Virtually Wellington Te Aro, North Island, New Zealand
By Tim+Jed on 24-Aug-17. Waypoint GC7B86Z

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20-Nov-24
We are in Wellington for a few days. We walk through the streets, stroll along the promenade, ride the cable car and visit the botanical gardens. We follow the lab caches, which often lead us to unusual places. Unfortunately, we have to leave some traditional caches without logging them because there are often too many muggles watching. We visit many places in Wellington and enjoy the breaks with a delicious coffee. Nice ViewMany thanks to all the owners and greetings from the Moorhelmi
 
16-Nov-24
Day thirty three of our epic New Zealand Adventure with The Morris.Wandering around Wellington, a few caches and some AdLabs.The day started a bit damp, but soon got better. Still very windy though.Spent most of the day at Te Papa.We were wondering about the question when we spotted it.The Morris sent our answer to the CO.Thanks, Robmc.
 
16-Nov-24
Day 33 of our Enzed adventures with Robmc and today was predicted to be rainy, windy and cold so the intention was to head to Te Papa for the day. Before we headed in we wandered about a bit collecting some AdLabs and caches.Thanks for contributing to an amazing holiday
 
12-Nov-24
Nice place to be. Tftc
 
09-Nov-24
Like they say, 'You can't beat Wellington on a good day!', and it's pretty good on an inclement one, too, as long as you are suitably rugged up!Now that I have two thou caches worth of experience under my belt, I've decided I like Virtuals and Earth caches best as they are usually somewhere very scenic and/or fascinating. I enjoy having history/ecology/geology/processes explained to me that I might otherwise never be aware of. There is usually something going on all the time around this area and Oriental Bay, and today was no different - locals and tourists populating the cafes, people moving in or out, deliveries, kids on bikes, rollerbladers, runners, folks fishing off the jetties, etc, etc. It's fun to walk through this sea of happy multicultural, cosmopolitan humanity in our peaceful country. We don't know how lucky we are!TFT Virtual Tim+Jed
 
29-Oct-24
After an great few days in Dunedin, I had a one-night stop over in Wellington so made the most of it and headed out caching. A very windy afternoon, had to hang on tightly to the phone!Answer sent to the CO, pic attached.Thanks Tim+Jed for bringing me here.
 
29-Oct-24
We had an amazing weekend in Wellington! Loved every part of it - from the food, the local beer, the people, the ParkRun, the Geocaches (only a few but better than none as I was travelling with non-cachers)... Just great. Answers sent
 
24-Oct-24
It's windy. But that's normal
 
19-Oct-24
What a stunning day in Wellington. Thanks for bringing us here and TFTC
 
03-Oct-24
#3806 I am on my geocaching holiday in New Zealand. Today is my day 3, and I walked around Wellington and found some geocaching here.Found it! It was hard to see from the top in the dark. I walked down there to record the answer. Tim+Jed, thank you for the cache!-crystaloops from Taipei, Taiwan on October 3, 2024 @ 21:52:15[GC7B86Z] Virtually Wellington was a D1.0/T1.0 Virtual Virtual Cache at the time of finding.
 
23-Sep-24
Out with Nildran enjoying the dayTFTC
 
23-Sep-24
Out caching with TL. TFTC! Sending answers for teamlarcee and nildran.
 
23-Sep-24
Forget the photo
 
22-Sep-24
8 nights ago we arrived in Wellington and were staying in a hotel across the road. Our original plan was to walk over back then but it was raining and the next morning we were off to Hawkes Bay to drink wine for a week:We were back in town for our flight out later in the day. The morning had started with rain again and we thought we wouldnt be visiting at all. After a trip to the museum, the rain had disappeared only to be replaced with freezing wind. Our perms were going to cop a work out, but we would be dry.We shivered on the walk out yet still found the answer and emailed it when we got home. tftc
 
08-Sep-24
Not many days more perfect than this at this time of year. A nice little stroll white waiting for an event to start. Realized I didn't put my cache name or literally anything else besides the answer in the email. Whoops
 
02-Sep-24
This was the turnaround point on my pre-dinner walk this evening. A nice quick visit at 18:40 to grab the clue and take in the night vista of the city before heading off for din-dins. While grabbing the answer, I did wonder how Wellington gets its 'Windy Wellington' nickname. Thanks Tim+Jed.
 
