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    For a blast from the past...........

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    Yes nice to hear about you, yes I remember switching on geocaching.com and being disappointed at no new caches had appeared, and my first objective of clearing out EVERY caching in all of North Yorkshire which I did (All 350 of them)!!! Imagine trying to achieve that today !

     

    I cant even think of one cache back then in North Yorkshire that I did not like or want to visit, much different from today !!! (and thats just Harrogate area !)

     

    Also seeing the face of Seasider driving all the way from Blackpool to Harrogate to find his nearest unfound ! Part of my Harrogate Hobble series, and he even set out knowing the final cache had not being released....Good one John...

     

    Memories......

     

    As my friend with the same initials HH(Happy Humphrey)has said things develop, and yes despite and email I received this morning and I quote

     

    "Hi Robin, Not seen you around for a while, a shame as your such a character."

     

    things develop, little did I know that when I started my first "North Yorkshire Meet" in 2004 which ran for 4 years eventually developing in the First UK Mega !! Very proud !

     

    Recently the only caches I have found are in Thailand, Morocco and next week in India.....

     

    So despite my current lack of interest in the uk, I am lucky to be able to explore areas abroad....

     

    The "Game" continues, and for many more years to come......

    Garmin Oregon Thailand Maps

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    Open Street Maps?

    Bit like, but not what, talkytoaster supplies. (His is a far better product!)

    talkytoaster does not do thailand, so I have found the openstreetmap

     

    Next question how do I get the map onto my oregon ?

     

    The export button gives me a few options, but I am stuck..

     

    easy list for a nunce please

     

    Ta

    Lost my .lua file

    in Wherigo

    Posted

    I could always Skype you too. Very easy to get your source back.

     

    Yipee ! However I tried and failed...

     

    Can you send me a list of instructions !

     

    Right I have ticked the box to allow to download and i have downloaded .gwz file, but cant seem to rename to .zip !!!

     

    Can you try ?

    iphone app

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    been out today caching and using my iphone with geocaching app in conjunction with existing garmin colorado.

     

    Its not a substitute for the garmin, but i do like a couple of features e.g. logs as you go along, and yes I do type in proper logs not just "found it"

     

    However help please for those who have also used the iphone app

     

    1. Why when I take a photo via the app why does this not upload to the geocaching site ?

    2. Why when I choose a cache as a favourite again this does not update the main site ?

     

    What am I doing wrong, or do these options just not work ?

     

    Cheers

    Harsh! Reviewer archiving with NO notice

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    I have had three no finds on a recent cache of mine and someone reported it !!!

     

    My cache could have gone the same way.....

     

    Its actually still there, the recent no finders need to go to specsavers

     

    There used to be a time when geocachers looked after their own caches, this system seemed to work very well, obviously times have changed !!!

    mapsource

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    I have had to send my colorado away for repairs...

     

    Now its back I have tried to send a map (of Rome) to my colorado and it says "unable to unlock map" on colorado when I switch it on.

     

    When I go to mapsource and click on utilities and manage map products I can see City Navigator Europe NT 2008 is unlocked...

     

    Can anyone give me instructions on how to sync my new colorado with my mapsource program.

     

    I assume its because I have a new colorado serial number

    Mega Events

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    In answer to the OP's question, it was suggested a few years back that maybe the UK ought to try for a Mega event, the idea grew and a group of cachers in Yorkshire were brave foolish enough to create a committee and the first UK mega was born. :yikes:

     

    I wonder who the fools were ? [:huh:]

    Hi I am back

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    Hi and welcome back

     

    This is Harrogate Hunters formally known as Harrogate Hunters :sad::laughing::yikes:

     

    It seems a long time ago that I saw your smiley face at the North Yorkshire Annual events here in Harrogate eagerly taking place in my annual travel bug races !!!

     

    Now you have a few caches to catch up on !

     

    Robin

    Flat Waterproof Containers

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    I have imported a number of them from US...!!

     

    I have popped on one ebay !

     

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MESELX:IT

     

    If you want to buy, purchase through ebay, send me a message and I will pop in another free of charge in the envelope !

    I bought a couple in ASDA a few months ago... Pretty sure I paid less that £2.95 for them. They did prove to be waterproof but fragile around the hinge. The ones I had were broken by careless cachers within a few weeks of putting them out. Hope yours last longer :huh:

    I dont make any profit on any item I sell..... I just do it to supply... hence the low postage... less than It costs me !!!

     

    I have had them in situ for a few months now and X fingers ok.... !

     

    If they fail, I would expect people to return them to me, and I will make full refund...

     

    So 2 caches for £2.95 and full refund if they fail.... can you really complain about the deal !

     

    Robin

    Flat Waterproof Containers

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    They look good. Where do you get them from and are they expensive?

    I took a look at The Hobbystore ones and they are dead cheap and there is a huge range. Problem is that the lid is a rattling good fit and no way they will stay waterproof for long. Real shame as the black ones are ideal.

     

    I have imported a number of them from US...!!

     

    I have popped on one ebay !

     

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...=STRK:MESELX:IT

     

    If you want to buy, purchase through ebay, send me a message and I will pop in another free of charge in the envelope !

    Pining for Perthshire (We visit the big tree Country)

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

    Posted

    My July issue of the Camping and Caravanning magazine landed with a thud through the letterbox this morning with the cover story of "Pining for Perthshire"

     

    Thumbing through the pages I find three pages of information all about the area.... but not a mention of the Mega event !!!!

     

    Plenty of walks to do, items to see, even the odd camping site to stay on, but not a peep of the word Mega...

     

    Looks like the normal world is continuing as normal whilst all us lot are having fun !!! :laughing::(:D

     

    40 days to go as I type..............

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