+Birdman-of-liskatraz Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 During the intermission... which are the two closest caches to these sandcastles.. GC15455 and GC1X298 ???? Neither of those I'm afraid.. Quote
+Maple Leaf Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 During the intermission... which are the two closest caches to these sandcastles.. I know that one too.... GC1WWT0 & GC1W3WM I will now try and post my picture again.... Quote
+Maple Leaf Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Still can't do it .... I will email Birdie and see what I am doing wrong Quote
+Maple Leaf Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Still can't do it .... I will email Birdie and see what I am doing wrong Birdie to the rescue ..... What and where is the place and what is the cache ? Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Neither of those I'm afraid.. Don't be afraid. I was just kidding. Quote
+milvus-milvus Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Still can't do it .... I will email Birdie and see what I am doing wrong Birdie to the rescue ..... What and where is the place and what is the cache ? I know that! It's Perlan, Reykjavik, Iceland; and the cache is Perlan (The Pearl) - GCK8ED. No time to post another at the moment - so anyone feel free to jump in if you have one ready... Quote
+Maple Leaf Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 I know that! It's Perlan, Reykjavik, Iceland; and the cache is Perlan (The Pearl) - GCK8ED. No time to post another at the moment - so anyone feel free to jump in if you have one ready... Ding. We had a fabulous holiday in Iceland a few years ago. Unfortunately it was a year before we discovered geocaching, so will have to go back sometime Quote
+The Forester Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 As the Dinged has thrown the game open, and as no-one has put up a new one: Time for some nightcaching, methinks. Name the city, and for techie qualification purposes, name one of the most central caches there. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 I have a feeling it may be Nattbilde? Quote
+Teuchters Posted August 29, 2009 Posted August 29, 2009 Someone tell me how you get the night time views as shown in The Foresters' image??? Quote
+The Forester Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Time for some wee clues. Northern hemisphere; Eastern hemisphere. That rules out 75% of the Earth's surface. A big city, very big. That narrows it down a lot. Quote
+The Forester Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) HighlandNick, I'll tell ye's efter. Edited August 30, 2009 by The Forester Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I didn't find it here, but it's pretty anyway: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/cities/CitiesAtNig...20X480edit7.mpg Quote
+Team Noodles Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 I have a feeling it may be Nattbilde? that just means night images, loosely translated ofc. I think it might be Seoul? GC1HQDN as token cache? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 The winky face meant I wasn't being serious, but thanks for the translation, for the benefit of others. Quote
+The Forester Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Rjukan gets a double ding. One for getting the city right, the other for recognising my Norwegianness in naming the piccie. So far as I'm aware, Seoul is the world's only(*) eponymous city. Seoul means "Capital" in Korean language. It's the second largest metropolitan area, by population, in the world. (*) Schittsville, Arkansas isn't a city. Quote
+Team Noodles Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Rjukan gets a double ding. One for getting the city right, the other for recognising my Norwegianness in naming the piccie. So far as I'm aware, Seoul is the world's only(*) eponymous city. Seoul means "Capital" in Korean language. It's the second largest metropolitan area, by population, in the world. (*) Schittsville, Arkansas isn't a city. interesting way to spell things Forest guess thats a ding then. If someone would be so kind as to post a new one I'd be more then happy, I'm atm ok at finding things, working on hiding (cache related but applies here as well) Quote
+The Forester Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Just to keep the game going, lets have another one: What's special about this lighthouse? Norwegian speakers and native code breakers are excluded, as should be usual. Usual guff about nearest cache applies, as is de rigeur in these things. Quote
+Haggis Hunter Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Someone tell me how you get the night time views as shown in The Foresters' image??? HighlandNick, I'll tell ye's efter. What was the answer? Quote
+The Forester Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Whoops! Good catch, HH. In forgot to answer H'Nicks question in a timely manner. I Nicked (pardon the unforgiveable pun) the pic from the NASA ISS page which Pimply Saul subsequently referred to, before the winner of the quiz won the quiz: which was:this one. Thanks for the reminder, HH. Cheers, The Forester Quote
+Teuchters Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 And there was me thinking it was a Google Earth overlay... Interestingly, I have met Don Pettit, the NASA astronaut who took many of the high resolution pictures from the International Space Station and spoke with him personally for some hours about his experiences. I might have guessed he had something to do with the pictures! Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Gurr, how did I miss that link to additional cities? Oh well. Lighthouse is the world's oldest, Hook Lighthouse, which dates from the early 13th centuary and is still working. I'll let someone else work out what the cache might be as I'm busy today Quote
