I've only recently learned about the sport of geocaching and thought it would be a great way for my family to get out and do something fun together without spending a lot of money. Unfortunately, we have had more disappointments that successes My kids (11 and 6) were excited to start geocaching, but now, find it more of a chore since "we never actually find the cache Mom". I don't seem to have a problem using my GPS to get to the cache site (we can always get within a few feet) but once at the site, we can't seem to find the cache. I've used the "hints" and the title of the cache to help, but finding the little object itself continues to allude us. Its like I know where it should be (ie: a matchstick box on a fence) but can't find it amongst the shrubery, etc. And then, I thought we'd try a multi-cache....well that was enough to send us home early as well. I mean what am I really looking for on a multi-cache? I know there are multiple steps to finding the actual cache at the end, but what am I looking for in steps 1, 2, etc. Is it a cache box with a clue in it? or something else? and then how do I figure out how to get to the next step? I guess I just don't get it. Any help anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated. I am currently using c:geo on my Android phone, and I like the program, but am open to suggestions if someone knows of something better. Thanks again.
Disappointed Mom and Kids
