Spa Time 3 - Kuirau Park Footbaths Ōhinemutu, North Island, New Zealand
By Kiwi_Does_Stuff on 25-Mar-24. Waypoint GCANE3X

No luck today but met some fellow cachers!

Chewbacca72 and I are traveling during 4 months through Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. A few caches that are on our way should not be missing. This cache is one of them. Many thanks to Kiwi_Does_Stuff for hiding. We found the cache on the ground and think that its not the right placeBest regards,searchersab

Zusammen mit searchersab geht es fr 4 Monate auf Reise, dabei kommen wir nach Singapur, dann an die Westkste Australiens, wir fahren die great ocean road von Sydney nach Adelaide, danach bereisen wir noch Nord und Sdneuseeland. Dieser Cache lag auf unserer Route, vielen Dank an den Owner Kiwi_Does_Stuff frs Auslegen und Herfhren

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Stumped for a bit but my fingers found it

Hallo Kiwi_Does_Stuff,After DrDonna and I arrived in Roturua and had a leisurely dinner, I felt like going for a little walk. So we went for a walk to do a lab between the hot springs and bubbling pools and look for a few caches along the way. Despite the fact that it was starting to get dark, we managed to find all the Caches and signed the logbooks in the open. Liebe Gre und vielen Dank fr die Hege und Pflege deines Traditional Cache! -moge-#############Der Cache "Spa Time 3 - Kuirau Park Footbaths" von "Kiwi_Does_Stuff" war fr mich Cache 6627. Gefunden am 13 November 2024.Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hat der Cache die Wertung 2.5 / 1.5 (d/t)

After soaking the feet a bit, this was surprisingly a quick find Maybe the relaxation in the bath helped Thanks!

As soon as we decided to start whining the container showed up. Not bad start all. Thanks!

Arthur do not find .. but Karine's finger did !-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --French version below-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Short late log but more complete now that we are back home.Our vacation will take us to the other side of the world to the land of the Maoris. After many, many hours of flying, a passage through China on the way there and through the United States of America on the way back, we will finally arrive in Christchurch which will be the starting point of our journey.We will enjoy the beaches of the Pacific Ocean and we will go back towards the North Island via State Highway 1. To combine business with pleasure, we will take regular breaks and small detours according to the caches that seem the most accessible to us.With a little more than 3500 km in 20 days, we will have discovered many facets of this island which is soothing. We will have to come back because there are so many places that we have not done . In broad strokes, the path will go from Christchurch to the Kaikoura Peninsula then towards Picton for the crossing to Wellington.New island, new road, and by State Highway 2 we go towards Hastings and Napier. We will leave the seaside for several days to go to Tongariro and Taupo. We will continue north towards Rotorua and Hamilton (without forgetting a detour via Hobbiton ) A detour to the Coromandel Peninsula and finally the almost north of the island with Whangarei and Waitangi to learn the history of this country.There will only be a few days left to spend towards Auckland and its suburbs before taking the plane back to the grayness of our European autumn.The majority of the boxes will be found, we have abandoned those where our English was lacking and where we could not understand the clue. Thanks to all the owners who brightened up our path, who took us to incredible places (that's also geocaching)In short, we had a great vacation, saw beautiful places that simply ask us to come back. We learned a lot about the history of this country and its traditions, it's a great motivation for our destinations.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --Petit log en retard mais un peu plus complet maintenant que nous sommes rentrs la maison. Nos vacances vont nous emmener lautre bout du monde au pays des Maoris. Aprs beaucoup, beaucoup dheures davion, un passage par la Chine laller et par les Etats-Unis dAmrique au retour, nous arriverons enfin Christchurch qui sera le point de dpart de notre priple.Nous profiterons des plages du de locan Pacifique et nous remonterons en direction de lile du nord via la State highway 1. Pour joindre lutile et lagrable, nous ferons des pauses rgulires et de petits dtours au gr des caches qui nous semble les plus accessibles. Avec un peu plus de 3500 km en 20 jours, nous aurons dcouverts pleins de facettes de cette ile qui est apaisante. Il nous faudra revenir car il y a tellement dendroit que nous navons pas fait . Dans les grand traits, le chemin ira de Christchurch la pninsule Kaikoura puis direction Picton pour la traverse vers Wellington.Nouvelle ile, nouvelle route, et par la State Highway 2 nous remontrons en direction de Hastings et Napier. Nous laisserons le bord de mer plusieurs jours pour aller au Tongariro et Taupo. Nous continuerons vers le nord en direction de Rotorua et Hamilton (sans oublier un dtour par Hobbiton ). Un crochet pour la pninsule de Coromandel et pour finir le presque nord de lile avec Whangarei et Waitangi pour apprendre lhistoire de ce pays. Il ne restera que quelques jours passer vers Auckland et sa banlieue avant de ne reprendre lavion pour retourner dans la grisaille de notre automne europen.La majorit des boites seront trouves, nous avons dlaisser celles o notre anglais faisait dfaut et ou que nous narrivions pas comprendre lindice. Merci tous les poseurs qui ont gay notre chemin, qui nous ont emmen dans des endroits incroyables (cest aussi cela le geocaching)Bref, nous avons pass de superbes vacances, vu des endroits magnifiques qui demandent simplement que lon revienne. Nous avons appris beaucoup de chose sur lhistoire de ce pays et de ces traditions, cest une grande motivation pour nos destinations.

