JPMZA

Thank you Danie - these statistics are very interesting.

This is a very interesting chain of comments. Thank you for all your efforts Danie Viljoen.

Danie, I don't visit the forum regularly but I just love all the interesting information that you post. Every few weeks I do have a look at the post. Regards JP

A few years ago some South African geocachers came up with the great idea that we should host a Mega Event in South Africa. Now there is less than 2 weeks to go before we all have the opportunity in sharing the Mega Fun at the first ever Mega Event in Africa which is hosted in Pretoria, South Africa. One of the last items on the programme of the Event is the closing ceremony of the log book at 12:00 on Sunday, 7 October 2012. Those of you that followed the Olympic Games hosted in London earlier this year may have seen during the closing ceremony how the mayor of London, Borris Johnson, handed the Olympic Flag over to the mayor of Rio de Janero, Eduardo Paes. As organising committee of the 2012 South African Mega Event we would like to be in a position to undertake a similar type of symbolic gesture of handing over the Mega Event to the team of Geocachers who have taken up to the challenge to start organising the next South African Mega event. Geocachers in other regions of the country that want to organise the next South African Mega event are asked to kindly contact us at info@geocachingsa.com so that we can talk about the logistics of handing over the baton not only ceremoniously on 7 October 2012 but also practically thereafter.

A few years ago some South African geocachers came up with the great idea that we should host a Mega Event in South Africa. Now there is less than 2 weeks to go before we all have the opportunity in sharing the Mega Fun at the first ever Mega Event in Africa which is hosted in Pretoria, South Africa. One of the last items on the programme of the Event is the closing ceremony of the log book at 12:00 on Sunday, 7 October 2012. Those of you that followed the Olympic Games hosted in London earlier this year may have seen during the closing ceremony how the mayor of London, Borris Johnson, handed the Olympic Flag over to the mayor of Rio de Janero, Eduardo Paes. As organising committee of the 2012 South African Mega Event we would like to be in a position to undertake a similar type of symbolic gesture of handing over the Mega Event to the team of Geocachers who have taken up to the challenge to start organising the next South African Mega event. Geocachers in other regions of the country that want to organise the next South African Mega event are asked to kindly contact us at info@geocachingsa.com so that we can talk about the logistics of handing over the baton not only ceremoniously on 7 October 2012 but also practically thereafter.

A few years ago some South African geocachers came up with the great idea that we should host a Mega Event in South Africa. Now there is less than 2 weeks to go before we all have the opportunity in sharing the Mega Fun at the first ever Mega Event in Africa which is hosted in Pretoria, South Africa. One of the last items on the programme of the Event is the closing ceremony of the log book at 12:00 on Sunday, 7 October 2012. Those of you that followed the Olympic Games hosted in London earlier this year may have seen during the closing ceremony how the mayor of London, Borris Johnson, handed the Olympic Flag over to the mayor of Rio de Janero, Eduardo Paes. As organising committee of the 2012 South African Mega Event we would like to be in a position to undertake a similar type of symbolic gesture of handing over the Mega Event to the team of Geocachers who have taken up to the challenge to start organising the next South African Mega event. Geocachers in other regions of the country that want to organise the next South African Mega event are asked to kindly contact us at info@geocachingsa.com so that we can talk about the logistics of handing over the baton not only ceremoniously on 7 October 2012 but also practically thereafter.

As part of the organising team I would like to clarify the need for a registration fee for the MEGA Event - The organising committee of the MEGA event is undertaking the organisation of the event on a non-profit basis. The cost of the geocoins, clothes and other elements, including the registration fee and prices at which the items are sold are budgeted in such a way that the costs involved in offering the items for sale and hosting the three day event will be covered. All money left after the event (if any) will be handed to the organising committee of the next South African Mega Event. The total cost of the event as planned at the moment amounts to between R40 000 to R50 000. This excludes the costs of coins, clothing and meals. For some of these items we had to commit on orders well in advance in order to ensure timeous availability. By way of sponsorhips we are endeavouring to keep the costs to attendees to a minimum. By way of comparison registration fees for MEGA events in Europe range from 10-20 Euro and in the USA the registration fees are between $15 and $30. The registration fee for MEGA South Africa (GC3B0EJ)is R120.00 per adult and covers the full three days. For children under 16 the amount is R20. If you register before 14 September 2012 the fee is only R60.00 per adult and R10 per child. The First Mega Event in South Africa promises to be an event not to be missed. Registration is now open. For lots more fun information and registration please visit the website at www.geocachingsa.com We are looking forward to hosting you all at this historic event!! Regards from the GOSA Team.

