Punakaiki Pancakes Earthcache Punakaiki, South Island, New Zealand
By Moneydork on 29-Mar-05. Waypoint GCN98H

We are visiting New Zealand and have been stunned by its beauty. This cache was AMAZING! The rock formations are so unique. The blowhole is fun. Be sure to find Te Puha Pah (sudden sound) on the short trail that connects the loops. It was super cool. Tftc!

Visited with bektheraccoon, TFTC!

Hello Trigger_Fish,Another day, another Cache.Together with Dr Donna travelling through New Zealand. We arrived at Auckland Airport and made our way up north. After visiting Cape Reinga we went on our way South to reach Stewart Island with stops in many different Citys all over the country. Of course we have an open eye for nice Caches but take what we can get. Today we came across your Cache "Punakaiki Pancakes Earthcache" and signed the logbook with our names or took pictures for Virtuals or Earthcaches and answered all questions asked. Its great how many nice spots we are able to discover through our journey and how many of them we only See because of Geocaching! Thanks for bringing us to this place and takeing care for the geocache. Liebe Gre und vielen Dank fr die Hege und Pflege deines Earthcache! -moge-#############Der Cache "Punakaiki Pancakes Earthcache" von "Trigger_Fish" war fr mich Cache 6775. Gefunden am 26 November 2024.Zu diesem Zeitpunkt hat der Cache die Wertung 2.0 / 1.0 (d/t)

What an interestingly geological spot! We arrived at around dusk so unfortunately the shops were all closed (pancakes at pancake rocks sounds pretty good). We arrived about an hour after high tide but unfortunately the blowhole wasnt blowing. Visited with rumpuslabs, Tftc!

Seen it

I flew into Christchurch a couple of days ago for a 3-week bucket list road trip around South Island, and today, I made my way across the Alps to the West Coast, ending up here in Punakaiki for the night.Punakaiki was a must stop place on my NZ journey, and I enjoyed the stunning views and learning about the pancake formations here. Thanks very much for creating this earthcache ... it helped me to better understand how they are formed. A wonderful end to a great travel day, so a fave point is awarded by way of thanks.

A beautiful sunny day. Great day for pancakes.

To explore the island today we are going from the east coast to the west coast. We drive over the Arthur Pass through very varied landscapes. Sometimes the valley is narrow, sometimes it is wide. Then again we drive along a wide river delta. We see bare mountain slopes and then again forested mountains. So our tour is never boring. We choose a few caches along the way to search for and log.Earthcaches, labcaches and virtuals are also popular. What for an great Landscape. Something so unique and the power of the water and the waves, we couldn't get enough of it. Simply fantastic. We give an Favoritenpoint. A big thank you to all owners and greetings from the Moorhelmi

Visited. At home well do the administration.

Interesting, very interesting place, thanks for an EC here!

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What an amazing place even on this damp day. Unfortunately the tide was too far out for the blowholes to be magnificent but we loved it. Thank you x

Really enjoyed our walk here. Such an amazing landscape. Our answers have been sent. Thank you.

The power of water very apparent here, lots of "oohs" and "aahs from we tourists wandering the paths.Answers sent.Inspiring place, must find out more about the pancakes.Thanks Trigger Fish

Visited with MummyPenny today. So much amazing wet stuff happening here. Answers sent. Thanks Trigger_Fish.

CaptainVimes and I have crossed the ditch to attend the Geo Toroa mega in Dunedin and tour around the South Island for two weeks.Such an amazing spot. We stood and watched the blowhole and the chimney for a while.Thanks Trigger_Fish and happy caching

Out caching with TL. TFTC! Sending answers for teamlarcee and nildran. Fascinating formations!

Out with Nildran enjoying the sunshine What a great area!TFTC

We visited Pancake Rocks today.What an amazing area!The Department of Conservation deserves great accolades for its impressive presentation of the area.A favourite point for the Earthcache.Thanks Moneydork.

How cool is this area!!! Wow!!

