+Geoscouts.eu Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Did I miss it or are we not bothering this year? We will be at the World's first Giga event in Germany on 17th August. Will we get a souvi for logging a find on the 16th? Nothing is mentioned in the help centre ... http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=342 Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Should be the third Saturday in August. We're hosting an event as if it's International Caching Day, so we hope it is. Maybe there is a souvenir for it, maybe there isn't; we'll see, I suppose. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 GS seems to be more focused on the 7 souvenirs of August than International Geocaching Day. Personaly, I think the 7 souvenirs of August is silly, but will do one on Internation Geocaching Day. Keep my streak alive (2011, 2012, 2013 so far) Quote Link to comment
+mirabilos Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Good question, I was wondering about that too. I just hope a non-event cache counts for that day, but as it did in 2013, it probably will. Quote Link to comment
Glory Hunters Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 If it's the 16th it coincidies with the Giga in Munich, I can't see how GS would let that pass, it's an excellent oportunnity to promote themselves... Quote Link to comment
+Roman! Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) Oops. Edited August 4, 2014 by Roman! Quote Link to comment
+funkymunkyzone Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Yes there is a souvenir for International Geocaching Day. Whether you’re attending one of the many events that day or just out geocaching on August 16, you will earn a special souvenir for your geocaching profile. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 The newsletter arrived this evening: Events like the Geocaching Block Party and Project MUNICH2014 take place on August 16 for a reason: it’s International Geocaching Day. Whether you’re attending one of the many events that day or just out geocaching on August 16, you will earn a special souvenir for your geocaching profile. B. Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 How is the date set for International Geocaching Day? It was on 17th in 2013, and on the 18th in 2012. Quote Link to comment
+CanadianRockies Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 How is the date set for International Geocaching Day? It was on 17th in 2013, and on the 18th in 2012. According to Post #2 in this thread, it is the 3rd Saturday in August. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 How is the date set for International Geocaching Day? It was on 17th in 2013, and on the 18th in 2012. It's the 3rd Saturday in August. B. Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Thanks all. That makes tomorrow a 3 souvenir day for me, all with one cache. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 (edited) I earned my International Geocaching Day souvenir at 0025h (MDT). I think this years is the best looking yet! Edited August 16, 2014 by Andronicus Quote Link to comment
+terratin Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 It's not really well advertized this year, is it? I only heard of it by accident and we went out today to get a multi which gave us an August souvenir and the geocaching day one. Quote Link to comment
+-CJ- Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I remembered the date only after I ran into this thread. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 It's not really well advertized this year, is it? I only heard of it by accident and we went out today to get a multi which gave us an August souvenir and the geocaching day one. As I said up above on August 5th, it was in the newsletter. http://blog.geocaching.com/2014/08/add-a-little-geocaching-mega-giga-to-your-august/ B. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No, not advertised at all. Not even in the weekly newsletter or the blog, which are usually good for announcements like that. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 No, not advertised at all. Not even in the weekly newsletter or the blog, which are usually good for announcements like that. The newsletter arrived this evening: Events like the Geocaching Block Party and Project MUNICH2014 take place on August 16 for a reason: it’s International Geocaching Day. Whether you’re attending one of the many events that day or just out geocaching on August 16, you will earn a special souvenir for your geocaching profile. It's not really well advertized this year, is it? I only heard of it by accident and we went out today to get a multi which gave us an August souvenir and the geocaching day one. As I said up above on August 5th, it was in the newsletter. http://blog.geocaching.com/2014/08/add-a-little-geocaching-mega-giga-to-your-august/ Quote Link to comment
+terratin Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Well yes, but lets be honest: the news letter was about Mega and Giga events. As it wasn't relevant for my location I didn't read the whole newsletter (contrary to what I usually do). It just wasn't a very clear communication from GS. If they'd printed that part in bold I'm sure I'd seen it. Oh well, I got my cache yesterday and I sent this information on to the local community (nobody seemed to have known), so all is fine. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Ah. I must have missed that in the newsletter. Never mind. I was checking the one that came out the week before the 16th, which is where I'd expect to see a reminder. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Ah. I must have missed that in the newsletter. Never mind. I was checking the one that came out the week before the 16th, which is where I'd expect to see a reminder. did you at least manage to get you souvenir? Quote Link to comment
+GeoLog81 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I thought the Special August Souvenirs are already for that International Geocaching Day, but now I have an extra unexpected souvenir in my collection Quote Link to comment
