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While we often resort to TNLN we always have a swap handy if we find something which takes our fancy eg candles, book, small torch (which never did work properly). Our present items we take to trade include compass, small torch (which works), music CDs, pens. We have been surprised to find the odd £ coin which suggests that someone was desperate to trade and resorted to buying! Peter

Time to go north to Shropshire to get your next 100. Well done Jacqueline and Peter

Very well done Jacqueline and Peter

We use the trusty yellow etrex. When in the car we used the follow the arrow and got caught out a few times. We now connect the etrex to a laptop and use Autoroute to navigate to the cache. More often than not we just use the etrex because using the laptop becomes a mammoth task and can keep your eyes off the scenery. The other issue is that the laptop on the knee gets very warm - perhaps I should let the navigator hold the laptop sometimes. Peter

Looks like most of the volunteers are PDA based. We use a laptop and would enjoy trying it out. Peter

Deego We too have slowed down quite dramatically but continue to tick over. Our philosophy is to always try to catch a cache when travelling to another region - but we always underestimate how long it takes! The other change is that we used to go out for a single cache but now that they are further away we try to do more in one day. This results in the 'number game' which can become obsesive. Our latest tactic is to go out to catch a cache and really enjoy the surrounding area! Caching with others is always good fun. Hope this helps! Peter

We remember searching for the cache for quite a while - the replacement of container to a bigger one will make it easier. We also remember the warm weather! Peter

We use Microsoft Autoroute on our laptop whichcame free with XP. Works really welland easy to change routes. Peter

Fascinating programme and the accuracy was incredible. Peter

VW Speeds If you have climatic control on a VW here is a different aproach. I have tried it and using the approach at the end of the description my Golf GDi worked great. Speedometers have a factory built-in percentage error to show a speed faster than your actual speed of travel. The Climatronic (Climate Control) system has diagnostic codes that you can access by the pressing of certain buttons on the Climate Control console. One of these codes shows your actual speed of travel without this built-in percentage error. These codes are accessed by one of the following procedures..... A/- To access the actual speed display, start your car and then on your climate control panel press and hold-in both the Econ and Auto buttons or the Recirculation and Temperature Up buttons. This will change your outside temperature reading to Fahrenheit. Then press the recirculation button and at the same time press the upward pointing arrow button above the recirculation button. Your climate control screen will change to a different mode displaying 1c. Use your temperature control + button to display code 17c. This is the actual speed display feature. Press the recirculation button again to activate the code and to display it' s reading in mph. (Accessing the codes with the outside temperature reading displayed in Centigrade will display your speed in kph) To revert your Climate Control to normal mode, simply press the Auto button or switch off the ignition. Some SEAT's only display the speed in kph whether or not Fahrenheit or Centigrade is selected. B/- To access the actual speed code on some VW's (Passat's etc) the following method applies.... Hold-in Fan Down, Temperature Colder, ECON all at the same time. Use the + / - temperature control buttons to view the various codes. Code 16 (sometimes 17) is the actual speed code. Code 16 displays the speed you are travelling at on your centre screen in kph. Press-in the Econ and Auto buttons together to change to mph. To revert your Climate Control to normal mode, simply press the Economy button or switch off the ignition. --------------------------------------------------- REMARK I did not think this up. It appears to be information from instructionbooks used by Volkswagen/Audi/Skoda/Seat garages.

Mark and Lynn - Well Done to the whole family! Jacqueline and Peter

Well done Aisledog. We recall struggling together on the first of the achemy caches in the mud and steep hillside in Ironbridge. Now that series is behind you you can attempt some of the other Shropshire and area series - Myths and Fables; Zodiac Series both from Team Maddy UK; Plough series from aRRKS. Peter

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And it's well done from us! Jacqueline and Peter

I must admit that prereviewng a cache page is a great idea. Whenever I edit mine all the formatting goes and the absence of paragraph marks can be crucial. Peter

Thanks very much for the map of the canal cahes around Hungerford - will give this a go sometime! Peter

Cannot wait to try this - Shropshire is rapidly becoming the centre of the geocache universe! Peter

To think that once we had more cache finds than you. You are clearly a very busy cacher and must have defiled loads of virgins! Look out Seasider! Well done Jacqueline and Peter

Like many others my stored link is to 'my cache' page. This leads me toanother point. The standard sheet in a cache for 'accidental' finders normally refers to the geocaching website but not o any invidual. The note then goes on tosay please contact site if there is an issue with the cache - I now realise that I think we should specify he email of the cache owner. Any views? Peter

Shropshire County Council seem to be very keen to support geocaching and well done to all involved. I will lobby the 'Blue Hills Remembered' AONB team who folowing a meting with me statd they were keen to help but I guess I need to remind them. I am off for a few days but will start to lobby next week. Peter

We cannot make 27 Nov but otherwise would love to attend! Short days and long nights at this time of year could make the drive interesting! Jacqueline and Peter

We were introduced to the sport by Robin Lovelock who took us on a few hunts with us acting as passengers, co navigators and eventually progressed to GPS operator (junior rank). He opened our eyes to the mysteries and delights of hunting for something that you don't know what it is and having a bag of goodies to swap for something that you know not what it may be! Thanks to everyone in the sport who helps to make our walks more interesting.

A great deal of effort must have gone into this. Well done and thnaks. I ntend to start discussions with the Blue Hills Remembered AONB headquartered in Craven Arms. Peter

Indeed DNFs seem to come is streeks. If we are truly stuck we are ot too proud to mail the owner, or someone who has succefully found it, and ask for a clue (or two or three). Thanks to all who have helped us. Jacqueline and Peter

The cache metconcept is really good. The bbq, car parking, water proofing, caches and children's cache require a great deal of organisation. THANKS for your efforts. Sadly we will be caching in Italy Jacqueline and Peter