29-Jul-24
After hosting my event outside Te Papa, I met up with my geowidow in the museum & we spent a good while looking around several exhibitions. Then we split up for me to visit some caches.This was the next & it was a very blustery walk along the quay to GZ. There it took me a little while to locate the requisite information; I blame having to squint whilst facing into the headwind! However, spot it I did & I have already sent my answer to the CO for approval. I have also attached a photo as further evidence of my visit. Found at 16:06Cache #10451TFTC Tim+Jed
 
24-Jul-24
Completed this one two nights ago on my little trip to welly Smile
 
14-Jul-24
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22-May-24
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12-May-24
Busy morning of fishing today, unsurprisingly - took some glancing to finally spot the answer, as a fisherman blocked the view. Cheers!
 
05-May-24
Stopped at this cache while visiting **New Zealand**! [^]**My #151st visited Geocaching country!**---Place was visited, answer was collected and picture was taken.One more smiley face for me in the GEO map.WinkThis is definitely not an easy question. There could be quite many "possible" answers, so it was quite confusing.Thank you for hiding this cache and showing me this place! Wink---Greetings from ***Riga, Latvia***! [^]**Happy caching!**----------***For a little entertainment, here are 10 Fun Facts about Latvia!*** 1) Latvia is among the worlds greenest countries.2) Its home of the first Christmas tree.3) The Latvian flag is considered by many to be the oldest national flag in the world.4) Country has the widest waterfall in Europe.5) Latvia boasts the finest Art Nouveau architecture in the world.6) Jacob W. Davis, a Latvian tailor, was an inventor of rivets on famous Jean pants.7) The Latvian Song & Dance Festival is recognised by UNESCO as the largest amateur song and dance festival in the world!8) Alexander Laime, a famous Latvian-born explorer. He is most noted for being the first recorded human to reach Angel Falls (highest waterfall on earth), located in Venezuela, by foot.9) Latvians love basketball and Ice Hockey.10) Latvia is famous for being the home country of the inventor of the flavor of Pringles.----------..\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",.\...\ ------- **MATISONS!** ------- \....\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",..\.....\......\ /// \Paldies/ Aith / Ai / Thanks / Merci / Gracias / Danke / Bedankt / / / / Tak / Kiitos / / / / Ksznet / Grazie / / / Whakawhetai / / Dziki / Obrigado / Mulumiri / C / Hvala / Dky / Teekkrler / Ngiyabon / / / Tak / Kiitos / / / / Ksznet / Grazie / / / Whakawhetai / / Dziki / Obrigado / Mulumiri / C / Hvala / Dky / Teekkrler / Ngiyabon
 
03-May-24
Its these guys fishing that need to clean up their acts (my opinion, not the answer)Stunning day on the waterfront todayCheers Steveo
 
16-Apr-24
Stunning views on a beautiful day. Thanks for bringing us here!
 
31-Mar-24
Emailed CO with the Answer.Rather windy walk around the city today.Lots of people out and about , especially as it was the Easter weekend.There were a few people milling around GZ, but managed to spot the info required.Thanks for bringing me out this way.
 
26-Mar-24
Today we spent a day in Wellington, a beautiful city with many old buildings, some caches along the way. Tftc
 
21-Mar-24
Found on our trip to NZ. Greetings from Finland and TFTC
 
20-Mar-24
I left my room just before dark to get some caches before the event I was hosting. Traffic was flowing but I managed to stay out of the way of any cars. LOL Thankfully, it was lighter when I arrived at this cache. I ended up walking down to the lower level to get the answer. What a beautiful morning. The answer has been sent to the CO. Thank you for the smiley and the fun! The day:Today continued my week-long adventure solo on the North Island. I started out early so I could get as much in as possible before darkness fell. I found caches, met so local cachers, walked for miles, and drove for many more. It was another grand day. Many thanks to all the geocachers who placed and continue to maintain their geocaches for folks like me to find. I know it's not always easy, but know that you are appreciated.
 