YAY - I will be there!

How ironic - so much written about unwritten rules! The most important rule - have fun!

I recently carried out my first rescue mission as well.

The previous ideas that I got from Pine all turned out to be great fun - I would like to try this as well I will keep my eye on the forum for the dates etc.

Following Geocaching.com on Facebook I noticed that the photos I included in my log for the CITO event during the camping week-end in Pretoria linked into the CITO gallery on the website - You are all there Check it out at Apies River CITO on geocaching Gallery (currently on page 2 of the gallery): http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F...spx&h=b993f

Goeie Gert!! - Impressive going iPajero. WOW - Some people just operate at a different level from us average folk!! Well done.

Congratulations Mwebbie! Wow iPajero - incredible achievement. Well done.

I also plan to try and improve on my performance in this year's race

Thank you GEO936, DamhuisClan and Cincol for all the effort with the 2009 Great Race. Also thank you to all the cachers out there that moved our TB's and posted so many interesting photos. It was a great experience to be part of such a race for the first time. I notice that BruceTP is working on a Race for next year already.

Anton and Bruce This is a great idea - count me in to help in any way I can. Anton and I had a chat at the Event earlier today so I will keep scanning the forum to see how this develops.

Congratulations on the 850 Mr Worm Congratulations on the 200 Elsies - wow that was fast.

It seems to me that these patches work a lot like the magnetic TB Tags that one can put on your vehicle for discovery as you move around and attend events.

Thank you for the note Worm. Congratulations to HeinG, Jors and Cabey!!!

Well done MeganZA - I see you went past 50!! Well done Pa se kind! []

Congratulations Danie - wow dit was 'n vinnige 1000!

Congratulations Danie - wow dit was 'n vinnige 1000!

Congratulations DamhuisClan, Besem, GreenJam, and all the other cachers on your acievements listed above! Awe inspiring.

How your life change when you enter a TB Race: In September 2009 my F2007 Ferrari Racing TB was placed in a multicache in Cullinan, Diggers Treasure (GC1RD8D). By the way, this cache is really worth adding to your list of caches to do. Because only certain geocachers enjoy multicaches, I was scared that the TB would get stuck there. With the help of MeganZA as well as my one opportunity to move the TB according to the race rules, I got my TB unstuck and moved it to the Lanseria TB Motel (GC1B6EW) on 18 October 2009. At the time it seemed like a good plan as the cache is situated near an airport and surely it would help to get the TB moving again. On 30 October 2009 the listing showed a log indicating that 2 TB’s were removed from the cache. My – “Aha! – the plan is coming together” soon turned to “AHGHG!” as the TB log never arrived. After making enquiries from other cachers logging their finding of the cache I verified that the TB was no longer in the cache. My e-mails to the cacher that I thought grabbed the TB also did not turn up anything. Just as I was about contact Peter to list the TB as MIA, out of the blue I receive an e-mail on 9 February 2010 in which the unfortunate fellow cacher explained the embarrassing fact that his caching bag was lost and that he only found it after 3 months. On Valentine’s day my TB resumed the race in Need and Iron Horse (GC1XCZQ) in Mpumalanga with a public apology by the cacher in question. By the way, this cache is situated at a very interesting geographical point in South Africa. In the mean time I have noticed that Fish Eagle has picked up the racer and that it visited the Ermelo caching event (GC24H9X) over the week-end. I must say it is a great honour for me that my TB is passing through the hands of a famous geocacher like Fish Eagle. Thank you to GerhardoosMPsa who has picked the TB up and will help it to gain some distance. It is probably experiences like this that make TB racing fun (I think). However, this is my first experience of his nature; I must say I am still recovering from the trauma and the frustration caused by waiting for my racer to show up again while struggling with the decision whether to throw in the towel and list the TB as MIA (I don’t think the grey hair I got will ever recover). If my TB makes it to the end (touch wood) it will surely be one of the luckiest TB’s in the race!! My fingers are crossed and I know my TB will in the last few months of the race put in an effort that is worthy of a racing machine of this caliber!!