5 Caches In 5 Different Countries In 5 Hours

[+Geofellas]

Yesterday I found 5 caches in 5 different countries in just over 5 hours (and I could have done it in 5 hours if that had been my goal). The caches were:

• Stromberg - France
  
• St. Donat - Luxembourg
  
• "Simple to Find Me !" - Belgium
  
• Kaiser Karls Bettstatt - Germany
  
• ZUID.NL - Netherlands
  

with a bonus of

• belgian in germany cache - Belgium but in Germany
  

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I wonder if anyone else has done this. Also if there are any other sets of 5 countries where it can be done (I have figured out one such set but I'm interested to see what you come up with ).

 

Finally - does anyone think it is possible to find 6 caches in 6 different countries in 6 hours? (Rules being that air travel may not be involved and you must not have found any of the caches previously)

Edited September 15, 2005 by Geofellas

[+garri]

hahahaha

 

What was the distance between caches?

[+Anonymous']

Doesn't seem too difficult if the countries are close together, but congratulations at doing it.

Edited September 15, 2005 by Anonymous'

[+garri]

yeah, anyways it's a record.

 

Congratulations

Edited September 15, 2005 by garri

[+Jeep_Dog]

Probably a record, and congratulations.

 

(I think I would be more impressed if it was 5 U.S. states west of the Mississippi in five hours....)

[+Geofellas]

What was the distance between caches?

Good question.

 

Just threw it at Microsoft Autoroute and if you were to go directly from cache to cache without the side trips it is 223.1 km so not really a big deal - it's all in the planning - finding the right countries and caches to do.

 

I'm still interested in finding somewhere for a 6, 6, 6 attempt - I'm thinking Eastern Europe maybe?

[+brodiebunch]

There are not many places in the world where you can travel to five different countries in such a short time. Having the border crossing regulations eased no doubt helps too.

 

Which six eastern european countries were you planning on getting to in six hours?

[+Geofellas]

Which six eastern european countries were you planning on getting to in six hours?

Dunno - haven't figured it out yet - and border crossings might be more tricky there too.

[+Renegade Knight]

Probably a record, and congratulations.

 

(I think I would be more impressed if it was 5 U.S. states west of the Mississippi in five hours....)

4 Corners gets you started but then getting to the 5th...Tough.

[+BilboB]

If you tried real hard (and drove real fast) you could probably cache 6 US states in 6 hours. ME - NH -MA - RI - CN - VT (and maybe grab a NY one too), but it would be real hard. There are a lot of rest stop caches along the way though.

[+vulture19]

Start in NY near the tri-state marker. YOu can get NY/CT/MA in less than an hour.

 

Tri-state

 

Head east, shoot up I-91, and you can knock out NH and VT about 1-1/2 hours after those.

 

Brattleboro Vermont

 

Back down 91, over to RI (about 1-1/2 if you avoid Hartford?) and there's Number 6.

 

Vermont to Rhode Island

 

I suppose you could skip RI and get ME, but that would be a little tougher, IMO.

 

I'm not positive, but you could start at NJ, get to the tri-state marker, and continue on. It would be an interesting exercise, but I vaven't re-loaded my routing software yet.

[+maleki]

Did 6 states in a day. Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. We'd spent the evening just south of St.Louis along I-55. The next day we meandered down towards Memphis on and off I-55. Even got a great, sort of remote, FTF along the way. The six states were not intentional for the most part - just worked out that way.

[k_statealan]

Probably a record, and congratulations.

 

(I think I would be more impressed if it was 5 U.S. states west of the Mississippi in five hours....)

4 Corners gets you started but then getting to the 5th...Tough.

Not sure where actual caches are in these areas, but getting northwest TX, OK panhandle, SW Kansas, SE Colorado and NE New Mexico would be about the only area west of the Mississippi.

 

*might* be able to get LA, TX, AR, and OK and hi-tail it to MO. Might have to watch for flashing lights in the rear-view tho.

[+briansnat]

I'm not impressed. I've seen some prominant geocachers log finds in several countires and US states thousands of miles apart on the same day. Now THAT is impressive!

Edited September 16, 2005 by briansnat

[+Jeep_Dog]

Not sure where actual caches are in these areas, but getting northwest TX, OK panhandle, SW Kansas, SE Colorado and NE New Mexico would be about the only area west of the Mississippi.

You are correct. There are 5 caches in that region that would take right around 223 road miles to complete. That is close for driving safely, but possible.

[+Geofellas]

I'm not impressed. I've seen some prominant geocachers log finds in several countires and US states thousands of miles apart on the same day.  Now THAT is impressive!

That is also an interesting challenge - if you allow the use of air travel and the benefit of time zone changes I wonder what would be the most you could achieve. With the right plane schedule (or your own chartered supersonic jet with in air refuelling) you could probably do New Zealand and Spain on the same calendar day and that is about as far apart as you can get on this planet

 

Staying firmly fixed on the ground (maybe should allow water too, lets say "surface of the earth") for inter cache travel and restricting it to physical finds I still wonder if it is possible to do 6,6,6

[+Right Wing Wacko]

Probably a record, and congratulations.

 

(I think I would be more impressed if it was 5 U.S. states west of the Mississippi in five hours....)

4 Corners gets you started but then getting to the 5th...Tough.

It might be easier in the western Oklahoma Panhandle. You should be able to hit Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico in 5 hours if you plan it well.

..

 

Darn.... I should read the entire thread before hitting reply... someone beat me to it

Edited September 16, 2005 by Right Wing Wacko

[+soreyes]

Not west of the Mississippi, but on top of it -

 

I cached in 5 states in a day Staritng in SW MO. Then onto NE AR, NW TN, SW KY, and SW IL. I did the last cache in the dark becuase it was late Nov and the day was a little short.

[+The Leprechauns]

My personal memories are of finding three caches in three hours in three states: Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio -- which is actually pretty easy -- and of finding caches in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa all in the same day (also pretty easy).

 

I think that the OP's accomplishment is truly impressive and it sounds like it was a lot of fun!

[+sept1c_tank]

...(Rules being that air travel may not be involved and you must not have found any of the caches previously)

Considering the phenomenon of terminal velocity (this is as fast as you can go; you can't go any faster), it would probably be impossible if you incorporated air travel.