markandlynn Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 GC17CXT Falkland Islands 2nd Albermarle Harbour Nice one Simon ! I once hoped to find every cache you planted and you go and do this . I think it could be years before its logged. Quote Link to comment
+Stokesy Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 GC17CXT Falkland Islands 2nd Albermarle Harbour Nice one Simon ! I once hoped to find every cache you planted and you go and do this . I think it could be years before its logged. I have a geocoin who's mission is to get to the Falklands, so at least it has a destination ! Quote Link to comment
+Matrix Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 A friend of mine is going to the Falklands in the new year I must enrol him into my team Quote Link to comment
+Rosie's Rangers Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have just had an email saying tacanman has got FTF on the 1st Falkland Islands' cache, Teal Inlet. Well done Simon, FTF a country must be quite an achievement Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 I have just had an email saying tacanman has got FTF on the 1st Falkland Islands' cache, Teal Inlet. Well done Simon, FTF a country must be quite an achievement Heh he got it. WELL DONE SIMON Nice one surely thats the ultimate FTF the first FTF in a country that cant be repeated. Quote Link to comment
+sssss Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 you would have thought that being part of the UK it would be our reviewers that reviewed them, i dunno what ever next, shirking their responsibility!! Quote Link to comment
Lactodorum Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Oi!! I've got your number Quote Link to comment
+sonatellas Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Lady Sonatellas has told me she is off shopping tomorrow. I reckon she is sneaking off to do this one first. LOL. I wish. Quote Link to comment
+SidAndBob Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Oi!! I've got your number Shouldn't that be "I've got your letter." Quote Link to comment
Izzy and the Lizard King Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 It just goes to show how competitive the FTF hounds are in the Shropshire area. Last month The Bolas Heathens had to go to Iceland to get a FTF and now tacanman goes to The Falklands. Fair play to you guys but is it really as bad as that? Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 It just goes to show how competitive the FTF hounds are in the Shropshire area. Last month The Bolas Heathens had to go to Iceland to get a FTF and now tacanman goes to The Falklands. Fair play to you guys but is it really as bad as that? Makes us like poor cousins in only having to go to scotland for our last FTF Quote Link to comment
tacanman Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks for all your comments with regard FTF in the Falklands. With regard to the posts, those who have friends coming here please note the TEAL inlet cache is probably the easiest to get to but will involve aprox 1 hour drive in a landrover from Stanley. The 2nd Falklands cache is a lot more difficult and getting to it is a challenge in itself. I am currently nearby and to get to Teal inlet involved 3 modes of transport including a helicopter. For Stoksey if you want a real challenge for your coin try the 2nd Falklands cache. The Falkland Islands is a very beautiful place and the islanders are a fantastic people, proud of their British ties but equally proud of being their own country with their own goverment etc. For those of you wanting to complete all my caches good luck on the Falklands one. Just how unique an achievement is FTF in a country has anyone else in Shropshire done it for instance?? Quote Link to comment
+The Mighty Shark Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 It just goes to show how competitive the FTF hounds are in the Shropshire area. Last month The Bolas Heathens had to go to Iceland to get a FTF and now tacanman goes to The Falklands. Fair play to you guys but is it really as bad as that? That's the extremes that cachers have to go to, to try and beat Izzy and Paul to a FTF Quote Link to comment
+skinnymalinky Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I spent some time on the Falklands as a student - it really is the most wondeful place. The people are great and the wildlife is astounding. I really hope I can return someday and do these caches. Simon Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 Some images on the cache pages now Quote Link to comment
Penguin Kate Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Going to try and bag this one in October!!! Am out there for two weeks looking at plants & penguins. BTW anyone know how to sent my Garmin Etrex to Falklands datum pls?? Kate Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Going to try and bag this one in October!!! Am out there for two weeks looking at plants & penguins. BTW anyone know how to sent my Garmin Etrex to Falklands datum pls?? Kate Geocaching uses the same datum world wide. How ever, you may need to let your etrex start a 'new search' if it's moved more than 500 miles from when it was turned off. Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Wow, such a beautiful place. Well done. Quote Link to comment
Penguin Kate Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Thanks, hopefully It would have moved over 8,000 miles when it turn it on in the falklands! Kate Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 If I remember correctly: When you turn it on it'll start searching. When it can't find the sats, it'll ask "are you more than 500 miles from..." click yes, it'll then ask "is the date???" click 'yes' if yes, 'no' if not-it'll then ask for the correct date. Leave to settle. Bingo -off you go and find! Quote Link to comment
+goldpot Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Convert these southerly coordinates to northerly ones and put it on the meridian line guess where it will be...just west of Cambridge. Covert the southerly for northerly, but keep the westerly coordinates you'll be in Newfoundland with no caches around for over 60 miles. Count ourselves lucky that our weather is not as bad as theirs! Quote Link to comment
tacanman Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Going to try and bag this one in October!!! Am out there for two weeks looking at plants & penguins. BTW anyone know how to sent my Garmin Etrex to Falklands datum pls?? Kate I hope you realise that this one is on West Falkland. Flights from UK land in East Falkland so you will need to take an island flight. There are penguin colonies locally and the flowers are stunning. I am not currently in the Falklands but have colegues near by. The local land owners are very friendly. Please take note of the comments on the cache page this is remote by anyone's standard and Falklands weather is notoriously fickle. In comparison to the other cache in the Falklands it will take a bit more time to get to and find walking boots and poles are strongly recommended. Please report on its status. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment
+ivanidea Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Thanks, hopefully It would have moved over 8,000 miles when it turn it on in the falklands! Kate Why not leave the gps on and have a track of your journey there as well? Have a good trip. Ivan Quote Link to comment
+careygang Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Thanks, hopefully It would have moved over 8,000 miles when it turn it on in the falklands! Kate Why not leave the gps on and have a track of your journey there as well? Have a good trip. Ivan You'd probably need a battery change on the way there Quote Link to comment
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