Remembering Mary Pakawau, South Island, New Zealand
By BigglesNZ on 26-Dec-14. Waypoint GC5JAD1

Thankfully no one came along while I was parked briefly blocking the northbound lane, quick park and grab here, TFTC

Log is very wet, unable to write on it. Container is broken. Beautiful spot for Mary

Spending some time here up around Golden Bay and the Spit Of course these are not only lazy days , some caches need to go after Found wellTftc

Found with Leon0112.

Visiting from the state of Washington in the US. Originally flew into Wellington. Found GC46 and then took the ferry across to Picton. We enjoyed a day trip around the Sound there. Then drove to Nelson including a stop in Havelock for some green shelled mussels. Very yummy. We had a nice stay in Nelson which included a geocaching event there. We had the opportunity to meet several local cachers.We are now staying in Patons Rock. Today was our day to go to Farewell Spit and Wharariki Beach. Along the way we stopped and found these two caches. Thanks.

Interesting cache. Beautiful day in Golden Bay.

Found with Grandson and Daughter.

Tento hr oznmil pokozen schrnky.

The tube is cracked.

Foun on the trip to Golsen Beach. Thank you for the cache.

Quick find, nice place. Thanks for showing us, tftc!

Some time ago a group of us from Wellington decided that what we should do is come down to the Nelson region for a long weekend of Geocaching. So we did. We had such a good time that just a few months later we decided to do it again. The same team to the same location, with the same agenda. The only real goal for this four day break is exploring, having fun, and finding more of the unfound geocaches in the area.

Day one of this trip took us all the way out to Cape Farewell and then back to Tākaka. We stopped at many caches along the way, and this was one of them.

Most of our find here we signed the log with the collective name of N.M.T.Y to represent the four of us: NZ_B, Mr-Mcgoo, TwigNZ, and YetiNZ.

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Thanks to BigglesNZ for placing and maintaining this cache. I enjoy each and every cache I find, and it is only with Geocachers like this creating them and placing them out in the world that this wonderful game continues.

[DGSc-Bulk] tagging to help me generate a list for GC30AD8 - DGSc Challenge.

(# 8115) Day 1 of a caching trip to the Nelson/Golden Bay area for a repeat trip for the four amigos. Tripping with NZ_B, TwigNZ and YetiNZ. A day full of hilarity with nobody being spared being the butt of the jokes. Signed the log with NMTY.

Thanks BigglesNZ for bringing me here.

When I get home I will need to search for Mary’s history -graves like this interest me.

Day 1 of “The Wellingtonians are back” tour with TwigNZ, YetiNZ, Mr-Mcgoo. After the last trip, with more caches for us to find, we decided we had to return. And, of course, there will be days of laughter, usually at my expense

During our time here, all found caches were signed as NMTY (regardless of whether 2, 3 or all 4 of us hadn't found it previously), or with individual names for Challenge Caches according to whomever was claiming the find.

Kia ora rawa atu for the cache BigglesNZ.

A fast grab. Thanks for showing this grave to us.

Stop, grab and Go.
Thanks for the Cache, greatings from Germany.

TFTC.
Remarkable grave.

En balade dans mon ancienne ville cache trouvé facilement MPLC

Saw this on the way out to Puponga and collected it on the return trip. TFTC

Found with Piwaka54 on a little adventure. Good to be back in this paradise!!

Found with Nutty Nora

On a work trip n Collingwood
Decided to grab few while in town
TFTC

Nice view for a long rest.

Needs new logbook. Falling apart.

Doing a drivetest, on the way to Farewell Spit, I managed to grab this on the way there! Mary certainly has a nice view today

TFTC BigglesNZ, the cache was found in good order Signed, sealed and returned to GZ. 1 find(s) of 1 today, making this find #2947

Day 19 of three weeks winter motorhoming in the upper half of the South Island. Moved on from Pakawau in Golden Bay today via Collingwood (Adventure Lab time) to Takaka and on to Port Tarakohe for the night. Picked up a number of caches along the way despite quite a bit of rain at times.

This was our first one for the day and my northernmost in the South Island for the meantime. A quick find. Yes, life was harsh in those days! #4207. TFTC.

Thank you for making us stop and notice! TFTC!!

