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August 2010
29th
We too spent a lot of time looking in the wrong spot, with no help from the GPSr. After approaching from a few different angles and measuring things out we soon worked out we needed to go a bit further into the forest and the cache was soon spied! TFTC
27th
After a fair bit of searching was unable to locate. GPS kept sending us all over the place but unable to point us to the right spot. Better luck next time.
June 2010
24th
Found while on a trip from Australia to Queenstown for a work conference with my mate Marshy (Blacklegend17) who came along for the ride. One of 220 finds for the 8 days we were on the South Island. Found while heading up to Timaru. Nice walk along the beach during sunset. Thanks for the hide.
24th
Second last day of our NZ caching adventure with Quasar3671 aka The Ruddman aka Marty..... Our travels took us from from Christchurch via Queenstown for 5 days then to Dunedin and finally up the East Coast for a caching onslaught.... This cache was one find of 64 for this caching run and more than 70 for the 24th.
Pretty easy find with the clue because the GPS was playing drifting games....
6th
This one took a bit of hunting with GPS only able to put us approx in the right spot due to patchy coverage. Spent quite a bit of time hunting in the wrong place but after widening our search quite a bit we eventually found it.
May 2010
11th
Didn't find it because I went looking in the wrong place! next time I'm out here will get the coords right before I set off!
April 2010
20th
No. 604
Quickish find on a walk along the beach.
TFTC
March 2010
28th
1130hrs Nice find, nice beach and nice day. Think trap and bent tree! The Italian Job was here......! Our blog www.motorhominginxs.blogspot.com
27th
Took a few minutes searching to find the clue object as there were many possibilities! Great cache in a great location. TFTC.
16th
Spent 1/2 hour searching at the GPS GZ. Last finder say they covered it up, pehaps to much for us. TFTC
February 2010
14th
Cache was exposed at GZ. Covered up again. Log book getting a bid damp.
January 2010
29th
A nice find, great to get the kids out of the house. SL TFTC
December 2009
29th
Spent some time at the wrong clue object but eventually found it. TFTC
September 2009
30th
Second visit, this time with the clue and with Vicky. Took a long time to check all the clue objects in the area, but eventually found it. Good excuse for a walk on the beach after lunch. This was the day of the Samoan tsunami, and we had checked the radio and heard that any tsunami would arrive in NZ around 10.30am. Read in the paper the next day that any tsunami would actually have arrived at the time we were wandering along the beach...
19th
Didn't have to search under too many branches
11th
This is our secong visit to this sight. So many pines meet the clue criteria, but this time we scored the cache. TFTC
6th
took a bit of searching,took marble left stickers tftc
August 2009
14th
Took a bit of finding, also spotted the animal trap.Great beach for a walk.TFTC
8th
We had a lovely walk along beach it was a bit hard to track down but my friend found it, he was pleased after he had a game of rugby, it was a good day we had heaps of fun finding this one. It was not far from a funny looking trap don't know what that was all about or what its for but it was up in the trees.
8th
added red gem. nice stroll along beach. TFTC
8th
Found after watching nephew play rugby.Easy find with clue.Be careful as a animal trap near-by. Dropped off Speed Racer.
July 2009
16th
Nice easy find. It was not in the place i would have looked. TFTC
16th
Nice walk along the beach to this one. Found after a short search.TFTC. 
10th
Looked under quite a few needles but didn't find the stash! Last one for the day so had to head home for tea without success here.
June 2009
20th
Left the info at home, but now I look at the clue it wouldn't have helped much! Plan to be back to walk along the beach sometime...
April 2009
5th
Despite poor GPS coverage I managed to walk straight to this one. Reading the other logs, that must make me quite lucky. Clue was a help.
February 2009
4th
Well hidden, but we found it. Nice spot.
January 2009
4th
Looked like I wasn't the only one who had been poking about but looking at the comments about GPS difficulty under the trees, maybe I was in the wrong spot.
2nd
Nearly gave up - but got it in the end.
Had a wee giggle at how all the trees bases were clear of pine needles
Lovely views.
