Tolaga Bay Stopover (East Coast) Traditional Cache
Tolaga Bay Stopover (East Coast)
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Easy cache in a popular holiday spot.
This location just screamed out for a cache. XC was born within half a kilometer from the cache location in what is now the 19th hole of the Tolaga Bay Golf Club... and kin still rest within meters from GZ in the Tolaga Bay cemetery nearby.
Tolaga Bay view from near cache.
In 1875 Tolaga Bay was the largest European centre on the East Coast with 52 European residents, but generally settlement came late to the area. Sparsity of settlement and particularly a lack of roads led to the sea being the main means of communication, a situation which continued well into the twentieth century.
The opening of the Tolaga Bay Wharf in December of 1929 enabled larger coasters to load alongside. However, even as the Tolaga Bay wharf opened, improved roading and motor vehicles had begun to compete with coastal shipping, especially on short hauls. It was ironic that much of the cargo that passed over the wharf was road-making material, used to construct the road through to Gisborne, thus providing an alternate means of transport.
So the wharf was instrument to its own decline. In 1968 the wharf was closed to commercial shipping and the wharf continued to deteriorate. From 1998 plans were made and the wharf is now seen as a tourist feature for the town and is the process of being renovated.
The cache is on the town side of Tolaga Bay at a very popular beach. Nearby is safe swimming where XC spent many summer days. It is also popular for motorhomers and campers to stop awhile.
The Cache is a 750ml systema in a TechnoKitten camo bag. You might need some stealth in the summer months but was quiet when I planted it. Inside is a log and usual tradeable items.
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Fghzcrq.... cyrnfr ercynpr nf lbh svaq va boivbhf fcbg.