16-Mar-24
Our first whole day in Wellington. Sunny day, nice caches. Greetings from Finland Thank you for this cache.
 
16-Mar-24
We (raija485 and I) have few days to search geocaches and explore the city at the same time. As for the weather, it's really nice to be here and move around (as long it's not raining).Thanks for the virtualcache and greetings from Finland!PS! Raija485 sent our answers.
 
03-Mar-24
Down to the harbor, and there a bunch of fishing-guys here!Thanks for the cache./herrFamaxe from Sweden
 
02-Mar-24
Fourth day in New Zealand ??. This is my first visit to this extraordinary country and the fulfillment of a long-cherished dream. In the past, it always failed due to the lack of a travel companion. Now I had the chance to join a large group of mainly German geocachers and I was delighted to take it. After a stopover in Qatar and 8 days in Australia, our journey continued from Auckland to Queenstown with various stopovers.Used the last few minutes for this virtual ??. I really liked Wellington. An interesting city. Today I'm taking the ferry to the South Island. I sent my answer to the owner via Message Center. Thank you for laying & taking care Smile.Vierter Tag in Neuseeland ??. Fr mich ist es der erste Besuch dieses auergewhnlichen Landes und die Erfllung eines lang gehegten Traums. Es scheiterte in der Vergangenheit immer an einem fehlenden Reisebegleiter. Jetzt gab es die Chance mich einer groen Gruppe von berwiegend deutschen Geocachern anzuschlieen und ich ergriff sie mit Freuden. Nach einem Stop over in Katar und 8 Tagen in Australien ging unsere Reise weiter von Auckland nach Queenstown mit diversen Zwischenstopps.Die letzten Minuten noch genutzt fr diesen Virtuellen ??. Wellington hat mir gut gefallen. Eine interessante Stadt. Heute geht es mit der Fhre weiter auf die Sdinsel. Meine Antwort habe ich per Message Center an den Owner verschickt. Danke fr das Legen & Pflegen Smile.
 
02-Mar-24
Out for a morning walk in Wellington. Answer sent to CO. #6 TFTVC Tim+Jed
 
01-Mar-24
We used our stay in Wellington to explore the city. We also walked along the waterfront. There were an amazing number of leisure opportunities here. Very nice for residents and tourists. We have sent the answer to this virtual "Virtually Wellington" to the owner.Danke Tim+Jed??
 
01-Mar-24
I too fulfilled my dream and traveled through Australia and New Zealand with a tour group. So we (penalty96, AmoebeST, sozioma) walked through Wellington to visit this virtual cache.Thank you for luring me here and showing me, says ollillein
 
01-Mar-24
Auf meiner Rundreise durch Australien und Neuseeland war ich im Team DownUnder24 unterwegs. Bei manchen Cachen wurde als Gruppe die Aufgabe gelst, aber auch Einzelne schickten die Lsungen ab. Fazit: jeder Virtuelle war ein Erlebnis und ich habe viel gesehen und gelernt. Ich bedanke mich bei Tim+Jed fr den Virtually Wellington .On my tour through Australia and New Zealand I was part of the DownUnder24 team. In some caches, the task was solved as a group, but individuals also submitted the solutions. Conclusion: every virtual event was an experience and I saw and learned a lot. I would like to thank Tim+Jed for the Virtually Wellington .
 
29-Feb-24
TFTC! Greetings from Estonia!
 
29-Feb-24
Found while exploring nearby areas. TFTC! Greetings from Estonia!
 
17-Feb-24
Out for a nice walk this morning!
 
