An interesting article by Louis Ward (the ‘Writer’)
"..The Island Bay hermit whose smoke be-grimed
cave was situated towards Houghton Bay, was an attraction to
visitors and source of revenue to the hotel and refreshment rooms.
Picnic parties at this time thought nothing of tramping to Island
Bay. When the writer visited, he was seen reclining on some sacks
at the far end of the cave and did not appear anxious or pleased to
see strangers, who invariably left coins of the realm on a huge
boulder near a smouldering fire that rendered the atmosphere as
unpleasant as the Hermits company, and which caused them to make an
early departure. Evidently the Hermit was not adverse to being
photographed as a reproduction of one is on page 27 of the Evening
Post Christmas number of 1903 where he is seen standing at the
entrance to his cave in Island Bay in 1895"
Another interesting article comes from the Evening Post, 17 July
1894
Please note that this is a very busy road, so park carefully, be
safe and keep an eye out for cars & passing Muggles.
The modern day Wellington ‘Hermit’ can be found near
to the Wahine Memorial
(GCRTYR) Also see article:Capital Cavemen
There are heaps of interesting GCs around this coastline and the
cliffs above. Also you can visit the nearby Houghton Bay surf
beach. Caution the water is pretty extreme and
should only be entered on a calm day or by experienced
surfers - the adjacent Princess bay is perfect for a
swim!
The cache container is a ~600ml round screw top plastic jar.
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