Rotoroa (Waikato) Hamilton West, North Island, New Zealand
By Pam and Spudgun on 14-Jun-02. Waypoint GC6562

no had several looks around the surrounding trees but dicided to dig to china in the place we thought it was to tgawookie's amusment. no doggie style doesn't always get the result you are after

we think it may have been removed or we just didn't dig deep down to find it.

if you could check it and get back to us that would be great thanks

GPS sent us in the right direction. Found the Tomo as described, even found the feathery remains of the bird. But could not find the cache, even after Rick-A-Mortis did his rabbit impression and dug his way to China.

I hope we were just no good, but I think it might have gone AWOL. Could someone please check on it for us.

Thanks

This Cache appears to have dissapeared. It will be aerchived until I check on it and hopefully replace it.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Paul and Pam

A wet day in Hamilton. Not many people at the lake though so thought this would be easy.
A muddy scramble under the trees with a couple of likely holes.
I did not find the actual cache but I did find the geocache info sheet (well sodden by now) and a small pencil so it look like it has been plundered.
Reading the other entries confirms this.

WOW that was one big bird not much left though!
Found again because I was in town.
Try the new board walk around the lake it's really nice.

Took and left nothing

Cheers mitrou (007-22)

Found after Mt Taupiri on the way home.
Took roll on and left Chiefs rugby team patu

Second on of the day, indroducing someone else to geocaching

Second of the day. This one a little harder than the first. Still great fun.

Very nice area GPS took us straight to it A good hiding place. On seeing the bird feathers mentioned by a previous cacher I knew that I was on track.
Took beads and put in tape measure.
Thanks

Quickly found the co-ordinates and found my-self in the middle of a paddock,as others have.
Needed to make use of additional hints for the first time.
Found a travel bug in residence.

Out Travel Bug

In Nothing

[last edit: 9/6/2003 2:12:04 AM PST]

Decided to check this one on our way home north Rico Racoon loved chasing the ducks so much he decided to stay awhile GPS was about 5 meters out new what a tomo was so found it easy enough,whats left of some unfortunate bird at the entrance loved the park must come down spend a week in Hamilton one day

Following on from Taniwha
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=66219

This was the fifth find of the day.

Knew what Roto was, wasn't too sure about Tomo. Thought of Waitomo, and drew the obvious conclusion. No obvious Tomo's to be found (I was in the middle of a grassy field).

Called a friend for help, who wasn't sure about Tomo either, but thought it was the same as I did.

Eventually found it, about 20 meters away from where I expected it to be. Just outside a small tomo.

In: Blue baloon.
Out: Mini choccy egg for brunch.

On to Stumped again! - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=&ID=48243

Wow, our GPS was going all over the place despite having 8 satelites. After coaxing our little GPS to simmer down, we zoned in right on the cache, using our torch to locate the cache in the fading light. It appears that some large animal has devoured an unfortunate bird right in front of the cache hiding spot. No bird, but lots of feathers. Nice to see the lake there. In: Tahitian shell necklace, Out: Rhythm-Egg (which was shaken all the way back to the car.)

I always thought Rotoroa was an Island behind Waiheke where the Salvation Army treated alcoholics. Till today that is.

Found this, our fifth today, just before dusk on a brilliant clear winter's day.

The GPS was literally jumping all over the place and so I used the clues and soon found the cache.

Out a small elephant.
In some tiny butterflies.

a nice afternoon walk (and slide) in the park with my partner and her parents.

Started looking about 50m south of cache, but once I got a good lock on we soon homed in and found it. Approaching it from the top of the slope, my partner and her mother were a bit eager and ended up sliding down the slightly muddy bank, so I backtracked and came down a less adventurous incline to tackle it from the bottom.

In: A Mt Egmont/Taranaki keyring
Out: the Hairy Little Dwarf token, awarded to my partner's parents in the hope that they will take up geocaching themselves

Completed with JDHnz and my folks!
Took my parents on there first cache. Mum seemed to enjoy it after slipping down the bank - but i think dad was in two minds. Well hidden.

