markandlynn Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 As a suggested antidote to the pet peeves what do you really like about cachin! For us its New places Gadgets!! Good swaps Inventive cache placements that turn a cache in the woods into a memorable experience Drive by caches on the way home A good walk Research trips to place more caches Quote Link to comment
+Skate and Jane Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 For me it's : Finding places you would never have visited or even known about. Some quite local. Reading logs from cachers who have found your own caches. Making new friends. Quote Link to comment
+magicboy Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Finding something cool/attractive/interesting just nearby, that you were completely oblivious to. Finding a new location to go and take photographs. Particularly inventive caches ("The Cat's Whiskers" anyone?) Returning home, wearing shorts, completely free of stings, bites and scratches (not happened yet, but I can still dream can't I?!) Quote Link to comment
+Learned Gerbil Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I'm another who enjoys being taken to places I otherwise would not have bothered going to. Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 For us it is definitely; 1. Finding cool and gorgeous places 2. Nice walks 3. Puzzles 4. New Friends 5. Reading funny logs Quote Link to comment
+derrylynne Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Finding new and beautiful places that we would have never known. We have been to some wonderful places, all thanks to this sport. We also enjoy the excercise. Quote Link to comment
+Polk Street Bandits Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 My wife and I are relatively new, but we like: 1) Time together (caching 1 or 2x per week ensures we hang out doing something constructive). 2) Finding things "off the beaten path" 3) The hunt itself 4) Learning all kinds of new stuff about geography, nature, history, etc) 5) Keeping up with technological advances on web, GPS, etc. The people are great too. We hope to make some new friends at events, etc. Quote Link to comment
+ac-p Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Finding the cache... or is that just stating the obvious! Quote Link to comment
+HazelS Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 Well... for a start it gives Phill and I time together - something which is quite rare these days! It's a day out without trawling the shops, arcades, or going to the pictures! We've found some wonderful places (and some we now know to avoid!) We've both lost one and a half stone since we've been caching! A weekend of caching in a new place is a great excuse to go camping (like we need an excuse) Fresh air and a great picnic Phill loves the hunt of a cache, I like the find. TB's always make me smile Reading hillarious logs! Quote Link to comment
+marinor Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 every day I go caching is like a breath of fresh air, no matter what the outcome, totally different from my normal way of life, just great stay safe Bill Quote Link to comment
+Sue and Bernie Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 I'm another who enjoys being taken to places I otherwise would not have bothered going to. This is it in spades for us. Bernie travels with the RAF and get to see secluded corners all over the world. Back home, geo-geeking gets us into all the little corners that we would miss - it's brill! It takes our families to cracking locations in their own backyards of which they were oblivious (and dittoo us up here in East Anglia). Geo-geeking has opened our eyes to the little wonders on our own doorsteps (and those of our families). When we've suggested geo-geeking as a team, family effort, it has always been accepted by the whole group. It has pulled generations of my lot together in a way we never expected. Without a doubt, we have all collectively benefited from the eye-opening experience of geo-geeking... ...and we can now justify forking out for an Ipag! Quote Link to comment
+alma Posted July 20, 2005 Share Posted July 20, 2005 for me its going to places i would have never have gone to getting out instead of sitting on my backside and meeting new friends and excersising the old grey cells and spending time with the family Quote Link to comment
+Alice Band Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 As before, The hunt The excercise Discovering gems in an area near you you've never visited before Enjoying 'us time' time with my young son who loves walking everywhere And countless other things! Have yet to meet other cachers [Alibags doesnt count! I see her a lot ] Have yet to find funny log entries Scariest cache to date; opening the container and finding a large wolf spider 'surprise' sprinting up my arm *shudder*...how my son laughed at my reaction.... Quote Link to comment
nobby.nobbs Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 places, sights, experiences. very rarely swag . a good reason to get the limited exercise i'm capable of. being part of a slightly nutty community, meeting the occasional interesting person. cheers one and all. Quote Link to comment
+steviep Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 As most I like to go to new places but the top of my likes is the team spirit and friends I have met especially yesterday at gcprwg (sorry I don't know how to link) where there was lots of fun & frustration! Quote Link to comment
+kitmonster Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I'd be lying if I didn't include kit in my list . . . gadgets and the great outdoors, perfect combination. Quote Link to comment
+Skippy and Pingu Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Our list in no particular order: 1) Going to places we never knew existed. 2) Reading funny logs. 3) Meeting like minded people. 4) The satisfaction of finding a cache. 5) Puzzle caches - get us using our brains and learning something we didn't know before. 6) TB's - they all have great stories and we like to add our bit to the story. Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I had always fancied a GPS but could not justify buying one. Then the price of GPS units drops significantly and somebody tells me about geocaching... a monster is created! I too think it's the combination of the great outdoors and geekery that I enjoy most. I like seeing all the various animals, birds and plantlife that I encounter when out and about. Meeting people and making new friends came later... but of course I enjoy that too. I especially enjoy caches which are mentally challenging and/or humourous. Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 For me location is the main thing - all those places I'd never have found without caching. And, like Alibags, I'd liked the idea of a gps but didn't feel I could justify the cost. Then caching turned a gps from a little luxury to a neccessity! Quote Link to comment
+Snosrap Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 ..all of the above.. PLUS: for me one of the greatest pleasures of caching is the immense satisfaction of solving a really tricky puzzle cache without any clues or help from other cachers. Unfortunately, I often then don't get the chance to actually locate the container for many months! Quote Link to comment
+kitmonster Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Ah - puzzle caches . . . I reserve judgement on that. I have to 5 stars that have been sitting on my desk for months . . . at the moment, they'd have to go in the other list! Quote Link to comment
+Snosrap Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Ah - puzzle caches . . . I reserve judgement on that. I have to 5 stars that have been sitting on my desk for months . . . at the moment, they'd have to go in the other list! Oh yeah.. they're definately part of the 'other' list until you solve them!! Quote Link to comment
+Yorkypudding Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Hi, Geocaching: I dont know how I existed without it lol. I love the wildlife, Herons which I now see almost on a daily basis and the other day a Kingfisher and loads of other stuff. Not keen on the cows and bugs though lol. New places, I have been on some lovely walks with great scenery. My hormone levels after a walk, I get all tingly better than s** oohh I have Diabetes and the walking keeps my blood sugar levels down, I feel much healthier and I know I am only going to get even better. I am overweight but I have lost 18lbs so far which will help my Diabetes loads. Meeting new people, mainly at the cache bashes all very freindly nice that. I love the puzzles/quizzes gets the brain working and mine mainly at night when I am asleep lol. Goecaching is great and good for me so thanks who ever brought it here. Oh and I am a bit browner than usual, and my hairs gone white nearly lol. Lovely being out in the fresh air and sunshine and I also love it when it rains. Yorkypudding. Quote Link to comment
+third-degree-witch Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Geocaching involves walking and interacting with nature..what could be better ? Quote Link to comment
+louyee Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 Oh the joys of -: nettles ants thistles falling on ones butt the thud of a head on the nearest branch ( ouch!! ) the endless miles of trying to find somewhere to park. dodgy co-ords. tree cover. let me see what have I forgot? Oh Yeah, flat batteries, ( who forgot to pick up his spares? ) YEAH!! WE LOVE IT, COME ON GIVE US MORE!!!!. Quote Link to comment
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