MontyFam

That's hilarious right there!!!!

I just look at the cache page and recent logs for my comfort level...

Thanks for the heads up!

Wow good research np! I think I'll email them before we go back in November. I'll keep an eye on this thread in the meantime incase someone beats me to the punch

Looked for them too. Didn't see any. The only police we did see were walking the streets when we were on the bus. They didn't even have guns on their hip. I don't get all the hype about "Watch out for Fidel's men with guns all over the place" We honestly didn't see any the whole time we were there and I did pay attention and look for them. We never felt intimidated once when we were there. We had this feeling of safety, like our own backyard - even when we left the resort. It was a great week away from it all! BTW we were in Cayo Santa Maria - close to Santa Clara - not close to Veradero or Havana... Back on topic... Good luck with your travels and let us know how it goes with the GPS in Cuba thing...

We ended up bringing our iPhone 4 along with a tablet with GPS (from satellites) capability. They didn't even ask us to open our bags at the airport. I even brought a coconut home in my carry on - no questions asked. We are going back in November to get married and I'm going to bring my GPSr just to test the waters. The whole process entering and leaving Cuba was pretty relaxed and the people were all friendly! We didn't see any "cops with guns" the whole time we were there actually! As for travelling around Cuba with a GPS I don't know if you'll be able to find maps will you? Loved Cuba! Can't wait to return! Wish there were more caches to be found

Yeah I'd approach this one with caution....

That's one for the Out of Context thread in Off Topic land... LOL

Applause here in Barrie too. Thanks for putting this one to bed!... I hope.... LOL

Thanks very much for everything you do for our great hobby!

IBTL

GEORGE!

I've had one of these in play for almost 2 years now and the log has been dry since day 1. I was at a water bottling plant and they gave me a couple as samples. I might go back and offer to purchase a bulk order and see what they say...

Who actually wastes their time deleting logs? Sorry about your luck Just chalk it up to a rookie mistake caught by someone who [in my opinion] takes the game way too seriously! I hope you enjoy the rest that this wonderful game has to offer

There is some good feedback being generated in this thread. Here's where I stand: 1 OGH as a new cache type 2 Booklist of caches as a requirement 3 Remove the 14 day min and make it say 6? This gives the weekly groups a chance to complete one weekly OGH and then prep for the next one. I'm not sure of any reasoning for 14 days for this type of "event". IMO these "events" will largley be discussed in regional forums for the most part and the "regulars" will know about them when they need to... Now what D/T ratings will they be??? Yikes I guess it would have to be the max D and the max T of the caches in the hunt? What if you don't complete the hunt and you only did the 2/2s and skipped the last 4.5/4 and you get credit in your stats for it? Hmmm luckily it's not about the #s

Nice try. The iPhone 3GS and the iPhone 4 have actual GPS hardware in them. They CAN get a GPS lock without using cell towers. Particularly the 4. Being one of the most popular phones sold worldwide, it's a pretty safe bet they know that iOS devices can have GPS. Also they know the devices are media storage devices so you may find yourself there for a while trying to convince someone there is no media files (photos, music, movies) that contravene their import laws. Take a look at the unlocked/no contract price points for iPhones and you really, really should leave the thing at home. The risk to reward is just way too high here. I stand corrected. Thanks np. This is more of a hassle than it's worth. iPhone stays home!

So I can't seem to gather a consensus. I'm leaning towards the phones with GPS being ok based on the fact that the use the cell towers not satellites. Cuba's cell towers do not have this feature so we will have no "GPS" service on our phones but the phones are ok to bring with us. Just need to setup for international roaming because the rates can be rediculous! With one cache 3 KMs from our resort and the next one over 100 KMs we sure hope to get that one without GPS. The map and cache page make it pretty easy Now here's the next question. Which travel bugs or coins should I send on a vacation in the sunny south? LOL

Wowza still reading...

Hmm I have read and read pages and pages (webpages) and it is very unclear about bringing cell phones with GPS into Cuba.... still searching... I'm going to e-mail the travel agent too...

We're heading to Cayo Santa Maria in November. Not bringing our GPSr but our iPhone. I hope they don't take it lol. There is one cache on the beach by our resort that we are going to do with or without the phone...

Nobody else said it yet so I will. Did you trade even or trade up? Congrats on your find! That beats any FTF prize I've ever heard of

Wowza lol. The only thing I ever find is a swarm of earwigs. Nasty little fellas!

I've heard of bees being an issue in LPCs but I have never encountered them yet. Fortunately! I'll keep it in mind when I'm caching south of here... (Barrie/Orillia)

huntsman: Cool spider! I'll take it and leave my pet brown recluse. "Next finder be careful!" posted in the found it log...

I'll take the VHS and donate it to the library. In return I leave the Ovechkin jersey I used to clean my lawnmower engine that has been sitting in my garage for 6 months. (Smells funky)