+Teuchters Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Then it'll be By Hook or by Crook GCVGEJ....... Cheers SP!!! Try this one. Edited September 1, 2009 by HighlandNick Quote
+The Forester Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Pimply Saul was, of course, quite right to self-ding. I was amazed to learn that lighthouses were in regular use in the 1240s around the British Isles. Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Where did he come from? (Yes, that was me on BBC4 just now. I've lost a bit of weight since then, mind) Edited September 1, 2009 by Simply Paul Quote
+The Forester Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Yes, that was me on BBC4 just now Oh, go on, you tease. In threw my telly out two or three years ago 'cos I got so pished off with the fact that I was watching so many hours of shyte. I got my life back. I still have access to BBCiPlayer though and can watch good stuff if there ever is any. Looking at BBC Four's schedule for this evening on iPlayer I see: 8.00pm: The cell 9:00pm: Rich man, poor man 10:00pm: Les Paul Paul, please tell me you're not a Les. Pimply Saul being a Les would shatter so many illusions for me. I mean, I understand the sensible shoes and the severe haircut and all, but a Les? Should I perhaps watch all three programmes, but in reverse order to make sense of the sequence of your change of life? Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Since I edited my comment at 9.30, and you ask, it was during Rich Man Poor Man. I'm actually in it twice, once waddling with a camera and once with a blurred head like I was up to no good. Ah well. At weekends, I am a Les. Back on topic... Seaside/lakeside/lochside Virtual. Could be anywhere Quote
+The Forester Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 I'm actually in it twice, once waddling with a camera and once with a blurred head like I was up to no good. Typical ferkin geocacher! Quote
+The Forester Posted September 1, 2009 Posted September 1, 2009 Pimply, You are Ken Russell and I claim my £5. Quote
+Teuchters Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Back on topic... Seaside/lakeside/lochside Virtual. Could be anywhere Seaside - very big sea. West Coast - very big coast. Dang my britches... I've given away some clues. Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Seaside - very big sea. West Coast - very big coast. Dang my britches... I've given away some clues. Gem of Big Sur GC870B linky link Quote
+Teuchters Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Seaside - very big sea. West Coast - very big coast. Dang my britches... I've given away some clues. Gem of Big Sur GC870B linky link DING!! Quote
+Simply Paul Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Pimply, You are Ken Russell and I claim my £5.Sorry, I am Ken's shorter, hairier brother, Jack. I keep the £5. Quote
+The Forester Posted September 2, 2009 Posted September 2, 2009 Oh buggah! I always lose out on the easy money. And anyway, like it says at the end of the Lumberjack thing: Oh, and I thought you were so butch. Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 This should be easy if you are observant. Slightly different viewpoint from usual though. Nearest cache? Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) That's the Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles. I recognised it from "Rebel without a cause"! The cache is GCXT85 - JENNY & PETER AT THE OBSERVATORY Edit to add A Linky Edited September 3, 2009 by MartyBartfast Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 That's the Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles. I recognised it from "Rebel without a cause"! The cache is GCXT85 - JENNY & PETER AT THE OBSERVATORY Edit to add A Linky correct. There is a statue of James Dean in the car park. nice place to view the Hollywood sign too. Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) OT-ish Manchaca, Texas The Google car stops for petrol Edited September 3, 2009 by Chudley Cannons Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Where is it, and name either of the caches in the picture. Edited September 3, 2009 by MartyBartfast Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 Where is it, and name either of the caches in the picture. The Forbidden City in Beijing. Cache: Case Closed GCBFF1 Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Where is it, and name either of the caches in the picture. The Forbidden City in Beijing. Cache: Case Closed GCBFF1 Ding Quote
Chudley Cannons Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 anyone else want to post a picture? I don't have the time today. Quote
+The Forester Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Usual qualifying answer needed to keep the prefects happy, but the main question is where this is. Quote
+The Forester Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 A life-changing event occurred here in the 1960s. Quote
+milvus-milvus Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 A life-changing event occurred here in the 1960s. That gave it away - Chappaquiddick Island, specifically Dike Bridge. The nearest cache (not too many on the Island) appears to be BYB (GC1TR2X) And you can no longer drive onto the island, apparently... Quote
+The Forester Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 Yup. That's a ding. It not only ended Kopechne's life, but quite certainly scuppered Kennedy's chance of taking on the family business in the White House. Quote
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