decided to go for a drive this morning and while driving ended up looking for a few caches as this will give us 950 caches so a easy 50 before New years day…. can we do it!

headed up the road to Kirks reserve which we pass almost daily from work so strange we hadn’t bothered before now… It’s a bush Jim, but not as we know it!” (Ack) was the first of the day and a rather easy one although it did take longer than expected

Barry the Beetle Buys Some Jam (Auckland) this was the next and great area with a small local water hole for those to enjoy a swim, no one around today so we headed to the water and took some photos, cache was spotted soon after arriving at GZ

Colina Roja (Auckland) This was a walk in the bush and we headed down the bank towards GZ which we got to all OK, heading back I thought might be a mission however even going up hill was OK… Must be getting used to the walking after a long break! The cache was easy to find and a good hide!

The next was just up the road and to be fair this was the better of the caches for today… Only because of the walk and the great views once near GZ, The cache itself was large and plenty of swaps. This cache is well worth the small effort you do.. Just watch the slippery walkway as I gather in the wet it could be rather slippery Pukekiwiriki Traddlestick (Auckland)

 

Had it planned to go out and pick the niece (SSGBME) up for a spot of caching……

On the way to the east coast the niece had mentioned a few caches on the way through so ended up going for these first!

Hockey # 2  was the first cache easily found once at GZ but the traffic was on going one after another…. Signed the log and headed over through the gates and past the security person as something must have been going on so we said we are going in for a tick to look for caches… Oh OK was the reply from the security woman fully not knowing what the hell we were talking about

Hockey # 3 (Auckland)  was another we had found nice walk to GZ and quickly found as well…..

Banzai pipeline?– the take-off zone.  Walked also to this one and although could have taken some time to find this one due to being a nano it ended up being a good find and I hate heights

Backdoor Pipeline  yes while walking on to this next one I was running out of steam…. Hmm must be unfit I thought to myself…. Good hide but the name says it all once your at GZ

Hockey # 1  this was yet another of the hockey series and the last of these Enjoyed the find….. now onto the next…….

Kiss and Make Up (Auckland)  this was one that the niece had looked at in the past but must have been having a bad hair day! Of course we went to the things looking right at us first and started even pulling these upright BUT then after reading the hint we found it’s all about the numbers easily found once the brain was switched to ON! Nice cache hide…

Abandoned House–out of Africa (Auckland)  just around the corner and found easily, nice thatches close by so new what the description was on about…. Signed and headed off to where we were meant to be!

Support Crew (Auckland)  Yes finally in the area we planned for although with no apparent plan as such we ended up looking for this cache… Me and the niece while getting to GZ said to each other in agreement yes there it is, Niece went in like a charging bull and became an electrician for a short time until realizing she is actually pulling the light apart Hmm me thinks.. there it is Doh!

Forgotten Sentinel (Auckland)  Good question was had we been here? Cache of course and found quickly after walking across the field and around the corner.. Nearly had us going bush at one point but alas a golden moment came fourth

A Fresh Start. (Auckland)  this was the niece’s 300th so congrats Mon (SSGBME) way to go! Quick walk from the previous cache…. easy to find and tick off.

Browns Bay Bus Stop…The sequel….(Auckland)  this was the usual quick find at the bus stop even though the bus stopped! All good signed and off to the following bus stop cache down the road…

Browns Bay Bus Stop  New where to look while approaching GZ as it stood out… nice to sit and sign, quickly on to the next as the traffic was flying past while here.

Knights Treasure (North Shore, Auckland)  Quick find from the niece as this was her second attempt, this time she was there within seconds

Reservoir Puppy (Auckland)  Quick find while parked up opposite the cache…. Niece was like a detector with this one as last time she was here it had been 200 odd meters away

The Defender (Auckland)  Parked up the road walked down looking everywhere about ready to call a DNF then the niece came up with the goods… Mind you she had been calling me names and got abusive here… I was about to leave her here… Let the japs get her I thought Nah all good we had been having fun!

Pasta 3 – Spaghetti Meat Balls (Auckland)  Nice walk to GZ with lots of people walk to and from the beach. Great views and lots of sailing going on down the beach….

Walkway Wonder (Auckland)  Another great walk to GZ again lots of people around with lots of boats out today due to the regatta today at Tor Bay.. This cache was out in the open so was easy to find so hidden out of the way again

Partners in Grime (Auckland)  The niece had found this one before so was a quick stop to tick it off… DNF though, niece confirmed it must have been muggled Oh well on to the next we go!