Modified to include larger log sheet so a lot easier to roll up now. Enjoy

Hot water foot spa and Indian dancing. Great cache. TFTC.

Goodness a bit of a challenge here. Co ords slightly off for us so searched the wrong area for a lot of time. Very clever cache worth a fav point.Foot baths very busy being a Sunday.Thank you Kiwi_Does_Stuff for placing this cache.Log signed as B&PFind number 5271

Our pen wouldn't work on the log. We signed in spot number 2 you can c an indent of "b&p"

Coordinates changed from:S 38 8.037 E 176 14.756Coordinates changed to:S 38 8.038 E 176 14.756Distance from original: 6.1 feet or 1.9 meters.Minor tweak of coordinates

Although this was a clever hide, I'm not a fan of these caches as they are too small and can be tricky to sign. Good luck reading my moniker on the log as not even I could read it as I was rolling the log back up.Nice spot, but unfortunately, there are too many people soaking their feet, and there's no room for me. I'm staying nearby, though, and it could be fun to pop back down later this evening or early tomorrow morning for a soak.I enjoyed walking around the scented garden, enjoying the different perfumes of the plants in there.

Out with Nildran enjoying the sunshine TFTC

Out caching with TL. TFTC!

Replaced log sheet. Added spoiler photo to assist with ensuring hunting in correct area

4 of lucking. Gave up

Nice little hide after a nice little soak. Log is full so took a pic to prove find if needed! TFTC

This was a good one that had us thinking and bothering the rope a lot. Its not in the rope. Thankyou for placing this one and for maintaining a good hide, giving a FP. TFTC

Nifty little hide. Tftc

What a good little hide and it really was micro sized! Tftc

Gave it a good search, not today.

Couldnt quite fit name on it but was nice to know there was a cache close by while having a soak. TFTC also i was the last to sign current log

Tried before a foot soak with no luck. Came back after and had a stroke of luck. Well done hide

Spent quite a while trying to find this one. But unfortunately did not succeed!

Finally found it. Fourth time lucky. Man what a mission. Very well crafted hide. a favourite point from me

Still didn't find it!!!

It is time to complete a couple of AdLabs in Rotorua and any nearby real caches.There were 7-8 people with their shoes and socks off. I think the smell was not from them.Cheers for the cache, Kiwi Does Stuff.

Thanks for the cache logging late

Spiderman says hi

Dnf again. Man I'm struggling with this one

The awful coordinates don't help at all. The fences either side are both about 6m from GZ, which makes for a ridiculous amount of area to check...

This one was a great test the GPS had .me on the spot but zippo then KL spotted something on the rail and it looked out of place ..yippee the holder and cache were found...now finding where it's real home is..This took a little time, but I soon spotted the correct spot it fits perfectly when replaced in the correct way ..All good now..thanks Kiwi_does_stuff cool hide

We parked up and wandered over to gz. The footbaths were very busy. After quite some looking, we kept coming back to one spot, which we felt should have hosted the cache, but the cupboard was bare. I looked on the ground, but nothing was evident. Then, from a very different angle, a green glint caught my eye. And yes, it was the cache, still in its holder but quite obviously not where it should be. We signed and then replaced it where we expected it should have been. It fit nicely there with the appropriate "holding" energy keeping it in place. . Thanks for another challenge Kiwi_Does_Stuff.

No luck here. Pretty hard to search with muggles everywhere!

No joy finding today, although searched as well as we could with passersby. Next time.

