+goldpot Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Hi caching folks. We've have just returned from a fabulous North Wales where the sun had its hat on every day from the Friday when we arrived to the Monday when we left - was that matched where you were? Although only 15 caches were bagged over the whole period - it was quality rather than quantity. Hearsay many cachers clocked up a few over Easter - how many? -GOLDPOT- Quote Link to comment
+aliandtone Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The weather has not been great this weekend. We had a day out and took a picnic to High Wycombe GC6912. No rain but a very nice day out with great views. Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) The Lake District, and in particular The Tottlebank Round, which is a superb series: Here is link to the first of the nine. There are plenty of other caches in the vicinity, many of which I have found on previous visits. The weather was terrific - blue sky and sun all all day! Edited April 13, 2009 by walkergeoff Quote Link to comment
+chizu Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 We had a drive down to the borders on Friday for cache maintenance and got a couple along the A68 on the way. Today we bagged another couple cycling 25 miles along the Union Canal between Edinburgh and Linlithgow. Quote Link to comment
Jantaculum Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Essex on Easter Sunday - the Wickham Bishops series Surrey on Bank Holiday Monday - Blackbushe Airport 19 in two days (which was a record for us) Amazingly it was sunny, not sure how we managed to avoid the showers and defy the weather forecasters! Quote Link to comment
+Starbugs Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 We went to Lincoln and apart from today it rained and rained and rained, did have a good time though and managed to get a few caches http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/style_ima...icons/icon1.gif Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Went back to Devon and spent a glorious weekend on Dartmoor....... Quote Link to comment
Master Mariner Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Had to work Easter weekend but managed a couple of caches. On my way to Malta on Thursday, from London City, I had a flight change at Zurich so managed a webcam cache in Zurich airport. In Malta there was a cache within a short walk of my hotel so felt obliged to do that. Weather good to start with. On Good Friday went to sea to test some submarine cable tracking equipment off Mazara, Sicily and got back to Malta later than planned due to some very rough seas and very wet weather and then flew home so no more caching opportunities. Spent today writing reports. Quote Link to comment
+craftypants Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 5 caches in total. HOWEVER Sunday morning 6:10am we got our first FTF (despite some confusion) and then today another 4 with some major hillyness involved. Weather was good for us though. Quote Link to comment
+OldNickCov Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Hi caching folks. We've have just returned from a fabulous North Wales where the sun had its hat on every day from the Friday when we arrived to the Monday when we left - was that matched where you were? Although only 15 caches were bagged over the whole period - it was quality rather than quantity. Hearsay many cachers clocked up a few over Easter - how many? -GOLDPOT- 16 caches in York - mainly micros. A weekedn that wasn't planned around caching, but in which I managed a couple of decent sessions (as well as a few pub sessions etc). And no, not sunny, but pleasant. Quote Link to comment
+tonibunny Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Did a bunch of caches in Shropshire (just south of Shrewsbury) and a handful up near Wrexham. We had gorgeous weather We also went round checking all of my caches up here - was fab to see your little sticker on my Welsh border caches Goldpot! Quote Link to comment
+The Bongtwashes Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 A trip to Cornwall, and three mornings out caching before breakfast. Glorious weather and 21 caches, including a FTF 300 miles from home Quote Link to comment
+Harry the furry squid Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Dartmoor - actually there for a climbing club meet, but managed to escape to go caching at various points. Lovely weather! Quote Link to comment
+SkiBums (UK) Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Out caching on the Dengie Pennisular, Essex, doing a load of Church micros (not all micros) some amazing churches..... Weather started rubbish but ended up lovely. Ended up with 20 and a couple of FTF's Quote Link to comment
+Middleleaze Moles Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 On Friday, we joined up with friends and did a series of caches around Wootton Bassett (Near Swindon), weather was warm but very overcast. Saturday we travelled up to friends in Northamptonshire and managed to do a few around there - rain put us off a bit on the Sunday! Monday, back to Swindon for a few more and got our 50th find in glorious sunshine!!!! Quote Link to comment
MrPloppy Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Wow - when "only 15 caches were bagged" is mentioned, I look at my tally and think to myself that my original thought that 21 in total in about a month doing this geocaching was going some, is probably unfounded... But hey, although I'm not in the same league as most (if not all) of you (I'm probably Sunday League 5-a-side!!), I did get a whopping three, including my very first Travel Bug, which I was able to take another 36 miles on it's quest to "see the world". Mind you, I didn't go out specifically to geo-cache, but to visit a place and see if there were any geo-caches about. Still, its not all about the numbers, is it?! MrP. Quote Link to comment
+currykev Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I had intended 2 days caching, but each morning I had withdrawal symptoms It's not about the numbers, but.... Friday - rain - Brookwood Surrey Saturday - cloudy - Limehouse and Isle of Dogs Sunday - cloudy - Kingston and Tolworth Monday - Sunny - Slough to Maidenhead 80 + caches found 50 + miles Quote Link to comment
