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dingalingaling. Thanks Paul.... perhaps something a little less obscure from you?

Ok, this isn't going too well. Here's a clue: Ruth Ellis That should point you in the right direction.

Hmmm.... was this a little difficult? Who wants a clue?

Ok then.... Who was Catherine Murphy and what was unique about her and the way she died?

Well I know that there were only 7 people in the Bastille at the time it was stormed - so at a guess was it 7?

Well yes, there are lots of caches around Oxford - but how many involve getting stuck in the one way system?!?!?!? I used to live in Oxford and so go back regularly - I think I want to go somewhere new this weekend. Thanks anyway!!

Thanks for everyone's replies so far. I think that the peak district is looking like the best candidate so far, although Sandy looks good too!!! Perhaps I'll do the peak district on Saturday, and Sandy on Sunday! Any more for any more?

Hello there everyone, I'm rapidly approaching the end of my first year of caching and am sat on 278 caches - I want to make it up over 300 and as far on as possible by the end of the year. I've got a free weekend this weekend and was wondering if anyone could point me towards a dense concentration of caches within a couple of hours drive of Birmingham that would get me closer to that. I've done most of the caches along the Oxford canal near Banbury, but I'm struggling otherwise. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ZoomLens

Great stuff all around really. It's much, much better. I'm pleased that they have gotten rid of the old maps, as nobody used them. I like the icons at the bottom of the page too - highlights just how unreliable one of my caches is though!!!!

I have the same problem and actually use XP under parallels, but I have also used MacCaching, which is a free program available from http://www.maccaching.com/ Hope this helps.

No, that doesn't make it any easier Oh. that was quick I guess the link was too close. NEXT!!!!

Ok then. Which game was invented by someone who by the time he died was an alumnus of Brasenose College Oxford, had been chaplain of St George's, Albemarle Street, London and rector of St Clement Danes in The Strand? And who was he? If it makes it any easier, he died in the south of France in 1872 and his grave is at Menton in the Cote D'Azur.

Well Man U, beat Hull.

Wasn't it Hull?

It's gone again.... does anyone know why this happens so often???

Well Mumbo, you do have £2 from my personal fortune, so you really should look at some serious investment options. You really don't want to fritter it away, as it could be really important in your later life, and retirement. If you invested it correctly, and reinvested the income from the investment, along with the compounding effect, you might even have enough to buy a pint by the time you retire (taking in to account inflation, of course). I really hope that some benevolent multi-millionaires start geocaching soon!

I have been known to put £1 in new caches as an incentive for the the First to Find... I suppose it's a start.

I had one of these a few years ago and paid an arm and a leg for it. I found it to be an alround good performer and it was fairly easy to program in waypoints. 100 euros seems a good price too for something with a colour screen and the potential for mapping. I did not use it for caching though, so cannot comment from experience.

The best bit for me was that I got my name in it!!!!!! I don't think I've ever been quoted in a publication before - my mother would be so proud!!! Good article.

There are also no caches in the immediate vicinity - anyone fancy placing one so that we can all have a look?

A man from the UK has just won £100,000 for finding a cube hidden in the ground in a wood in Northamptonshire. Can't help but think it's like some geocaches around - only on a much larger scale. When are we going to get our first big cache (see what I did there?) prize? Look Here

After absailing in to the cache locations, avoiding the heavily armed spies (that last bit ain't a joke - there were coppers going up and down the river on a boat with guns!! - They wouldn't let me have one. ) the deed has been done to get them up and running. Given the extreme risk to personal safety - approaching black boxes hidden within sight of two important national landmarks that were not clearly labelled as geocaches and could quite easily be something altogether more sinister (!!) - it's a shame they aren't FTF.... still waiting for that elusive first FTF...

Hmm interesting - let me ask Mrs ZL and then I'll get back to you. Looks great!

It seems like we are now up to 12 with one spectator - Jimblonduk is bringing himself, +1 and then Alibags. Can we reach a consensus as to which end we will be coming from? The north end appears to be closer, but perhaps less friendly. What do people think?

Ok, so so far we have: Sensei Simply Paul Mumbo Jumbo 1 Mars Bar 2 Balders Woodley Whippet a Jolly Green Giant and Mr and Mrs ZoomLens That's 10 - have I missed anyone?