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Very good suggestion, we've done a mini walk from Monsal Head taking in Magic of Monsal and Harry's Place. Love walking over (and under) the viaduct, never been tempted to bungee jump from it though........... Steep walk back up, but a great tea rooms/ pub at the top (oh dear I can see a recurring theme in my recommended Staffordshire caches ) So as a contrast, how about The Loaded Gun (not a tea-shop in sight) which is a great cache for getting up into the hills. The car does most of the uphill work, then it's a gentle (although rocky underfoot) walk to the cache. On a clear day the views are great. It's the best cache I can think of for getting right up into the hills without really having to work too hard. (and if you need that cuppa/pint I'd recommend a stop in Leek which has a really wide range of places to eat and interesting antique shops)

Another one (the first cache we ever did) is Mr Kipling cache on the banks of Rudyard Lake It's fun (although busier) if you go on a day when the trains are running - even if they're not, the lake is pretty and there's often boats to watch. Because you're following the railway track it's a level stroll. It's the place where Top Gear filmed the 'car-to-boat' challenge - wish I'd been there that day!

Some of my favourite Staffordhire caches are based around eating places.... Something Sinister starts from a lovely tea-rooms called Ramblers Retreat. Pretty walk but uphill & can be muddy Snoopy and the Black Lion - great pub (the Black Lion obviously!), working steam railway and canal. Pub's opening hours can be erratic so best to check first. Parking in pub car park (it's tricky to find) Deep Joy takes you to an interesting canal junction and a lovely old pub called the Hollybush - which from memory is dog-friendly Bakewell and Buxton are great towns, quite different to each other and well worth visiting. I also like Castleton for the caves (particularly Speedwell which takes you on a boat trip underground) although that might be tricky with a dog. Staffordshire's lovely.

Until recently, I've been leaving geotags in caches that I really like - unfortunately I've run out, I can't remember the contact details of the cacher who supplied them, and can't contact him through his website I leave them in addition to swap items and would be delighted if they were collected by other cachers. Or taken by the cache owner. Don't mind really. I do have a small collection of really lovely sig items - geotags, fimo models and so on. Most of which I've picked up while caching in Staffordshire/Derbyshire - creative lot! ( I particularly like Tizzie's fridge magnets and NickiesHill's plastic coin, I'd love to know how that was made) They're valuable to me so I try to leave a good swap or a geotag for them.

Good point. I prefer to move them on. But if I know I won't be caching for a while ........ or can't move the coins on according to the owner's wishes ...... I can't resist the lovely new icon so 'discover' them. There's also the theory that letting the coins remain in the cache will encourage others to visit - I resisted a White Jeep recently to give someone else the chance to grab it.

We're quite happy with the basic yellow etrex - you have to enter the waypoints manually, but that's not too much of a problem unless you plan to do loads of caches in one day. The only thing that I don't like about it is the colour - it's too obvious (and harder to disguise as a mobile phone) when you cache in central London!!!!!!

Maybe I could claim a smiley for YOSM as one of the very few (if not the only) person to have visited the published co-ordinates Well as a very new cacher (a while back now) I didn't quite get the concept and it's only a few miles from home.................. The cache page now tells you NOT to visit the published co-ordinates, probably just as well as I nearly ended up in someone's back garden

Well spotted! One of the few caches that you can do in a ball gown

Um Bebida/One Drink in Portugal I wouldn't make a special journey just for this cache (like a couple of Dutch cachers did on July 15th!) But it's the only cache I know of where you get a free drink in fantastic surroundings. Recommended

For Helen From one Essex Yachtmaster girl, whose husband is called Paul, to another..... Congratulations!

I use www.superstickers.com who are basically educational but will supply to private individuals as well. They can make customised stickers. You can choose from their graphics (not too relevant as they're mostly aimed at primary children!) or can have text only. They also supply customised stampers (round or rectangular) and for these you can upload your own simple graphics. The service is very quick - stickers arrive in a day or two although stampers take a liitle longer. Worth a look

Here's another list of Moscow-area caches - wonder if any of these fit the description? http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.asp...3&lon=37.681733

That's what we do too..... absolutely identical. (Actually that's what I do when caching on my own as well - reckon I can drive and navigate at the same time if I plan in advance!)

OOPs sorry - ignore that - I should have checked more carefully first

Our favourite Kent cache was GCQK8J - Ding Dong (um... have to admit we've only done a couple of caches in Kent - but if you read the logs you'll see lots of good comments) Can't explain more without giving the game away though!

We got these as well - good starter set we thought. Weird experience learning how to use them on Christmas Day - there were at least 2 other couples playing with new walkie-talkies in the same area. Had to learn how to change channels very quickly!

Cheers - see you on the boaty forums! Sorry everyone else for the nautical thread hijack

That's the one - and thanks for the other info ..... suspect you might be on there too??

Another one who discovered geocaching through a boating forum (the-norfolk-broads.co.uk) We bought a GPS to use on our boat - but to be honest you can't really get lost on the mini-waterway where we moor ( the Chelmer & Blackwater) So when someone on the Norfolk Broads forum mentioned geocaching - we were pleased to discover an alternative use for the GPS and....... the rest is obvious. Funnily enough I don't know his geocaching name (different usernames for different forums) but you know who you are - so if you're reading this Stu - thanks!

Several on the Norfolk Broads - this one looks good GCD182 Treasure Island It's one that can only be reached by canoe/dinghy.