We are holidaying in Nelson at present, mainly to spend time with some of Mr G’s family but hoping to fit in some geocaching when the opportunity arises.
Yesterday six of us headed north west to stay at Pakawau Beach before joining a Farewell Spit tour today. There were many caches along the route from Nelson but we focused on a few that were special such as EarthCaches or Virtuals with particular walks and views incorporated.
After a fantastic and most interesting trip up to Farewell Spit and back today we ended up in Collingwood for an early dinner and decided on a few local caches before we left.
This was our final cache for the day and a little further up the road than our Airbnb. It seemed important to remember poor Mary and her little ones, so we made sure to visit. The cache was quickly located and signed. TFTC
Then we spent a few minutes reading the headstone and wondering what had actually happened to Mary and her two infants, and why they lie here together but remote from anyone else. RIP.

Nice grab TFTC

Not doing too many caches today as we are heading home again. Stopped by to make this a quick grab - didn't even have to leave car - then we were off again. tftc

#8517. I am over in the Takaka region on a work trip. After spending a couple of nights in the back country it was time to return to civilisation. We were driving back to Takaka and I asked my work colleagues to stop here so I could find this cache. Interesting lonely gravesite near the road. The cache was found in the first place checked. Signed the logbook and replaced the cache where found. Thanks BigglesNZ for hiding it here.

I pulled on up at this one, flicked on the hazard lights, RG popped out to retrieve and within a minute we were on our way. Thankfully no traffic either way, but we were well visible down this straight if not completely off the road. TFTC Biggles.

RG1972 are in Collingwood for the weekend, and today is her birthday. So we head out to Wharariki Beach for a bit of a walk, check in at Cape Farewell on the way back and end up at the start of Farewell Spit. Caching kept to a minimum today, but got some on the way in and out. A good day, thanks all COs.

A quick find with SJT_NZ while exploring the area and staying in Poponga for the evening, all in good order, thanks BigglesNZ for the cache.

Found with Tregearp on our way to Puponga for a couple of days caching. An instant find with all in good order. Thanks BigglesNZ for the cache.

Day 6 of my 2020 NZE (New Zealand Experience).
(My apologies for the delayed logging but I'm in catch-up mode)

Seeing as I can't be in America right now, I'm touring around the South Island instead. During my time here I am aiming to find as many of the TMGT caches as I can (preferably all 41) and also as many Virtuals, Earthcaches and Letterbox Hybrids as possible, plus any Trads or others that will fill a hole in my D/T grid, my Jasmer grid, or else the last 3 remaining Hidden Dates on that grid.

Today was going to be a very long drive, going from Westport all the way up to Farewell Spit which is somewhere I have longed to visit for a very long time. I've been close, but never quite made it all the way up there before. The great weather of the last few days continued to follow me around the island too, which always helps set a good mood for a road trip.

It was a truly stunning late winter's day, allowing me to spend most of the day in just a t-shirt. But by now it was getting late in the day and I was trying to work out where I would be spending the night etc. But there was still time to try to grab a late cache or two.

With no-one around, this was a quick and easy find. I encountered no issues with the cache or logsheet so with the log signed everything was replaced back exactly as found.

Thanks for placing this cache.

Would never have noticed Mary’s resting place iwithout the cache

A quick stop on our way to Puponga and Wharariki for a few caches. Thanks BigglesNZ

#9846

Paddle chick and I were on our way to Puponga to get a few caches I haven't been out this way in along time .My relatives come from this part of the district. A nice easy find Thanks for this cache BigglesNZ

Quick find after another great visit to Whariki

Quick easy find thank goodness on a very wet afternoon. TFTC

Gorgeous evening to stop and enjoy the sunset and pay our respects to Mary. TFTC

Stopped off after a trip to Pillar point. TFTC

Im navigator on this trip with Bro driving. Missed this one so had to turn around to vist Mary. Now snagged and tagged. Cheers.

Its a long weekend to Takaka, with Collingwood and Farewell Spit in the mix, with Zara Toby and Bullertroutss Bro. So lets go exploring. Visited lots of awesome places. But never enough time. I will be back.

We have family from Holland and are showing them around South Island. Had just done walk to views of Farewell Spit and on our way back to motorhome. Stopped to visit Mary, what a great spot. Thanks for the cache BigglesNZ.

Made a short stop here on my way back from the Farewell Spit and Wharariki beach.
tftc!

On our way back from Farewell Spit thought we would grab this historical one. So much history by the roadside in NZ. And with history, caches too!!

