Portobello View of the Bay (otago) Portobello, South Island, New Zealand
By Natalie247 on 26-Sep-15. Waypoint GC6436E

Even smaller than I thought. Took a few looks

We are now in Dunedin on our trip. It is very beautiful here with many great buildings. We enjoy the surroundings and the great views.Today the weather is fantastic and we decide to take a leisurely drive along the coast of the peninsula. We hope to see some albatross and seals.Of course, the Labcaches Tradis Virtuals and Earthcaches are also searched for and logged.Many thanks to all owners and greetings from the Moorhelmi from Germany

Found on a trip down south to the Dunedin Mega with trayc.gsigned as MrMuggle or MM to save room..Thanks to the COs for all your caches. We had a blast. TFTC

Down in Dunedin for the Mega this weekend with McJandals and NZFLOSSY. Signed the log sheet MDF Thanks for the cache.

Was down here for the Dunedin Geo Toroa Event from the sunny Bay of Plenty,Tauranga and are with some of Team BoP. Great to get together with our fellow cachers. Signed Logs MDF. (McJandals,Davidson clan & NZ Flossy) and have teamed up with our fellow bop mates for the last couple of days Squirrel Nutcase and Fap and Gap. (Fangs)I am logging using the Cachly App and using their template option which helps with my memory for logging. I genuinely thank every CO for their time and effort put into these caches. Much appreciated. . Trying to catch up with my logging.

Stopped for a lunch snack and coffee at the little local caf and found with Gazania Rigens & Wombatwandering whilst we were there.TFTC

Decided to stop at Portobello for something to eat and found this cache as we parked the car. Here with Gazania Rigens and Zouavesauvage. Thanks.

This was smaller than I had expected, but eventually I spotted it. The log is full, so I squeezed our initials (GR,WW,ZS) somewhere. The view wasn't too great today, but I can imagine how nice this road is on a sunny day. TFTC!

This is day three of my Dunedin Mega trip (and NOT the actual date of the mega as I've been accidentally putting in my logs at the start of the day), the first time I've ever been here before (never mind geocaching). Obviously with such a plethora of caches to find there's going to be plenty I'll skip but I hope to find my targets.Unfortunately logging is going to be generic, but thank you to all the cache owners and event organisers for the things you do.Having stopped to grab the details for the new multi, I popped over for this one.All good here, and thank you to Natalie247 for the placement of your Traditional Cache.Find #7272 at 26 October 2024 12:49pm

Watched COHilton look for it in the rain.

Back in our hometown for a weekend of MEGA adventures.Weather has changed dramatically since yesterday but we will soldier on TFTC.

Day two of the MEGA, and matagouri and I have teamed up with watcache to explore the otago peninsula and get as many caches as we could, while braving the bitter cold rain and wind.Despite the weather we had a lot of fun.Thanks to all the CO's for setting up and maintaining these caches.We signed the log as watratmat

Down in Dunedin for the Mega. Great to be back for another Mega 12 years after NZ's first Mega here in 2012. Finding a few caches with Boxhill and having a few laughs on the way.Thanks to the team for putting on a great Mega weekend, and also to all the COs for placing and maintaining the caches.TFTC Natalie247

On a mission today with rosmar despite the rain, nice quick find here, TFTC

Took a wee while to spot, but soon found. Caching with Gernita, log signed as Rad Deer, thanks

Jumped out and quick grab! Shame bad weather, so drove right up!

A lot of potential spots, tftc

This was a new experience for Miss 12. I found it quite quickly and shes all clued up now.

A group find here in the wet cold freezing weather tftc log is ful

Found in the rainLog signed as wat,rat,matThanks for the placement and the smiley Watcache, rattl, matagouri

A drive around the Otago Peninsula today finding caches. Great view.Logbook signed and replaced as found. Tftc

We parked at the shops at Portobello and a straight forward sign on the object .. We came down to Dunedin for the great Mega event - which was really good ! - and had previously solved all of the Albatross caches - with a lot of assistance - and had had several days either side , for caching up either side of the harbour and other caches around about . It was a shame that the High cliff road has been subject to the weather patterns and heavy rain and blocked the road . T he Weather either side of the mega was reasonable, but both the saturday and the sunday were rather wet . . sadly. there are so many caches all around this area so even after 5-6 days of caching there are still hundreds of caches to be found . With so many caches some get lost in a bit of a fog . We took nothing and left nothing here . Thank you for this cache .

