Ahoy there oil tankers (Point Howard) Traditional Geocache

It is an easy drive by find.  There are two large rocks in the area and only one houses the cache. Can be a few cars and muggles around on nice days.  Although you can climb the rock closest to the road there is no climbing necessary to retrieve this cache. There is a good view however if you fancy a climb. The cache is not hidden on the rock area facing the main road for safety and muggle reasons!  

This area contains two wharves.  One is open to the public and popular for recreational fishing.  It also currently houses a coffee roastery and there is a lovely aroma some days.  Unfortunately you are not able to buy coffee here!  The Wharf was used until 1989 when the last small tanker berthed there.

The other wharf is private and oil tankers from around the world stop there to off load oil. You can watch the red tugboats come over from Wellington to steer the large tankers in.  Pipes running alongside the Marine Drive take the oil to huge storage containers in Seaview. 

This area is explosed and can be wild in a Southerly but nice views to Cook Strait on calmer days.   

FLASHBACK: A Texas Company vessel, Australia, on a visit to Wellington in 1930 at the Point Howard T Wharf.