On our return from Farewell Spit we stopped for this little memorial site. TFTC

Beautiful day. Easy find

On the way back from a short walk to fossil beach. Had to park up the road and walk down to this one... all tucked away nicely.
TFTC BigglesNZ

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So, we took the time to visit a few Caches, to remove some green, orange or blue dots on our map.
We will distribute favorite points according to our mood and caches met.
Thank you to all Owners for the installation of these boxes and for their maintenance.
A nice place for a box!
Greetings from France!
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Thank you for this cache.

Day 7 of our wonderful New Zealand trip!
Today Oztriaco and I made our way from Collingwood to Farewell Spit. The weather was not really good. However we still got some nice views. On the way back we stopped here to visit this cache. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Austria.

*Day 7 of our amazing trip*

Despite the less than pleasant weather (in terms of rain, wind and visibility) blumen-wiese and I made our way from Collingwood up towards Farewell Spit, or Wharariki Beach to be precise, mainly to replicate the screen background image that most Windows 10 users know. And a good thing we did it, because the unfavourable outside conditions notwithstanding, we still were treated with some amazing views.
On our way back southwards we made a quick stop to find out which Mary we were supposed to remember here, but to my shame I have to admit that I have already forgotten who she was. At least we found the cache easily and could tick off this particular item from our daily to-do list.

Thanks for the cache and greetings from Austria

Lifted first rock.hmm no cache only weta.
Next one good. Tftc.

A family trip over the hill to Wharariki beach and a chance to grab a few caches on the trip. Homeward bound and time to step up the caching...First stop to the lonely grave to grab this one...easy park n grab. TFTC

There's something about this cache...

Nana and Grandad knew where this one was so it was a very quick find. Thank you

Nana and Grandad knew where this one was so it was a very quick find. Thank you

Nana and Grandad knew where this one was so it was a very quick find. Thank you

Well that was exciting ....pick your parking hummmm ...well that ain’t going to work 3 into 2 ...well it was close any way ...why does it happen ...there’s no one for miles except when you stop to grab a quick drive by .....no tears all good signed returned ...a set of tooting and fingers later were on our way thanks Biggles NZ great Cache

We pulled off as best we could for a quick park and grab. No one came past while we signed cache as it would have been interesting. Thanks for bringing us here Bigglesnz

Would never have known. Sad. TFTC

We had camped overnight at Anatori and were on the way home again but made the slight detour to find this cache. A quick find.
Thank you BigglesNZ.

We left the dusty roads from Anatori behind and are caching our way back to Collingwood. It was only a short detour and we parked off the road best we could. Enough to be three abreast for a moment when a car overtook a campervan right next to us. Pretty scary stuff. Cache was soon found and formalities taken care of. Thank you BigglesNZ

Up from CHCH visiting family in Richmond...and now a couple days in Golden Bay for some exploring. Settled in at the Golden Bay camp ground; sweet place.
Heading for Farewell Spit and surrounds....Wow. What a spot. Cool history...and a cool resting spot. Cheers.

A quick stop. Tftc

Tftc

After the drive out to Mangarakau there was time to sign off a few caches on the Collingwood-Puponga road.

I'm glad that Mary has company out here.

Cheers for the cache.

Now on my way back from Farewell Spit - a sunny day but gusty at the Cape - I guess it's mostly like that?
Thanks for this interesting cache, BigglesNZ.

Beautiful memorial . Tftc

A sad story but a nice place to remember them. TFTC

What a sad story - 45 is way too young to die and to loose two children is just a tragedy. Thanks for the cache

This was our 65.th New Zealand cache on our trip! 
Thanks for placing and maintaining the cache.
Greetings from Germany

Ok

Wonder if any of the family still live locally and if she ever gets visited by family or just geocachers ? A quick find and log signed thanks for the cache

Having a pleasant day cruising in the Bay and picking up a few caches while enjoying some sun. A quick grab and an interesting read . TFTC

What a surprise and very interesting poor Mary and all those years ago and only 45 .Thanks for the cache.

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Parked really close and found quickly. Put a new log sheet in as only a couple of spaces left. Greetings from the UK. TFTC #7183

Biggles we like your cemetery caches. Always something to read and local history to discover in these places. Poor Mary died young after losing two children. Times were hard in those days. TFTC.

A quick find on a nice morning to be out and about enjoying the sun. TFTC

A very quick find. TFTC

Having a Collingwood caching weekend.
Time to head north this afternoon.

