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CHALLENGE Geocaching Spring Growth Update A very big THANK YOU to one and all for making making the above, such a huge success. The final stats are as follows. Skyjuggler 5 Die Pienaars 5 Noddy 15 Boris 5 Rhino & Hedgehog 4 DRDM & Raider 5 Shaka & Shakespeare 6 Bad Ballie 2 Kwenda Tafuta 5 Gerald 4 Dillylama 5 Ysbeer 4 Wazat 4 TOTAL 69 I will put together an event cache soon, where we can swop stories and have the draw for the prize. THANKS

CHALLENGE Geocaching Spring Growth Update As of the last stats (Friday), the following caches have been placed. Hopefully a few more got placed over the weekend. There still is time so skip work, miss dinner, avoid gym but get them placed. Skyjuggler 4 Die Pienaars 3 Noddy 10 Boris 3 Rhino & Hedgehog 4 DRDM & Raider 5 Shaka & Shakespeare 6 Bad Ballie 1 Kwenda Tafuta 3 REVIEWED 39 WIPs 2 TOTAL 41 Small problem, postal strike......the coin is in the mail. If anyone chats to Ysbeer, Gerald, BJB, Whostops, Wazat, Gin & Tonic and Puggels / Pixie 28 tell them we need them. As for strategy, I am planning a CITO cache for the Beach front from 07h00 - 16h00, please be there !!!

CHALLENGE Geocaching Spring Growth Update As already mentioned. All caches should be pre-approved by Fish Eagle, by sending him an email with the GC number, indicating that the cache is for the KZN Spring Growth Challenge. He will post a note on the cache, reminding him of the status. Then on the night before you will need to activate the cache (tick the box indicating that it is ready for publishing). As you can see below sunrise is at 06h00. I will therefore ask him to activate all caches at 05h00. This will hopefully release about 50 caches into KZN, giving most a chance for a FTF or more. I will try and set up a event for a week later to hand out the prize and see how many of the caches have been found. All extra caches will be highly appreciated!!! Remember for every 5 caches placed you get an entry into the draw for a geocoin. You have three weeks left, please get placing. Cheers Noddy Saturday 5 September 2009 Universal Time + 2h SUN RISE Begin civil twilight 05:42 Sunrise 06:06 Sun transit 11:54 Sunset 17:43 End civil twilight 18:07

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CHALLENGE Geocaching Spring Growth With spring just 2 months away, I challenge everyone to place and release 5 caches, in the Sandpit, on the 5th September 2009. I will arrange with the reviewer to release them simultaneously at a predetermined time (which will be advised in advance). Everyone rising to the challenge with go into a draw to win a geocoin. What will Spring bring?

I will in in JHB on Monday 15th June till Wed 17th June, as was wondering if anyone would like to go caching on Monday & Wednesday. I have transport. Give me a shout.

CONGRATS IPAJERO

I contacted the web master, and he is looking into the problem. PLEASE BE PATIENT

Celebration Time Congrats TVM - absolutely fantastic.

Maybe we can trade, I'll be in Pretoria over the weekend hopefully and might be able to assist someone, but here is the catch..........Bottleneck (need I say more) ha ha ha ha

Destiny has taken me to some wonderful places. Sometimes she gets ignored, which usually means i get lost.

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Off on a tangent.... I have a IPAQ PDA for sale........No Trees, zip, zero. Give me a shout if interested.

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There goes October and not 1 cache placed in KZN?

Vat a draai, kom naaider!!

If I can give my 2 cents worth: I personally feel that if the caches are properly placed, then they should stand the test of time, irrespective if the person moves on or for that matter even leaves the game. What would be the point if every time a cacher leaves the area, there would be the need to get the caches adopted. It also causes the situation that when adopting a cache you add to your responsiblities without increasing the pool of caches in the area. A cacher could also always help maintain any cache. My suggestion would be for the owner to keep them and one day if they do go missing or need repair, let someone help out or maybe its time for them to be archived. Ah yes, they were American cents.

CONGRATS TO KT FOR HOPPING THROUGH 500. ALL IS FORGIVEN, YOU CAN COME HOME NOW.

A kangaroo told me...... Congrats to Kwenda Tafuta for reaching 400.

ah, some people caught on and some missed the boat. We are talking about caches that we still have to do? Obviously if you have caches that are close to you, you are very lucky - go find them quick. For some of us they are a little further away.

Trying to plan caching in my area is a little tricky at present, with my closest cache being 30.63 km away. So lets us know how far away is your closest cache and your location.

Event Caches Event caches are gatherings that are open to all geocachers and which are organized by geocachers. While a music concert, a garage sale, an organized sporting event, a ham radio field day or a town’s fireworks display might be of interest to a large percentage of geocachers, such events are not suitable for submission as event caches because the organizers and the primary attendees are not geocachers. In addition, an event cache should not be set up for the sole purpose of drawing together cachers for an organized hunt of another cache or caches. Such group hunts are best organized using the forums or an email distribution list. For geocaching events that involve several components, such as a full weekend event that includes a geocoin trading session, a seminar and a potluck dinner, multiple event listings may be submitted if they each stand on their own merits as events meeting the listing guidelines. Event caches should be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the date of the event, so that potential attendees will have sufficient notice to make their plans. Events are generally published no more than three months prior to the date of the event, to avoid having the listing appear for a prolonged period of time on the nearest caches page and in the weekly e-mail notification of new caches. Exceptions are sometimes made for events that are designed to attract a regional, national or international group of geocachers, or if an overnight stay is expected as part of the event, requiring advance reservations and travel planning (for example, a campout). Contact your reviewer if you wish to set up such an event, which may be published up to six months prior to the event date. Groundspeak can promote Geocaching through events that may be an exception to the guidelines, if we deem that is necessary to further the game. After the event has passed, the event cache should be archived by the organizer within four weeks. Mega-Event Caches

Proposal There are cachers out there that are are heads & shoulders above rest. Cachers that cache in rain / shine / dark / cold. Cachers that make the effort to visit caches all over the country. Cachers that travel 200 km for an event cache or a FTF. Cachers that have cached in many of our provinces and have travelled to our next door neighbours or even abroad. Cachers that have placed caches to take other folk to interesting places. Cachers that have the eye / instinct to find a 5/5 cache. Now all of us have done some of the above or most of the above, but not everything. Those cachers that stand out from the rest should be recognised and its about time that we started planning to award Springbok colours. I propose that a caching team are awarded their Springbok colours if they complete the following: 2000 cache finds 1000 SA Cache finds Cache find in all nine provinces 100 cache hides A respected cacher A committee would be set up to debate and award colours.

I agree with what the two masters have said before me but would also like to add one more thing. I think it is also about laying the caches proportionally and therefore seeking spots to place a regular. It is always easier to find a spot for another micro, but takes a bit more work to either engineer a small / regular into a a good hide or rather finding a spot for that regular. Remember the Sandpit's motto: Quality over Quantity Happy Placing

Congrats to Fisheagle, I know you will do a fine job !!!! Thanks once again to Erik !!!! Lets go caching!!!