ZORK gets Zapped! (Auckland)  Quick find and all was getting to be tired hot and had enough…. One last one coming up!

Emergency Response (Auckland)  Last one for the day Found easily but hard to get at…. Big hands! Sign with lots of traffic about on the main road so was far enough not to have to worry about…

Enjoyed the morning caching with fun had! traveled just over 200k’s from home as we live some distance from any caches these days But I am wanting to get 1000 before Xmas… Hmm can we do it? Good question as should be out looking today although the weather is crap! Below is some pictures of the day… In no particular order

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The other day I had to go visit a family member due to there birthday so what better time to get out and about caching!

Had to go over to west Auckland so on the way there was a fairly new cache called A Little Bit Country (Auckland)  I was hoping to hide one in this area myself as I pass it every day going to work but alas I was beaten All go. This was a quick find as no one around so had the place to my self…..

Next was close to where we used to live when in west Auckland and this place has changed in just one year of moving away…. Always enjoy being here and always good to see new caches coming up in the area… Lancaster Memorial (Auckland)  was the cache and never new this to be here.. Not alot of people around which made for a quick find!

cache number three for the day was Harbour View Reserve (Auckland) while driving here I thought I have been here before and sure enough yes! There had been another cache here sometime ago so must have been replaced with the newer one… Found easily enough although a couple of mugglers where about taking photos.. Soon after I think we must of made them wonder what we had been doing staying on rocks looking out to sea!! Whats up with that I say! Good cache and on to the next soon after..

The next was just up the road and again very quick find as walk to the correct tree and there it was staring at me No fruit = No temptation Eve (Auckland) Quickly signed the log and on to the next before heading towards the families home.

On the way there has still been a few caches showing on the GPSr so what the heck off to those seen where out this way… With your Powers Combined, I am Cache-Tain Planet was the next around the corner and was surprisingly easy as getting used to these tricky hides

The Magnetism of Baby Plants (Auckland) Now this was a good cache although for me it stuck out some what! Not sure if it just didn’t look right for me or that I thought that doesn’t look part of the gate. Quick find while the neighboring dogs had been going off.

The last for the day was New,Sealed,Road,Old,Stone,Fence (West Auckland) I have a cache in the same park here Indigenous (Auckland) and again since leaving this area had noticed a vast change and great things happening.. Don’t miss the rat race though.. Only the fast internet lol Anyway this was tricky but found the goods soon after noticing something a little different

The next day was another day of caching, Headed off to Huntly south of Auckland traveling 200k’s looking for the power trail called 52 Cache pick up series, the series starts at Ngrauawahia and ends in Huntly so of course headed off to Ngrauawahia. However there had been one cache that we had been at once before and due to it being on the main highway we thought we may as well grab it while passing through Huntly D.E.K.A. (Waikato) this had been a pain for a few that we new so armed with some good information (thanks Kevs team) we ended up finding this easily and of course it’s one of those easy caches that just eludes you the last time you where here even though the GPSr was all over the place last time we had been here this time it was bang on! Go figure aye…

The next was at the starting point called Rotund – As… in Ngaruawahia (Waikato) this one was beginning to brass me off though as we had two woman sitting at GZ watching the river and having something to drink… I think they had wondered what we had been doing so left soon after Great in for the find and yes found with ease!

Next was the last before the 52 we needed so off to Bridge over Waipa River (Waikato) found easily enough and signed the small log before heading off again to the next!

Now I’m not going to name each and every cache for the series but I do recommend those that haven’t done go out and do it. It took around three hours to complete and I went through 1.5 litres of water lol

Highlights had been a find at the rocks and the one that was a pain was meant to be hanging in a tree however found it on the ground all in all it was a good days out finding the 52 caches in the series.. Didn’t worry about the bonus one though! One thing you need to look out for is the vehicles as this road is a busy road considering the highway is not far from here. Below is a few pictures from the day although not many as with power trails you just want to get out of the vehicle find and sign then on to the next Getting closer to our thousand so Kevs Team get your act together we cant wait any longer mate!

Just remember there could be a cache near you! Go look and sign that log. Oh also was good to meet YuGeo4 as they had stopped for a chat while looking for the harder one that eventually I had found on the ground and not the right tree

Had to go into the city (Auckland) again on Friday as had to once again drop the Daughter to work due to staying over night… We had no intentions to go caching and I was only manned with the Ipad however the wife had her GPSr.