Not an easy place to stop to visit Mary. The campervans didn't enjoy squeezing passed.
Paid my respects quickly and carried on.
TFTC

We really needed my wee cachelet to have a sleep this afternoon as he was really tired. We headed off on a wee ride after dropping of the rest of the family. We headed West and kept on driving until we ran out of road after hitting Farewell Spit and the wee man woke up we grabbed a few caches on the way back to Pattons Rock. Parked up across the road and made a quick find.

Thanks for the cache BigglesNZ.
#4616

I've passed this lonely grave many times, it was time to stop and pay my respects. I think there might be some family connection here. I must do some research. TFTC .

I was feeling quite sorry for Mary - first about the children and then to be stuck way out here in a lonesome grave. Couldn't help to wonder where her husband was. But then Sidewaze pointed out the amazing view and I thought actually it was probably a place she loved so felt a lot better about it. Last cache of the day for me. TFTC #8639

Found with bijouxtoojnr on a still evening. Thanks for placing the cache.

Have driven past Mary on many occasions and never realised she was here. Thanks for the snippet of local history. Tftc

An intriguing piece of history which wets the appetite to know more.

We spent 4 incredibly wonderful weeks in New Zealand for vacation and
had a lot of fun to discover all the marvels of this country.
Day 20 - on a cloudy and windy day we went to the Pupu Springs, a group of large and crystal clear springs, sacred to the Maori people before going to Farewell Spit.
At this narrow sand spit we had a pleasant walk over hills to the beach - miles of sand as far the eye can see!
We finished off with a coffee and a delicious muffin at the café.
Besides we still found time for geocaching and picked up quite a few caches on our way.
This was one of them!

TFTC,
Stadibast

From 19th February to 20th March Stadibast and I visited New Zealand. Half of the time we made a trip around the North-Island. After a short stay in Auckland we went to: Bay of Islands, Cape Reinga, Rotorua and the Wai-o-Tapu-Thermal Wonderland, the great Taupo-lake… We made a Rafting Tour in the Waitomo-Glowworm-caves or hiked the Tongariro–Alpine-Crossing and, and…
In the second part of our holidays we visited the south island, hiked in the Abel-Tasman-Reserve , went to the Marlborough-Sounds, the Golden Bay, the Oparara-Arch, the Franz-Josef- and Fox-Glaciers, had a great sight on Mt. Cook and Mt. Tasman, relaxed at the Wanaka- and Hawea-Lakes,….
New Zealand is a very amazing country and with exceptional natural sites. We are very impressed of these great nature monuments and sights and we are happy that we met so much friendly and helpful people.
On the way to Farewell-Spit we passed this place. Easy find.
Greetings from Germany.
TFTC
black_dog2402

Lovely spot and a quick find

It was a surprise to find this memorial along the road. TFTC

Just home after our Golden Bay camping trip from the Marlborough Sounds. It was not a caching expedition but we did manage one or two . We were travelling with our camping group who, although not cachers, joined in the fun. Our travels brought us to your cache – many thanks, BigglesNZ, for bringing us to this spot. We’ve had great fun all the way.

On holiday at Motueka and having a ball.
Very nice area.

TFTC.

Waited for 2 horsey folks to pass before hunting, 1st of the day on farewell spit.

On holiday in New Zealand for 4 weeks & staying with my family in Lyttelton

TVM4TC

Quick find on a blustery afternoon, had been passed this spot numerous times but never noticed the grave. Another find due to Geocaching. TFTC

#10266. We were heading north, and decided parking looked better on the right hand side of the road (though we didn't want to pull off too far in case the edge of the low bank next to the sea wasn't very stable). The road was quiet and the cache was a quick find. Interesting spot. TFTC.

As warned, parking was not great, but the cache was an instant find and there wasn't much traffic while we were signing the logbook, so I think we were parked safely enough.
A lovely location to remember Mary. I wonder if she loved the sea as she has now a great view of it. And looking at the erosion of the shoreline here, I wonder how long before Mary is in the sea? TFTC.

On tour with Del84
This one was a short park and grab. Del84 stopped and I went for the hide. There it was! TFTC

On the road with Franzi5055.

Auf dem Weg nach Pohara, dieses Cache der Küste entlang angepeilt und gesucht. Die Dose konnte nach wenigen Sekunden von Franzi5055 geborgen werden.
TFTC

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