Another Good Walk Spoiled Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand
By tryfyn on 09-Jan-17. Waypoint GC6Z5YX

I've decided that this one has had its day!

Half the original hide is gone. Disabling whilst I decide what to do.

Found it didn’t write in it simply to many ants. Was just left on the ground not sure where it is meant to be.

Too many ants ??. Was just out in the open

It looks tatty but hasn't been taken so win win, could use a lid there's heaps of ants inside

Found it, infested with ants so didn't log - might need some tlc

Found it good luck peps TFTC didn’t have a pen but a photo for proof

Just out of view

This one took us longer than it should have. We were searching by torch light

Thanks

TFTC- Eagle eyed Miss M found this one

Was a quick find. Not sure if its spot was the intended one as it was quite obvious.

Thank you for rounding off my day with this easy smile

Nice easy fun find, dodging a golf ball was fun

Spot is a good easy one. There were ants all in it though!

It was nice and easy

Hint was cool

Great hiding place!

Water damage

Nice place

Needs attendance

It’s damaged very wet

Nice hiding spot

Such a cool one!

Good find, very wet. The Greensman must of thought I was strange. Fav point. Tftc

We had to wait for some golfers who were having not much luck but plenty of fun...once they moved on to the next hole, we rushed over to the GZ and it wasn't long before we had the cache in hand. TFTC

Thanks for the cache

Fantastic as soon as I looked at the hint I saw it right away. Only looked for 1 minute.

Look up

Our first find!!!

Good hide, a little wet though

Easy find

Cool spot

Super cute!

A nice morning stroll...TFTC

Out and about on our bikes to get a few smilies for LEAP DAY. Lovely weather for it too, fine but cloudy and the place to ourselves. Cache is all good. TFTC

Found it but I lost my pen!
TFTC

Found it while on my holiday in NZ. TFTC

Still there.

Quick find to find some that should not be on site.

Nice easy find tfc

Submitted via Garmin Live Geocaching. Cache full of water.

#17418. Quick find (from memory the log for this one was rather damp). TFTC.

Found with StreetWalkerNZ on day 3 of our four day long weekend trip to Tauranga and yet another gorgeous day to get out and about.
Surprised to see a golf course so close to houses - I wonder how many golf balls end up in people's gardens?? This was a quick park and grab, as advertised. TFTC.

Very wet

Tftc nice wee hide found with abcdf4 and replaced the log

Nice wee hide Nice quick find
eyespyBen replaced paper

Pretty wet paper... and I'm not sure you can read S.N.
But I definitely upped my elevation and got this!

Unlike the previous find we made very short work of this one, a reward after the previous brain hurt. Log full so wasn’t able to add ours to it and it’s wet.

Pretty wet !

Cache was full of water and a bit mouldy couldn't write in the log but have photos as proof. Super quick find.

Sneaky little hide. TFTC

Great hiding place. Tricky for us short people.

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There was a race for this one!

Found

TFTC on a nice little stroll

Stayed the night in Otumoetai and now heading home to Gisborne. Collecting a few local caches. Lots of golfers out but I think they are oblivious to what is going on in the real world. Thanks for the new log. TFTC

Thanks. Nice hide. Waterlogged. Will try and replace it upside down so water doesn’t run down the wire into it.
Cheers

Also it needs new log/register paper.

Needed just one cache for the day and this was it. Dropped the womenfolk off at the nearby Countdown for last minute grocery shopping the day before Christmas, and I wandered along this way for a cache. Had a quick look at another one nearby without managing to spot it. Took a moment or two to locate this one. Knew it had to be reasonably high, based on previous logs. Glad to have got it. #2113. TFTC.

Spotted this quickly and realised I’d have to a bit more than just reach in so a quick check for muggles then made the quick retrieval.
TFTC

Spotted this one after a short search then saw it right in front of me. TFTC.

Nice hide, log is full and also wet though. Find 5/10 today

Seen this hide as I approached, last one for the day, starting to get dark and Im hungry - been eating bananas all day.

TFTC

We cheated, we didn't walk, we drove. Mr S spotted and fortunately he is not as vertically challenged as Mrs S so he didn’t have to be a butterfly to make the find. The log is totally full though, we had to squeeze a signature in down the side, just enough room for the date and SH.

Thanks tryfyn. Another smilie in Tauranga. Every time we get another smilie in Tauranga one of the locals puts out another puzzle or another trad and our smilie map is spoiled again. Such is the life of a Geocacher.

