Look Out! (Napier) Bluff Hill, North Island, New Zealand
By
nzkites on 17-Jan-15. Waypoint GC5KJCT
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We found the spot ... but not the cache-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --French version below-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Short late log but more complete now that we are back home.Our vacation will take us to the other side of the world to the land of the Maoris. After many, many hours of flying, a passage through China on the way there and through the United States of America on the way back, we will finally arrive in Christchurch which will be the starting point of our journey.We will enjoy the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and we will go back towards the North Island via State Highway 1. To combine business with pleasure, we will take regular breaks and small detours according to the caches that seem the most accessible to us.With a little more than 3500 km in 20 days, we will have discovered many facets of this island which is soothing. We will have to come back because there are so many places that we have not done . In broad strokes, the path will go from Christchurch to the Kaikoura Peninsula then towards Picton for the crossing to Wellington.New island, new road, and by State Highway 2 we go towards Hastings and Napier. We will leave the seaside for several days to go to Tongariro and Taupo. We will continue north towards Rotorua and Hamilton (without forgetting a detour via Hobbiton ) A detour to the Coromandel Peninsula and finally the almost north of the island with Whangarei and Waitangi to learn the history of this country.There will only be a few days left to spend towards Auckland and its suburbs before taking the plane back to the grayness of our European autumn.The majority of the boxes will be found, we have abandoned those where our English was lacking and where we could not understand the clue. Thanks to all the owners who brightened up our path, who took us to incredible places (that's also geocaching)In short, we had a great vacation, saw beautiful places that simply ask us to come back. We learned a lot about the history of this country and its traditions, it's a great motivation for our destinations.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Petit log en retard mais un peu plus complet maintenant que nous sommes rentrs la maison. Nos vacances vont nous emmener lautre bout du monde au pays des Maoris. Aprs beaucoup, beaucoup dheures davion, un passage par la Chine laller et par les Etats-Unis dAmrique au retour, nous arriverons enfin Christchurch qui sera le point de dpart de notre priple.Nous profiterons des plages du de locan Pacifique et nous remonterons en direction de lile du nord via la State highway 1. Pour joindre lutile et lagrable, nous ferons des pauses rgulires et de petits dtours au gr des caches qui nous semble les plus accessibles. Avec un peu plus de 3500 km en 20 jours, nous aurons dcouverts pleins de facettes de cette ile qui est apaisante. Il nous faudra revenir car il y a tellement dendroit que nous navons pas fait . Dans les grand traits, le chemin ira de Christchurch la pninsule Kaikoura puis direction Picton pour la traverse vers Wellington.Nouvelle ile, nouvelle route, et par la State Highway 2 nous remontrons en direction de Hastings et Napier. Nous laisserons le bord de mer plusieurs jours pour aller au Tongariro et Taupo. Nous continuerons vers le nord en direction de Rotorua et Hamilton (sans oublier un dtour par Hobbiton ). Un crochet pour la pninsule de Coromandel et pour finir le presque nord de lile avec Whangarei et Waitangi pour apprendre lhistoire de ce pays. Il ne restera que quelques jours passer vers Auckland et sa banlieue avant de ne reprendre lavion pour retourner dans la grisaille de notre automne europen.La majorit des boites seront trouves, nous avons dlaisser celles o notre anglais faisait dfaut et ou que nous narrivions pas comprendre lindice. Merci tous les poseurs qui ont gay notre chemin, qui nous ont emmen dans des endroits incroyables (cest aussi cela le geocaching)Bref, nous avons pass de superbes vacances, vu des endroits magnifiques qui demandent simplement que lon revienne. Nous avons appris beaucoup de chose sur lhistoire de ce pays et de ces traditions, cest une grande motivation pour nos destinations.
