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    Earthcaches

    in South Africa

    Posted

    Unfortunately I have almost "retired" developing EC's now due to all the hassle involved. In the past I developed at least 1 in every foreign country that I visited. This year alone I visited 4 new countries but did not develop 1Ec due to the constraints. I might add that here were some really opportunities at places like the Dead Sea in Jordan, the Pyrenees in France and the coastal area of Catalunya to name a few. The biggest problem is trying to find the right people for the permissions and the next is the requirement for the EC to be in the local language.

     

    Maybe in the future - just don't have the inclination right now. :rolleyes:

     

    Sad - I have certainly noticed the new guidelines (I think were meant to make it easier - and some stuff like logging straight into GC.com certainly are) - but the application of the guidelines seems to have made it more difficult?

     

    What are other's experiences?

     

    My view is that EC's are still great - and we should perservere - don't give up - and PLEASE anyone thinking of developing an EC - just ask for help - getting the wording right, and having someone with experience read over your text before (especially the questions/tasks) makes a HUGE difference in getting it registered.

     

    My latest 2 (including the Duban Climate Change one - took only 2 days to get through (both with 2 iterations with the Reviewer). So it still happens after so much time.

     

    Swaziland is now also on the map with EarthCaches. When I submitted the first one (beginning of October) it was published in two days, but then the next two got stuck in the system for 25 days. After some enquiries to the reviewers on why my EC’s is not reviewed, they disabled the listings and send me some guidance and made corrections on my questions. This was completed and published in two days.

     

    With my latest experience and NOT the new guidelines, I also decided to stop for a while placing new EC’s.

    PT's - Yay or Nay

    in South Africa

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    Nay from RedGlobe

     

    We are still old school and like to cache in interesting places. We don’t worry about numbers and will do a long hike even if it ends with a DNF. We like doing nature caches.

     

    Maybe it’s that “resistance to change” factor.

     

    Even if we personally don’t like PT’s, it does not mean we want to offend or attack other people for their view.

    Twin cache Pretoria and Durban

    in South Africa

    Posted

    Where do you get an attachment for your Garmin and where do you attach it to the horse? Do you have an 12VDC accessories plug for the power? I managed to get these issues resolved quite easily for my ysterperd so was just wondering!! :P

     

    @Cincol . . . you use your GPS’r the same way as when you go hiking in the mountains.

     

    I will not ask you where you plug in your power accessories for your GPS’r when hiking . . . :tongue:

    Earthcaches

    in South Africa

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    Well just looking I see Redglobe makes the Quartz - the first African cacher to get a new award????

     

    Thanks for providing the info. I have just applied for the Quartz level. The process took 1 sec and received a mail back “congratulations” with the logo.

     

    It will take some time now for the next level..... LOL

    Unwritten "Rules"

    in South Africa

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    Here's the 3 examples mentioned a few posts ago....

    # Wait for the FTF to log first.

    # "Cut & Paste" logs are not nice, neither is a plain "TFTC"

    # Never relocate a cache without speaking to the owner first

    I'm not aware of anywhere on geocaching.com that these items are mentioned.

    Can anyone provide links...??

     

    I knew I have read the rule of “no moving” a cache somewhere, and with confirmation from Fish Eagle share the info on this forum to help newbie’s and “old hands” with some links...

     

    On the Groundspeak Beginner's Basics guidelines Link they provide a list of ethos of the geocaching community and a link for more info to the site Link. This site notes that you “must not move a cache”. And reading the Groundspeak Q & A Link “Can I move a cache once I find it?” they answer “Do not move a cache from its original location. If you feel that the cache may not be located in the correct location, please email the cache owner directly or post a log on the cache detail page, notifying the owner of your concern. It is an owner's responsibility to maintain cache placement.”

    Unwritten "Rules"

    in South Africa

    Posted

    Hi B&C,

    The best is to take the container with you away from site, and then let the cache owner know. He can then arrange with you to replace the cache back on a later stage or a new hiding spot.

    Synchronizing SA events

    in South Africa

    Posted

    Hi there...sorry guys, I made a mistake. The CITO we will organise will be on Sunday, 1st May 2011. It is part of the Groundspeak Annual CITO weekend. RedGlobe will host the one on the 30th April and we'll host the one on the Sunday. Don't worry - it will just be an hour or two of cleaning up a private property!

     

    So then I would guess that a GC 11 years Birthday party with cupcakes is out of the question for 1st of May ?

     

    Why don't we do it back to back with the CITO Event? Clean up first then party afterwards?

    Or CITO Pta Sat 30 Apr; CITO JHB Sun 01 May and 11th Birthday party on Monday 02 May being a public holiday as well ?

     

    This is a very good idée....you have my vote!!

    Synchronizing SA events

    in South Africa

    Posted

    RedGlobe are in the final stages of arranging a CITO on the 30th April, that will go with the International Cache In Trash Out weekend 30th April & 1st May 2011. This will be in the Irene Area, and will visit the site tomorrow with Tshwane.

    FTF Breakfast Run for Geocachers

    in South Africa

    Posted

    We also agree with Team_vdlo. Over time you will add more and more FTF’s to your name. A FTF where you “earned” the FTF just feels that more pleasant, where you setup and watch the listings and the caching mobile ready and started just in case, and even studied the competition to know how to beat them, and when the reviewer do his thing.....it make a FTF just more satisfying....it becomes a “art” on its own and then you “earn” the FTF.

     

    On the “event” we are happy and hope we can attend...

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