lordelph

I'm going to order some geocaching odds and ends from globalpositioningsystems.co.uk - if anyone wants some TB tags, cache stickers, logbooks etc, let me know and I'll "bulk order" to save on postage, and we'll settle up at the event. I'll order on 31st Jan....just add your requirements to the thread!

I use a Geko 201 after deciding I wouldn't need all the fancy schmancy features of more expensive models. Works just fine for me, and you can pretend it's a mobile phone to disguise your activities! I found my first Geocoin on Jan 1st, and it's still in the place where I dropped it off after a week (GCCE5E). Your profile says you're in London, so to grab this one you'd have to drive up the A1 to Hitchin or take a train+bike!

It's my birthday the following week. A nice jam sponge please ;-)

Ah smashing, count me in. I missed the last one after getting sent to Washington DC, but with any luck I''ll make this!

I have some GMail invites going spare, free to good geocaching homes...

You can use a Pocket Query - http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/ - tick the "Are for members only" when composing your search criteria. I found just 8 members only caches in the UK.

To the tune of Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ..... Walking slowly through a boggy field Following the arrow on your screen Decrypting clues when the cache stays concealed And from muggles remain unseen Everybody knows a GPS and some basic maps help to make the weekends fun Caching dogs, having run twenty miles will find it easy to sleep tonight They hope the cache will be up to snuff And loaded with toys and goodies and other stuff And every caching child is going to spy to see Another mcToy that wasn't left by me And so, I’m offering this Simple phrase to cachers from One to ninety-two Altho’ it’s been said many times Many ways; “Zreel Puevfgznf to you” A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M ------------------------- N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

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You could always just encode the link in the (HTML) cache description. If you are unfamiliar with HTML, here's the bare minimum you'd need to know: <p> Here is a paragraph </p> <p> For more information try <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/">some tutorials</a> </p> This would be rendered in the browser as: Here is a paragraph For more information try some tutorials Hope that helps :-)

dadgum - GCKZ29 has been trashed within days of opening. Commiserations to Pharisee, it looked like a good one. I was hoping to get over there this afternoon to make a start on it too...

Take a look at my effort in this thread

Aldermans Walk (GCJTBT ) can hold a travelbug or two - it's in the middle of The City close to Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street station. Try to avoid lunchtimes if you visit this cache!

planet Venus. Honestly, these women

A good inch of snow and rising in Baldock, Hertfordshire!

In case anyone is thinking of adapting the permission request I posted above, The Bramblers have sent me some factual corrections: - It was the GAGB who adopted the HCC guidelines and not the other way round. - HCC have granted permision for geocaching on land owned and managed by Hampshire County Council Countryside Service and not all land owned by HCC It was also noted that the link to the HCC guidelines fails because the closing bracket looks like part of the hyperlink to the forum and email software. Add a space before the closing bracket and everyone is happy :-)

North Hertfordshire District Council have granted me permission to place a cache! Everyone involved in the decision has been extremely positive and supportive, but they seem to want to see how this one pans out before granting any more. That said, if anyone wants contact details for NHDC or copies of correspondence to help with their own negotiations with other councils, get in touch.

Thanks for all the suggestions, particularly for "A Yorkshire Rose in Fairfax County Grows" - I am a Yorkshireman, so tackling that and it's transatlantic twin would be a fun challenge!

For what it's worth, I too have been looking for ammo boxes. I contacted Anchor Supplies, here's what they have at the moment: H83 280x140x185 @ £2.00 heavily used 640x335x200 @ £5.90 650x235x235 @ £5.90 840x260x150 @ £3.50 Most UK areas are £7.50 for 1-2 day delivery of up to 30kg

Well a tour of your fine law enforcement establishments would certainly give me some stories to tell. I hear Guantanamo Bay is lovely this time of year

I'm visiting Washington DC for the first time in November, and I'll a day or two free to explore. I'm from London, which has a wealth of caches (mainly virtuals) in interesting but forgotten corners of the city. So, anyone got any recommended caches in Washington or Alexandria that will give me a interesting tour? There's a TB in the DC Line cache that wants to come the UK, so if it's still there when I visit, I'll try to pick him up...

I'll be in Washington 6th-10th Nov (this might mean I miss the 16th Century Pub meet on the 11th ) I'll be working in Alexandria but I hope to have some spare time to explore Washington with the aid of my trusty GPSr. If the TB is still around, I'll do my best to pick him up!

I've been dealing with North Hertfordshire District Council recently (see original topic for sample correspondence) Initial response has been very favourable, from the initial letter I was put in touch with the right people and spent 15 minutes on the phone answering their initial questions - off the top of their heads, they had similar questions to the ones DomHeknows mentioned and I was able to set their minds at rest. I'm still waiting for the final go-ahead, but the signs are good, and they've indicated that this could be a great idea for all NHDC land, so fingers crossed. I've also forwarded those great quotes from Cheshire County Council which Lactodorum posted earlier, which can't hurt either ;-)

I'll message richard and let him know the details. ....and my surname is Dixon too. I was being lighthearted there, but how about if you catch me even mentioning my GPSr, I'll buy you a pint ;-)

11th works for me. In fact, if it involves beer drinking within walking distance of my office *any* date is good for me. As for "party" suggestions, might I suggest the evening simply involves getting as intoxicated as possible while extolling the virtues of ones particular choice of GPSr? I'll be bristling with Internet-enabled devices aplenty so live updates from the cache location should be possible. This might make for interesting reading the morning after

Er, they might be, what of it I guess he'll have to drink twice as much as the rest of us?