Batvia

This is fascinating. A really cool reason. I have a mission to get to fifty before the anniversary of my first cache found on 6/09/09. I realise in comparison to many this is rubbish, but I do find that unfortunately life gets in the way.

This is utterly irrelevent, but the very first cache I found was part of this challenge; I hadn't realised until I caught up with this thread. GC1WZMC: BPJC Look on the Mite side of the line by MaxKim. An excellent cache to start with - I look forward to snaffling more if you run this again. Though I think I might avoid anything by Slightly Tall Paul having read the clue for his.

I live in West Cumbria and the devastation here has been hard to witness. We are very lucky and escaped flooding, being left only with mild inconvenience, a broken bridge and an excess of mud. I've been wondering about all those poor geocaches swept out to sea or bobbing about on the lakes. Smiley People, I am frequently in Ambleside and your cache at Galava Fort (GCYQGR) was the second one I did; such a fabulous location, too. Last time I was there Windermere still hadn't receded beyond the point where it lives, but I will keep an eye on levels and check it next week for you if it becomes accessible. I'll keep you informed.