Absolutely magnificent. Really was worth to go here. When we arrived also the weather changed and it stopped to rain. What kind of spectacular things Mother Earth has created.Answers have been sent to the CO already TFTC #453

What a place. Very impressive. We started our Journey on the northern Island and enjoying the sights on the southern Island now. Tip: enjoy the glowworms in the cave while you are here

On a roadie of the south island. This stop was a must on my journey. Answers sent. Amazing place! Tfte

We walked the trail to take observations of the prevalence of bullkelp and to compare that with our past records. I did this cache along the way. The signage is most informative. TFTC

Parked at the nearby freedom camping spot at the end of McMillan Rd, and walked back to Punakaiki to complete the Ad lab as well as a couple of other caches along the way. A great spot for an Earthcache, thanks for setting up, cheers

What a fabulous EarthCache location! It's definitely worth a favourite point. The scenery, the views, the water, the evening sun - it made a wonderful stopping point on our journey down the coast today. I've sent a message to the CO with answers. Tftec

So damn great!!!

I have now visited this very interesting hot spot for the fourth time. SiamFee and I were able to find the answers very quickly. A amazing place on earthThxs for bringing us to this place. Greetings from the Siamkiwi

On secondment to Melbourne, Australia, combined with short holidays here and there. From day 49/74, I was accompanied by my dear son, geocacher Ruupertti, who travelled from Finland to visit me in Australia and to spend a holiday with me in New Zealand at the end of my secondment. Day 68/74, Friday. Finally time for our holiday in the beautiful New Zealand, day 4/7! Today was an awesome day! Today we enjoyed the beautiful West Coast. We drove from Charleston to Fox Glacier. We saw some things we will never forget - such as the Seal Colony Tauranga Bay and the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes in Punakaiki. I just LOVE New Zealand! This was one of the most stunning places I have ever seen, although I have seen a lot. Definitely a favorite point from me. It was high tide when we visited the site - obviously a good time to visit especially for the blowholes. We loved the pancakes! I sent the answers to the CO and I attach a photo. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Vaasa, Finland! Logged with [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

We send in the answers, nice place!

Found this along the way. Tftc

Having some pancakes for breakfast, seen pictures of this place but the real thing is amazing.Thanks for the cache./herrFamaxe from Sweden

Hello from Seattle, geocaching ground zero! This location is astounding and deserves a fave. Answers obtained with the assistance of my muggle geologist brother in law

On our thirteenth day in New Zealand we drive from Picton Tasman.This beautiful cache was on our way.TFTCHennesAt the end comes the poem of the day.New Zealand By James K. Baxter (for Monte Holcroft)These unshaped islands, on the sawyers bench,Wait for the chisel of the mind,Green canyons to the south, immense and passive,Penetrated rarely, seeded onlyBy the deer-cullers shot, or else in the northTribes of the shark and the octopus,Mangroves, black hair on a boxers hand.The founding fathers with their guns and bibles,Botanist, whaler, added bones and namesTo the land, to us a bridleAs if the id were a horse: the swampy townsLike dreamers that struggle to wake,Longing for the poets truthAnd the lovers pride. Something new and oldExplores its own pain, hearingThe rains choir on curtains of grey mossOr fingers of the Tasman pressingOn breasts of hardening sand, as actorsFind their own solitude in mirrors,As one who has buried his dead,Able at last to give with an open hand.

Very nice Place

What an impressive cache- location. Answers sent to owner. - T4TC!

A quick stop at the Pancake Rocks turned into a long one: We were enjoying the views from many different angles.Many thanks for this Earthcache.

Wow - what a lovely walk around and above these impressive rocks!? Thank you for giving this place an additional honor with this Earthcache! ?

Always love coming here. Today was at full tide although weather good. Tftc

#2291 (Tontako Team) Kia Ora from Spain! We found this cache during our New Zealand / Aotearoa holidays.Very interesting cache!TFTC ??

#2912Found by the Tontako Team.Thanks for the cache

What a great place! Answers sent to CO.

Wow, cool geologly formations.

