About Motueka - Janie Seddon (Tasman) Motueka, South Island, New Zealand
By Sidewaze on 31-Mar-22. Waypoint GC9QM10

In the tasman area for a couple of days signing a few caches. Thanks for the placement and the smiley

On a roadie of the sth Island from invercargill. A good wee series caching around Motueka. Nice hide and quick find. Tftp

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Solved along time ago. Out visiting family and grabbing some caches. Nice find Quinny. Thanks for the cache Cheers

TFTC found with liquorboy09

Last cache for today before doubling back to the NZMCA park, lovely coastline, enjoying the caches along here, cheers

Day four riding the Great Taste Trail from Kaiteriteri to Mapua. We were riding along the coastal path completing the adventure lab. We overshot gz, and had to backtrack a short distance to find the cache. A nice quick find and we were back on our bikes. TFTP

In the area so made the quick grab. Puzzle had been on the solved list for a while and previous attempts always muggled out. Today was similar as I walked past but able to grab on the way back. Thanks for the puzzle and thanks for the cache.

Found with govtfunded tftc

TFTC. a great spot for birdwatching.

Heading north and finding some good puzzle and challenge caches today. A good day.

A few muggles around but I had the time to wait for them to go

I didnt even have time to get out of the motorhome before hubby had the cache in hand. All signed and in good condition. Thanks for the fun of the puzzle and setting this up.

We used the evening walk in town to stroll along the coastline. We managed to survive the electrified cyclers on the same track who somehow managed to gear up the equipment to speeds hardly managable. The impression I got was the older the biker the faster his bike. And we passed the wreck, of course. The virtual was on my list, this cache type being a rarity in Germany and placed in NZ so often. We walked on and again Muggle got the chance to show me that he would be a good cacher if gets over his indifference to geocaching by finding the container before me.Thx for hiding.

Dieser Cache konnte heute erfolgreich geloggt werden.Danke an den owner fr's legen und pflegen TFTC Schmerzbefreit

We completed the jigsaw many moons ago. We spotted a good GZ very quickly and swooped in for the find. TFTC

Found this mystery geocache today. BK-Br and I searched for the answers and finally we signed the logbook. Tftc.

Had finished the puzzle many weeks ago so as out walking the day thought I would grab cache. Thanks Sidewaz

Windy, cold but found it

Having a great day exploring different part of Motueka and seeing lots of interesting things. Thanks for the puzzle and the cache Sidewaze.

Easy find with coconuts3 today. It's lovely weather and we are enjoying where the caches take us.

Found on a road trip around the South Island, 2500km and counting.TFTC

Loved the puzzle

Thanks for this cache - we watched the ship in the evening from a distance when it seems real big. The day after we saw only a rusty skeleton

On the way to the ferry in Picton, we signed this one. I enjoyed doing the jigsaws ahead . TFTC

We decided to keep caching after the event in Nelson tonight. I didn’t realise we were going to be driving thus far, but it does not matter as we found caches we wanted.

In Nelson with TwigNZ, YetiNZ, Mr-mcgoo for a few days of caching and meeting up with other cachers from Nelson. All logs signed as NMTY.

Kia ora rawa atu for the cache Sidewaze.

(# 7823) A caching trip to Nelson with NZ_B, TwigNZ and YetiNZ. Day 1 of a 4 day trip interspersed with exploring and humour. A quick find after solving over a year ago.

The log was signed as NuMpTY (or NMTY) for NZ_B, Mr-mcgoo, TwigNZ, & YetiNZ. Thanks for bringing me here.

Myself, along with NZ_B, YetiNZ and Mr-mcgoo are on a caching expedition to Nelson. This is something we planned a while back and have very much been looking forward to
During our time here, all found caches were signed as NMTY (regardless of whether 2, 3 or all 4 of us hadn't found it previously), or with individual names for Challenge Caches according to whomever was claiming the find.

Having attended the event NZ_B had created for our visit, the 4 of us were keen to do some late night caching so drove up to Motueka. We didn't mind the darkness, all being well armed with torches etc.

I had been caching briefly in Mot before about 3 years ago, getting the similarly themed Virtual. A quick find here tonight. No issues to report, and the whole thing was soon replaced as found once we had signed to log.

Thank you for setting this one up.

Some time ago a group of us from Wellington decided that what we should do is come down to the Nelson region for a long weekend of Geocaching. So we did. With minimal specific agendas, and lots of unfound caches in the area, the goal for this four day break is exploring, having fun, and finding geocaches. Here is one we found.

The About Motueka series were some of the many puzzles I solved in preparation for this trip, and we enjoyed ourselves exploring this small town as we chased down all the caches.

The log was signed as NuMpTY (or NMTY) for NZ_B, Mr-Mcgoo, TwigNZ, & YetiNZ

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Thanks to Sidewaze for placing and maintaining this cache. I enjoy each and every cache I find, and it is only with CO's like this placing them out in the world that this wonderful game continues.

[DGSc-Bulk] tagging to help me generate a list for GC30AD8 - DGSc Challenge.