Day 10 of our Enzed adventures with Robmc. We arrived in Dunedin yesterday and today we hired bikes to ride the Otago Vine including a ferry ride across the bay.We managed to collect a lot of the puzzles we had prepared for and I think we only had a couple of DNFs. It rained, the sun shone, the wind blew, it was calm - the whole gamut really.Thanks for contributing to the fun Natalie247

Day ten of our epic New Zealand Adventure with The Morris.We have at last arrived in Dunedin.We spent today riding the Otago Vine clockwise, collecting caches as we came across them.Stopped at Port Chalmers for lunch then caught the ferry to Portobello.Mostly a nice day except for a bit of rain just out of Portobello (but we soon dried off).Our first cache on this side of the bay.It is indeed a nice view.Thanks, Robmc.

Found, more later

Found with Kiwimykl, refer to his log for details.TFTC Natalie247

We're staying nearby so I had to tick this one off the list. Easy find. TFTC

Today I walked from Portobello to Company Bay over the afternoon, in the spirit of exercise, Pokemon Go, and Geocaching. I'd planned to walk further, but the benefit of travelling on a bus route is you can call time very easily.After exploring nearby, I found this cache at the start of my walking path. It took a good bit of searching but I eventually put my finger on it. Tftc!

Was nearby so checked on this one. Cache all good. 12 spots free in the logbook.

Dnf

Biking loopThis one is tiny, didn't write in it as didn't feel I could get the paper out without damaging it.

After lunch, I was allowed a few minutes to walk over to find this cache. My wife and daughter waited at the restaurant, barely tolerating my obsession. TFTC.

Quick easy find, TFTC!

This is the closest cache to where I stayed overnight. Walked the geohound here this morning to look for it. Pleased to report a quick find based on the hint. #7367. TFTC.

A quick find once the two muggles moved on! Such a lovely day today so there were heaps of people out enjoying the bay. TFTC

When we first pulled up there were two muggles on the seats, but after we had walked to the nearby shop to buy a pie for lunch, the muggles had gone and it was then an easy find. There's also a very cute cat who lives over the road. TFTC

TFTC good place for fish n chips

Took a few minutes to hunt it down. Nice spot to sign a log. Cheers

The cache is very well camouflaged. Took some time to find it. Thanks for the cache!

Nice one, working down here today so thought id tag another one. Beauty spot

A lovely spot to stop and enjoy the view, and not too far from where I was staying. A great way to start a exploration on my little folding bike. While I was there I saw a large coach heading down the no exit, no turning gravel road by the cache! Hopefully they knew where they were going and would be able to turn around! Thanks for the cache here!

Found it! Took us about 20 minutes to find quite difficult.

Found with Raincatz Fter a nice drive along the foreshore from Dunedin. Better than the skinny high 4d over the mountain.TFTC.

Quick cache on a tripling the road from Dunedin. Raincatz and Kooleen from Australia.tftc

Four of us looked for about 15 minutes and found nothing that resembled a magnetic nano I hope its still there TF

The view is great, but no cigar. Thnx

Out on a cyclocache ride up the cyclepath from Andersons Bay to Portobello and back. The seats were occupied when I first road up the gravel road but unoccupied when I came back. Nice quick find. TFTC Natalie247

We are staying at a holiday park for a couple of nights as we pass through to the Catlins. This morning was beautiful so after my hubby replaced my brake pads (smoked them in Waimate) I was off along the smooth path to Portobello and back.Here is my turn around spot sat and grabbed the cache and a wee snack before setting off again.