Came up here as our first stop in Napier and were really glad we did. After finding the cache 21m from the listed coordinates at a place still matching the hint tho, we headed up to the fence to look out at the port where two tugboats were getting a container ship out to sea and a logging ship was being filled with logs. Pretty great spot and nice on a sunny but cool day if you are sitting in the sun TFTC
Early in the morning, we were alone on this beautiful spot. Therefore we could enjoy the lookout and sign the logbook without others. TFTC
On our only full day in Napier, we found the kiwi had moved out of the aquarium three days ago & the Faraday Museum doesn't open on Thursdays! So we visited McLean Park for BlLbo's cricket ground pilgrimage before a lovely wander around the city centre in the sunshine. This afternoon I nipped out for some caches with BlLbo.This was our next stop & although the view was spectacular, we spent ages watching the various vehicles loading the logs onto the ship. Some of the logs misbehaved so the best part was watching the drivers skillfully chasing them & getting them to where they belonged!After a good 20 minutes spectating, I thought we ought to give this cache a look. The good coordinates drew us to the hiding place where something suspicious led us to the hide. It was a little awkward to extract the logsheet but I soon had the administration completed.Found at 16:37Cache #10438TFTC nzkites
The coordinates are a bit out, but a fairly easy find on a spectacularly sunny winter's day. TFTC
Found this while checking out the view. Thanks for the cache, great spot.Sadly didnt have a pen to log it.
Great little hide. Plenty of muggles around. Found while travelling from Australia. TFTC.
Was a good task to find. Took a friend who has just started (MisfitShade). Thanks for the fun hunt.
Very good find and very first time aswell with a mate (krose1214) thanks for the great hunt
Very quiet here this morning on a beautiful day! Make it a quick find with no muggles around!
Aprs notre priple en Australie, on dcouvre la nouvelle Zlande : de Wellington Napier. On logue en team Mado. Merci pour la cache trouve sans problme. Dommage que la pluie nous ait gch la vue
Nous poursuivons notre road trip en NZ. Aujourd'hui Napier, nous jaunirons quelques points sur le secteur. Log en team Mado.TFTC
Great views but very winding steep drive up - saw containers being loaded onto ship below tftc
Steep hill what a view!!. Greetings from Utah USA. Found with dix1, 800RMK, tumblr77, and the weeones. Thanks for the smiley in Napier NZ
Greetings from Utah, USA. Found with Del2u, 800rmk, tumblr77 and the wee ones. . Enjoying our time on and off the cruise. Thank you for bringing us here Favorite for sure
Day 6 in Napier, New Zealand. Spent the day gathering caches around the amazing art deco Napier.Looks like everyone is trying to squeeze the last inch out of bluff hill. Surprised it wasnt made into a botanical gardens for everyone.Interesting views from the bluff.Log signed and replaced as found.Thanks for the traditional cache nzkites #7,852
I actually visited Bluff Hill twice today as I didnt know there was a cache there and ended up returning as I had time to go again. Well I got a good workout! Thanks for the hide!
Finding a cache at the top the hill maxe the walk up for the view all the better. TFTC
17 February 2024 11:47 TFTC nzkites for placing this cache, number 13369 for me. A fabulous view on a very hot day! An easy find once I got to the right level!
Took the path rather than the road but the calories were worth the view. Finding a few here while visiting from Canada. Tfth!
When up to the cache with my cousins and family and I first was looking around the spots then I found the right spot and found the cache instantly! I dont think its a micro looks more of a small or regular to me but CO choice at the end of the day! I did get to sign the brand new sweet log! Tftc cool cache happy hunting!
Coordinates changed from:S 39 28.743 E 176 55.092Coordinates changed to:S 39 28.744 E 176 55.096Distance from original: 19.7 feet or 6.0 meters.Cache replaced in a slightly different position, hint and description updated.
Rien trouvé ici, pourtant l'emplacement est flagrant... Dommage. Mais la vue vaut le coup. Merci pour la cache.
Nothing found here, yet the location is obvious... Too bad. But the view is worth it. Thanks for the cache.
Nothing found here, yet the location is obvious... Too bad. But the view is worth it. Thanks for the cache.
