klaus23

Try the Around The Downs cache, as well as Blaise of Glory.

I reversed into a flowerpot. Not strictly a navigational error, but a costly one. Log

Erm - I can think of several examples right away... but I don't want to be the one who wees on someone's bonfire

I can send you an Excel file (with links) of all caches on the Island. It's a bit confusing as some are Ireland and some are UK caches. Let me know per mail through the site if you want it.

I'll try to get to Points West sometime too. (Still chaste and virginal after 1068 days)

I found two of the caches on that list - The Big Hill and Hello America - a combined total of 1236 days. And I know the cacher that found Inishdugga.

I find that the only way for cache maintainance is the following: - Buy good, sealable tupperware. - Always leave a pencil, not a pen. - Make sure the logbook is sealed, either in a ziploc bag or in a seperate waterproof container. - Keep the cache off the ground if possible - Always keep an eye on logs... send a quick mail to the last cacher if in doubt. If not, then maintaining caches such as this one would be fairly difficult and frustrating And of course - don't overstretch yourself. If you don't think you can maintain more then a certain number of caches, then don't plant that many.

I'll second that. Keep Bootle away from your daughters

My obsession is doing every cache in Ireland. To a UK geocacher this may sound like madness - but wait - there's only about 250 caches on the island, north and south. It gets a bit confusing in Northern Ireland as some caches are listed 'in Ireland', some are listed 'in United Kingdom' so I may be some time finding them all up there. According to my self-compiled list there are just over 190 active caches (give or take a few that are temporarily inactive). As I have done all caches in a 100 mile radius my caching trips have to be carefully planned, but I'm certainly not short of things to do. And with new found caching mates (Bootle and Donnacha) I have company and places to stay when away from my home on the West Coast. Currently - I've done 79 caches in Ireland - so that makes it around 42%. Small numbers for some - but hard work all the same. I travel to Britain, the US and Germany on a regular basis so it's nice to get out into the higher density of geocaches.

There a welcome to Dublin sign on the N4 past Lucan (where Woodies DIY is on your left)

Get in touch with Bootle or Donnacha through www.geocachingireland.com They'll help you out - trust me, they're good friends of mine.

we now also have a website up with an interactive map which is under construction http://www.geocachingireland.com Let me know if I can be of any help

Natuerlich haben die Deutschen Humor. Es reicht mir aber, diesartiges Zeug taeglich in der Englischen Boulewardpresse zu sehen. Und wenn ich es da schon nicht vertragen kann, dann erst recht nicht in diesem Forum. (now go and Babelfish that!)

I mailed you re: Ireland

I can't help but marvel at this rather xenophobic thread. Honestly, the level of 'humour' here is more akin to a school playground than anything else. Yes, someone will point at my log-on and they are correct, I have German roots, and I can tell you that the word 'Wank' in Bavaria means to wobble, or to sway. Harmless humour or just another manifestation of an insular attitude? You decide.

not as cool as Europe's first!!!

I think it's not just the jocks

I usually post DNF's - but I then keep the cache on my watchlist. once someone find's it I then delete my DNF and get back out there to find it!

As stated above, the first one is always tough. I planted a four-stage multi as my first cache, and the problems were endless. Firstly, I used the wrong datum. Then, the first film canister (one of four before the main cache) was in an area with tree cover. The second was in a stone wall. Between the third and the fourth lay a golf course. of course, I did not know that cachers would persist in walking right across it. And to cap it all off, the main cache was nicked a few weeks on. Currently it's back to an ordinary cache, I just could not face the problems. Speaking from experience, I would hold off on a multi-cache until you've cached a little. The reason is that you could do a few multi's and find out what makes a good one. And then go back and make your own. Best to plant a relativly straightforward cache, start small, then get bigger.

I own and moderate (along with craigsbar) an egroup for Irish and non-irish geocachers. The link is http://www.egroups.com/geocaching_ireland Membership is moderated but usually approved within 24 hours. We currently have 30 members and are growing slowly. We have set a domain (http://www.geocachingireland.com) but have yet to develop this into a website. Currently it redirects to the egroup.

No problem

I love seeing pics on logs, as they give another persons perspective to a place you are familiar with. I used to post a lot of pics, but since I dropped my camera in a stream I have not been able to. Still saving for a new one...

How about these: NO HINTS ITS AS EASY AS IT IS CHEAT! NO HELP HERE Co-ordinates are spot on Just off the path

That's right, but then you look at the number of caches they've got within 20 miles of home and it reads 1770 ! Some places it looks like they're falling over caches ! and you'll find that they've 'found' 1500 locationless caches To be honest, I prefer driving 200 miles to a really amazing cache rather than find caches in housing estates

I was going to say that DomHeKnows did draw a nice set of breasts