THE SYMOND'S STEERT CEMETERY
Symonds Street Cemetery was the first official cemetery in Auckland, in use from 1842 (the year when our first governor died). Originally it was divided into four sections for Anglicans, Catholics, Jews, and a shared Presbyterian, Wesleyan, and general section. Not even death they wanted to be mixed. It has a Historic Place with many important burials on site, so do not miss this oportunity to discover this part of town. You will not regreat!... or yes...!!!
EXTRA! = The starting point is right next to the grave of William Hobson, the first governor of New Zealand. Not everyday you could say that you were geocaching near such an important location!
THE CACHE
Dear Geocachers, this time a present you a Night Cache for you to enjoy this amazing part of the city center of Auckland after the sun sets . The coordinates indicate the starting point of the night tour through the Symond Street Cemetery. From this starting point, using a flashlight , look for the path indicated with reflective pins on trees or street items. I tried to locate most of them about two meters above the ground , but sometimes I had to place them lower due to the vegetation.
I wanted to locate the final cache in the middle of the cemetery but due to other caches proximity I had to place it quite near to a street. Please try to be act as normal as you can, taking on mind the fact that you will be exploring a cemetery with torch lights in the middle of the night ;)
HAPPY SPOOKY HUNTING!!
// THE AFWT SERIE //
Thank you very much for looking for the caches on the AFWT serie!
There are a couple more around the city center of Auckland that you may wanna check out aswell if you haven't found them yet:
Queen's Wharf / AFWT Serie #1 GC6A0BH (Multi)
Q. Elizabeth II Square / AFWT Serie #2 GC6APRD (Traditional)
Fort Lane / AFWT Serie #3 GC6A0A0 (Traditional)
Emily Place / AFWT Serie #4 GC68CE1 (Traditional)
Karanga Plaza / AFWT Serie #5 GC6ATBQ (Multi)
St Patrick's Cathedral / AFWT Serie #6 GC6AABG (Traditional)
A Night Among The Dead / AFWT Serie #7 GC6AH7A (Night Cache)
Albert Park House / AFWT Serie #8 GC6CEJR (Multi)
Britomart / AFWT Serie #9 GC6D1KR (Traditional)
Northen Club / AFWT Serie #10 GC6CKV6 (Traditional)
Albert Barracks / AFWT Serie #11 GC6CY7K (Traditional)
St Paul Church / AFWT Serie #12 GC6DE4R (Multi)
N. Roller Mills / AFWT Serie #13 GC6DE9B (Traditional)
Beach Road / AFWT Serie #14 GC6DW6P (Traditional)
The Strand Station / AFWT Serie #15 GC6E681 (Multi)
All of them are super fun to search, and on each one there is a little history to make the place where they are hiden alive.
The series has been made by the Auckland Free Walking Tour team, so the world-wide Geocachers could enjoy this one of a kind seaside city.
If you enjoyed geocaching and wanna know more about our town, do not hesitate to contact us. We would love to see you walking with us!!