Just down the road was The Cache of the Dissapearing Pipeline (Auckland)  got to the road above the walkway and found lots of activity with builders across the road having there mid morning snack, walked down and wondered where this cache was taking us as haven’t been here before, Amazing at what they have done here and it looks great considering. Got to GZ and quickly found the cache container before a couple of mugglers had arrived and past us on there walk around the coast.

Gateway to the Beach Front. (Auckland)this was the next as it was showing just down the road as well so what better to do while we are in the area… Go caching! off we went and had forgotten about our new friend Milly, Milly came from the cancer society today as we had been here and done some donating and purchased one of there bears so now this will be our caching mascot.. Got to GZ and was a little muddy but not too bad, wife went one side and I the other then we swapped I finally came up with the goods oh and Milly too.

Ended up driving towards home and thinking we wont bother with more however what happens when you have a cache pop up in front of you and right near the road side… Find it of course Quick easy find with a few mugglers around the area and a hell of a lot of vehicles moving around here! Orient Express (Auckland) 

So once again on our way home and yet another just up the road…. The Johnny B Cash (Auckland)  this was a quick find for the wife while I was logging from the Ipad. Nice view and you would want to watch the edge here certainly need to watch your kids if you have any with you around this part and at night it could be dangerous if your anywhere near the edge! Good find though

The last cache for the day was Orakei Basin Hideaway (Auckland)  we parked above the beach and walked down the walkway only to be greeted by a few people here walking there dogs. Nice spot for a cache and we found this very easily as it was looking right at us once at GZ

Great day had even though it wasn’t a planned day caching or at least a morning caching. Lot’s of mugglers around but was easy enough to look as if we had a reason to be around

Had to go up to the domain the other day as the wife had an appointment not too far from here. Before she went off we went to have a look at the cache called Nano Challange: Last stop before Eden(reloaded)(Ak which was just around the corner from her appointment… It was a quick find with lot’s of traffic at the lights but we carefully found and replaced the cache without too much hassles.

While the wife went off and done her thing I decided to go and do this Wherigo cache as this would be our first and for sometime I have been meaning to do one or this particular one, it helped having all the information in the Oregon so off I went! The Absent Minded Professor! (Auckland)  was the one and this is in the domain itself so was a short walk to the starting point, I felt a little uneasy at times as there had been a lot of woman walking there prams and jogging and I must have looked out of place at times Anyway I walked around collecting the necessary items and finally go the coordinates to the cache I thoroughly enjoyed doing this cache and am keen to do more of these types rather than sticking just to traditional. Below is the walk around the domain that I had to look for and was directed too… Had a great walk around and again enjoyed this particular cache as I actually found it without the wife being there!

My annual leave is coming to an end So the wife decided to have a couple of days off, had to duck into Pukekohe to return some DVDs and there was one cache that we had tried to find a few months ago but had to post a DNF to find this cache would mean it would be our 800th find so all guns were a blazing and we pulled out all stops to find this one… Did we find this? YES we did and to be honest I was working my way around GZ and you guessed it the bloody wife came up with it and yes with a big smile on the dial….. Fitness Trail (Franklin) was it’s name by Stretch.kerr this was a very clever hide and worth the challenge.

Next was a quick and easy find with little mugglers around but we found straight away Muggle Central (Waiuku)  quickly signed and headed to the next.

Next one was Sandspit Reserve (Franklin)  we had been here before and had to leave it as got the better of us! Today though I came up with the goods and couldn’t figure how we had missed this last time All good and off the to do list now

Drove to the next cache called BLACK” above the Estuary Waiuku  and it was a good day for a walk so ended up enjoying this one too… Mind you I was again glad to have the wife along with me as you had to go on the school grounds or at least close by and again I would look a little suss by myself I think.. Kids playing but it was easy enough to get in the bush and find this cache… this cache was by far the easiest one yet.. GZ and there it was as it had been un-covered and on the ground.. Thought it may have been muggled but nope just rolled out in the open

Again the next cache we had already been looking for a month or so before and today we came up with ut. Retained (Waiuku)  The hint had played my mind a bit as I was really thinking it was to do with the steps… But no and yes the wife again came up with this cache…. blah blah blah!

Last week it was my second week into my annual leave holidays… Fast coming to an end so thought while the weather was good I would do a few caches as I had to go out west to pick the Daughter up as she was coming over for the night so she can catch up with the family.

While heading towards her place I thought it was only fitting to find a few caches, Not that I had anything planned off I went!