We visited the West Coast for several days and, of course, we stopped at the Pancakes Rocks. A nice earthcache at this incredible geological location. Answers sent to the owner.

Visited Pancake rocks right on high tide so we're treated to some spectacular blow hole activity. Answers sent. Tftc

Many thanks. What a lovely place. FP from us.

Weil uns die Pancake Rocks so gut gefallen haben waren Cuxine und ich gleich 2x da. Tftc

Visited with Dali87 within our amazing trip around New Zealand. Thanks for nice cache ....................................................................... TB Koumesovo geopivo DDEV7M

9 februari 2024 15:17Too bad we arrived almost at low tie, but still is a beautyfull spot.TFTC,KrokoDit is mijn 922ste gevonden cache.

Visiting the South Island from Ottawa, Canada, and getting some caches along the way. So beautiful! Love this place. TFTC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today steffixx and me spent another wonderful day here in NZ while driving from Harihari to Punakaiki. Arriving in the evening, we stopped at the car park and took a walk to the Pancacke Rocks and Blowholes. What a wonderful place on earth!! We spend some time here watching the spectaclar water- games... The answers were collectes and sent to the CO.A big thank you to Trigger_Fish // Moneydork for leading us here and for showing this place and of course also for creating this earthcache here on site!Best wishes from the North Sea, Germany, from Cuxine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ________________oooooooo____________oooooooooooooo_________oooooooooooooooooo________oooooooooooooooooooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo____oooooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo___ooo__ooo_______oooooooooooooooooooo__oooo____oo________oooooooooooooooooooooooo_________oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo_oooo_______oooooooooooooooooo________ooooo___ooooooooooooooooooooooo_________oo_ooo____oooooooooooooooooooooooooo_____oooooooo__ooo_oooooo__________oo___oooo_______ooo__ooo_ooo______oooo__ooo_______oooo___ooo__ooo___ooooo___ooo_____ooo___ooo____oo____ooo____oooooo__ooo____ooooooo____________ooo_____ooooo____ooo

Thank you for bringing us here

Nature is beautiful! TFTC

This place is an amazing demonstration of the wonders and power of nature. We had a long drive from St Arnaud to Greymouth but it was definitely worth the detour to Punakaiki to see the Pancake Rocks. Answers sent to CO. Thanks for setting up the Earth Cache

**Log about this cache:**The highlight of today. So nice the pancakerocks and big waves!**General log:**After years of planning and the canceling of trip due to the corona crisis, the time had finally come:***"more than 5 weeks in New Zealand".***And how beautiful it was!Visited both the north and south islands, many tourist attractions have a cache nearby so I could do some as well.Lots of virtuals and earth caches too and traditionals. But also done a few multi caches here and there also even a mystery and wherigo cache.The trip to New Zealand was great and we saw a lot of nice places. The country has so many different types of landscapes. And the nice thing was that it is winter in the Netherlands but summer in New Zealand Too bad it takes so long to fly and that the flight is so expensive otherwise i can go here next year again.Now you can enjoy it, logging the caches is also part of it. I will try to email the answers for the earthcaches and virtual caches to the relevant co`s as soon as possible. But first log all caches and upload the photos .Submitted via Garmin Live Geocaching

Today we went up the west coast from Haast to Murchison with stops at Franz-Josef Glacier and Pancake Rocks.This area is really amazing! Feels like you can directly watch nature building these strange rocks over here. Also awesome to see the power of the ocean slashing into the holes producing large fountains.Thanks for brining us here, we leave a fav point.Thanks for hiding and maintaining the cache.Happy hunting!TFTCschnuckel1[#24063]

what a beautiful view! TFTC

Got it

This was going to be one Long day, as we headed to Hokitika Gorge first in the morning. Which was really a detour, but the pics and information was convincing to do that. And, well, it definitely was worth it! Great Walk there! Late morning, we left as more and more people arrived and had obviously the same idea. Great timing. Then we headed further north and as a short stop visited a memorial. A nice suprise was the spectacular view and a little traditional Cache (Memorial Makeover (West Coast), GC46EV6). But before we came to our final accomodation, we stopped at Punukaiki and the famous Pancake Rocks. A Long, but beautiful day with lots of interesting geocaches.Thank you to all CO for their effort and passion.TFTC and greetings from Germanyaussi96

