Lyall Bay is a popular surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing beach, situated alongside Wellington International Airport.
It is mostly sandy, but in recent years more and more shingle and small stones seemed to have washed up along its length, mostly at the eastern end. It is a popular spot for dog walkers, restricted to the areas marked “Woof Woof Ruff”. It is also home to not one, but two surf life saving clubs: Maranui SLSC and Lyall Bay SLSC. Maranui boasts a very nice café, with great views to the south.
The cache is to be found at the western end of Lyall Bay, and necessitates climbing a number of steps up the pedestrian path.
After locating the cache, if you are feeling fit, continue on up to View Road, where, unsurprisingly, you can get good views out to the Wellington Harbour heads, the airport and Evans Bay. Walk south along View Road, and down Hungerford Road (one of Wellington’s steepest streets) to complete a circuit, back to Lyall Bay.
You will notice a sign proclaiming “Tsunami safe location” near GZ. If an earthquake occurs, and should a tsunami follow it, if you head above this sign you shouldn’t get your feet wet! Seriously, Wellington is situated on an active fault line, so do not hesitate to head for higher ground should the water suddenly disappear from Lyall Bay!
This is my first GC – and won’t be my last!
HAPPY GEOCACHING!
Contents when placed: Travelbug TB7FFMA (mini All Black rugby ball), small blue car, Radio Hauraki lanyard, $100 note for FTF (not real money!), some Disney Movie Star cards & stickers, log, pencil
FTF: HughDavenport (with Adelle Nancekivell) followed closely by gasbottle & scubie999. You all deserved a $100 note each!!