Wairau Affray, Tua Marina, (Nelson/Marlborough) Tuamarina, South Island, New Zealand
By
wjbwc on 25-Feb-05. Waypoint GCMXTZ
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Logs
Thanks for your message wjbwc. Would be a shame to lose this one for good. How about moving from current location and creating a test-tube cache in a more open and less snaffable position?
Searched all the places around where I thought it would be.. Alternate co-ords and no sign of cache...
Agree that waypoint needs swapped with GZ. Took Elli Phant to travel to the State of South Australia. TFTC. Didn't see the other trackable
Beat Gnomes Hunters to this one - even if they did manage to beat us to the log!
Took Twist TB. TFTC.
Took Twist TB. TFTC.
Very surprised to find this cache NOT at GZ, or where we have found it before. Huge cache creep has occurred.
Checked hint, crossed the tarseal and found the cache. Swapped trackables.
Checked hint, crossed the tarseal and found the cache. Swapped trackables.
Went with the clue as my GPS had me walking in circles.Left two trackables. TFTC
Used the hind to find. Will add new co-ords soon, Very busy road to day os glad of a stop. TFTC
In TB Jeep 4x4 #3871
In TB Jeep 4x4 #3871
Wow, it was 40 m (!) GPS coordinate mistake. First I searched at the GZ, then tried to look at the hint. Hint lead me to the cache 40 meters from GZ. Put inside pumice rock and small toy. Thanks for place and greetings from Latvia!
An easy find on the way south towards Blenheim. No swaps, SL. Thanks to wjbwc for the cache.
We are on a caching holiday from Australia and dropped by this cache. A nice quick stop off here to find this one. Using the hint we didn’t have too much of a search before we located the cache. TNLNSL TFTC
A spot I must have driven by 100 times. A great excuse to stop and learn a bit about the local history with Nana and Grandad visiting from the Manawatu. TFTC. Took a toy soldier and left a tiki peg.
Caching with Sidewaze - another interesting place found courtesy of geocaching. TFTC
A really significant spot in the history of Nelson/Marlborough. Thanks for bringing us here to brush up on our history. It was a case of thank goodness for hints, because our GPS was all over the place here. E.g pointing 54 metres away!!!! It was much too wet to be searching, so sat in the car and developed a precise strategy before making a dash for it. TVMFTC. 
TBs seem to have been a bit scarce for us lately so have moved 2 on their way.
TBs seem to have been a bit scarce for us lately so have moved 2 on their way.Found the notice, Found the tree and a barking dog informed everybody we were in the vicinity. Dropped off a travel bug. Interesting history.
A really significant spot in the life of Marlborough and the pioneers. "On the move" trackable placed in its inaugural cache, first step on a trip to France and back.
Quick find, went for a wee walk to see the waka tie-up location. No bug in the cache. Thanks!
(367) Another place I have driven by many many times and never known the history.. TFTC, SL
TFTC!I didn't read the description fully so had a fair fossic around in the pouring rain. Was a quick find after that with the hint. - TB TFTC #1274
3rd cache of the day - travelling from Picton to West Coast with Ariestiger + nephew Ben. Nice quick cache and back on the road. Seems people in general set the dog off as we came during daylight. TNLeft TB
[This entry was edited by gracie7 on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 5:29:34 PM.]
[This entry was edited by gracie7 on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 5:29:34 PM.]
Found it after it had been missing last time I was down this way. TFTC +Reaper GC -Night Racer GC
#1263. (1/24, day 2/4 of Easter trip to Blenheim). Searched for a while with no success. Decoded hint. Still no luck. Then decided we might be a long way away from what might be the hint object, and Troodles very quickly found the cache. TFTC.
First find of a big caching day - and nearly a DNF, but luckily the hint was very specific after we ignored the co-ords.
TFTC.
TFTC.
Very confusing cache. I looked in the wrong place for about 10 minutes - the listed co-ordinates then used the other lower co-ordinates and soon found cache. SL TFTC
To me the Lat & Long are about 30 mts out. One has to ignore them and use the good clue. Thanks for showing us the historical area. NINO
Our GPS led us a merry dance, so we had to widen the search. The clue was a great help. TFTC
Took a couple of minutes as GZ pointed to clump of trees over 20m from hiding spot. Nice quick find and a good picnic spot on our way back from The Sounds. Thanks.
Either my gps was wrong or the coords were out by a long way. Found the cache using the hint. Not too keen on the dog. Left TB. TFTC
Quick find. Didn't like the not too friendly alsatian dog at the adjacent property!! TFTC
Aaah found it. Was missing last time I looked for it. Much easier to find when its there. Thanks for the replacement! Biggles.
We did stop here, and had a quick look for the sake of it. The only large stone (the clue we had from the last time we were on the internet) was just lying on bark chips. But now I see that the cache was rehidden in a different place, so no wonder we couln't find it.
Yep, this one has been muggled yet again! Even the clue was shifted! Think the council gardening staff have been too active.... Its a spot of historical significance so I have shifted the cache to a less tended area. Happy caching
Definitely flow the coop! Could you please check this one and restore (perhaps it a less muggable location). Thanks
This one always seems to be disabled when ever we are in the neighbourhood. Perhaps a slight relocation might be order. Plenty of good spots 50m north of current GZ. Good to have restored soon. Thanks
Just downloading interesting caches to see while on holiday- and this is one of the historic places the teenagers need to see and think about. Could you check whether it is still there please?
Maybe Rincewind covered it with too much Octarine but I couldn't find it or anything matching the clue anywhere near where GPS took me...
Thought we had a good stroll through the bush and widened the search area, but no luck.
Easy find (too easy, I tried to cover it up more when I left).
-Mystery TB (not logged as in this cache)
+Footloose TB
-Mystery TB (not logged as in this cache)
+Footloose TB
Had a rough crossing so was surprised and happy to have a break in the weather long enough to stop at this historic spot. Had a quick look and went back to the car to confirm the hint and had one last try which was all I needed to sign the log. Thanks for placing a cache at this interesting spot that I would have other wise driven past yet again.
Found this months ago but have just realised I did not log my find. Interesting history - thanks for taking me here.
Nice. Was a little exposed. Small muggles would have found them. I cover with more bark. TFTC TNLN.
Drive past this site twice every working day, thought it was time to get it. Local muggle (landowner) gave us a good look over before heading back onto his property. TFTC.
Easy find as it's quite hard to hide where it's placed. Left a wee blue car. Interesting site. 
2.40pm. Had intended to do this cache at a point last year when we travelled through the region, but it was raining and dismal. Not so today - a beautiful sunny winters day. Found the cache, read the history. Enjoyed it all.
+ grapevine button cover;
TNSL.
TFTC.
[8d] M&P.
+ grapevine button cover;
TNSL.
TFTC.
[8d] M&P.
Found Cache exposed but not muggled - tried to hide it a little better. Thanks.
