Firth of Forth

Hi again GPSaxophone. Sure, come on over! There are some superb places to visit while geocaching, as Scotland's scenery lends itself to geocaching. The only problem is keeping the cache contents dry!

I believe that trading down is when a geocacher takes something of greater value than he/she puts into the cache, and similarly, trading up is when a cacher puts in something of greater value than he/she takes, if you follow. If everyone trades down, then the cache contents become pretty abysmal. In general, in Scotland at any rate, I have found that most people trade equally, or even upwards. I wonder if others agree?

Thanks to Team GPSaxophone for helping me to log this cache from Scotland, UK.

I'm going to Chatel in February, and looked at the few nearby caches, but presumed that they would all be under several metres of snow and therefore inaccessible. However, my GPS may find another use to help me find my way around the ski runs!

Are you sure that it is a holiday cache? Some people visit other countries regularly and are able to maintain caches, or have local friends or relatives who can do so.

Is this it? http://img.Groundspeak.com/track/45292_200.jpg If so it belongs to JUSTHEJOB and is called Mr Squishy Found it still logged as being on the Children in Need event.

I've not had any other interested geocachers, so if you still want this one, go for it! Thanks. PS the third decimal of the latitude coordinate can in fact be any number, ie N34 39.46x where x= 0 to 9

That would be great! I'll let you know if anyone else sets out to do it, so your time is not wasted.

Hello I'm a geocacher in Scotland, UK. My geocaching name converts to a Latitude of N34 39.463. To log the 'Where's in a name' cache (see )http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=12627) I need to find a fellow geocacher who can take a picture of this location with his/her GPS and email it to me. This latitude crosses through many southern states, from South Carolina to southern California, and the longitude can be any value. Surely there is someone over the pond who can help me log this? You will also get to log it as a find, and needless to say, I would be happy to reciprocate for anyone whose 'handle' is around the N56 latitude. Many thanks.

Ok, sorry. I forgot that if the number turns out to be larger than 60, you are supposed to halve it. So the coordinates would therefore be: N34 39.463

Hello I'm a geocacher in Scotland, UK. My geocaching name converts to a Latitude of N34 78.463. To log the 'Where's in a name' cache (see )http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=12627) I need to find a fellow geocacher who can take a picture of this location with his/her GPS and email it to me. This latitude crosses through many southern states, from South Carolina to southern California, and the longitude can be any value. Surely there is someone over the pond who can help me log this? You will also get to log it as a find, and needless to say, I would be happy to reciprocate for anyone whose 'handle' is around the N56 latitude. Many thanks. Edit - fixed url

Thanks Naefear and DD. At least the article demonstrates that its not just a game for boys and their toys! I have already had an email from a reader who is hoping that his wife will give him a GPS for Xmas, but was going to rush out and try to find a few without one anyway.

I have scanned the article into the computer, and will have to send it to you. The picture (of me holding GPS and lunchbox) didn't scan properly I'm afraid. If anyone else wants to see it, let me know and I will email it. (But you will need to let me have your email address so that I can add an attachment)

Buy the Sunday Post on December 7th to read the article on geocaching. Hopefully we will see a surge in interest and activity in Scotland.

Hi there Glad to hear that you are thinking about visiting Scotland to geocache. Glasgow airport is not right in the centre of the city, but its easy enough to get there from the airport. However, amazingly, there are very few caches in Glasgow; there are a couple on the south side of the city. The easiest one to get to in 'What the Butler Hid' which is located in Pollock Park where the Burrell Collection is, and there are buses that go there. If Ryanair fly to Edinburgh you'd be much better off coming here (or even catch a train from Glasgow to Edinburgh), as there are loads of caches within walking distance or a short bus ride of the city centre. And again, its a quick bus ride from the airport into the city centre. You can view the cache map at http://www.geocaching.com/map/england.asp

Now that's just asking for trouble. Why is car insurance more expensive for men exactly?

I don't see that lone female geocachers are any more vulnerable when out geocaching than when out doing anything else alone. Surely female geocachers don't need an escort, and I'm sure all would take the usual sensible precautions.

Thanks for the advice.

Just wanted to thank those who gave advice on this thread again. With that help, plus a little bit from teenage son, it has all worked out pretty well Ithink. You can see the results if you wish at Ships, Claret & Golf. You will be pleased to hear that I desisted from having the Proclaimers 'Sunshine on Leith' as background music.

ignore for the time being

Is it supposed to be a secret?

Ok thanks for the help everyone, I will do my best to get my head round the various solutions. My teenage computing whizz son will also be able to help.

Further to my last question, am I right in assuming that I can also change the background by inserting a <body background="xxx"> reference? I've seen a number of cache pages individualised in this way.

Thanks very much. I will give it a go.

When creating a cache webpage, I know that its possible to upload images which can then be clicked on to view. But is it possible to display the picture directly on the webpage, and if so, how do you do it?