for past Four days before we realised there was a cache here. Awesome place!

Beauty spot

Great view. Not to hard to find.

Exhausted after the run, Had a quick look, but no luck. Oh well. Another reason to come back

After climbing up the stairs and down to check out this great beach, I spotted the cache just as we were heading back.

Its great to find one that hasn't been found for some time.

tftc

On a road trip and checking a few of our own geocaches so we had no time to climb but, would you believe, this is the first time we've gone on up to the cemetery to admire the view from there. Breathtaking. Thanks for this one.

Mrs is on a roll!
Foxes by the beach

Found with Fox_369 admiring the pretty beach

Found as the last of the runners were plodding by...But most of those had been to the Cape and back. AMAZING

One of my favourite places! should have started my loop at this end; could have gone down the beach for a swim & freshwater rinse in the waterfall/spout down the far end! ... but no, a quick find and pressing on back to Tangatapu. TFTC

Just started our first track in NZ. Combined with some cache is must be beautiful, at this point there was a great outlook to our next steps.

Thanks for the cache
Markus

Published

There on placement with RussellSchool, on a great climb up Pukehuia as far as Kauri Grove Junction and back again. A lovely bay, TFTC!

Tb visits