I'm a newbie, ventured out for the first time yesterday. This was only 24 hours after first hearing the word 'Geocaching'. I took my 6yr old son and our dog (great cover!!) and we chose 4 nearby caches to look for. They may have been the closest but they were all supposedly quite small caches so probably not the best way to start!!
We found 1 out of the 4, it was the 3rd one and it was a really great moment! It was a micro cache that had quite a lot of DNF's in the log so was very proud!! I know where I went wrong on the first 2, so will be going back to those later but I got really stuck on the last one. It was in a relatively small wooded area, and there was a clue to narrow it down, but I couldn't work out the clue. People writing in the log have said they found it easily after working out the clue, so that's obviously what I need to do, but I'm not sure how.
I'm just wondering if it's possible to ask those that have already found a cache for extra help? I think with some more experience I will be able to think more laterally and work things out for myself but at the moment it's quite difficult!
What's the etiquette for sending a message to someone who has found a cache that you're struggling with? Is it a no-no? I don't want to bug anyone or do something that's not deemed to be the 'done thing'!
