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The Flying Boots

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  1. Hi Vixel

     

    Welcome to geocaching :D

     

    Our first attempt at finding our first cache was in early March 2006 in the Black Mountains on a long hike. Once we got to the top of the hills we could see that the search was going to be impossible as thick snow and ice lay everywhere. Undeterred we have since gone on to find over 600.

     

    Even though we have a car I (Mrs F.B.) often travel by public transport or bike to find caches.

  2. This is just a personal note. It doesn't matter to me what a bit of land is called by name I will still enjoy walking, being outdoors and geocaching whether it is called Gwent or Monmouthshire, Avon or South Gloucestershire. It's still the same bit of countryside after all.

    Whatever method is used to divide the country up for the purpose of a filtered search by Groundspeak will only help as I've missed that particular facility made available by GeocacheUK.

     

    I'll be happy with whatever :) .

  3. First choice of cache mobile is my road bike :lol:

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    Next is my folding bike :)

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    which can be used in conjunction with

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    Then theres my walking boots and the bus. :)

     

    But when none of the above are feasable or available I have to resort to using a Susuki Vitara 4X4 :)

  4. We started out in October with an EtrexH but I keep getting frustrated when we stop and the compass keeps pointing different ways. It takes me ages to key in all of the co-ordinates we need.

    I've ordered a Garmin 60csx which should be here by Thursday. I have seen the button to transfer cache information to garmin - how does that work? Does it transfer the clues etc too so I don't need to write anything down?

    Will it have the cables I need or do I need to buy something extra? I have USB cables for my camera etc, are they the same?

    Any advice on how to use it will be a great help

    Thanks

    Mum Skully

    You should download and install the Garmin Communicator plugin for the button on the cachepage to work.

     

    And also for storing points of interest (cache co-ordinates) on the memory card instead of the GPS internal memory you'll need to download the "POI Loader" (free) from the Garmin site.

  5. We're planning a whole day's caching on Christmas day. No Turkey and trimmings for us as we're veggies anyway. Our lunch will be peanut butter and jam sandwiches washed down with a hot flask of coffee. :yikes:

     

    If the weather forecasters are wrong then we'll head for the Black Mountains, possibly the Blorenge and Mynydd Llangattwg.

     

    If the weather is as predicted then it'll be low level coastal caching near Portishead.

  6. Just had the reply below to my email to the "Crickhowell Resource & Information Centre". We'll certainly be keeping an eye out on their website early next year. :D

     

     

    Thanks for your interest in the geo-caching planned for around Crickhowell next year. Details will be available in the New Year and, be assured, we will be setting up new caches in compliance with the geocaching rules so you will be able to log them as finds.

     

     

    Keep an eye out on the website early next year!

     

     

    Regards,

     

     

    David Thomas

  7. On the subject of advertising, how about an advert to be added to cache listings, linked to the Mega Event listing or its related web page?

    I was thinking along the lines of the one on PUPs Little Quest.

     

    That's a blinding idea.... If someone can create a banner ad and the necessary HTML, I'm sure there would be dozens (hundreds?) of cachers happy to place the banner on all their own cache pages. This would give prominent and long standing advertising for the Mega event, potentially exposing the details to almost every single cacher in the UK over the next 6 months.

     

    Stuey

     

    Excellent idea. We live too far away away to give organizational support but would be willing to help in this way. No prob's ;)

  8. ... when this happens I usually creep right up behind them slowly and then ding the bell & then watch them nearly jump out of their skins :) d

     

    :) At least you have a bell and use it.

     

    I do a lot of walking along our local tarmac footpaths around our town and these are frequently used by cyclist, often youngsters. Personally, I don't mind this as long as they are considerate of pedestrians using the path - but I wish all cyclist would use a bell as a "polite warning" of their approach. I'll happily step to one side to allow a cyclist to ride past, but well-maintained bikes are virtually silent and a quick ding-a-ling would be appreciated. :)

     

    MrsB

     

    If I'm wrong, I'm sure others will correct me :D but I think one of the big reasons that bikes don't have bells is that the legal requirement to have ding-a-ling bells was removed. It has only recently been re-introduced. I bought a new bike last year and it has a cheap pathetic ding-a-ling bell, but when used in good time, most pedestrians seem appreciative and seem to find it mildly humorous! Though I think that's more to with me and my stature and the sound of the ding-a-ling rather than just the bell itself! :D

     

    The bike I used for caching today does have a bell but my old faithful road bike that got stripped for weight because I used to use it for Triathlon doesn't. When riding this one as I approach walkers I shout "Ring Ring" which gains their attention and gives them a smile hopefully as I apologise for not having a bell in passing :D

  9. I`m suprised no one as mentioned a os map yet :blink:

    I too prefer to cache by bike, on foot, train and bus.

     

    Whilst on the bike I wouldn't be without a spare inner tube, tyre levers and at this time of year lights and reflective vest.

     

    Generally I wouldn't be without some sandwiches, a flask of coffee, map, mobile phone, money and waterproofs.

     

    And don't leave home without the GPS and cache description preferably on a PDA.

     

    I did :lol:

  10. I too prefer to cache by bike, on foot, train and bus.

     

    Whilst on the bike I wouldn't be without a spare inner tube, tyre levers and at this time of year lights and reflective vest.

     

    Generally I wouldn't be without some sandwiches, a flask of coffee, map, mobile phone, money and waterproofs.

     

    And don't leave home without the GPS and cache description preferably on a PDA.

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