CoMotion
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USMC August 75 to August 79 - Parris Island, SC; Camp Pendleton, NC; Iwakuni, Japan; and, Camp LeJeune, NC. Enjoyed it but enjoyed getting out even more.
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In Seoul was the longest - almost 9 miles round trip from the subway station with lots of ups and downs.
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I came to Korea without knowing a soul and now I have several Korean geocaching friends and a couple of American Army acquaintences. I guess it's the shared interest. We have something to talk about immediately that all of us find interesting. But, there's also those cachers who hold onto your travel bugs for a year or more at a time (I have several sitting in people's houses). Even worse, those scoundrels, whoever they are, who are stealing geocoins. So, there is a small element in our midst that murks up the water.
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Sounds pretty complicated. Who would keep track of whether the cacher who picked up the bug dropped it off in an appropriate cache? I would like to get rid of the "discovered" aspect of tb's and geocoins. I think it's sort of ridiculous to get credit for "discovering" hundreds of bugs at events, where all you have to do is write the numbers down, then log them in - just for new icons. I've been guilty of "discovering" them in caches before, to be honest, and I always feel guilty about it. Someone shouldn't get credit unless they physically move that coin or bug to a new cache. I know I don't like it when I see my bugs/coins get "discovered" when I really want someone to move it out of that cache that it's been sitting in for six months.
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I would guess we're in the 45 and older range. I own over 100 caches in south Texas. They rarely get found until the winter when the Winter Texans show up. Then, once they're in the area, it's a feeding frenzy. There have been days when I've had over 50 found emails. BTW, I'm 50. Personally, I think this is the perfect activity for getting retired people out and about, doing something other than golf. As for us younger sorts, the same applies. I'm in Seoul, Korea now and have explored this city much more vigorously because of geocaching than if I didn't participate. Local cachers take me to wonderful spots I'd never find on my own.
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I would guess we're in the 45 and older range. I own over 100 caches in south Texas. They rarely get found until the winter when the Winter Texans show up. Then, once they're in the area, it's a feeding frenzy. There have been days when I've had over 50 found emails. BTW, I'm 50. Personally, I think this is the perfect activity for getting retired people out and about, doing something other than golf. As for us younger sorts, the same applies. I'm in Seoul, Korea now and have explored this city much more vigorously because of geocaching than if I didn't participate. Local cachers take me to wonderful spots I'd never find on my own.
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I saw one where some idiot had put a dead snake in it. That'll sure ruin a container fast. I rarely take trade items since I have no interest in them, but 3/4 of the travel bugs I own were found as cache trinkets, then converted into tb's.
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I was out west for the past several weeks. Countless times I went to a cache hoping to add a new icon, only to find that the coin was gone and there was no indication of where it went. People, hopefully not those in our hobby, are stealing these things. Some Idahoans I met while they were at a CITO said they've seen some go for good money on ebay. There's got to be a better way to do this. Maybe, keep the coin and there's a cheap plastic version of it with the number on it that goes with the coin and does the travelling. I like finding bugs and coins and would hate to see them eliminated, but it's getting ridiculous. Two of my new personal geocoins are MIA after a whopping 3 months on the road. I know I'm not spending any more money so that people can steal them for a profit (I guess).
High Gas Prices and Geocaching
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When I get back to the US in August, I try to squeeze my caching in on bike rides so don't have to spend much on the petro. But, for the big cache days, just set the money aside and don't worry about it. I also like to find the caches along a route when driving on vacation so it doesn't use too much extra. Over here in Korea, I spend a bit on subways/buses to get to the caches, but it's minimal. I then try to do something in that area for a few more hours (like museums). It's a lot cheaper hobby than many others I can think of.