First find was BIA2 – Ride into the sunset this is just down the road from where I work so I decided to head into work and check on my staff.. Silly idea as I was there for a few hours working

Next on the list was cash’n carry  this cache is at the corner to where the eldest Daughter works and I was going to go for a coffee with her however due to bleeding everywhere due to a small cut…. I didn’t really look too presentable considering I would be going to where she works Enjoyed this cache as it was very quick and easy to find

A “Taylored” Cache (Auckland)  this was the next find and once here I found I had been here once before with the wife and hadn’t found this cache then, We had entered from another direction and I had been looking at the wrong gate last time this time however it was a quick find and even had an onlooker…. A cat guarding the cache.

The next cache was by called Centennial Ground (Auckland)  while I pulled up there was a plain clothes police officer getting into his unmarked car, he had just come from the local park so I was wondering what may had been going on. Once at GZ I stuck my head over the stone wall and all of a sudden this homeless guy sprung up from the ground asking was I looking for someone… No was the reply, Do you want something was the next question… No was the reply…. I ended up leaving as I didn’t want to give him ideas! came back the next day and the wife found this so all good!

Headed towards west and found that the traffic was getting busy! Pushed on and came up with a cache called In-fur-mary (Auckland)  was good to have a rest as the park was good due to watching the students climbing around the course they had been doing… Confidence course me thinks! Anyway the cache was easy to find and replace even though a few mugglers around.

The next day we had to go into the city as we had to drop the Daughter into work… So of course we decided we should do some caching Started off with finding Getting Stealthy on Broadway (Central Auckland)  We had looked for this one a while ago as it’s just around the road from the Daughters job and we had dropped her off the other week too! I of course didn’t come up with it then as the wife had been looking for somewhere to park back then due to having the gran-daughter with us to. This time however it was just the both of us and I was giving up and almost ready to walk away but the wife found this! Never heard the end of it either… So just had to get on track and look for some more.

On to the next…. Centre of Auckland  parking was all good as little traffic at the time we had been here was an easy find once finding GZ.

Music in Tahaki (Auckland)  was the next find and the park here was the one I used to park up and have lunch when in the city doing some training for work… To think i didn’t know this cache was here then

Headed over to (WIAP) Edenvale Wood (Auckland)  and this find was the favorite for the day… had the two GPSr units going plus the Ipad and all fairly accurate yet at first we had been scratching our heads. This was a great hide and well worth the challenge.. Nice park too. had a few young mugglers around while here so lucky I had the wife with me as I would have looked a shady character.

The next cache was Monkeyin’ around in Kingsland (Auckland)  and this was a second attempt on this one, ast time was after a big day of caching and we just hadn’t been into it me thinks. We actually debated on even going to this one again as I thought it would be a waste of time and couldn’t really be bothered… Funny thing was once we got to the small park  it was just a matter of minutes until I came through with the find this is usually far from it as the wife is the one thats jumping all over the place finding caches….

Good quick find with this one Bellevue Basics (Auckland)  Wife of course pointed in the direction even though she had been going the wrong way at the beginning….. No one around and another small park.

Geocaching 221: Intermediate Stealth (Auckland)  was the next and although busy and we had to wait until a shopping had eaten her food while sitting in her car right in front of the cache…. We ended up going for a walk to the shops and when returned the car was gone so parked our car in the park so we was in front of the cache Found easily too….

Now the next one was infact the one that I had gone too myself the day before and had to log a DNF due to a homeless guy at GZ Centennial Ground (Auckland)  today he was here again however further up and on the drive of the house next door. This made it easy for the wife to extract the cache without any hassles Quick sign of the log and off on to the next.

Lots of dogs going for a walk with there owners on the next hunt…. More From Holland (Auckland)  very easy find and ended up the wife having to have a conversation with a woman walking her dog too…. Again I would have looked a shady character if I had been here on my own

last one for the day was Benchmark (Auckland)  this was a good walk to the summit as they are doing work up here so have it all closed off at the bottom car park. Had a lot of Asian tourists going for the walk and we ended up going to the goat trail as the wife was sure it was the way to go however looking at this picture GZ was still further away lol

Still on we walked and really enjoyed it too

Closer and closer with all others in toe! Lot’s of mugglers around but at least with this cache we didn’t have to worry Took all the neccassary measurements and enjoyed the views and took some pictures. This was well worth the walk and recommend it to anyone wanting to get some walking and site seeing in.

Enjoyed the day as we got a few caches that we wanted and just took our time rather than going for it and not enjoying what we are doing.