Velk cesta do Ocenie - den 54 - Dunedin - Otago peninsula - Dunedin, Otago, South Island, Nov Zland (70 km)Dnes bylo pro zmnu od rna zataeno, teplota kolem 20C a odpoledne i pehky. Vydala jsem se na poloostrov Otago, kde jsou mal rybsk vesnice a na pici nejvt kolonie albatros krlovskch, lachtani (nebo tuleni) a taky men skupiny nejmench tuk modrch a tuk lutookch. Nejdv jsem se ale zastavila ve mst v Unity Park, kde je dal star keka z 11/2000. Opt to vypadalo na snadn odlov, od parkovit 100 m do leska, ale tentokrt zde byl nicnekajc hint a leskem jsem prolzala asi pl hodiny a nic. Natst se pak prodrala houtm njak mlad ochrnkyn prody, kter la naplnit pasti proti oposumm jedem, a ta mi poradila, e nco divnho vidla v zemi pln mimo souadnice. No byla to keka. Tak velk radost, e jsem tu netrvila as zbyten, a mohla jsem jet dl. Objela jsem postupn cel poloostrov, zastavovala u keek a taky na hezkch mstech a vyhldkch, a jsem dojela na cp. To u zaalo poprchat, tak jsem jet rychle sela na malou pliku, kam se vrac ti mal tuci z moe, ale byli tam jen njac vlejc se lachtani. Njac lid m upozornili na to, e jeden malink a asi vystraen tuk se skrv pod eleznmi schody, po kterch chod lid. Nael si tedy skr dost na prd, kdy mu vichni chod nad hlavou, ale vyfotila jsem si jeho malou st, co byla vidt mezi dvma stupni schod. Jinak se vracvaj z moe a v podveer a to se na tuto pl sm jen organizovan s prvodcem a vstupnm. Pokraovala jsem u s detnkem na vyhldku na tesy a majk a pak do nvtvnickho centra u kolonie albatros. Tady byla vstavka o faun a Maorskch tradicch a taky obchod se suvenry a kaf a taky WC. Z centra se opt organizovan chod na vychzku s prvodcem na pozorovac ploinu nahoe na kopci, odkud je vidt na ty albatrosy. Nejbli voln termn byl za 2 hodiny a venku prelo, tak jsem to zabalila a vrtila se do nejvt vesnice Portobello a odtud jinou silnic po hebenu kopce jela kolem dalch keek zpt do Dunedinu. Ten je z poloostrova fakt pkn vidt. Msto se rozprostr od moe na kopce na vechny strany. Posledn keku jsem odlovila v dalm mstskm parku a jela na bark na veei. Tuky mm moc rda, ale tady je setkn s nimi pli organizovan. V Chile jsem zaila krsn pobyt na Ostrovu tuk, kde chod ty po cestikch a tuci vude kolem a pletou se ti pod nohama, a to tady zat nejde.Today I found another old cache from November 2000 in Unity Park and then went to see the Otago peninsula. I enjoyed geocaching and nice views and made it to the end to the colony of albatrosses and blue penguins. However, neither type of animal can be seen here without taking part in an organized tour, and they were sold out and it started to rain. So I went around the lookout points and took a different route over the ridge of the cliffs back to Dunedin. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Czech republic.

New log in place

Very cool area.TFTC

Big cache day with BMR49.11th of the day.TFTC

Good cache

Need more paper to sign it

Good hide. Wonderful area. Tftc

15053.

Hard but fun to look for.

First find. Log full. Tftc

Quick find here with a photo log, will come back to sign!

Tiny.JOH, T, NMichigan, USA

TFTC! Great view. Log is over full!

Easy find tyftf.

What a lovely view point this is. Quick easy find. TFTC

Logbook is really full. Thanks for the little break with a view!

This geocacher reported that the logbook is full.

Out and about on day 9 of my South Island Tour and day 3 of "Wellingtonions Gone South: Dunedin Edition" with NZ_B, TwigNZ, Mr-Mcgoo, Itchyfeet2020 and matagouri. The target of this day was cleaning up some of the peninsula. All logs signed as MINT. TFTC

A visit to Dunedin by Wellington geocachers NZ_B, Itchyfeet2020, TwigNZ, Mr-Mcgoo, Taybeen NZ, and myself. Signing as Team MINT, targeting old caches, Wherigos, and whatever else we can find.We stopped at Portobello for a lunch-break. This cache was close by, so a natural target after coffee. An easy find. Tftc!

A group of friends have traveled together to Dunedin to collectively target a whole bunch of caches, primarily because of their value in terms of Jasmer Grid filling, or for certain Challenge Caches that we have elected to try to achieve.M.M.I.N.T.T are Mr-Mcgoo, matagouri, Itchyfeet2020, NZ_B, taybee nz and TwigNZ. Some logs were signed this way, some were signed as M.I.N.T for expediency, and some (mainly Challenge Caches) were signed with individual names.Day 3, and the main focus of our day would be hitting the Otago Peninsula where we hoped to find many of the Albatross Geoart series, especially the Challenge Caches.We had decided to take a break over a coffee and cake (or cheese rolls or whatever). Now suitably refreshed, we wandered over to this one to make the quick find. The log is full but I just about managed to squeeze the team initials onto the roll.Normally I would have replaced a full log roll, but one of the sacrifices of flying with hand luggage only for a 4 day trip is that I could not bring my cache kit with me on this trip - sorry.Thank you for setting up this series for all to find.