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 and Wellington touched. We arrived in Picton and transfered to Motueka. Next stop was Punakaiki. Last time I was here (20 years ago) we only got off the bus to look for pancakes about 20 minutes. This time it is a 2 nights stay. Hydrangeas gave us shelter.Looks like as if they are going to develop this place further. However, even without pancakes the beach walk, a paddle experience and some walks make a fine vacation at this place.1st day was, of course, reserved for the pancakes. The coffee at cafe opposite to the entrance was good. And so much to see. Interesting who drops by to have a view at the cakes. After the caffeine booster the fenced in walk was scheduled.Thx for hiding.

TFTC! Found on a visit from America, grabbing caches as I can while the rest of my group is unaware beautiful spot. Message has been sent with answers to the questions!

**#17705** The ** Punakaiki Pancakes Earthcache** had a top spot on my bucket list for my visit in New Zealand !And it was truly one of the highlights of my travels!I loved the boardwalk very much and enjoyed the different views of the pancakesTo research the answers to qualify for a found it log was very interesting and fun! The answers I sent to the COI honor this EC with a blue heart Thank you Trigger_Fish for taking me to this fantastic place on earth and for the contribution to the game by the EC. TFTEC Greetings from tante resi from Switzerland

Answers sent via email. Amazing place to visit and certainly changed from 40 yrs ago when we last visited. Back then you stopped by the side of the road, went out into a decking area and viewed!

We found this great cache today on a stunning locationThanksAnswers sentThanks!!Greetings from the Netherlands Thanks!Bedankt Groeten Dunaghiri Dank u voor de Cache Danke fr die Dose - Thanks for the Cache - Merci pour la Cache - Dziki za kesza - Grazie per questo Cache - Takk for at Cache - Obrigado por isso Cache - Gracias por el Cache - Dky za ke - Aciu u ta talpykla - Paldies par o Cache - Aith selle eest Cache - Kiitos ktkst - Tack fr att Cache - Tak for denne Cache - Hvala za cache - nbellek iin tesekkrler - Ksznjk, hogy a cache - Bedankt voor de cache - Graas para o cache - Dankon pro la kasmemoron - V mulumim pentru cache - Ksznm a gyorsttrat - - Takk fyrir skyndiminni - - - - Deo gratias pro cache - - Salamat sa cache - Kesh uchun rahmat - Cm n cc b nh cache - cache - - - Danki vir die Kas - Ng mihi mo te keteroki - Pokupatsani posungira - - - - Takk fyrir skyndiminni - Ai u talpyklos - Muchu Danki pe cache akka r fyrir sk - whakawhetai koe mo te keteroki

Amazing place. It was windy, wild sunset and pancakes were glowing....Thanks a lot and greetings from the Czech Republic.

Today we visited the pancake rocks. What a beautyful place. It was a pitty it was raining. Answers are send. Thanks for showing this place.

Found it yay

awesome place. made me hungry for burned pancakes. though I did miss the adlab.

Great location for a cache. Enjoyed reading the boards and just chilling taking a few pictures. Answers sent to owner. Thanks for setting

Santagrandpa sent th answers to the earth cache to the CO. He told Santagrandma that he appreciated the pancakes rocks more because of doing the earth cache. Another thing was how unique they are and can only be seen in a few places in the world. A favorite point is being added to the collection and TFTC. BYW, we are from Florida and sadly we are leaving in a couple of days. It has been a FANTASTIC and AMAZING time in New Zealand.