We're just getting the hang of finding these. Thanks

At coodenens

I would like to say I was as gracefull as a butterfly retrieving this one...But no. lol. Tftc

Ok a cache is hidden here? look at the obvious, but nothing coming into view. Hmm where oh where can it be, when.... yep there it was. A bit of a reach, nothing to see here muggles

The cache retrieved, the log signed, and another fun find. Thanks tryfyn for the hide.

Surprisingly out in the open but still took 5 minutes to locate.
Tftc

Find number 4038. After having success on the previous I came along to this one. I walked around a couple of times before I spotted it. After retrieving it I struggled to squeeze my name on to the wet log so i took it back to the car. A few more attempts to fit it in but my pen would not work. So I added a piece of cardboard as a temporary log. Thank you for the placement.

I wasn't sure what the hint meant... but the coordinates worked perfectly for me and I found the cache without any problems. Later on in the morning I saw another of your hints and realised what it was... check back on this hint and sure enough it was the same. Sometimes I can over-complicate things for myself. TFTC

I imagine this cache is much harder in the spring or summertime. It is not one of those times, however, and this was found quite quickly. Thanks!

Hm this is actually a golf course! Really close to the houses... Wonder what happens if someone hits the ball too hard and breaks a window haha. Cache is all good, pretty obvious, but log is full, might need a replacement soon. Tftc

A fairly easy find when you look with caching eyes. A nice and easy park and grab and down the road from the other walk spoilt. TFTC, greetings from Auckland. Forgot to bring a pen on my travels, so happy to provide a picture of the cache if needed.

Easy one

Sneaky

Out for an early morning walk this morning - a good time to visit as there weren't any golfers on the course.

Cache repaired. Good to go.

Found on ground so signed log and replaced in specimen at GZ as i wouldn't want it to get hit by the mower. Will need CO to check. TFTC!

This hidey spot has recieved some attention from the groundskeeper and the cache was found on the ground some distance away with it's attachment method damaged. With no way of knowing exactly how it was hidden or the means to do so I left the cache leaning against the tree and may pay for the owner to come and check this one out. TFTC

Found this while on holiday in NZ (my former home) TFTC

Back in the Bay on holiday from Australia and heading over to Bayfair for some shopping and had to stop for a couple of caches on the way. Had stinky tom and my niece with me.
After a quick search between two trees the niece finally spotted the cache and stinky tom retrieved it.
Thanks for the cache

#1944

Since moving from New Zealand I have been enjoying the area, exploring and finding caches. I usually cache on my own but sometimes I will collect my nephew stinky bob and my brother stinky tom who both enjoy this hobby.
A big thanks goes out to all the cachers and cache owners without whom this lifestyle would not be possible.
The caches I’ve found in Australia so far have for the most part all been in great condition. Keep up the good work.

We walked down to this one after doing the last one and as we walked one of the kids said "What about the car cant we drive there?" but they enjoyed the walk and finding this cache.
The cache is in good condition.
Signed log and thank you for the cache.

Quick one

Another walk?!? It was the same one!! Liked all your caches so far TFTC

Nice quick find here. Did not understand the clue again.

On an all night (and following day) caching bender with harisree and Gorby to clear out the Eyes puzzles currently released, along with the Kiwi art series and any other caches that we drift along past. Who knows where we will get to or when we will get home. but that's the fun of it, right... TFTC!!!

FITW FMZ and Gorby
We started our caching adventure with the midnight pirate event in Auckland. Headed straight to Waikato. Cleared all published "The Eyes Have It!!" series, The Kiwi Art Trail, also picked up few trads here and there. We also managed to squeeze in two more pirate events. One in Hamilton at 6.30 AM and another one in Tauranga at 3.30 PM. We managed to reach back Auckland by 10 PM. I must say that it was a long day for us but fun too. Thank you for the placements. Sorry for the repetitive log.

A nice easy park and grab as the light was fading tftc

Another well hidden cache getting dark but managed to find it. Tftc

Log later

Nice

That took longer than it should have...and no nighttime excuses either! Thanks

Good camo even helped short people!

Checked. All good.

Tonight Philip.Perry myself and ApacheD were on a night mission we didn't really have a plan Apache and I turned up at Philips house jumped in his car and we decided to drive towards Hamilton. Stopped over this way to get a few caches on our way out of town quickly had this cache found .
Tftc