I was busy today on a first aid course so ordered Kev and Kev Snr out on a day geocaching to get our numbers up.  When they came to pick me up at 3pm I asked how many they found, the answer was none!  The day was raining off and on so they never had a chance to get any.  So on the way home we decided to get the two closest – GC1KPFQ Brassey (Auckland) and GC2ATBH Salvation is Nigh for the Chicken (Auckland).

We were dropping off a friend of mine (Gemma) who did the first aid course with me.  I have been talking about geocaching for a few months now, and this was here first geocaching adventure.  Getting to GC1KPFQ Brassey (Auckland) involved a steep wet slippery decline but once down there, I quickly found the cache. 

A short drive away we came to GC2ATBH Salvation is Nigh for the Chicken (Auckland).  The rain started to pour again so we parked right next to it and sent Kev Snr out to get it.  Lucky another nice easy find!

So a fairly quiet weekend of geocaching and it seems Kevsteam has given up for FTFs.  Hopefully better luck this weekend!

We were waiting for someone to meet for lunch and we 20 minutes early.  We were sitting in the car and deciding whether to wait or find a nearby cache.  We were just about to go in for an early coffee when we received a tweet that kiwifamily had found a cache out at Glenbrook – decision made, we went off to GC2A7RG Bug~tastic (Auckland).  A lovely park we often drive pass.  After a short walk we quickly found it.

After our lunch date I went off to do some shopping.  Kev was apparently texting and ringing my phone as another cache close to our home was just published GC2AJNX In plane view (Auckland).  By the time I had finished shopping we decided we would have missed the FTF so will get it another time.  We got home and had just settled in when another notification came though GC2ARCE Herald hide’a'way (Auckland).  Another one close to our house so off we went.  As we arrived kiwicouple were leaving.  I quickly went down to the area and searched and searched and searched – just couldn’t find it.  By now another person turned up and we searched together (nice to meet you again geckoh!)  As the rain started to fall and since Kev and I had other things to do, I decided to come back another time.  On the way home we quickly stopped for GC2AJNX In plane view (Auckland) and yet again trav007 stumped us again – two DNF’s!

Hope our luck starts to improve!

While driving home on Friday evening sitting in the rush hour traffic I turned on my Iphone to listen to my selection of Geocaching Podcasts and settled on the latest one from centennial state geocaching. As usual the great voices of Karen & Art chatting away about there Geocaching adventures among other things. About 20 seconds into the show just as I was swearing to myself about the traffic, Karen mentioned Kevsteam and as you can imagine I stopped swearing and started listening. So from now on all signed logs by us fetch a premium value for being signed by the famous Kevsteam

Check out Karen’s & Art’s great website and podcast. at centennialstategeocaching.com

Kev

I was still at work and Kev was at home when he received notification of GC2ANGN Treated to fit 2 (Auckland).  Just up the road from our house, Kev and Kev Snr went off to get a FTF.  While they were looking the owner came over and had a chat.  With guidance from the owner Kev Snr located the cache and was disappointed the log book 1st spot was already taken!  Oh well, at least another find to our total, closing in on 250!

Thank you Apple for wiping all my carrier settings so that I can not access any data away from my WIFI.

No major problem but it would have been nice of Apple to inform me !

Here is a link to all the New Zealand Iphone carrier settings on IphoneNewZealand

Kev

Today we had the pleasure to spend a few hours geocaching with kai_gotti.  We also appreciated the work of master of disguises – glyn(the only one) (otherwise known as G-2).

We met up with kai_gotti at Takapuna and decided to finish in Devonport.  Our first cache was GC287CH Looking for George in Auckland.  It didn’t take too long for kai_gotti to get this one, a nice way to start the day!

Kev sat out the next one and kai_gotti and I walked to GC287CM By George, its a cache!  This one had us going for awhile!  We were just about to give up but kai_gotti did it again and found it!  That was close as we were just about to give up!