+Guanajuato Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Grabbed a few around Shipley - the only ones we failed to find were ones we'd found before! Heard on the radio this morning how terrible the weather had been 'across the country' and was a little confused - gorgeous weather all weekend, with the exception of a heavy shower on Friday evening. Obviously, it must have rained in London, which constitutes the whole country as far as certain public media groups are concerned. Quote Link to comment
+Matrix Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 10 caches in and around Swansea glorious weather all weekend also met up with some new obsessives cachers on Saturday morning (for 4 caches I had already done) who didn't have a GPSr to let them try one before they bought one and it turns out the daughter has the knack and mum who was sceptical I now a convert Quote Link to comment
+talkytoaster Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 17 caches attempted and found yesterday as part of a 21 mile hike around and along the South Downs Way from Amberley to Harrow Hill, Blackpatch Hill and back to Amberley. Friday was wet and miserable, Saturday not much better, Sunday was very cloudy and yesterday started cloudy but by midday the sun was out and it was very warm and sunny the rest of the day. So much so that I got sunburnt for the second time during a hike this month! Shame I have to go back to work today as I can already feel the need for another decent walk today :-( I did manage to map some new footpaths around Harrow Hill and Blackpatch hill area, so that was worthwhile. Regards, Martin Quote Link to comment
+The Flying Boots Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 The Cotswolds for us on Easter Sunday and it was overcast most of the day. Cardiff and Penarth on Monday with glorious sunshine. Quote Link to comment
+HazelS Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I had resigned myself to expecting some bad weather.... Friday - sunny and warm, but I did all the housework and washing so that I could justify spending the rest of the weekend NOT doing stuff like that. PLUS, a local cacher popped in for a coffee. Saturday - GORGEOUS weather - 11 local cachers infiltrated Manchester and did the ANR series plus some others - did 24 caches. Others carried on after I got weary and did 50! We all felt the effects of the sun! Sunday - Beautiful day - Nice family day - has to be cache free when it's a family day! Sat on The Sandiway Searcher's patio in the sun... bliss. Monday - Grey, but warm - clearing out the garage, painting stuff and sanding down banister rails... BUT cache planning in the evening!!! Yay!!! Quote Link to comment
+Fuchsiamagic Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I had 12 caches in South Wales planned for Saturday, but I only found four of them! Either the Welsh hide them very well or they've got lots of muggles! Spent the rest of the holiday sulking in my greenhouse! Quote Link to comment
+LinseyG Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Devises on Friday as we had solved a puzzle round that way. Bath on Saturday (as we needed some other stuff). Bristol curio hunting on Sunday (found loads of curio's - just no boxes !). Monday we walked a circular walk we are planning. We reckon we walked about 20 miles - no idea on the number of caches Quote Link to comment
+Chaotica_UK Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I went local to clear up a load of the caches that had appears in recent months so around Thornbury Bristol and Radstock, Bath (lovely little mini series there!) and managed to bag about 30 caches. The weather was warm and sunny, just a shame the website was so slow for logging and half my email alerts didn't come through, but then I guess you can't have everything. Mark Quote Link to comment
+andyfee Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Devises Very much done the same, only bagged two through as Mrs Andyfee was on the case and did not want me caching over easter weekend. Managed to bag one other in Devizes today, I was back up there visiting family again. I have a busy day sorted for tomorrow though 24 to do, hopefully a nice walk around. Linsey & Lorraine < - - Hope you move Terry on to a nice spot. Quote Link to comment
Stompy Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I went camping in Shrewsbury whilst my wife was at a weekend agility competition up there. We got up at 4.30am on Good Friday, drove just over 2 hours to shropshire, we had the tent up by 10.30 and I was out caching from 11am. Then spent all day Saturday and Sunday caching drove back to Wiltshire and went caching Monday afternoon my haul for the weekend was 46 caches and only a couple of DNFs. Best ever weekend and greate weather. Quote Link to comment
beholden Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I did the shropshire union canal between Ellesmere Port and Chester. Fell in a bunch of nettles and still picking out bramble thorns. Wouldn't of missed it however. No DNF's neither! Quote Link to comment
+Lydford Locators Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 We were lucky enough to grab a cheap holiday to Centre Parks in Belgium! We had a couple of drizzly moments, but the weather was mostly warm and dry ideal for caching. The downside was that the caches were thin on the ground, most were long complicated multis and ALL were written in Dutch!! Worked hard and managed to find 20 caches over the 8 day holiday, with some very inventive hides that we've filed away for future reference! Quote Link to comment
+wendy0911 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Managed a couple near Coniston in the Lake District. Weather was ok. Thin the sun came out as soon as we headed back uo North Quote Link to comment
+Harry the furry squid Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 It's not about the numbers but . . . Managed 36 over the course of the weekend, including Avernum (GCWK44) which I timed to co-incide with a milestone. (I like the milestones - not that I've had that many - to be just a little bit more interesting than yet another film can in yet another crash barrier. :) Quote Link to comment
