Murtlap Beach (Nelson/Marlborough) Ruby Bay, South Island, New Zealand
By Lis&Em on 07-Mar-20. Waypoint GC8MEM8

I am archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in a prior reviewer note.

Hi Lis&EmThis geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit and after my previous reviewer note, there has been no owner response. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache. If a month passes without seeing a response, then I'll assume that this listing should be archived.Please note, that if a cache is archived due to lack of owner maintenance, the cache is unable to be unarchived.RegardsTheCoddiwompler

No cache here, needs maintenance check.

Nope nothing here except driftwood.

12:54 PM Add us to the very growing list of DNF’s. Spent 15 looking but nothing was found.
I’d suggest maybe a CO maintenance visit??!!
Cheers M+S [:0)]

Probably washed away on a bad day

Spent about half an hour searching with no luck. Thanks anyway.

Might be washed away with bad weather

Left a treasure for the next cacher

Lost the pen on the bike ride. Ride around from Mapua campground. Unfortunately weather has t been great so quick trip out between showers

Back over the Marble Mountain again today. I had some time to myself after dropping some people off at NSN. Took the long way home. No worries here. TFTC

Paddle chick and I headed to Mapua to get a few caches .Sir Belac and I tried to find it a long time ago we didn't have much luck then , I finally discovered it today .Thanks Lis&Em

Hint helps

We found some other geocachers and they helped us! Tftc

Nice

Quick find thanks!

Up in Nelson area for work this week, had to find this one right out side before we left. Coordinates put me off for a bit, but reading previous logs made the cache an easy find, TFTC

Found while on a motorhome journey in the area for a week. Log damp and a bit exposed. Rock placed back. TFTC

Found this one today we did stop awhile ago looking for but gave up with muggles everywhere no problem today tho tftc

My GPSr got to 1m then stopped working. I walked many meters away and it still said 1m.

I after a bit of tinkering, I got it going again and then spotted the camo and the cx. TFTC.

Quick find. TFTC

cute little jar hidden in a tree branch

Nice

I didn't plan to be in this area today but I found myself passing so stopped to have a look. It had been raining throughout the day but the weather had very much improved by the time I arrived here. It came as no surprise to discover there was a cache hidden close by. My GPSr didn't zero out at any sort of hiding spot but I was close enough to sight what I though was a likely one. I was soon signing the log.

Another drift wood confussed us but eventually found it

TFTC!

Such a beautiful day. The tide was still quite a way in and very calm.
There quite a few dogs enjoying the beach.

Quick find thanks.

Lovely day for a stroll along the beach.

Had a team of kids with me. Still did not find.

Wohooo found it. We, too, were tricked by the driftwood with the stuck rock...

Lovely beach! The cache ended up being much simpler than my original approach! TFTC!!

A very quiet day today. Merry Christmas!

A fairly quick find, although for us the cache was a few metres east of the coordinates. TFTC

Found on the way home from a day of kayak rescue training at Baigents Reserve. Took longer than it should have to find, nicely hidden. Thanks Lis&Em

#11527

Took a bit of searching but such a glorious day that time didn't matter.

A lovely day at the beach today. Also a wedding party having photos taken. Good cache

Found it, great spot

In town for a few days. Biked over to Tasman and grabbed this on our way back.
Cheers

Found after we had given up and changed to a prettiest rock competition

Phew, I'd been planning to get this cache sometime today but other things kept getting in the way. I finally arrived as the last of today's daylight was about to end. After one or two false leads I was signing the log. Good one, thanks!
As I returned to the cachemobile the rain began to fall. Perfect timing .

Tftc,lovely day,lovely bay

Tftc! GPS all over the show here....but got it in the end!

This had me stumped! Good hide tftc

Nice hide. TFTC.

A couple of swimmers to look out for, who weren't paying attention to me quietly hunting around. Thanks for bringing me back to one of my favorite spots and TFTC!

Nice cache and lovely spot

I also noticed the log with the rock on top so inestigated that first - it was embedded and so there wasn't going to be anything under that. Then I spotted the real signs of where it was. Now off to pick up an unpublished cache with a few TBs in it that is too close to the final of another. TFTC # 16,248

Was looking at a log with a rock on top. Silly me.

Got wet finding this one

Nice easy find on a rainy deserted day.

Thanks

Quick find while we watch the waves . Tftc

Cool aunty Lisa. TFTC

Stunning location. Thanks Aunty x love kiki

Found it

Thanks for putting out this cache for woolwood9 and I to find!??
SL **tm/ww NZ** (may just be a black smudge on the many wet or plastic logs)
*Soon located, plenty more light rain at times today*

Thanks for the good cache!

Nice to be away on another geocaching trip with tmann421, travelling to a few places in the upper South Island.
All logs signed tm/ww NZ
TFTC

Nice n easy find, thanks!

It was one of those days at work today: my mind all over the place and couldn’t really concentrate on things. So I decided to pack up early and had off to find a couple of caches, despite the persistent rain.

Where to? I wondered.