Round r& ound took a very long time. Then buzzybb said the words. Had to widen the search.

Finally found this one after what was quite a bit of searching. So glad we finally found this well hidden cache. Tftc

Found after a bit of a hunt. Nothing like what I expected! Shame there's no water in the pools today as my hands need warming up. All good at GZ and TFTC.

Clever camo. This one is ohhhh so tiny. Thanks for adding a smiley to my day with your cache.

Found with Cympill. Yep that rollup was long. TFC

Thanks for your amazing cache KDS. I really appreciate the time you took to set up and maintain your caches. 3rd time lucky. While searching I heard a sound of something falling. Earned a favorite from me Found with Fisha1288 Cheers, Cympull.

Caching in Rotorua with JudithR. She was first to feel this one.

Good find but the roll up took just as long

Couldn't find it but did enjoy the footbath

Quick find for a cleverly constructed cache. Won't have time to dabble my toes today but I do like the new foot baths. Mind you, I liked the old ones as well. TFTC.

We're loving these spa time caches, thank you! Love the clever challenges.

Didn't find this time

Glad to get this this time .Nice hide Tftc

Too many muggles, not sure if it's still there or if it's been taken. Seems like a good hide.

Trouve par deux hobbits franais en qute daventures ! This one was pretty hard to find haha ! But the hardest part was to roll the log et put it back

Very well hidden, enjoyed it a lot to search it.TFTC

I almost gave up but in my last try I was able to grab it. Amazing hide! TFTC

Was keen to find this one as all the logs loved the hide technique. But alas, was not to be our day. TFTC.

. A day in Rotorua with McJandals collecting new caches. Another good hide and we were thankful to be slightly out of sight Felt it before seeing it. We did have trouble with the magnet falling out but we got it back securely TFTC

What to do on a Sunday. Come caching. A plan was hatched with nz flossy to come and clear some if the new caches as we havent been over here for a while. Many thanks to the COs for the placements. Very sneaky. Well done fp

Aprs notre priple en Australie, on dcouvre la nouvelle Zlande : une journe Rotorua . On logue en team Mado. Merci pour la cache qui mrite un PF et qui a pris un peu de temps pour la trouver.

Nous poursuivons notre road trip en NZ. Pour 2 jours Roturua, nous jaunirons quelques points sur le secteur. Log en team Mado.TFTC bien cache que nous favorisons.

Tftc a great way to hide a cache...

Nope .

Over from Canada found the cache! Super good hide!

Way too busy to have a proper look but couldnt find anything with a quick search

Way too many muggles today. No luck

This afternoon we went out for a caching round in the Kuirau Park. Tftc

**#20,730**The footbaths did not look like they do in this cache page, today there was not a free spot to park ones feet!Very popular spot, and we were glad GZ was just out of view.Found a likely hiding spot by way of a shiny screw but no cache, Mrs Geckoh spotted it on the ground, signed the log and then the magnet fell out of the Nano, used the camo part to "comb" over the ground and were lucky to find the magnet, may need a spot of glue to hold it in.The camo was great but the nano was sitting slightly proud so its not engaging quite like it should, which may be why it was on the ground.May need a check up.Fave for the concept, well done.

Yay

Sneaky hide ??

We havent been to these foot bathes before - thanks for the hide!

On our way to DCs car and thought Id visit this hide along the way. The footbaths were incredibly busy and people were arriving in droves. Fortunately, my companion guided me to the cache - It was a quick find and sign. The cache is not magnetised anymore, so doesnt stay attached to its host. It may need attention Thanks Kiwi Does Stuff. TFTC.

DNF nice to meet RandomGoat we will be back for another look I was 15 minutes late for work due to not wanting to leave but in the end had to go.

2TF. Straight to it this time. I totally should have found this this morning! D'oh. Oh well, still nice to have another smiley face on my NZ map. Tftc

I couldn't resist a morning walk to this new cache, but sadly I couldn't find it. After a short search, gardeners turned up in the vicinity to do their morning chores. This hindered my searching. I widened my search, so I was out of their sight, but still nothing found. At this point, another cacher turned up - a pleasure to meet you. Despite the extra eyes and fingers, we couldn't find this one. Thanks anyway.

Back for lunchtime walk took a while but followed the hint and found at 1225pm (FTF) another well crafted cache FP from me.

Found it today, took a while for the phone to settle but we got it! Very clever hide. TFTC

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