After years on our bucket list and three cancellations due to Covid, we are thrilled to finally be here. Following several cruises we flew from Sydney, Australia to Wellington, New Zealand to begin our next adventure. Picked up our rental vehicle and will be driving, exploring, hiking, and caching both islands for 3.5 weeks.This park was one of our highlights along today's route. As we pulled into the parking lot it started pouring. There was no way we were going to miss seeing this park and since it wasn't lightening, we were going no matter what. We waited in the car till it slowed down a little before grabbing the umbrellas and hitting the trail. Wow, these are unique, interesting, and amazing formations even in a steady rain. We gathered the needed information, took many pictures, and worked through the adventure lab series. Our answers have been sent via the message system and we appreciate the CO developing this geological lesson that definitely earns a blue ribbon from us. Thanks for adding to our adventure today, Nukeworker and Racquetball Girl, Arkansas, USA

Thanks for the cache from czech republic.

We tried to time our visit with high tide. What an amazing place. We have never seen rock formations like it and the thundering sound of the waves. Fantastic. Thanks for bringing us here. Have an FP

Together with Travelser I'm going Down Under. We are driving around with a motorhome. After 7 weeks driving around through Australia we arrived the 2th November in New Zealand. For ten days we will cross the Northern Island and than for 2 weeks the Southern Island.During our trip we of course search for several caches. Most of them brought us to very nice spots, like this one.All the CO's, and in this case Trigger_Fish, thanks for bringing us here and give our trip a special accent.

After traveling around Australia with Oopie for 7 weeks, we have now been traveling with the camper in New Zealand for 4 weeks. Along the way we will of course also visit various types of caches in beautiful places, including this one.Because we made the answers together, Oopie will send the answers with your permission.Thanks CO for creating and laying this cache.

During an awesome New Zealand vacation I visited together with Wombatmann (who sent in the answers to the CO) this amazing placeThank you very much for this Earth Cache

I visited this interesting Location together with BK-Br.Nature is amazing! Our answers were sent to CO.Tftc for this earthcache.

We had a perfect day for this visit - bright sun. Only the water level was too low for seeing the blowholes. TFTC

Tftc a great place

Thank you for showing that great location.

#5.669On today's trip through NZ we drove up the Westcoast and came across this fascinating sight. Thanks for bringing us here and for letting us read the information panels to get more information! The answers have been send to the owner.TFTC says team mastba from Hamburg/Germany

Thanks for the Earthcache. It was great to walk the area and see something so cool. Thank you.

TFTGCVery educational

"288 Favourites on the wall.. 288 Favourites...."Silly me nearly didn't want to make the effort with 1MinnieMoo to grab this one. I am glad I did. I marvelled at the area and took many photos and videos. We collected our answers - and 1MinnieMoo has sent them through.A great place for an eartcache."289 Favourites on the wall... 289 Favourites...."

25/9/2023 Find #6613Day 17 of the Fangsoki/1MinnieMoo New Zealand South Island adventure. Todays journey would take us from Hokitika to Nelson. A lot of driving to be done, so we picked only a select few caches. I made sure this one went on the list, and I am so glad I did!!This is what earthcaches are all about!A beautiful walk, and fantastic weather to complement it at that. And such a fantastic and different geological location. Despite the serious attraction the place is, it was not overcrowded along the walk, and people mostly went in one direction, so there was no clogging up of human traffic. I cant speak for Fangsoki but I can say I came away from this very glad for the visit. Thanks for the cache Trigger_Fish. A favourite point from me.

On a two week holiday from Australia and enjoying the scenic delights of both north and south islands of New Zealand. During our journey, we are taking the opportunity to grab a cache or two. Today we are traveling from Nelson to Greymouth via Murchison and Charleston. We are thoroughly enjoying the scenery on our leisurely drive, especially the snow capped mountains.Enjoyed the walk and learning about pancake rocks. The pancake rocks and blowhole were phenomenal. Thanks for bringing us to this location. Answers sent to CO. TFTearthC. Find # 1644.