Haven’t been out to Mapua way for a while.

Not many people out and about this lunchtime. I can’t imagine why, given the rain!

So that all made for an uninterrupted search. After a bit of poking around I tracked the cache down.

Always a nice spot here, even in the rain.

Thanks Lis&Em
#2986

Logged using Cachly.

Found

First South Island geocache I found

Found it, TFTC.

Found. Forgot pen

Found on another caching adventure with Missnboyz. My apologies for the late log!
Another beautiful place for a cache. Thanks for placing! TFTC

Another beautiful beach on todays caching trip out and about enjoying the sunny day with Shellsadventure.

I wanted to gather some shells and driftwood for a project I am doing with the children at work, This is one of my favourite areas to gather up bits and pieces and I was super delighted when I realised that there was a cache here that we had not found.
We have found one near here some years ago and I did not realise that that one was no longer in existence.
A nice quick find was made before I went for a walk along the beach gathering up some treasures for the children. Not sure if I will think they are so special when I empty the bag tomorrow as it is usually not until they are away from the beach when I notice some of the shells still have creatures.
Thanks for placing this cache and thank you for the smiley

Great spot

Tricky!

Cache in good shape. RG72 was using the facilities so I popped in for a quick search. She soon came to see me, I explained the hint, and she walked straight up to it. Ok, a definite second on that one. TFTC Lis&Em. Nice spot.

A drive out to Motueka today for RunningGirl1972 and I. Just a chance to enjoy some sea views, visit the market, and enjoy some local food. And on the way in, and on the way out, we got some caches. Seems that RG72 is starting to get the hang of this and is revelling in finding them before me. And that’s all good.

A quick find with SJT_NZ, all in good order. Thanks Lis&Em.

Tregearp and I unsuccessfully looked for a now archived cache not far from here. Today the excellent coordinates led to an almost instant find. Everything in mint condition. Signed log and replaced as found. Thanks Lis&Em for the cache.

Quick find after a trip to Mot to get the lab cache

Back today with the GPS - but it was a hint from a former finder that was the key to success. The cache was in a spot we hadn't looked before - which is obvious if you have found the cache as the spot was a good fit for the hint although not as we had interpreted it. Nice to turn a frown into a smile and we had a celebratory afternoon tea on our way home.
Thanks.

Just re-reading Harry Potter at present (started during lockdown). Found with No.13. TFTC

Found with Ulmuslynx our last cache for the day.
We searched around and it wasn’t long before the cache was in our hands
Thank you for the cache

Out giving the dog a walk at Ruby Bay this afternoon. A quick find and sign. Thanks for the cache.

What a nice place. TFTC

A good spot for a cache. My GPS was a little off here. Found the cache in the second place I checked. TFTC, Biggles.

Nice little micro! Takes a while to find but the rush when you finally get it is worth it! Don’t go too far down the beach

Another repeat cache. This one had us scratching.....our interpretation of the hint was not 100
Thanks for the cache

No sooner did we clean out the new caches around Marehau than three more were published so another outing with B&W was required.
Two GPS's and we left with a dnf
Luckily we happened to have a catch up with two other cachers near another hide and got the low down for this one.
Back here at 4pm to make our last find for the day. We should have got this one first up.
Our story is that we didn't quite interpret the hint correctly but that's drawing a long bow.
This is our beach to bring the grand kids to for a fire and toasted marshmallows in spring and autumn.
Happy days.
TFTC

It's a while since we had a dedicated caching trip around the area but with so many new ones recently it was time to do just that.
Arriving at GZ there was quite a few people about in various directions but we decided to scout out a likely spot for a future grab anyway. Our GPS's insisted on a particular area but there was nothing obvious so I decided to sit down and consider possibilities. As it turned out I couldn't have sat closer to the cache if I tried and completely shielded from onlookers we had the log signed pronto.
Thank you Lis&Em.

A flood of new caches to be found and a beautiful day. There's just no excuse to do anything else but do some maintenance and have a tiki-tour up country. For a year I found myself at GZ watching the sun rise and/or the world go by until it was time to start work. It's great to see the damage remediated that was done by the great storm. Even better to see some very nice hiding places left where they finished up. With some people on the beach we took it slow and wondered where oh where. After some thinking I focused a short distance from where Holymu made the find. No Murtlaps were hurt while looking for this cache Thank you Lis&Em

Phones didnt settle. Will be back with GPS.

Published

Wahoo FTF. Only along the road from me so made a quick dash to grab it first.

A heap of new caches turned up in the inbox today - some of them ours. This one was nice and close to home but I was in no hurry to grab it as we already have a first for the month. Had to go out an get some milk so ducked down to get this this afternoon. A group of dog walkers were just leaving the beach so I had the area to myself for a nice quick find. tftc

Final run on my dot days for the year. Aquick find on the way in to Nelson. A quick find and sign. Thanks for the cache.

A dot day for us and a flurry of new caches released today grabbed this as we were meandering into Nelson this arvo remember doing one very nearby quite a few years ago thanks for the cache - log signed