Smuggler's Cave (Waipu Cove/Langs Beach) Langs Beach, North Island, New Zealand
By @McArrrrrgister on 31-Dec-14. Waypoint GC5JGTQ

GZ now fenced off. Have removed cache and will rehide someday.

I saw this on was disabled but as we were on the track doing the others, decided to check this one out. Got to GZ and could see that there has been new fencing done and GZ now on the other side of electric fence - slid under fence to GZ and made quick find of both old and new cache. Log was in new cache. Signed and replaced. Tftc.

Back out Mangawhai way, so wanted to make sure of at least a cache or two for the day. Headed off along the track late afternoon and soon reached the GZ area. With the good hint, the cache was soon located in the correct spot, but surprise, surprise, there were actually two neat caches, so I signed the log in both, just to be sure. TFTC

Needs checking

Seems this one was muggled, mint tin with log in the open, other containers lying in the opening to the cave but all seemed intact. All returned. TFTC.

Beautiful containers !!!

I had to leap the electric fence to get to GZ. Nice caches but which was the right log to sign? Could do with a sort out. Tftc

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Aaarrgh matey!
Took not long to find thee treasure, though no x marked ye spot. Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrggghhh.
Tftc.

Nach einer ewig langen Anreise machen wir jetzt für die nächsten 5 Wochen Neuseeland unsicher und suchen hier nach Dosen und Abenteuern, und anscheinend suchen Millionen von Sandfly's dabei nach uns. Zuerst auf der Südinsel und danach noch auf der Nordinsel - auf der es anscheinend nur regnet. Und da wir einmal hier unten sind, gibt es auch noch nen Abstecher nach Fiji.

heutige Etappe: nach Pahia

Bevor wir heute das Cachemobil starteten, stand noch der Waipu Costal Track an. Hier waren einige Dosen zu suchen und es gab viele schöne Stellen mit Blick auf die Küste.

Zur Dose:
Die erste Dose war ein schneller Fund. Die Schmuggler haben wir nicht angetroffen, doch ihr Schmugglergut haben wir entdeckt.

Danke für's Legen und Herführen sagt Bison1.0.

Nice easy find on the way back can't believe we missed it on the way. TFTC

#5374 - #1668

A really good route. I loved overhanging trees. Sitting on their huge tribe over the sea waves is a nice experience. And here is beautiful stones look like as The Pancake Rocks . Plus that's a nice coffer. I send favorite point due to such a good place.

Thanks for the cache. In: - / Out: -

Opravdu povedená trasa. Hodně se mi líbily stromy, které jsou převislé. Sedět na jejich mohutném kmeni nad mořskými vlnami je skutečný zážitek. A tady nahoře zase krásné kameny, vypadají jak zmenšené palačinkové skály . K tomu ještě pěkně vyvedená truhlička. Posílám favouše za tak povedené místo.

Díky za keš. In: - / Out: -

Beautiful track! Thanks for the cache and nice treasure box!

Aha! Treasure for sure! TFTC

Nice walk!!!
Thanks tcr-biker and schlomooo

I've been meaning to do this walk since these caches were published, and even have a family bach nearby in Lang's Beach, so I don't really have an excuse why I haven't done these yet. Having no plans for this trail looked like just the ticket. Was quite surprised by how many people where doing this walk, though in hind-sight half of Auckland is up this way, however I didn't have any issues with muggles, apart from a few short breaks in the searching to let them past.

Headed to the far end to this cache as I'd find the others on the way back. A pretty neat hiding place and a well themed hide. Looks like a few muggles have found the bounty as well. Thanks for the hide.

Very cool cache, and what a neat coastal track. Thanks for the adventure

485 Run with GT Works

LOVED this cache! Love it! Love it! Love it! plus the track is really interesting which is a bonus. Log is sodden and unfortunately I didn't have a spare log with me- i think its because were it was has an open crack above it allowing water to travel down and into the cache so i placed it more under the lip so it could dry. Like some of the others i signed a rock inside the cache.
Fav point from me

Forgot a pen not
Wanting to write in blood tho
As I ain't a true pirate

(2104) Headed south to walk the coastal walkway between Langs Beach and Waipu cove and collect a few caches along the way. Love the cache and hiding spot, Favorate point for me. TFTC

Enjoying an early evening walk along this beautiful coastal walk. Made a quick find once inside before heading further along there stunning coastal track. Yay another wee smilie.

Q. What's better than having a stunning coastal walk?
A. Having a stunning coastal walk and stumbling across some pirate treasure. TFTC.

Nice quick find once we were at GZ. Great cache container. Well done! Log duly signed and replaced as found. TFTC.

What an excellent cache! We walked along the path from Waipo Cove Views cache. Beautiful scenery. TFTC

Great cache. Thanks

Last one along here for the day, back into the car and headed north. Ryan and Ally loved the camo on this one. Thanks for all these caches.

Lovely find the kids really enjoyed the theme. Thanks heaps!

Loved the little cave and a very nice little cache.

What an awesome cave & treasure! Luckily R5 had the coords as my phone & GPS weren't cooperating ( I now realise it was because my premium memberhsip had lapsed [:/] ) TFTC!

Wow, what a great treasure trove TFTC

We planned a relaxing day, but finding caches was stronger!
It became a great walk, we loved every minute of it

The cork of the little bottle was too far in the bottle. We had to move it out. Maybe new cork in it?

Tftc, greets, Gio en China, the Netherlands

My son and I found this cache on our hike to Mangawhai Heads.
What a spectacular piece of coastline. An exciting cache to find, well presented. TFTC

I think I left my walking pole leaning against a rock a few metres down hill from this cache. If the next visitor could have a look for me I'd be very grateful! Cheers

Visited followin' a last minute publication induced change o' plans for some cachin' on New Year's Day with funkymunkyzone.

We continued further along t' coastal walkway, lookin' t' plunder one final new cache for t' celebrate t' new year in, and this one didn't disappoint! Upon reachin' GZ it was clear where t' search t' find where X marked t' spot and aye enough, thar was t' treaaye! T' virgin log was smartly marked and booty photos taken! Final joint (FTF) o' t' day with FMZ!"

Yarrrrr! A hearty thanks me matey!

A bit further along the track and we came to this little spot, and where we would turn around and head back to the car parked at the other end of the walkway. A few walkers went past us here before we dived in and uncovered the smuggler's treasure. I was so blinded by the gold and trinkets that I think I left behind my walking pole here, so if anyone finds it (I think a few metres downhill from the smuggler's cave) it would be awesome if they could let me know! Anyway, another spot and cache that deserves a fave point. Joint {FTF} with slieschke. FTF #1710 TFTC!!!

Found with FMZ, full log to come.

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