15-Feb-24
Velk cesta do Ocenie - den 63 - Wellington, Wellington, North Island, Nov Zland (pky ? km) Hned po sndani jsem vyrazila na p prohldku msta. Wellington je msto vtru. Sice bylo krsn a cel den svtilo slunce, ale fiel tak dsn vichr, e mi bral i kiltovku z hlavy. Jinak je to moc roztomil hlavn msto Novho Zlandu pln park a soch v ulicch. la jsem kolem ztoky, pstavu a krsnho ndra a dl do parlamentn tvrti a cestou si prohlela ve mon a samozejm taky lovila keky. Nebylo to nijak snadn, neb u vtiny tradiek nkdo sedl a earthky a virtulky mly dost nejasn otzky, tak jsem netrhala dn rekordy. Pkn byl novogotick devn kostel sv. Pavla i nov art deco katedrla. V Nrodn knihovn jsem la na vstavu slavnch dokument - smlouvy uzaven s Maory o zem a dalch podobnch. Nic moc - v podstat cry potrhanch zaloutlch papr s neitelnm psmem a podpisy. Pro Zland to jsou zakldajc dokumenty, ale kdy to srovnm s naimi o hodn starmi dokumenty s krsnm psmem, kresbami a peetmi, tak m to nijak neoslovilo. A jet po m hlda chtl, a si nechm taku se vemi penzi a kartami leet na zemi ped mstnost. No fakt nevm, co bych mu s tou takou na tch sklennch vitrnch pokodila. Pak jsem obhldla soubor starch i novch budov Parlamentu, ale dovnit se sm jen s organizovanou prohldkou a ty byly pln. Nrodn portrtn muzeum byla pln pohroma, ve vt sti chystali njakou vstavu a ve vstupn sti bylo pr modernch obraz. Pro se to jmenuje portrtn galerie, netum. Myslela jsem si, e bude obdobn jako v Londn, ale rozhodn nen. Ndra je velik a pkn. Krsn opraven star budova se vm potebnm a moc pkn nstupit s kvtinami. Tam jsem si zala na toalety, kter tu jsou veejn, ist, zdarma a vude. I v nejmen obci jsou jasn oznaen smrovky u silnice, kde jsou toalety. To je pro cestovn velmi pjemn. Dokrela jsem do Muzea msta Wellington a to ukazuje v docela pknch expozicch historii msta a taky jeho katastrofy jako zemtesen a potopen velk zaocensk lodi v ztoce apod. Vtr se neutiil, ale alespo trochu zmrnil a po 16.hod a to u jsem mla veho pln kecky a la do pjemn hospody na pivo a konen na mule. Novozlanan jed mule slvky nikoli ern jako my v Evrop, ale zelen a obrovsk. Ale byly dobr a pivko taky. Nejvt a nejslavnj mstn muzeum jsem si nechala na ztra a po oberstven jet obela njak parky a pknou marnu. Pak u m i bolely noiky, tak jsem to nabrala zpt na penzion. Ztra je taky den.Today I had a walking tour of the city of Wellington and I managed quite a lot. I visited the National Library, the National Portrait Gallery, the City Museum, old and new cathedral and, at least from the outside, the set of Parliament buildings. And also many parks and waterfronts and train stations. I also hunted for geocaches in many places. The city is very pleasant with lots of parks and statues, but the wind blows very strongly. Thanks for all the caches and greetings from Czech republic.
 
13-Feb-24
As youngest team member of team GO_Jack, I want to do some virtuals during my six-month trip to New Zealand and Japan.On my first full day in Wellington I take a long walk through the city past various sights. The answer to the question have now been sent. Many thanks to all COs for the often special locations.What a beautiful view of Wellington from here.Greetings from The Netherlands.#3.573 - Tim+Jed TFTC!
 
06-Feb-24
Beautiful day to log this virtual cache after Waitangi Day Celebrations at the park. TFTC
 
05-Feb-24
Together with our cacher friends oldclemi and maduro10 we are on tour through New Zealand. Today we visited this virtual cache in Wellington. There were quite a lot of people on level 1 but last not least we discovert the requested information and sent a e mail to the owner.Many thanks to the Owner for creating and maintaining the virtual and greetings from Germany.TFTCDilkos
 
05-Feb-24
Together with our cacher friends oldclemi and dilkos we are on tour through New Zealand. Today we visited this virtual cache in Wellington. There were quite a lot of people on level 1 but last not least we discovert the requested information and sent a e mail to the owner.Many thanks to the Owner for creating and maintaining the virtual and greetings from Germany.TFTCmaduro10
 
05-Feb-24
Gemeinsam mit den dilkos und maduro10 haben wir diesen Virtual besucht. Die Frage konnte beantwortet werden. Danke fr den Cache und Gre aus Deutschland.
 
