Woo Hooo

[+wizard1974uk]

Logged my first find

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...dd-61ad54b6d681

 

So what possessed me to go out after 9pm on a cold Tuesday Evening?

[+civilised]

Logged my first find

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...dd-61ad54b6d681

 

So what possessed me to go out after 9pm on a cold Tuesday Evening?

 

Geocaching, probably

 

Congratulations.

 

civilised

[+little-miss-naughty]

=So what possessed me to go out after 9pm on a cold Tuesday Evening?

 

the addiction starts hear..........

 

LMN

[+The Bolas Heathens]

Nice one!

 

I was the last person to do that very cache. Where did you park as I managed to get about a metre or so away from the cache itself (not sure if the car park is open after dark)?

Edited February 22, 2006 by The Bolas Heathens

[+Silver-Fox]

Congratulations, but its down hill from now, 100 this year, 300 next??

[+wizard1974uk]

Nice one!

 

I was the last person to do that very cache. Where did you park as I managed to get about a metre or so away from the cache itself?

 

I was about 60 metres from it, the GPS was going haywire for some reason, then went back to my car, decided to mark a waypoint where I'd parked and tried again after blundering around for 20 minutes, then when I was close enough I decided to look round then I noticed something and thought "Hang on that doesn't look natural"

[+The Bolas Heathens]

Great - things look very differently after dark.

 

It's the slippery slope now - I remember doing our first cache and that was it - we were hooked .

 

I was about 60 metres from it, the GPS was going haywire for some reason, then went back to my car, decided to mark a waypoint where I'd parked and tried again after blundering around for 20 minutes, then when I was close enough I decided to look round then I noticed something and thought "Hang on that doesn't look natural"

[+wizard1974uk]

Great - things look very differently after dark.

 

It's the slippery slope now - I remember doing our first cache and that was it - we were hooked .

 

I was about 60 metres from it, the GPS was going haywire for some reason, then went back to my car, decided to mark a waypoint where I'd parked and tried again after blundering around for 20 minutes, then when I was close enough I decided to look round then I noticed something and thought "Hang on that doesn't look natural"

 

Just hope I've marked down the north co-ordinates properly for the Orange Wednesdays.

[+The Bolas Heathens]

LOL - give me a shout if you are not sure as I've got them here.

 

I always take a photo of that kind of thing and save on my computer at home, filed by cache name so if I do not pick the series up for a while I have them saved. Means I don't need to carry around a notebook too

Just hope I've marked down the north co-ordinates properly for the Orange Wednesdays.

[+wizard1974uk]

I've just sent you a message

LOL - give me a shout if you are not sure as I've got them here.

 

I always take a photo of that kind of thing and save on my computer at home, filed by cache name so if I do not pick the series up for a while I have them saved. Means I don't need to carry around a notebook too

Just hope I've marked down the north co-ordinates properly for the Orange Wednesdays.

[+The Bolas Heathens]

They are spot on

I've just sent you a message

[+wizard1974uk]

Great a 100% sucessful start. Won't be anymore late nighters for a while, not in this weather anyway

They are spot on

I've just sent you a message

[+The Bolas Heathens]

I like the idea of your blog of caching adventures. I've added it to my Bookmarks.

 

Great a 100% sucessful start. Won't be anymore late nighters for a while, not in this weather anyway

[Deego]

Nice going on your first find You have a nice selection of caches around the Stafford/Cannock Chase area

 

Good luck with the others, thats 1 down 9503 to go

[+wizard1974uk]

I hope you enjoy it

I like the idea of your blog of caching adventures. I've added it to my Bookmarks.

 

Great a 100% sucessful start. Won't be anymore late nighters for a while, not in this weather anyway

[+wizard1974uk]

Should keep me out of mischief

 

Nice going on your first find You have a nice selection of caches around the Stafford/Cannock Chase area

 

Good luck with the others, thats 1 down 9503 to go

[+The Bongtwashes]

When you beat Snerdbe to a local FTF, then you know you're a lost cause!

[+The Bolas Heathens]

LOL - that's virtually impossible

When you beat Snerdbe to a local FTF, then you know you're a lost cause!

Edited February 23, 2006 by The Bolas Heathens

[+Hillhappy1]

LOL - that's virtually impossible

When you beat Snerdbe to a local FTF, then you know you're a lost cause!

 

Not just his local ones either

[+Bear and Ragged]

First cache found, and a night time cache...

 

You're hooked!

 

Congratulations, no way out now!

[+MarkGPX]

LOL - that's virtually impossible

When you beat Snerdbe to a local FTF, then you know you're a lost cause!

 

I did it once !

 

What a proud day

[+dibbler69]

It took Snerbe a whole 6 days on that one to get to it!! I even beat him

I got my first FTF at night this week..FTF

 

Now that was cold at 9.45 with the rain and the wind.

[+Geo-Kate]

It took Snerbe a whole 6 days on that one to get to it!! I even beat him

I got my first FTF at night this week..FTF

 

Now that was cold at 9.45 with the rain and the wind.

 

I haven't got many FTFs under my belt, but i don't know if i'll be willign to go out in the middle of the night in the rain and wind to bag one! I guess if it means beating a persistent FTF addict!

Edited February 24, 2006 by Geo-Kate

[+The Bolas Heathens]

All part of the fun as far as I'm concerned Geo-Kate. The race to get FTF (for those who like that kind of thing) is made all the more fun by knowing several other local cachers are almost certainly trying to do the same thing.

 

It's not a problem at all - whoever gets there first and finds the cache deserves a FTF on the cache - it's disappointing sometimes to race to a new cache only to see the usual name(s) in the logbook already but it makes it all the more special when you manage to bag a FTF yourself.

 

Coincidentally, I've just managed to bag 2 FTF's this morning and am delighted

Edited February 24, 2006 by The Bolas Heathens

[+wizard1974uk]

Going cacheing tomorrow try and get to 10 before the end of next week, going to be cold though.

[+wizard1974uk]

Unfortunately, I haven't got time to go cacheing today

 

Got a little question, when you are within say 6 metres of the cache you are looking for, is it better to stop relying on your GPS and scout around for the cache? I made that mistake on this find, I was relying on the GPS all of time, when it would have been quicker for me to have a look around when I was really close.

[+Haggis Hunter]

Got a little question, when you are within say 6 metres of the cache you are looking for, is it better to stop relying on your GPS and scout around for the cache? I made that mistake on this find, I was relying on the GPS all of time, when it would have been quicker for me to have a look around when I was really close.

 

It really depends on how good the cache setter got the co-ords. As you won't actually know until you find the cache, then it is best that if it isn't totally obvious have a scout around. I generally rely on scouting around and allowing my GPS to settle and then use that as well.

 

After a while though you start to get an eye for possible hiding locations, and it's the more deviously hidden ones that you have to work for.

[+The Forester]

Got a little question, when you are within say 6 metres of the cache you are looking for, is it better to stop relying on your GPS and scout around for the cache?

Yes.

 

Look for two things:

 

Look for 'sign'. Look for a disturbed area and look for something which looks out of place such as a pile of stones which do not look as if they were placed there by normal geological processes. Look also for what looks like an unlit campfire. Sticks and twigs do not naturally accumulate in parallel fashion!

 

Secondly, if you really are having problems with your search, stop and ask yourself "where would I hide a cache in this vicinity?". That second technique has saved me several times from walking away from a difficult search and filing a DNF.

 

Cheers, The Forester