Found today on our tour around the Peninsula.Day 3 of The Wellingtonians are in Dunedin tour with TwigNZ, Mr-Mcgoo, Itchyfeet2020 and matagouri, as well as TaybeeNZ who decided to have a few days of his South Island tour with us. We are targeting specific caches -oldies, wherigos (thanks to the Seagnoids new caches on the Wainuiomata Hill road in Lower Hutt), a certain jet and hopefully a certain bird. Of course, there will be days of laughter, no doubt at my expense During our time here, all found caches were signed as MINT, regardless of whether 2, 3 or all 5 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 Natalie247.

Day 3 of our Dunedin Invasion with six welly cachers. We have lots of plans and caches to find - probably to many - but with many of the very targeted oldies now done, day 3 can be a bit more play. Today is the peninsula. Stopped for coffee and cake and strolled over for this one. All logs signed as MINT.

Visiting the area with gdkja. Log full, had to squeeze name in. Needs replacing. Lots of noisy seagulls about.

School holiday find with the kids after a morning hot chocolate at the cove cafe. Lots of treasures for the kids on the beach too

Due to accident I am unable to get to the location to check on the cache until late October.

Good fun cache to do while taking in the view

Got it. Log full. Nice view.

Out with mate for a coffee and this was close by so quickly did it with him. However the log is full and needs replacing so I’ll just post a photo of me with the cache. TFTC

Log needs replacing

Making our way back after exploring the Pyramids. We enjoy this lovely route with great views. Stopped to find this one on our way. Thanks for the cache Natalie247.

Needs maintenance- log is full. Sorry I didn't have any of that size log paper with me.

What a strange structure. Seems a bit of overkill for a nice restful view? This desperately needs a new log- I had to write in the tiny gap between two other entries, so is barely legible and there isn't any more space. Found with Debsnz. Thanks Natalie.

A fantastic sunny warm day for drive to the peninsula. A nice spot to sit...and get a cache. Thanks for the cache.

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Quick find after walking out to the marine laboratory. TFTC

A nice quick find for us. The first find for the newest member of our caching family, with many more to come! TFTC

That certainly is a view and the house across the road has the prime spot. A quick find of a size that we have not seen lately.

Look fir small its there, nice spot with friends

A nice spot for a rest on my morning caching between Broad Bay and Portobello. TFTC at the pleasant spot. It’s Market Day at Portobello today so lots of muggles about.

Found it sure is micro

Beautiful view I would have stayed longer but for the drizzle and wet seat.
Thanks

On the way back from the Albatrosses. TFTC.

We were about to give up but then we looked on Amazon to see what it looked like and we soon found it! TFTC!

Couldn’t open the cache

Signed log as KTNZ. Great spot. Thanks.

Def micro. Tftc

rahmschnitzel2704 and I could find this cache during our roadtrip through this beautiful country.
Thank you very much for hiding and maintaining this cache!

During our roadtrip in New Zealand, we also found this cache. Thanks for hiding!

A nice easy find while exploring the peninsula. Lots of major roadworks going on in Portobello. The whole town came to a standstill as 2 old blue wedding cars pulled into the hotel with the bridal party. Tftc

We're currently travelling New Zealand in search of adventures. We're exploring the Otago Peninsula

3 March 2023 15:20 - Cache Number 2825
A quick find here and the cache is in good condition. TFTC

I found this little cache after a few minutes. On a short stop in Portobello. Nice view! TFTC!

spent 6 great weeks in New Zealand with my ?? The start was a bit bumpy (Cyclone Gabrielle) but then it got better and better. We travelled to both islands and discovered a lot. We photographed and filmed many beautiful things, but most of it stayed in our hearts.Almost everywhere we stopped, a cache was already waiting for us. Most of the caches are well maintained and easy to find.With mostly very nice weather, we saw a lot of this impressive island. In many places, caches were waiting for us, which were sometimes easy and sometimes difficult to find. This cache was also included and was successfully signedWe puzzled a lot in advance and the tours ?? were well prepared So this box was also well found.now I have another on my personal cache card.many thanks to [^] **Natalie247** [^] for the effort and the cache and greetings from Germany ???? TFTF**Geistercacher**#34144

After lunch at the cafe we strolled along to this cache and sat on the surprisingly high seat to sign the log. Little fish were jumping as we enjoyed the harbour views. TFTC