Finally I found the next cache GC1JZK4 Riddle of the Rumply Roots Saga (Auckland).  This one didn’t take too long as we were starting to get in the mindset of master glyn.

I was on a roll and got the next one too GC1GE1P Just Stickin’ Around (Auckland).  This one took us bit too long to find, one of those ones when you go “that’s easy” after you finally find it!

GC1M1EE the cache by the road by the lake (Auckland) co-ordinates for the next one put us in the middle of a busy road, so we just had to search along the path which was covered with shrubs.  After a few good minutes, kai_gotti came up with the goods!

Next one was mine, a easy find at a lovely tree, GC1XAFW The high view (Devonport).

Time for a coffee stop, and being in Devonport, we had plenty of places to choose from.  After we warmed up with our hot drinks and had a good chit-chat, we walked up the road to the cache GC1JAV9 Victoria View (Auckland).  Another find for kai_gotto.

In the walking mood, we walked all the way down to GC1PYGC Its the Cache of the Spewing Fish!! (Auckland).  Let me just say, it wasn’t just the fish that was spewing!  We searched every nook and cranny and I finally had a eureka moment – I found something but just couldn’t get it out.  Kai_gotti got in with his knife and after a few good minutes pulled it out – what a sneaky hide!  But we were greeted with half a candle!  With disappointment faces we searched again.  We were defeated when Kev gave glyn a text for a bit of help (thanks Kev, knew you would be useful for something!).  With the aid of the new clue, I found it in no time.  And lucky it was me, as kai_gotti commented “I thought you had look there?” 

That was meant to be our last cache, but one was in walking distant, so we went for one more!  GC211CF Who Gives a Fig 2 ?.  What a enormous and beautiful fig tree!  After expanding the search area as previous logs mentioned the co-ordinates being a bit out, kai_gotti found the final find of the day.  This was quite a clever cache, very much out in the open if you know what you’re looking at.

Noting there was just one more nearby, kai_gotti and I decided to go for it GC1M1GD Under the Wharf (Auckland).  As we approached we noticed the tide was in, and neither of us wanted to get wet feet, so decided to come back another day.  We joined back up with Kev and as we were crossing the road, Kev’s knee gave up and he hobbled in pain to the lamp post.  Thank goodness kai_gotti was there so he could go retrieve our car as Kev was not in a state to walk (I’m not a driver).  Not the best way to end the day but what a fabulous time we had – thanks kai_gotti, looking forward to the next time we go out geocaching!  And the best thing of all, no DNF’s!

Come accross this Geocaching Blog site last night. Well worth adding to your bookmarks

I have also added the site to our Blog Role

Kev

A quick visit to our Torbay Express GC26FZ8 to replace the full log. this must be our most popular hide with 32 finds since 9th April 2010

Kev (been told to put my name at the bottom)

Not a big geocaching day, only managed to do one.  GC1TZVC COVERT OPS was another nicely camouflaged cache.  This is our first cache of the “Battle of the Bridge”, hope to go on the bridge one weekend and scoop them all up!

Feeling like I need a big weekend of geocaching!!!!!

I had a meeting at work at 6pm, so I had two hours to kill since I finished at 4pm.  I located two caches close to my job.  I went to the first one GC10ZJW The Stream (Auckland).  This was a nice and easy find, the biggest issue was when I nearly knocked over the cache into the stream!  Next one I went to was GC11ZEM The Stream Revised (Auckland).  When Kev and I first started geocaching we tried to get this one – we spent ages and walked up and down, and all around but couldn’t find it.  Today I found it within a couple of minutes.  We’re blaming our iphone because the GPS was way out and we had to return it for a new one.  This cache had excellent cammo.  I’m really looking forward at attending the GC2A18A Geocaching Skills Day Version 2 event to get some tips on camouflaging.

Later that night, around 10.30pm, the phone texted with some FTF’s.  One was just at a neighbouring suburb but I was fast asleep and Kev was nice and warm inside – hopefully might be able to get some this weekend!