HopelessMagic

I heard about this on another geocoin forum. Could I have an invite please?

I know this sounds weird but here's what happened. My friend and I found a cache with a tiny plastic baggy in it which contained a coin from Hong Kong and a piece of paper. The bag was partially open so the paper was damp, sun-beaten in some places and ripped in others. The paper seemed to have a story on there about Hong Kong or maybe some history. I'm not sure because it's all written in Chinese. I do know I used a translater for a few bits and it seems there was a code on the paper and we were meant to log the find as a trackable. The code has since been ripped off, fallen off, eaten...I'm not sure. It's not there to say the least. The last person who had it seems to have had the same luck because they didn't log that they dropped it off in that cache so I can't even see who the owner is or who the last person who had it was. Is this just going to be a lost cause or is there something I can do?

That actually makes a lot of sense. I was pretty sure there weren't that many "rotten" cachers out there so I knew something had to be going on. Thanks for the info everyone!

I know when you find a Geocoin or a TB, you're supposed to move it along. I have noticed, however, that there are some people who have a ton of Geocoins in their "Owned" list. When I see where they came from, they got them from caches! Is this common practice? How do you claim someone else's Geocoin as your own? I know nothing can stop someone from keeping it but are there certain ones you're allowed to keep or maybe I'm missing something. I've seen it enough that I thought I'd ask what the proper thing to do is and how to know if I could keep it without getting someone's panties in a bunch.

There are some really nice trails in my area. Right now it's really cold and muddy in the woods but once it warms up, we're going to be all over these woods. **I just looked at your profile. My goodness! You have quite the record going. I could only hope to be like that in 5 or 6 years.

OMG all your ideas and comments really helped! Today we found 3 of the ones on our list and a new one that we did on a whim. I'm soooo HOOKED!

I'm not sure how I missed using a tool like Google Maps, but I took your advice and looked at the map for the playground. That building is indeed a Well and we thought we searched all over it. The coordinates on Google Maps go right to that building so I'm going to have to search it again tomorrow. I saw the posted picture of a white bottle so at least now I have an idea of what we're looking for. Wish us luck! We'll be trying again after work tomorrow.

I tried reading some replies and some people had said their GPS units took them right there. I guess it's luck of the draw so I'll try to remember to spread out more next time. The caches we tried were: GC22DF7 GC2QCHZ GC2GGTY GC2D569 GC10MCZ 1 was a playground area, 2 were near the woods and 2 were urban. We got really close with GC2GGTY. It was at a McDonalds and based on the comments we knew we were right on top of it. Three of us searched for about 20 minutes while onlookers wondered why we were next to the trash in the back. XD We searched for GC2D569 for about 30 minutes tonight. The hint was WELL and it was a really big area. We looked everywhere water and hole related before the bitter cold forced us to retreat to our cars. **Oh and they were mostly micros. In hindsight that probably didn't help. LOL I know some caches can be really tricky. Am I not looking hard enough? I know some people put them in fence posts, rocks, trees, etc. Or maybe I'm looking too hard??

My friends and I decided this would be a great way to spend some free time this summer. We joined some sites, watched videos, read tutorials, got the right apps for our Android and iPhones, and still, we have yet to find a single cache. We can find the coordinates on our phones, we decode the hints and we know we're in the right place but we must be missing something. We can't find the cache itself. I know the type of containers and hiding places to expect from watching videos but still no luck. Can anyone give us any advice?? Why aren't we having any luck? 5 different sites and several hours. Nothing.