Came in from the lower path - relatively quick find. Had much fun watching Gogranny sliding down the bank. Took nothing, left nothing.

First find - came in from lower path. Took coin left something. Left seeing Go Granny sliding out of hole.

Be very sure of your position before attempting to reach into the hole for this cache - otherwise you will find yourself sliding very gently but definitely backwards down the slope (much to the hilarity of others in the group!). Left pack of coloured pencils, took nothing but memories.

Starting to get dark, good to see Lake and gardens again in autumn colours. In elephant out pen

No problems with being observed by curious GeoMuggles whilst finding this one at 1:30 in the morning! GPS took me straight there using the Ruakiwi tank as a start point. Nothing out, left a Dwarf Geocache token. Sat for a while in the dark listening to the early morning sounds of the city (such things are a novelty to a country mouse then off into the night - Dwarves seem to cache best in the dark!

Quick trip to nab Zeebloo the travel bug who was left over the weekend. Left a gold coin.

[last edit: 4/28/2003 1:34:37 AM PST]

Called in to deliver 'Zeebloo the Gebra' travel bug that was collected from Faulkner Park cache. had to take can of tango as TB wouldnt fit into container.

Found site with friends, Kids had a great time nearly lost brianna down the hole

Our first Cache. The kids found it a great fun experience. Left rythmn egg, took Pokemon cards.
Lisa got a dirty bum.

[last edit: 4/13/2003 5:01:27 PM PST]

No problem finding this one - few trees around didn't help, but otherwise an easy find.

My first find in New Zealand, hopefully many more to come after I move back in a few weeks..

Reuben

Eventually found this one after slipping and sliding all over the place (had a bit of rain yesterday). Took the daffy duck thingy, and left a key ring light thingy...

Found it again!
could not be stuffed looking around town so went to the cach!
It is still there!

Took magnetic bare!
Left Tango juice in a can and a pen!

Cheers Mitrou (007-22)

Willbuild
A very easy find, Parked in carpark below. saw Tomo before getting near . very few people around.

This entry was edited by willbuild on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 at 01:12:59 UTC.

Strange.....not sure if my flat batts. put the location out in the grass approx 20m away or what.....lol.....but used clue and found it straight away as it was ucovered.

Sorry no mossie bites here, but a great spot and it keeps changing every time that I visit.

Took robo-rat, and left H.Samuel the guard bear from Christophers Wet Feet (Waikato) .

Nice spot, but I'm still scratching the mozzie bites.

In: Toy robot animal
Out: Party Popper

Yahoooooooooooo! Found it. And in less than 10 mins. 3 of us as a team eventually discovered the secret. Took out $1 heh heh... Padlock and batteries for the GPS.. Put in Bouncy ball, Medic Pen and Party popper. New toys for the boys.
Our first find! Visit the new cache just south of Hamilton called Stumpy. Money awaits!

Found my first cache during a cold and windy lunchtime expedition. No one around, which was lucky, because ended up having to search for a while.

Left a pen and some memory and took the Twix bar (very nice thanks Nudge!!)

[last edit: 10/20/2002 7:14:37 PM PST]

Not slippery today and didn't take too long to find. Put $1 in for the Moro Bar.
M@

Wahoo, found my first cache, and so close to home. Took 15 mins to find. Took poker dice, left twix chocolate bar. contents when I left it was: mars bar, twix bar, dragon ball z cards, batteries, key+lock, and adventure duck? Well done Pam and Spudgun
how did you know about the tomo at this location?
Bugger, while searching for cache, dropped cellphone, had to go back to get it - 8pm in the dark...
[last edit: 8/20/2002 11:46:40 PM PST]

[last edit: 8/21/2002 3:39:15 AM PST]

My first find!!!
Sunny cold day.
Took me approximately 30 min to find.
Laft a National Bank pen, took plastic spider.

Definitely a slippery encounter. Took nothing, left 4x AA Alkaline batteries. Had to wait for a while to access this cache, lots of people around going for walks Thanks.

Hit this one on a dark wet night nice view slid past the cache left a mars bar
Thanks Klaymen