New placements kept on accumulating and against better judgement we decided to finally make a Mot run. Not that we hate going to Mot, to the contrary. However, it being muggle central after hours is the preferred option. Most finds in Mot are "night caches" and helped greatly in achieving our DGSc. We have no complaints
Almost surrounded by peeps walking their dogs and/or sharing the latest gos GZ perfectly shielded us from prying eyes and we made a quick find. We lingered a bit too watching the waves crashing over the sandbar while the tide peaked. Thank you Sidewaze

We decided on a day trip to Motueka to find numerous caches which have been published since our last trip over there. After having to abort attempts to find several it reminded us why we usually make a Motueka caching trip in the evenings.
When we arrived near GZ there was a few people about, especially having coffee at the nearby table but they moved off a bit in the opposite direction so we managed to stay hidden while making this find.
Thank you Sidewaze.

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 signed

We 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 [^] **Sidewaze** [^] for the effort and the cache and greetings from Germany

TFTF

**Geistercacher**
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I always enjoy caching in and around Motueka. This morning was no different, and with quite a few new Multis, A.L's, and Puzzles to look for it was quite a productive couple of hours. There's not much of the old girl left now. TFTC

#21771. Nice views over Tasman Bay today. Quick find here. TFTC.

We were conscious that time was getting on and had the misfortune of following a car that thought that 30kph was the speed limit . Finally reached GZ, where the cache was fortunately quickly found.
What a co-incidence that we met up with the CO in the Thorp Bush just before finding this cache! TFTC.

Thanks for this cache, sidewaze. I am wandering around Nelson / Tasman & spent last night nearby. I do enjoy these puzzles but not so easy on my small phone !
Quick find today, a sunny but breezy day.

Found it

my partner in crime had fun with these puzzles and now plays them every night. the cache was a nice easy find. when we did the puzzle we got the coords but forgot to get the hint but it wasn't needed for this one. tftc

Our last one for today and another nice easy find. Sat on a nearby seat to sign log. tftc

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We solved the jigsaw last week. And today we found it.
TFTC
Simone and Jochen

Cache replaced, good to go.

Another nabbed today whilst out and about in a very cool breeze - log signed - thanks for the puzzle and the cache

Another one solved a while back A quick grab. TFTC

Needs some TLC will be back shortly.

During a little morning walk in Motueka we solved just in time the jigsaw and minutes later we could sign the logbook.
TFTC!
Greetings from Germany
Felsmaus

After visiting the rusting hulk I came and found this one.

No. 11,272. I am heading to Takaka today to pick up some of the last South Island geotour caches. But no geocaching road trip is worth its salt if you don't divert off the main road occasionally or stop for a few solved puzzles on the way. I only solved this one last night so thought I should make the effort to pick it up while in Motueka. The cache was sitting exposed due to recent gardening. Signed the logbook and put it back where found but with some natural camo on top. Thanks Sidewaze for hiding it here.

Paddle chick and I popped over Motueka to grab a few caches and hoped we dodged the showers nice easy find thanks Sidewaze

Back in Mot again tonight for another couple of caches. Nice quick find here. Thanks Sidewaze

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Isis58: A super photo, one of the advantages of night caching!

Not he first cache I have found with the Janie Seddon as the feature. However, this was the first one in the dark with the moonlight shining on it. Quite special really but the photos don't really highlight that well. TFTC # 18,457

A nice quick find thanks. We needed to time the find and replace well as there were a few walkers around.

Ms_KR and I are off on a wee road trip to Nelson. Today we cruised around Motueka, after the morning rain had stopped.

Thanks to all CO's for publishing and maintaining their caches. Cheers.

Having an intense day out and about here. I need one find for a dot day but out with KR there's bound to be a few more. We started off with a letterbox then a trad, puzzles and a multi so far. We were able to sneak this find in between walkers. Tftc

Another nice morning for a drive to Motueka and back. I solved this puzzle a while ago and today found the cache as per the hint. After freeing Signal from the Forest Labyrinth, my attention turned to a couple of challenges that I don't yet qualify for. This find fills in a puzzle dot day and goes towards a challenge that I won't finish until next March (at the earliest). Thanks for the fun and TFTC, Biggles.

Tregearp and I solved all four of the recent jigsaw puzzles on the day they were published, but we were heading out of town so its only now we've had the opportunity to swing by for 4/4 quick finds with all in excellent conditions. Thanks Sidewaze for the enjoyable jigsaw puzzles and four smilies.

Sunday jigsaw puzzling has been the trend of late but as both SJT_NZ and I don't chase FTF's and were heading south the next day we left these for our return. Today a nice afternoon explore, thanks Sidewaze for the fun puzzles.

Found on this beautiful morning with Ulmuslynx gps led us straight to the cache Thank you for the cache and the puzzle

Found with no.13 on a sunny morning. Odd muggles near final. Tftc

Another Mystery dot day required me to venture out in the rain this morning. I managed to convince Agazo to join me even though it appears that he can melt in rain. A quick find. TFTC

I was out with Marchwood in Motueka trying to beat the rain and collect a few caches to fill our calendars according to our respective goals.

I brought a flag from the '2020' Mega to fly on the car, only to be outdone by Marchwood who had a much bigger set of Mega flags in his vehicle. See photo. TFTC.

I left a bit early for work to swing by and pick up this final. Using the hint I went to the correct spot right away. Took the cache back to the car for signing in between dog walkers then returned. Thanks very much!

Enjoyed solving these puzzles on a showery day. Enjoying the caches

Published

[FTF] at 2.35. We had left another cache because of activity in the area so we keen not to do the same here. With a person comfortably seated just out of view we did decide to say we were on a treasure hunt. A quick find of the treasure and on to the next cache.
Thanks.