+DanOCan Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 It did seem to pass quietly this year. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 It did seem to pass quietly this year. Yep, totally missed it here. And I was out playing another game for an hour that day, I could have squeezed a cache in there for a Souvie. I'm good though, because I went on a 3 day mini vacation 200 miles from home last week, and I was able to grab 3 old virts and an Earthcache (something I wouldn't have been able to do within 50 miles of home if I didn't go anywhere this month), so I should be a shoo-in for the 7 Souvie's of August, something I had not intention of pulling off. Quote Link to comment
+The A-Team Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I was already out caching that day when I learned about it, so at least I was able to get it. I agree, though, that it was very poorly communicated this year. The only mention I've seen anywhere was that little blurb in the newsletter, buried in amongst marketing-speak about Megas and Gigas. The least they could have done is separate it out with its own heading in the newsletter, or at least mention it again in the last newsletter before the day. Quote Link to comment
+irisisleuk Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I completely missed out on International Geocaching Day! We were out finding some caches yesterday and suddenly I was wondering when International Geocaching Day was, a few minutes later I realized it was the day before. It had become a tradition to go caching on this day, from the first year it was "invented"; last year because of the August souvenirs we didn't go caching except on IG-Day, but this year there was nothing to remind us . A pity, but hey, time to think of a new tradition, with all the August stuff it was moved to the background anyway. So if anyone has a good idea for a new yearly tradition, please mention it here! (and please not a tradition in the month of August, because this month is taken over by challenges). Quote Link to comment
+frinklabs Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 So if anyone has a good idea for a new yearly tradition, please mention it here! I have a personal thrice-observed thus far yearly tradition where I cache on a frozen lonely island at the end of January: 2012: 2013: 2014: Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Ah. I must have missed that in the newsletter. Never mind. I was checking the one that came out the week before the 16th, which is where I'd expect to see a reminder. did you at least manage to get you souvenir? I did indeed. We hosted an event specifically for International Geocaching Day. It was originally going to be at a place called "C.G.'s International Cuisine," because I figured that'd be perfect, but they don't normally open for lunch on Saturdays and we couldn't guarantee them 20 diners so that they'd open up just for us. So then we shifted to an Asian buffet that does Chinese Japanese, and American food. The theme was international; I wore my Lederhosen, wife wore a kilt, and one other attendee wore a dirndl. (Everyone else at least tried, even if it was just a Hawai'ian shirt.) Sorry, I did not get a photo of me in my Lederhosen. But if you're just dying to see, I may have logged a certain challenge cache in Georgia involving German border states whilst wearing them, you can go look. Edited August 19, 2014 by hzoi Quote Link to comment
+Car54 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Sorry, I did not get a photo of me in my Lederhosen. But if you're just dying to see, I may have logged a certain challenge cache in Georgia involving German border states whilst wearing them, you can go look. Oh my eyes, my eyes! Seriously, though, you carry the look off quite well. Mrs. Car54 Quote Link to comment
+mirabilos Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) A pity, but hey, time to think of a new tradition, with all the August stuff it was moved to the background anyway. So if anyone has a good idea for a new yearly tradition, please mention it here! No. If they invent IGCD, they should stick to it, otherwise everything from them loses credibility. I made myself a calendar entry, but was baffled about the lack of communication as well. (and please not a tradition in the month of August, because this month is taken over by challenges). Uhm, what challenge? I made a cache tour with friends on Saturday the 2nd, and got: “ Congrats! You're locked in as 942 out of the 26088 geocachers around the world to earn the Achiever souvenir to date. Considering that there are millions of geocachers worldwide, that’s pretty awesome!” Considering that we extended the tour a bit, so I could find all nine (9) icons available in the region, at least twice of each… it was a piece of cake. Last year’s was more difficult, but was what got me kickstarted again (I was at 429 caches before 1st of August, 2013, and am at 1076 to date, although I stopped caching extremely much after 31st of July, 2014, when I completed the 366 day challenge… I got into it after the 31 day challenge). PS: Hmm, forum signatures here don’t work correctly either… Edited August 19, 2014 by mirabilos Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 So if anyone has a good idea for a new yearly tradition, please mention it here! (and please not a tradition in the month of August, because this month is taken over by challenges). They say that what you do on New Year's Day is what you will do for the whole year and lucky. So I like to find a cache on New Year's Day. Quote Link to comment
+gonzogunner Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 me and a friend of mine found two caches on international cache day. what exactly should I be looking for on my profile page? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 me and a friend of mine found two caches on international cache day. what exactly should I be looking for on my profile page? You have the souvenir. Quote Link to comment
+gonzogunner Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 yes. I went and looked and found it. Quote Link to comment
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