Shiggaddi

I remember in March, I went to an event, and swapped trackables. I went straight home, which was about a 20 minute drive, then straight onto the computer, and others had left before me, however I usually drop in my trackables with my "attended" note, however someone had already "grabbed" one of my trackables, so I just sent the cacher an e-mail asking if they could provide the tracking number, so I can "grab" the bug off them, so I can drop it in the event, and they can then retrieve it, and they e-mailed back the details.

I met my girlfriend not through geocaching, but an internet dating site. Whilst we were getting to know each other, I of course mentioned that I do geocaching and explained what it is, and she thought it sounded like fun. We've had a few dates that involved geocaching, including a lovely walk around some local woods to do a new series with a picnic half way, and we went to the 10 year event at Tintagel.

In the travel bug that you're taking, it is certainly possible to write a note online on the travel bug page, however once abroad, you won't know which travel bugs you're picking up since the cache you're visiting might have a travel bug put there inbetween loggin on the net, and visiting. The other option is to bring them all back to the UK to give them their mileage, then put them out locally once you've read their goal, however some trackables might want to stay in their country of origin.

I've seen a few pubs mentioned before by name, although these have been the meeting point for an event cache, so you can't exactly not mention the pub name.

The other week, I went out with my Mum and sister and walked about half a mile along a pleasant footpath to find a cahe. Upon finding it easily, I found that I had left my pen back at the car. Since I had the cache in my hands I just got my Mum to take a photo of me holding the cache as proof that I had been there and attached with my log. I also took the travel bug in the cache. I feel that those actions were enough for proof that I had found it. The cache owner hasn't objected. Had it been a case of the cache had been muggled from the obvious hiding place, or it was out of reach, then I would have logged a DNF. Had there been another issue, such blocked access on the way but in hindsight I should have approached from another direction, then I don't log anything.

Is this in "Hyde (hide)" park by any chance (deliberate pun intended)

A few weeks ago, I went to find a geocache overlooking the coast in Plymouth, and there was a nice sun trap where you could sunbathe even in very cold weather in this man made hole that was cut in the wall next to the geocache. There was a lady who sits there most of the day, and as I walked down the steps and saw her feet hanging out the hole, and the GPS was saying that I was almost there, I wondered what to do, but she then went and said, "I think you'll find it's in there" I explained that it was a treasure hunt from the internet, and she said, "Well, I've seen quite a few people with a machine like yours (referring to my GPS) and they all come looking for this container which is always in that hole" She seemed pleased to meet people and let us get on with what we're doing.

Although you can see on the map whether there are any traditional caches close by, if there are some puzzle or multi caches within a mile or so, it may be possible that the final location of these caches is very close by.

I see the Blorenges have put my Yo-Yo travel bug in the cache. My travel bugs seem to be attracted to the radio

Another advantage would be good GPS cover when you're heavily covered with trees.

A very good article on geocaching. Wonder how many more cachers are going to get on the radio!!

I think getting the occupants permission might also be a bit of a challenge

My first ever cache was Gone but not forgotten 8 defiance Halt on the 6th February 2009. It looked like an easy cache, and wasn't too far from where I lived at the time. I just put to co-ordinates in my Tom Tom, and having already looked at the map, I knew roughly where I should be looking. I didn't have an arrow GPS back then, and my first 50 or so were done via the Tom Tom with knowing roughly where I should be going, and waiting for the numbers to line up. I had heard of geocaching the previous weekend, when I was visiting friends and thought it sounded like fun, so went to check the site out once I returned, and found there were plenty near home, and the rest is history as they say, and I'm now just over 200 finds, been to a few events, released some travel bugs, and planning to place a cache soon, all in the space of just over a year.

I heard Vampiara mention you. It is a good idea to send to other radio stations, but like Bear and Ragged just said, they won't want to mention other radio stations.

Well, I've just seen that I rank at 820, and with only 216 caches found, none hidden (yet), 10 travel bugs owned, a few events attended, I seem to rank 1 below someone who has found almost 1000 caches, and hidden just over 100, and hosted an event.

Well, I'm just letting it go from cache to cache I think, but there will be a permanent record of it's first goal.

Well, my travel bug achieved it's goal of radio stardom!!

Probably a bit late, but I've just e-mailed you as well incase you have any more travel bugs that you need starting off.

I recently decided to start a few travel bugs off, and managed to find 5 items from my house to attach. One of them was a cap advertising my local radio station Pirate FM, which broadcasts in Cornwall. Details of the travel bug are here: http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2468978 I took this bug, and the others along to a cachers meet on Sunday, and one of the cachers retrieved it, and has now e-mailed me to listen in on Friday morning between 9-10am!! Thankfully with the power of the internet everyone around the world can tune in on http://www.piratefm.co.uk/ I'm pretty chuffed as I've only just started with releasing travel bugs. I think the biggest challenge is being up in time, as I work a night shift.

I would still stick with Shiggaddi. I like being unique.

Someone mentioned about travel bugs, and how it might be unfair to place them in premium member only caches, as they would be deemed to have fewer visitors. Being a premium member only cache is just one aspect, but a premium member only cache launched 2 weeks ago and is a nice easy cache and dash near a big city is more likely to have more visitors over the next month than a cache available to all hidden in the middle of a National Park and over 3 miles away from the nearest parking and been there for 5 years. The first cache would have been visited by the local FTF mafia, and due to be visited by other premium members once they pass that way, but the 2nd cache would have already been visited by most local cachers who fancy a long walk, and it may get a trickle of visits from the odd tourist every few months.

I started back in February 2009 as a newbie, however there's still plenty of areas of geocaching where I'm still a newbie. After a month of geocaching, I was then a newbie at the local meet. I then became a newbie Premium member, a newbie with my first Earthcache find, and virtual cache find. And I'm still planning to hide a geocache sometime soon, so I'm a newbie at hiding, but as for finding, I'm just over the 200 mark now. I'm still a newbie on this forum though.

I reached my 200th about a week ago, and it was also beginning of February last year that I started out geocaching, and I've just released my first 5 travel bugs into the wild at a caching event that I attended today. Also thought it was about time I joined the forum.