26-days-holiday to Singapore, New Zealand & AustraliaDay 9: Punakaiki Hokitika Franz-JosefFirst, we went to see the Pancake Rocks as well as the Blowholes at Punakaiki. Then we drove over to Hokitika where could spend some time. In the afternoon we headed on towards Franz-Josef where we visited the glacier.We did not visit the Pancake Rocks & Blowholes the previous day due to the bad weather as well as upcoming darkness. In the morning, it was still raining plus some stronger wind not the best conditions to walk around at Punakaiki. Nevertheless we still did it and at least in the area with the bushes and trees it was bearable. Furthermore, the layered rocks are a very interesting thing to see. The site is worth the visit anyway.Thanks for guiding me here and the additional gained piece of knowledge.

I'm visiting New Zealand for a tour around the country . I have already visited many places on the North Island. Now I'm doing a tour on the South Island. 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 .

Thanks for the cache. Found while living full time in our caravan

What an amazing place.

Found with NutcacheBNE, beautiful and interesting area.

Thank you very much for placing the earth cache (and apologies that the email went multiple times due to dodgy signal). We came out here the night before in a failed attempt to see what they'd be like at night (got a bit confused on the paths and decided to just go back to the car) but took a photo of the stars which were amazing. Went back in the day as was planned (and sensible) and saw them and the blowhole working. Tftc

Thanks Moneydork for this Earthcache at Punakaiki.I have visited a few times over the years and always marvel at the geological forces involved.After biking the Old Ghost Road we stayed a night nearby and walked up the peaceful Pororari River trail. Answers sent to CO.Thanks again for the scenic location of this cache.

Wow, so great to see these! Answers sent to CO, thanks for this cache!

We are on our long-awaited journey around the world in 99 days. Second try after canceling in 2020.
Our third stop after Los Angeles and Hawaii is New Zealand.

This time was of course used to find some geocaches here.
Today we were searching for the Earthcache **Punakaiki Pancakes Earthcache**

At the given coordinates the needed answers where found quickly and after sending them, ther is a new smile on our geocaching map!

At least we would like to take this opportunity to thank Trigger_Fish for the interesting information and for creating this Earthcache!

Greetings from Nuermberg/Germany
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Thank you for the cache - जियोकैश के लिए धन्यवाद - Vielen Dank für den Cache - Gracias por el caché - Merci pour le cache - Grazie per la cache - Obrigado pelo Cache - Bedankt voor de cache - Tak for cachen - Hvala na predmemoriji - Takk for cachen - Kiitos välimuistista - Tack för cachen - Спасибо за кеш - Díky za mezipaměť - Dzięki za pamięć podręczną - Önbellek için teşekkürler - Dankie vir die kas - Asante kwa kache - ขอบคุณสำหรับแคช - 感謝您的緩存 - キャッシュをありがとう - ޝުކުރިއްޔާ - Terima kasih atas cache

TFTC been doing earthcache all round the country during our visit and this one is just as spectacular

An exceptional place. It rained almost all day, but luckily it was dry for about an hour when we were there.

Danke für den Cache!
Thanks for the cache!

TFTC. Great geographical site. Could have spent more time here but had to dash. Easily qualifies for a ️

Day 8 on our holiday in New Zealand. We visited the spot of this Earth Cache. We made the requested photo, and added it to the log. Of course we searched for the answer,s and sent it to the CO.

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***T4T$ - Many thanks to Moneydork for this Earth Cache, and showing us this unique spot. ***. ️

Found during a road trip of both North and South Islands. We hired a little buzzbox and drove from top tip Cape Reinga all the way to Bluff at the bottom, and everywhere in between. Not sure what lured us to Greymouth to begin with, but Punakaiki was an added bonus, and made the journey here very worth the while. Like everything in NZ it was simply stunning (even if it did rain 90% of the time Embedded in our memory is also that this location has a cafe that makes the WORST coffee in the entire world (and I have travelled extensively), but even that didn't dampen our experience here. NZ was the first overseas trip that hubby and I took together and was the most amazing 6 weeks ever. I loved showing him where I was born and raised, and also sharing new experiences with him. I had never been to the South Island before! Thanks so much for the earth cache here, it was the perfect type for this GZ.