+scooby scrappy and mp Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 (edited) We had a great long weekend in Lancashire and such fab weather we couldn't have asked for anything more Friday 16 around Chorley area Sat 46 caches [caching with Deego and Mongoose39uk] WWW Warpers Trail Sunday [caching with Mongoose] 23 caches doing River Lostock Trail Monday 31 caches [with Mongoose] doing WWW Reelers Trail Tues 14 Leeds/Liverpool canal doing some of the NW nutters cache's, then got stuck on the M6 trying to get home !!! Walked my legs off but would like to say a very big thanks to all the cache setters in that region had a fab time Michelle Edited April 15, 2009 by scooby scrappy and mp Quote Link to comment
+wheelybarrow Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Spent the weekend in the Plymouth area. Friday 11 caches - including one nightcache with a caching friend who was a nightcache virgin. Great weather. Saturday 21 caches in glorious sunshine Sunday 25 caches in more glorious sunshine Monday - had planned to have the day at home but went out and got 3 local caches and then just about to cook tea when another one local went live so we went out and got a FTF. All in all quite a good weekend - much better than the met office (which is only 15 miles down the road) forecast it to be! Quote Link to comment
+Primitive Person Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I had a slightly belated Easter break, going to Scotland from Monday to today. On Monday, I did Bellfield Park Cache in Inverness, and on Tuesday I did Transect Line in Altnabreac - the most remote cache I've ever attempted, and a really memorable experience! Check out my log - I even managed to acquire a dog for company on this one... Lee Quote Link to comment
+Teacosies Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 In Coventry visiting relatives managed some caching on Sunday, but the weather was gray all weekend. Unlike home where it was lovely weather all weekend D'oH! Quote Link to comment
+mumbo jumbo Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Saturday - 1 cache (Shaldon, Devon - fabulous weather) Tuesday - 1 cache (Haytor, Dartmoor - crappy weather) Weds (today) - 2 caches (West Mids - thunderstorm in the morning; glorious in the afternoon!) Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Went to the Jurassic Coast (Dorset) and found a dozen caches including four excellent Earthcaches. Friday was wet and was spent mostly in the Tank museum but lovely weather otherwise. Smaller Wombles are getting really competitive about who finds the cache and we are largely incidental to the process. They were particularly useful for scaring off muggles at Lulworth Cove! Quote Link to comment
+mickyz Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Started Easter Monday afternoon at M1 Jn 23 cache,doing 1 more on the way to Grantham, where there was a cache 50 feet from my room. Tuesday cached around Rutland Water which was nice and then a few church micros. While caching at Orston( Leic.) Jennings Spa cache had fun deciding what to do with a dog that ran through the hedge , onto a main road as well and would not go back. Found out after a lady dog walker suggested trying the Equestrian Centre, who lucky for us owned the dog , that a tractor had blown up and scared a couple of dogs away. Cached at Milton Keynes on the way home and found a Drsolly torch as well. Quote Link to comment
RobOnly Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 3 caches around Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire on Easter Saturday. Would have done the whole Whichford Wood group, which have given me 6 plus one in Over Norton but me walking partner was feeling the distance, and certain things were starting to chafe a bit!! By the time we staggered back to Chippy, me right knee was starting to grumble so I was glad of the hot bath when I got back to my B&B Weather was odd, in that it looked like it should be dry but there was intermittent drizzly bits of rain throughout the morning... Quote Link to comment
+Jussdad Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 We went to hayling island First time cacheing for us found 2 on the island, come on lets get more on here, its a great place and plenty of room and good hiding places for more caches. Kids loved it Quote Link to comment
+Merstham Mafia Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Sussex South Downs, 10 caches on the way down on Thursday 72 (inc 59 FTF's) on a 20 mile new walk on the Friday (first cache @ 05:50 last cache 15:00) 20 in and around Lewis on the Saturday 30 on two walks on the Sunday 10 on the Monday before heading home. Not a bad collection for a few days. Mark Quote Link to comment
+ClareLouise Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Was working over Easter Weekend and Week, but got my 200th Cache on Easter Sunday, at the top of a lovely hill overlooking Ilfracombe, Devon... and in gorgeous sunshine! Good times! Quote Link to comment
+tsiolkovsky Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Easter was an interesting one for me. The Thursday before I was in Reading and travelling up by train to Derbyshire. This meant two changes of trains: Derby & Chesterfield. I stopped off in Derby to do a couple of quick caches - the first was the "Pentrich Revolution 4 - Jeremiah Brandreth" (GC1H2TG) and the second was the the Derby Midland Station SideTracked (GC1J8TH) - which turned into a bit of a marathon due to a Railway worker on an extended break. Then when I got to Chesterfield I did the C.O.D Crooked Spire (GCZ1BM) Micro - How hard is it really to build a spire properly? After this one I tracked across Chesterfield to delightful Queen's Park-Urban Oasis (GC1GP41) where I watched the cricket team practicing in the rain! That was it for the day... Good Friday saw me in Matlock doing Bridget (GC1P8WJ) and then Easter Sunday I finally managed to nail Pining for Farley Woods (GC12H00) before heading back down South on Monday. All in low numbers of caches but they were all different and all interesting. A mixture of urban and rural caches. Tsiolkovsky Quote Link to comment
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