04-Feb-24
At least we found the answer! Thanks for showing this location!
 
04-Feb-24
On tour together with geheimsam. Nice location- TFTC!
 
02-Feb-24
Today we spent the day in Wellington. Beside some caches we visited the Te Papa museum and went shopping on Cuba street,While we tried to find the requested information the wind and rain became again very strong so we hided ourselves next t7o the building. [B)] After some minutes we could start another try and were succesful.Thanks for taking us here.Happy hunting!TFTCschnuckel1[#24112]
 
01-Feb-24
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23-Jan-24
Trouve ! / Found it ! 4597me cache trouve.Merci Tim+Jed pour la cache 4597th cache found.Thank you Tim+Jed for the cache
 
15-Jan-24
Thanks for this nice virtual. Favo in.
 
13-Jan-24
# Smile #7,141 Smile #----------Bumped into my new German geocaching friends again. We all worked together on this one and it wasnt before long that we finally spotted the answer needed. All good here with nice views of the lake front. TFTC!!! Big Grin----------> All geocaches are signed as mmmPIZZA or mPZ
 
12-Jan-24
First smiley in Wellington, came for a walk on a windy morning and ticked off a few simple and nearby caches. Answers sent to the CO, thanks for the cache!
 
06-Jan-24
We (findbobi and me) had 3 great days in Wellington, seeing the city and finding many caches.Thank you for a good time
 
06-Jan-24
Quick find with kaari74
 
06-Jan-24
**#17669** Visiting the harbor I went to the** Virtually Wellington**It was rainy at GZ but a few hobby fishing men seemed to care less about the weather !I researched the answer to qualify for this virtual cache, took a picture and quickly went for a tea in a dry spot!Thanks Tim+Jed for the virtual cache. TFTVC
 
31-Dec-23
I am with Muggle on a three and half week trip to NZ. Nothing serious, just the well trodden track every NZ tourist does who is coming from the other side of the world and has not the chance to come here more often. North Island is done, Auckland Coromandel, Rotorua touched. Now it is two days to spend in Wellington before the ferry goes.In the morning we were exploring the botanic gardens. Nice spot is the Begonia Cafe. The raspberry slice with the white chocolate satisfied all my needs. In the afternoon we checked out Cuba street. What a nice area. Spinning with life. Next was a walk on the waterfront. Just tire out yourself completely with impressions. And I was so tired in the evening. But this city has so much nice places to go.Thx for hiding.
 
30-Dec-23
Today I had a really nice walk around the harbour of Wellington. And after this some wine and fish at the plaza. TFTC, osn
 
28-Dec-23
We were going to Wellington by bus for a whole night. Than we were waiting for the ferry and explored the town. It was really hot and I for a while slept in the park on the lawn:)) Greetings from Europe (the Czech Republic).Nice harbour. Great walk with searching - what is the beer in NZ like?:))Thanks
 
07-Dec-23
Lots of people fishing here today so sneakily took a photo of the view TFTC
 
26-Nov-23
It was great to be back in Wellington for the first time in years! I ended up going for a lovely stroll around the harbour area and finding a few caches along the way. Seems everyone was out and about enjoying the nice weather today. Information was obtained at GZ in the end but did have to wait a while as someone was blocking the answer. Email sent to CO with answer. TFTC Tim+Jed
 
23-Nov-23
I made a long walk along the quays of Wellington today and somewere halfway I came across this virtual. TFTC!
 
19-Nov-23
Found during sightseeing in Wellington. Thank you for the cache.
 
14-Nov-23
Day two of our trip to Wellington. Boy was it windy walking along the pier today. We almost gave up. Got to gz and found the information required. Details sent to CO. Thanks to the CO for placing this virtual.
 
