Between a rock and a hard place (Wainuiomata) Lower Hutt, North Island, New Zealand
By
bigcheesenz on 11-Oct-14. Waypoint GC5EKGE
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Logs
This has been muggled a couple of times and as it's in a high traffic area its not to easy to be stealthy.
I'm going to archive this to clear up room for another cache nearby if wanted. Thanks to all those who found it.
I'm going to archive this to clear up room for another cache nearby if wanted. Thanks to all those who found it.
Anything happening here?- it closes off the village area to the possibility of any caches.
Pretty sure this one is a gonner. Wandering Dragons was with us and had found it before and couldn't find it this time. Can owner please check.
Wandered down from the nearby multi 'An Unusual Sport' seeing as I was so close and had a good look in all the likely places and according to the hint, but couldn't find anything. Will keep an eye on this one, Thanks for pointing out the sculptures though! Wouldn't have noticed them otherwise.
Found on the way home from a trip down the coast road to Orongorongo. Nice one.
Cache find was straightforward, all in order; log signed, safely re-hidden, just as found.
TFTC found with team cacher Sweet P too
The Turtle strikes again!
Cache find was straightforward, all in order; log signed, safely re-hidden, just as found.
TFTC found with team cacher Sweet P too
The Turtle strikes again!
#6175. We stopped by Main Road to have a closer look at the sculpture. Fortunately for a Sunday afternoon, the place was all quiet, except for the passing traffic. A relatively quick find after a short search. The cache was in good condition. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log. Thanks for the cache.
Like the sculpture. Easy find but with lots of traffic and ppl around took some stealth moves to get it out with Sian who was a great lookout. TFTC
This entry was edited by TrinaSian on Tuesday, 30 December 2014 at 22:07:05 UTC.
out with Sian who was a great lookout. TFTCThis entry was edited by TrinaSian on Tuesday, 30 December 2014 at 22:07:05 UTC.
A quick find on a quiet Sunday morning. This could be a really tricky cache to search for duirng peak muggle time. TFTC
Out with Uncle Sam to complete our pilgrimage to GC46 when we decided to stop and find this cache on the way back to Petone. This one had the boys going for a bit but then was finally found and log signed. TFTC
Out with tmann421 today cycling a few trails.
Collected this one on our way out of Wainui. Fortunately it was a quick find.
TFTC bigcheesenz
Collected this one on our way out of Wainui. Fortunately it was a quick find.
TFTC bigcheesenz
Nice find while in the area looking for local caches with Just-Lookin.
Soon located. SL TFTC
Soon located. SL TFTC
Ooooh these are tricky! Kjwx and I managed a reasonably quick find, but felt quite exposed. TFTC
Argh! Between a recent Waiwhetu trad and a Taupo earthcache, hides such as this are currently not my favourite.
I especially dislike magnetic caches that I can't detect with my built-in magnet but you're unlikely to hear that complaint ever again.
Still a lot of giggling ensued as JardisLikeTardis and I tracked the little culprit down. And this is my very favourite part of Wainui (aka the only area of town I know).
I especially dislike magnetic caches that I can't detect with my built-in magnet but you're unlikely to hear that complaint ever again.
Still a lot of giggling ensued as JardisLikeTardis and I tracked the little culprit down. And this is my very favourite part of Wainui (aka the only area of town I know).
In Wainuiomata today cleaning up some unfound caches. I fluked it with this one, I wasn't expecting a quick find but it was in the first place I put my hand. Signed log, TFTC
On a not so quiet evening with Boy Racers, pedestrians, and then another Cacher. However it was located. Similar manipulation tasks had to be performed. There had been another three columns but they were not replaced after the footpath was resealed. SL TFTC
Cache # 2,121 - I have driven by here many, many times and thought it might make a good place for a cache. Glad someone else did too. Found quickly today with Violet Butterfly and Astro Hunter. TFTC!
Did today with Astro Hunter and The Wandering Dragons. Thanks!
Cache # 789
Cache # 789
Found today with Violet Butterfly and Wandering Dragons. Thank you.
Cache # 240
Cache # 240
Don't drop it when placing it. Saw another cacher loitering around, so stop to log this one! It was a fairly busy street even on a Sunday evening. Pic is for the boy racer exceeding his carbon quota!
Wow can't believe how many people found it on the same day as me. I grabbed this sneaky cache with my friend and her family not long after lunch.
I had been out with her and her nine year old son in the morning. He is wanting to get his own cache name so I will wait and see if he does.
I had been out with her and her nine year old son in the morning. He is wanting to get his own cache name so I will wait and see if he does.
Took longer to extricate the log from the container than it did to find the cache - and in saying that it wasn't a terribly quick find. Funny how something so small can elude you when rushing a little. Tricky little blighter - but nicely done. Have often passed this and half-wondered what it's purpose was - I guess it doesn't really have one. Still, nice to be forced to stop and investigate it's intricacies.
TFTC!
TFTC!
The general area was obvious, but finding the cache on busy road was another thing TFTC
I blinked and missed it when passing on the way to Moore's valley, but I was able to pull over and grab this on the way back. TFTC
Decided I had to find this one while it was still 'fresh' enough to qualify for a challenge I'm working on. When I saw the artwork my heart sank, but fortunately once I 'let my fingers do the walking' it soon came to hand. Replacing it was trickier though. TFTC.
3TF.
Second time this week a new cache has been published in my home patch and I have been unable to chase FTF owing to commitments out of town. One more trip that I am aware of before Christmas so wondering if the same will happen again then!
Being local and having a cache in the vicinity (why not do it while you are doing this one, mine is a very quick multi based on an amusing sign!) I knew exactly where this would be. If I had been home when this came out I would have been literally on my bike and down there within about ten to fifteen minutes! Did bike down this morning, a very pleasant ride though the road was a bit busy being just before the restart of school for the term.
Approached with some trepidation as I was scared the cache would drop down into the internal features but managed to avoid that though it was a bit of a close call when returning it.
TFTC.
This entry was edited by robnzh on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 at 08:17:13 UTC.
Second time this week a new cache has been published in my home patch and I have been unable to chase FTF owing to commitments out of town. One more trip that I am aware of before Christmas so wondering if the same will happen again then!
Being local and having a cache in the vicinity (why not do it while you are doing this one, mine is a very quick multi based on an amusing sign!) I knew exactly where this would be. If I had been home when this came out I would have been literally on my bike and down there within about ten to fifteen minutes! Did bike down this morning, a very pleasant ride though the road was a bit busy being just before the restart of school for the term.
Approached with some trepidation as I was scared the cache would drop down into the internal features but managed to avoid that though it was a bit of a close call when returning it.
TFTC.
This entry was edited by robnzh on Tuesday, 14 October 2014 at 08:17:13 UTC.
My first FTF! Yay! GPS went flat when navigating to the cache but guessed the sculpture and found the cache. TFTC
TFTCFound this one this morning, fitted in nicely with a challenge I'm currently working on. TFTC, #6986