TFTC
December 2008
6th
[Green]T[/Green] [Red]F[/Red] [Blue]T[/Blue] [Purple]C[/Purple] From Terman8or and Yum9me on their oamaru trip!
6th
Went running through the forest. terman8or spotted the cache. The GPS seemed to be a bit off. Thanks!
November 2008
22nd
10 of 13 on the Johnnygoescaching junior trip! TFTC
22nd
Took a while. Gps was going all over the place. ?Got in clear patch gained reception followed along the clear path and woolah! TFTC
22nd
10th of 13 with jnr johnnygoescaching crew today. Credit goes to pipebnd - could have been a long search...
October 2008
26th
Finally ticked this one off the list TFTC!
2nd
Gps took us straight to it.
Tftc
2nd
COOL CACHE FOUND IT QUITE FAST AND I DROPPED OF A GC.
TFTC
September 2008
14th
Awesome cache! Gotta love trekking through the pines. Found the cache, but it was in plain sight. Covered it up with some pine needles, TNLN TFTC!
August 2008
24th
Found cache near the kids' favourite mountain biking place. The clue technically correct but utterly useless amid hundreds of the same.
March 2008
27th
Had lunch before proceeding to this one. A nice walk along the beach before heading inland.
Cheers for the cache.
16th
Found with rchdlyn. TFTC TNLN SL
16th
497. Scrambled over needle covered dunes to the GZ. Last cache for the day & trip. Destination home. TFTC TNL SL .
February 2008
10th
We found this one when we were just about to give up but I searched all the bent pines [which there were many of].
TFTC
December 2007
31st
Suprised at how big this beach is, and a very nice beach too with the right weather like today.
No problem to find.
TNLNSL TFTC
November 2007
23rd
After a day off work and caching around Macraes, I revisited this cache on the way home. I was resigned to another fruitless search amongst our wooden friends. But after hardly getting into the foliage I spied an item of interest matching the hint straight away. There was also a pretty exposed cache showing it self. Noted the other sign too.
I covered it up a bit better. Once of the catches on the container is broken but it still closes OK. It is a relief to know that this cache wasn't turning into one of my nemesis caches. Cheers.
5th
Walked along the beach and then into the trees but my GPS was way out because of the trees so looked for the hint and searched around many trees until I found a hint left and found it quickly. But it was so jammed that I had to dig then wedge it out with a stick. TFTCSL
October 2007
25th
The hint isn't very good at all. I looked at a few such items but not a thing turned up.  . Oh well I'll revisit some other time.
21st
nice easy find on a very pleasant evening,very nice beach
September 2007
10th
well well well how many bent pines!! took around 30 mins LOL love the blair witch theme though Took Dirty Duck TB to move on and Fish Eagle Geo Coin had a brief visit. Took frog magnet, left frog toy. TFTC. After cache had lunch here on tables and really enjoyed the atmosphere and views.
1st
It was a nice afternoon for a wander along the beach. It took 15 minutes to find the cache though, the gps wasn't doing me any favours under the trees. Got it in the end when I spotted an obvious marker Thanks.
August 2007
22nd
took a bit but found it in the end, picked coin, dropped off Dead duck
20th
There’s a lot of bent pines in the vicinity of GZ! Eventually found the cache (easily seen if you come at it from the right direction). #11 and last cache for the day. – unactivated geocoin (to be released later). T4TC and the coin. Cheers.
July 2007
10th
1536. We searched for ages under the wrong tree - the one the GPS took to as we arrived, then we decided to widen the search and voila - there it was. When we let the GPS settle after we found the cache it quite happily agreed that this was the correct spot! We had no trouble walking on the sand today as it was frozen solid!
Thanks
Iris & Rodney
June 2007
17th
Lovely still day. One of the nicest beaches in NZ on a good day I reckon.
Thanks.
May 2007
27th
The wind was strong here today. Had to keep the eyes closed on the beach due to sand. TNLN
April 2007
1st
Had an orienteering control a few metres from this spot today.