11-Nov-23
Windy wellyTftc
 
31-Oct-23
We arrived aboard the Ovation of the Seas this morning and were blessed with warm, sunny weather. Loved walking along the waterfront while exploring and caching. Our answer has been sent via the message system and we appreciate the CO developing this virtual cache. Thanks for adding to our adventures today, Nukeworker and Racquetball Girl
 
31-Oct-23
A lovely walk out here. Lots of people fishing at the end. I messaged my answer. TFTC Tim+Jed.
 
29-Oct-23
Gehschei looked for something special. TftC.
 
27-Sep-23
### Around the world in 85 days - Step 8 - New Zealand ###My wife GM70 and I are traveling around the world enjoying beautiful places in many countries.On the coldest day so far on this trip, we found this cache in rainy and windy Wellington. Nevertheless, there were some fishermen around at the end of the wharf.All the best from AustriaBaumi_Bon the road with my wife GM70
 
27-Sep-23
Einmal um die ganze Welt,...Trotz Regenwetter haben wir die Stadt erkundigt und auch diesen Cache gefunden.Die Antworten hat mein Gatte geschickt.TFTC Liebe Gre GM70 Unterwegs mit meinem Gatten Baumi_B
 
16-Sep-23
Windy windy this morningTFTC
 
13-Sep-23
Down in Wellington for a couple of days whilst NZ Iceman is on a course today I'm out exploring...yesss!

Found the sign easily and enjoyed the view.

Thanks for bringing me here today! Answer has been emailed through.
 
09-Sep-23
TFTC. This is my second virtual cache. My first being at the top of my vic, where you can see this cache location.
 
08-Sep-23
I'm visiting New Zealand for a tour around the country . I have already visited many places on the North Island. Right now I'm staying for a while at Wellington. While enjoying the sightseeing I also visit some caches. This is one of them. Thank you for showing me the place and thank you for the cache . Greetings from Switzerland .
 
02-Sep-23
QEF before being parkrun tourist and volunteer! Already a few muggles around so happily could see answer from a distance. Emailed answer. TFTC
 
30-Aug-23
There was a whole bevy of fisherpeople set up at the end of the wharf when I strolled down to the end.
Some bloke caught a fish from behind the ok sign, the others thought hilarious and watched on gleefully while I stealthily hunted down the missing text.

Thank you taking me down here showing me another side of the city, and educating me at the same time (sad history about the terminal) for the virtual and congratulations on receiving the virtual reward in the first place!

This is my 133rd Virtual cache!
 
03-Jul-23
This is day seven of my visit catching up with the teen who's on simester break from Canterbury Uni, we met in Wellington as it's half way, and there was a show the teen wanted to attend, which apparently was amazing.....spent the morning chilling out, then booted down past Te Papa to collect a few adv. lab points and some trads..... including this one.

Answer has been forwarded to the CO.

TFTC.

Razz
 
18-Jun-23
Well, the photo of me at this location is terrible but I'm going to post it with this log for a laugh anyway, apparently my phone lagged while taking or something smh. Answer messaged to CO. tftc!
 
29-May-23
Sorry for late log just remembered this one! Enjoyed the walk out to this one. TFTC
 
18-May-23
Answer sent to CO. Thanks for the opportunity to score another Virtual.
 
14-May-23
Thanks for the cache and greetings from Czechia. Fp
 
11-May-23
Easy find on a freezing cold morning. I love Wellington Harbour! TFTC
 
10-May-23
Easy virtual cache at a shipping point we would never done otherwise. Thanks for the cache !
 
17-Apr-23
Got it update shortly
 
08-Apr-23
Nice cool down walk after park run. Calm day. Super busy at GZ with loads of people out fishing. Thanks for placing
 
04-Apr-23
beatifull place
 
31-Mar-23
Walked there at city day. Nice spot.
 
28-Mar-23
Day 10 on our holiday in New Zealand. Today we are in the area and surrounding area of Nelson, and then we go to Wellington. We also visited this Virtual, took the requiered photo and added it to the log, and of course we searched for the answer, and sent it to the CO.

