Super Scouters Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Thanks, COVID....one more causality in your bag of tricks... Back in 2005, we placed two caches in McGregor Bay, Ontario. My parents own a cabin in the bay, so it was not going to be a big deal to keep up on them. However, as the years passed, my family and my brother's family got busier and busier, so the geocaches got neglected. As it is a 10+ hour drive across the US-Canadian border, it wasn't just a weekend getaway to check on them. Fast forward to 2020 - my parents, now in their early 70s, were not able to visit their cabin (and neither were my brother or my families) due to COVID. Between being a non-Canadian as well as not a Native Canadian (First Nation), we were not allowed back to the bay at all. 2021 was basically a repeat of the summer travel ban, and this year isn't looking too favorable either as other health concerns are looming over my parents. So, it is no longer practical for me to continue to "own" these two geocaches. I'd love to have someone take them over for me. They are located on two somewhat remote islands in McGregor Bay, so ideally, someone with a cabin and a boat in the area would be best suited for this. Is anyone interested, and how do I do this? Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 For cache transfers, use the do-it-yourself adoption tool found at http://www.geocaching.com/adopt -- you (as the existing owner) will need to go there first, and enter the GC Code and the name of the transferee. Then, an email message is sent automatically to alert the new owner to go to the same page and accept the transfer. No involvement by Geocaching.com or a volunteer cache reviewer is needed. For more information on cache adoptions, see this Help Center article: https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54 I recommend posting notes on your cache pages to let readers and prior finders know that you are interested in adopting out your caches. 2 Quote Link to comment
+TriciaG Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 There's a fairly active Ontario Geocaching group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/centralontariogeocachers/ It's more Central Ontario, but members do extend in all directions from there. I'll post a link there to your post here, in case anyone there is in the area and interested in helping you out. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Too bad you can't get Suzy to adopt one. She's already doing the hard work. 1 Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 11:24 PM, Keystone said: For cache transfers, use the do-it-yourself adoption tool found at http://www.geocaching.com/adopt -- you (as the existing owner) will need to go there first, and enter the GC Code and the name of the transferee. Then, an email message is sent automatically to alert the new owner to go to the same page and accept the transfer. No involvement by Geocaching.com or a volunteer cache reviewer is needed. For more information on cache adoptions, see this Help Center article: https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54 I recommend posting notes on your cache pages to let readers and prior finders know that you are interested in adopting out your caches. Hi Keystone, I'm trying to have another cacher adopt a few of my caches, and can't proceed any further than entering the GC number of the cache I want to adopt out. When I click on LOOK UP it says it can't find the cache. I don't have any trouble finding it - I went to the cache page to copy the GC number, and all is as it should be. What am I missing? I'm using Google Chrome, if that matters. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, Ed_S said: Hi Keystone, I'm trying to have another cacher adopt a few of my caches, and can't proceed any further than entering the GC number of the cache I want to adopt out. When I click on LOOK UP it says it can't find the cache. I don't have any trouble finding it - I went to the cache page to copy the GC number, and all is as it should be. What am I missing? I'm using Google Chrome, if that matters. Are they archived? Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Max and 99 said: Are they archived? No, none of them. I did the paperwork on this one, so it's in my name, and I'm trying to give it to the other cacher who's listed as an owner. We did all the work together. https://coord.info/GC6CKJX I also tried this one, which I also want to give to that same cacher: https://coord.info/GC3WHCT There are a couple more as well. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, Ed_S said: No, none of them. I did the paperwork on this one, so it's in my name, and I'm trying to give it to the other cacher who's listed as an owner. We did all the work together. https://coord.info/GC6CKJX I also tried this one, which I also want to give to that same cacher: https://coord.info/GC3WHCT There are a couple more as well. Interesting! I wonder what is causing that hiccup. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 It's me! Computers don't like me! I was thinking maybe there was some maintenance being done or something, I'm going to give it another shot, and see if anything's changed. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Uh huh. Same as last time - I get this: Geocache Adoptions We could not find the listing from the code you provided. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 FWIW, I've tried using both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, and zilch with both of them. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Ed_S said: I went to the cache page to copy the GC number, Any chance there's a space in front of what you copy and pasted? Have you also tried entering it by hand? I sent you a test adoption. 😁 Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I got the test adoption - that's the part the new owner would get. "It looks like there's a geocache that needs a new owner - are you up for it?" I'm going to go try to enter the number by hand, even though multiple tries and multiple copies-and-pastes leave me pretty sure there are no errant spaces. For the sake of being thorough, let me give it a shot. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Here's an amusing wrinkle: When I scroll up to the "/adopt/" link, I get the questionaire part of the new owner's email. Three questions with checkboxes, and "accept" and "decline" at the bottom. I don't get the box where I would enter the GC number any more. So I opened a new browser page, and by hand entered geocaching dot come slash adopt and guess what? The same three questions with checkboxes and the accept and decline boxes at the bottom are there. Now how the heck did THAT happen? Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ed_S said: Now how the heck did THAT happen? You obviously asked yourself to adopt your cache! Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 I signed out of my geocaching dot com account and signed in again. Same as before. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, Max and 99 said: You obviously asked yourself to adopt your cache! Ha! Maybe I have to go ahead and adopt your Waymark Cache #5 to make it go away?! Here's what I get: Geocache Adoptions Max and 99 has invited you to adopt the listing:CONTROL's Waymark Challenge Cache #5 Do you want to complete the adoption? Yes. I have read and understand the guidelines for listing a cache. Yes. I have read and agree to the terms of use agreement. Yes. I am willing to assume ownership and responsibility for this geocache. Don't worry - I'm down here in the Texas panhandle - I don't want to adopt any OK caches! Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Well how about that?? I'm back to the box where I can enter my GC number, and I entered the number. It automatically appended the (correct) name of the cache, which made me wonder how it couldn't find my cache if it was able to match it to the correct name. So anyway, I erased the name and other wordage, leaving only the GC number. It seems to have gone through!! File that one away under "who'd a thunk it?" Thanks for the help - I'm going to try and get the others out there before this worm hole closes again! Ed_S Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 minute ago, Ed_S said: I'm back to the box where I can enter my GC number, I can't help but wonder if that happened right after I canceled the adoption offer. Anyways glad this all worked out for you! 1 Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 12:35 PM, Ed_S said: No, none of them. I did the paperwork on this one, so it's in my name, and I'm trying to give it to the other cacher who's listed as an owner. We did all the work together. https://coord.info/GC6CKJX I also tried this one, which I also want to give to that same cacher: https://coord.info/GC3WHCT There are a couple more as well. When I look at each of those pages, and click the cache owner name link, I am taken to the profile of Geoguin Jones. It looks like these two have been transferred. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 I apologize for not getting back here sooner - yes, my problem has been resolved. Thank you to those who helped me, especially Max and 99 (I was a big Get Smart fan, back in the day, so thanks for those memories coming to the forefront again, too!) Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 11:42 PM, K13 said: When I look at each of those pages, and click the cache owner name link, I am taken to the profile of Geoguin Jones. It looks like these two have been transferred. Yes, indeed. I don't know what I was doing wrong at first, but I ended up able to make the transfers. I appreciate the help! Quote Link to comment
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