March 2007
3rd
Nice wee stroll down the beach and a chance to play with the GPS  Came back via the tracks under the pines which was much easier walking. Cheers Gav [1137]
February 2007
7th
Lovely beach.
Took a while to find the cache, as the hint wasn't much help (so many of these things!), and the coordinates were about 12m off.
Took TB Jean-Luc A, LNSL. TFTC.
January 2007
4th
Found eventually
Took bowling set, left hacky sack
December 2006
29th
We were just keeping ahead of the rain. GPS was a little erratic under the trees but because the head geocaching labrador was having such fun here chasing all the rabbit smells, we decided to spend time hunting for it.
+ Jean-Luc A TB (wants to get to Dunedin)
- lanyard
+ mini pen
2nd
203 Doing a run to Oamaru for the weekend, took a bit to find, my GPS was saying some 27mtrs away.
October 2006
28th
Went back for a second look with all the gear only to discover it wasnt really needed. As much as I dislike pines it was in fact quite pleasant under the canopy. 
TFTC.
26th
Looked at those pines and said no thanks.
8th
Good fun, although there is another (refrence to encrypted clue) around so that kept me stumped for a while. All and all, a good cache.
8th
Second attempt after a night time dash for fish and chips
Daytime made it easier.
TFC,-Travel bug
September 2006
24th
We were down this way for a flying family visit, so called in to check on this cache, drop off a coin before going "Back in Time" 
+ Big City Cachoids Geocoin
17th
Lunch here with the Sundstrum Rally on the 3rd day. Bright sun, but very cold wind. Found the cache very exposed, so hid it a bit more so that it is less easily found inadvertently. Still obvious to any experienced cacher.
August 2006
29th
[Found it, We hadn't been far away the first time we looked], the high number of bent pines does not help, [GPSr reception is problematic once you get under the trees.] 
27th
Found this cache prettty quickly after parking nearby and sauntering amid the pines. Enjoyed very much. Cheers.
27th
We decided to park the car and walk through the pines. Following the GPS was a bit tricky but we found the right place without too much trouble. Cache was out in clear view so left it covered. Took a carabena and left a rocking lady. A muggle and 2 dogs crossed our path on the way out.
27th
Definitely needed the hint... but which one was the tricky bit. Lovely underfoot. Took tiger puzzle/model put in babe pig pencil topper.
27th
Hunted for this for ages in the cold. Will have to look again soon. 
July 2006
23rd
Found it in the middle of the night.
TNLNSL. Great Beach.
[This entry was edited by Moneydork on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at 3:20:35 AM.]
22nd
Last cache for the day, brilliant sunny day for a walk on the beach. TFTC
June 2006
17th
Great cache, lots of jokes on the way i found there was to many twisty tree, i though it was one tree that was bent.
TFTC
T.C
17th
Third of 4 for the morning: here with the GSV team and Tardis Chick! Kids loved this one with the mini Pine forest. After a quick bit of triangulation we found the correct location. Nice hide. TFTC.
Cheers,
G.
- marble, bear pencil
+ Malaysian badge, 2 dice, floral cellphone strap
5th
Spent many hours around here as a kid - folks had a holiday house in Waikouaiti. Just as well the youngest Nof came along, I was looking in what seemed a sensible place to me, she walked past about 5 trees, stopped and picked it up!
- Lightstick
+ Marker.
Thanks for this one.
May 2006
21st
Quick find in the day light, I were about 10m away in the dark last week.
Many Thanks Bitsprayer
14th
Had a quick look on the way home, in the dark, there were heaps that match the clue, family were waiting in the car, so after 15min gave up will try in day light next time.
Cheers Bitsprayer
13th
Couldn't find this one but not for lack of trying - looked around for at least 30 minutes under all the trees in the surrounding area - kept coming out onto the dunes to allow the GPS to regain some accuracy however no luck was to be found.
April 2006
30th
FTF. Saw this come up late yesterday afternoon and considered heading out early evening but thought I'd leave it until this afternoon. Still got the FTF. Loads of seaweed on the beach, possibly brought in by the big seas this week. Nice little pine plantation backing on to the beach. TFTC. TNLN.
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