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***T4T$ - Many Thanks to Tim+Jed for hiding this Virtual Cache*** ️



 
20-Mar-23
My visit here in Wellington was a windy time. But a stroll arraund the harbour was a must. I visited the virtually Wellington and found the requested information.

Thanks to Tim+Jed for hiding and maintaining the cache.

T4TC Filser1
 
13-Mar-23
Found it
 
06-Mar-23
A couple of people were indulging in some fishy business today!!! A lovely walk around this area. Thanks for bring me here
 
03-Mar-23
On holiday with my son. Heading to the South Island today. TFTC and greetings from Finland
 
28-Feb-23
Took me a while to discover what to look out for.


T4tC Tim+Jed, Civvnr & MissTreadlightly ....(UK)

Find number 10451
 
26-Feb-23
A popular location here today but great to visit as the views are really nice in all directions! Answer has been sent.

Although I've heard much about Wellington I hadn't till now had the opportunity to visit, so it was great that I was able to come on a four day caching trip and experience it myself. An added bonus was that I would have the opportunity to go to GC46, my last of the NZ 2000 caches I needed to find... yes, needed!

Having the company of GreyHams was definitely a big plus (as always!), not only does he plan these trips, drive and navigate, this trip he was also my tour guide! Lots of pointing out the highlights, and the many things I had heard about I could finally see and experience for myself.

Have to say I was impressed with what awaited and just loved my visit with all it had to offer, such a scenic and interesting location. We were lucky that the day we arrived there was an event we could attend. It was great to meet the local cachers and share stories of caching adventures both local and abroad over dinner.

We worked around the weather a bit as it was forecast for rain, it did but usually only when driving or overnight so that was nice! Day 2 saw us driving out to lower and upper Hutt, and the Hutt River featured greatly along our travels! Staying close to the car as it rained worked nicely and GC46 was ticked of early... I understand it can be windy but it was often calm so I'm not sure if I missed out or got lucky!

So impressed by the greenery, the hills with perched houses and the spectacular harbor views. A walk out along the red rocks track to 'Devils Gate' was a highlight, we saw a seal and finally I saw my first ever bumblebees! Honorable mention to our car that wasn't where we left it overnight... bit of a concern until we found out it was just moved up the road a little!

Many thanks to all the CO's for your caches that help guide us around, we had a select list of caches for the short time we had, so if your cache made our list it had a quality we were needing, thank you!
 
23-Feb-23
We are enjoying our vacation to New Zealand and today we are in Wellington. Smile It was wet and windy today, but we put on our rain jackets and raised our umbrellas and made the best of our day. We enjoyed our walk out to collect the information for this virtual. SmileBig GrinCool We have sent our answer to the cache owner. Smile We took a bunch of pictures and we will post one or two here.

Thank you for the virtual geocache hide. We really appreciate it! Greetings from Wisconsin U.S.A.! SmileBig GrinCool
 
13-Feb-23
Found this one today during my long walk through Wellington. Thanks for the Cache!
 
11-Feb-23
We are on the Viking Mars for a cruise around New Zealand and Australia. Loved this beautiful town! Answer being sent via message and have included a photo of us by the ship. Giving this a fav heart because we love virtuals! Greetings from Texas, USA. Thanks for this virtual and for adding to our fun today.

 
02-Feb-23
This is my fourth geocaching excursion to **beautiful New Zealand**! Big Grin
Due to Covid [xx(] I had to wait for 3 long years to again return to my beloved Middle-Earth [B)].
This time it's a road trip enduring for 26 days, covering both North- and South-Island. RazzCool
Today I had an interesting exploration-tour in and around Wellington Smile.
There were quite some interesting caches on the route, that wanted to be visited Wink [^].
This geo-treasure Cool contributed to the finds of today. Cool [^]!
A really great virtual cache - loved it Red Face!
A big thanks [:X] to the owners Tim+Jed for the cool concept of this virtual reward cache and for the fun of discovery Razz [^] - and best regards from Germany SmileSmile!
 
02-Feb-23
That is a nice view point here.
Thanks.
 
02-Feb-23
TFTC! Day trip in Welly, spent well.