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Cache and dash running

Monday, February 1st, 2010 | Geocaching, Running | No Comments

Yes I’m still running.. only 1K but it going good. I’m doing it between 3 and 4 times  a week and really enjoying it once I get out and get started.. that’s the hardest part!

Seeing as I’m doing a fair bit of geocaching at the moment I decided to combine this mornings run with a couple of very local caches. So off I went to the first one had a good look about but couldn’t spot anything, there were a few people about (muggles in geocache terms) walking dogs so I was very aware of looking a bit shifty.  Having given up the search I carried on to the next cache, at which point the GPS decided to play up. So I carried on running, I got to the end of the greenway and turned round to head back, half way back the GPS started playing again and I headed to wards the co ords. Actually not to far from the entrance to the greenway. I spotted the cache from the path straight away as it was slightly exposed however there were quite a few muggles around preventing me from retrieving the cache. Trying not to look suspicious I was finally alone and was able to retrieve the small box.

The log book was quite damp, but that’s to be expected I guess as it was placed right near the stream. I signed the log book and had a look to see what was in the cache.. Found a garfield travel bug (TB), but as I still have yesterdays Cow TB I left it for someone else.  I didn’t take anything to place in the cache as I was running so didn’t take anything out of either, not that there was anything I might have wanted in this particular cache.

With the second one being such a quick find I headed back to the first for another look.. Still no luck, the GPS was all over the place because of the tree/ivy coverage so I’m not even 100% sure I was looking in the right place… It must still be there though as someone logged finding it the day before!  Will have another try soon.

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Two quick local Cache and dashes

Monday, February 1st, 2010 | Geocaching | No Comments

Another two successful caches today, this time traditional caches with no clues to follow, you just head to the co ords and hunt for it!

The first one after a little walk about was spotted exactly where it should have been, and the little one took our very first travel bug, Koetje boe1- it was a cow.. I’ll post a picture later.  The little one left some normal coins and we will hopefully do a cache next weekend that is a bit further away to help it on it’s travels.

Koetje boe1 (Cow) Travel Bug

The second one was also fairly easy but well hidden and required some stealth as it was located on a very large anchor monument by a very busy road intersection, so lots of people about in cars! The cache was very small due to the nature of the hiding place so no trades took place.

We  had hoped to get a third cache which was nearby but it was getting very cold and dark so we decided to go home and warm up a bit.

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Multi cache find in one go!

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 | Geocaching | No Comments

Well yesterday was the first multi cache find in one go… It was a lovely clear but cold day so a cache on the coast was the perfect choice.  I decided to pick an easy terrain one as the ground would still be very wet under foot and with the little one it makes life easier!  A picnic was packed and we set off to Bournemouth. The cache was located in an area we hadn’t really been to before so instantly there was the reward of some stunning views of the Isle of Wight Needles to the east all the way to Old Harry rocks in the west.

It nice to explore areas that might not otherwise see.  GeoCaching is a wonderful way to do this as you are not just aimlessly wandering around but you have a purpose and reason to go to a specific place.

This particular multi cache was on level ground so a nice pleasant walk, the clues were clear and the information was easily found giving the co ordinates to the final cache hiding place. Another reason for choosing this cache was that it was a toy swap cache which I thought would be fun for the little one. So on finding the cache the little one was delighted to find a box containing, among other things toy soldiers, key rings and marbles.  It was decided the marbles would be a good thing to take and we replaced them with a small pot of bubbles.

If you have never tried geocaching give it a go.. visiting geocache.com and go to the hide and seek section.. pop in your post code and see what’s near you! There is an enormous sense of achievement in finding a cache and even more if you do a multi and have clues to solve.

I was so excited about yesterdays find that I dreamt all night about geocaching and this morning I’m shattered!

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