klaus23
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No point in bumping for no reason...
The update is as follows:
We will now be looking to host the event in Dun Laoghaire (pronounced Done Leery) which is where the Stena HSS sails into. Dun Laoghaire is 7 miles south of Dublin City centre with a direct DART (Dublin Commuter Train) link to the city.
This means that we should be able to get cheaper food for everyone (but it's not going to be £5... Dublin is just a little more expensive), it means that instead of 5 hours between sailings in Dublin Port/Dublin City there will be around 11 hours in Ireland for everyone.
It is very important that we receive feedback on interest from interested parties. Although we are aware that this is taking place in September, a simple "hope to attend" message in the forums or on the cache page would be very encouraging to the organisers and also aid with planning.
End of Public Service Announcement
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Decaying Hospital by Cryptic Souls Crew - This cache is archived before anyone goes looking for lunch boxes but it has to be mentioned because of the brilliant location. Set on the remains of a hospital it gave you the oppertunity to explore the grounds and the old ruined building including an old chapel and animal testing labs. Totaly illegal (reason for archiving) but great fun
I've just spent the last hour and a half exploring the website about the CRCMH - great fun indeed.
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It might even go to Erin's Isle
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I'm getting lots of SQL timeouts... looks like it's time for a quick SQL> alter system flush shared_pool;
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Rosie (also a Firefox and a Linux user) Excellent!
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There's a certain dutchman that visits Ireland very regularly who has a habit of leaving canned fish in caches
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Ah... sounds fair enuff!
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I just re-read all this... can I just ask why you're caching under a different username for the challenge? Are you not going to log the finds under your own usernames?
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Spielbergs Folly.This location was going to be used in Saving private Ryan but for some reason Spielberg didn't use it.
He used a church next to the big house in Thame Park instead. It's seen (from a distance. There are lots of signs saying not to leave the footpath) on my T(H)AME (S)TROLL (Oxon) cache.
The location seems about right - from memory, was the French* town not built at the defunct British Aerospace facility near Hatfield?
edited to add - after a quick Google, the fictional town in the movie was called Ramelle
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I'm not sure how many people were watching Channel 4's 100 Greatest War Films last night and the night before, but although I was not in agreement with the result, I was a little chuffed at finding that Saving Private Ryan was voted #1 - as I own a cache, Saving Ryan's Privates on Curracloe Beach, County Wexford, where the landings on Omaha Beach were filmed.
Does anyone else own a cache (or has visited a cache) at a location with cinematic history?
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The ones labelled in our bookmark list. Caches you absolutely must do before you die (in our opinion) fits the thread title perfectly.
They've even squeezed two Irish caches on there
If we're going by strict political boundaries, then the following are my "Do-Before-You-Die" caches in Britain
Brean Down nr Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England
Where Is Snowdon Summit? Snowdonia, Wales
Last Of The Mohicans nr Penderyn, Brecon Beacons, Wales
Where Eagles Dare Wye Valley, nr Tintern, just about in Wales
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I came across a mountain goat with a broken leg and managed to contact the local vet through a local shopkeeper in The Burren, County Clare.
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I have a laminated (1:25000) waterproof map of MacGillycuddy's reeks you can borrow for the irish peak.
Too late - he's got mine already
Mike and Dave - I'll be touch and go about Carrauntohill until (literally) the day before. I don't think I'll be able to make it, but I'll ring you beforehand.
From all at geocachingireland, the very best of (Irish and British) luck
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I once submitted a cache and it had been approved by the time I returned with a cup of tea
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As for driving times (acording to Stena) Manchester is 2hrs10min, and Birmingham is 2hrs 55min.
And with the traffic cops in North Wales being the way they are, that's almost gospel
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A little off topic, but I'm glad my 620 is a Honda in a Rover dress
SP
And with a multi-point injected Honda engine, not a Rover 'K'
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Well done from me, Alibags
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Good stuff Stuey!
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I hope the head gasket hasn't gone on the Rover - they are a beggar for it!Well, the car got home without overheating so fingers crossed it is ok. I think the smell was probably the clutch being not very happy with me.
That 8v K-Series engine is notorious for overheating and subsequent head gasket failure. You need to always, always check the coolant levels because the coolant capacity is really small due to the physical size of the engine and small leaks rapidly lead to overheating.
However, it was probably the clutch that was causing the smell, and the strain placed upon it. Some cars reverse uphill very well, others don't. That said, my gf's Rover 114 GSi does it pretty well.
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Had a nice day out today - did the Eagle's Nest cache and Last Of The Mohicans (tough nut that).
We wanted to do the Skirrid but the weather turned badly and Mrs Klaus23 didn't have boots or raingear.
We stopped for lunch at the Skirrid Inn... and I broke one of my golden rules - 'interesting history does not make a good pub'. The food was overpriced, the beer and lemonade flat, and the waitress was either very unhappy, or mute, or both. Shame, because it's a lovely building.
But that aside, it really was a great day out. The Brecons reminded me a lot of home. I hope to spend some more time up there over the summer.
Thanks for the recommendations - the Sgwd yr Eira waterfall is one of the most special places I've ever been to.
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I think all of this raises a bigger question... how much can the individual cacher be trusted with the "must obtain permission" specification, and also, "how much do the approvers/reviewers/moderators actually approve/review/moderate".
Now don't all have a go at me for bucking the status quo, but consider what I have said.
Up until this point I have assumed geocachers have the good name of geocaching at heart and I have trusted them to abide by the guidelines they assure me they have read when submitting new caches. I have worked on that assumption when reviewing caches within my remit.
I hope your Lamb Green Chilli Curry and Corona is tasty.
Well, if you must, why not register an account on those forums and join the debate, rather than side-snipe at me here. I have nothing to hide.
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It was really odd, but the most rational explaination is that a hillwalker thought it was litter.
In any case, the cache has been relocated away from the summit, making the walk even harder
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there seems to be one short unless The Windsockers are in fact one person
Sorry Martin, that is, in fact, one of The Windsockers (Steve). All others identified by Mrs/Ms/Jr are not registered cachers but family members or spouses of said geocachers.
2nd Annual Irish Cache Event
in United Kingdom and Ireland
Posted · Edited by klaus23
If you're not doing anything on June 25th, you could do a lot worse than attend the 2nd Annual Irish Cache Event.
Situated on the scenic North coast in County Antrim and with some major tourist attractions as well as some excellent caches in easy reach, it promises lots. You won't even have to buy pesky Euro-funny-money.
Getting there?
Ryanair fly from Stansted to Derry
Easyjet fly to Belfast International from just about everywhere... Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Liverpool, London (Luton, Gatwick, Stansted) and Newcastle.
Aer Arann fly from Birmingham and Manchester to Derry
So go on - you're all welcome. Discussion is ongoing here.
Cheers
(edited to add... please don't confuse this with the British/Irish event in Dublin in September)