Playtime @ Kuranui (Thames) Traditional Cache

Kuranui Bay - a great place to stop,stretch the legs on a road trip and let the kids run free.  From the bay you will be able to look across the firth of Thames towards Kaiawa.  This cache has been hidden with young geocachers in mind and contains items to use at the beach.  It is a favourite spot for families to enjoy a meal with picnic tables and a free gas barbeque.  At Christmas time the large tree on the beach is lit up.

Kuranui Bay was a popular spot for miners to settle during the gold mining hay days, as it was close to the gold fields.  These days the area is residential with a rock wall surrounding the community to protect it from high tides.  In the 1800s the area also housed a number of businesses including a butchery and other similar shops along the foreshore.  The sound of the stamper batteries operating in the hills behind was so loud as to be heard from Auckland. 

Enjoy the peace and tranquility  of this beach as it is now, then imagine what it would have been like 100 years ago as a highly industrious mining area.