+kewfriend Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I thought this a surprisingly high total - so perhaps folks its time to ' go and get them unless of course there are good reasons why they'll never be FTFd ????? Quote Link to comment
JackiePenn Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I thought this a surprisingly high total - so perhaps folks its time to ' go and get them unless of course there are good reasons why they'll never be FTFd ????? But half of those including one of mine was set less than 20 days ago. Quote Link to comment
+MarcB Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 (edited) Good point - & the rest are in the back of beyond! MarcB Edited February 4, 2005 by MarcB Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 20 days! Lucky if they last 20 hours round here Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 20 hours? Lucky if they lasy 20 minutes round here Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 you worn that f5 key out yet Ian Quote Link to comment
+klaus23 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 (edited) The longest unfound cache in Ireland (and Great Britain) is Points West, off the coast of Galway. In May, it will have been unfound for 4 years. Frustratingly, it's only an hour's drive away. The key is finding someone with a boat But if anybody wants to come over and give it a whack, let me know! edited for syntax Edited February 4, 2005 by klaus23 Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 you worn that f5 key out yet Ian Fortunatly, my browser has auto-refresh Quote Link to comment
+harrogate hunters Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 20 hours? Lucky if they lasy 20 minutes round here He He He !!! No comment...... you mean you did not get FTF on the last one...! Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I did, it's the one before that I missed out on Quote Link to comment
+Belplasca Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Umm, well all of my 26 finds since Cristmas day (I'm excluding the event caches and caches at events) since Christmas day have been FTF... Come on you lot, it's not that hard! Bob Aldridge Quote Link to comment
+M005 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 You can knock one off the list, logged my first FTF yesterday It was GCMNKR belonging to Stonefisk. Had begun to think that living in Wiltshire I had no chance of getting a FTF, what with the RTB's et al about, so glad to get this one. Took a couple of days off work to use up my annual leave and managed 14 caches over the two days Quote Link to comment
JackiePenn Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) You can knock one off the list, logged my first FTF yesterday It was GCMNKR belonging to Stonefisk. Good job. You made me ruin my minimal description with an advisory note lol thx Edited February 5, 2005 by stonefisk Quote Link to comment
+M005 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I can change the log if required? Just thought it worth a mention in case children were present. Quote Link to comment
JackiePenn Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I can change the log if required? Just thought it worth a mention in case children were present. no its fine, in fact it just what a log should include and it brought to my attention that I should add a note where a note was needed. I just fancy not writting needless descriptions any more Quote Link to comment
Miss_Duracell_Bunny Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Nice off road car photos. Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 There's a FTF waiting for me in Kenya. We're going on holiday there tomorrow for a week, and I think we spend one night at a safari lodge not far away, so I'm planning to slip the driver a few shillings to make a small detour... Quote Link to comment
+Sue and Bernie Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) ....and another one bites the dust: Harold's Hole (GCMNQ8) ....has been er!... cleared! Edited February 5, 2005 by Sue & Bernie Quote Link to comment
+Geofellas Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 The longest unfound cache in Ireland (and Great Britain) is Points West, off the coast of Galway. In May, it will have been unfound for 4 years. So how come it's only 3 star difficulty? Quote Link to comment
+klaus23 Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 The longest unfound cache in Ireland (and Great Britain) is Points West, off the coast of Galway. In May, it will have been unfound for 4 years. So how come it's only 3 star difficulty? erm... can you take that up with the owner? Quote Link to comment
+kewfriend Posted February 6, 2005 Author Share Posted February 6, 2005 Very easy to find with one small proviso, it is on an island just south of Emsworth. requires a journey of about 1/2 mile so quite a swim!!! although I believe you can get to it at low tide, though the coastguard recently rescued some children from the mud about here so I wouldn't recommend that method of transit. Name: Cold and Windy - GCKT22 never found since 11 Oct 04 give that one a miss for a while Placed by Inveralmond CH School group (and maintained by a local contact) Name: Inveralmond CH School box - GCJVHA never found since 29 June 04 I feel a bit sorry for the kids Oronsay is connected to Colonsay at low tide. You have 2 hours either side of low tide to get there and back . There is no accommodation on Oronsay so if you miss the tide you'll have to hang out there till the next one. Name: Gateway to Paradise - GCJW8R never found since 2 July 2004 along with another by 'cool-keys' Paradise ? ummm ?? and its a micro! Anyway less than 40 await their FTF now and many of those are recent Quote Link to comment
+klaus23 Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 I don't see the point of slagging those geocaches off. No doubt people placed those caches with good intentions. Just because you might not get there anytime soon does not mean that there is anything wrong with them. Quote Link to comment
+kewfriend Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 hi Klaus - slagging those geocaches off dont get me wrong, actually by drawing attention to them there's a better chance of their being FTFd. Several times I thought about GCKT22 - someone I know lives nearby but access even by boat is not a cinch. Give em a go yourself Quote Link to comment
+wildlifewriter Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 The longest unfound cache in Ireland (and Great Britain) is Points West, off the coast of Galway. In May, it will have been unfound for 4 years. This is why it hasn't been found... Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 (edited) LOL I love the pictoral explanation! BTW, as the cache hider has not logged in since 2002, do we think the cache will still be there? No danger of muggles but the silkies and kelpies may well have got it! Edited February 7, 2005 by Alibags Quote Link to comment
+dysdera Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 My cache which I placed last October has still yet to be found, and it is within a mile of the busy little town of Emsworth!!! Sometimes I wonder where the spirit of adventure has gone. Quote Link to comment
+wildlifewriter Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 BTW, as the cache hider has not logged in since 2002, do we think the cache will still be there? Given the facts that: (1) The sea comes right over the lighthouse island, during Atlantic storms. (2) There is an Atlantic storm every second Tuesday, when there's an "R" in the month. And even when there isn't. (3) The page mentions a tupperware box. It does not mention the box being protected by a frame of steel girders, bolted to solid concrete. (4) It is a strong possibility that there never was a cache there in the first place. ... your guess is as good as mine. Quote Link to comment
+klaus23 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Give em a go yourself LOL... If I was to, it would be a case of "donations welcome..." Quote Link to comment
+klaus23 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 BTW, as the cache hider has not logged in since 2002, do we think the cache will still be there? No danger of muggles but the silkies and kelpies may well have got it! Slight technicality here which only I could know... "Asterix" is no longer geocaching and lives in Australia. His father is "Obelix", who lives in the area and technically maintains the cache.... How-and-ever, Obelix is no longer active either and several of his caches have fallen into disrepair. As wlw said, the ocean has probably made off with the box by now, but until somebody physically goes there we just won't know. Quote Link to comment
+Sparrowhawk Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Heh! One gold coin put into that island cache should cause a nice stampede of FTF-attempters! Of course, the cache owner doesn't have to mention the SIZE of the coin... (still have a .10 ounce gold coin in my possession somewhere as an example...) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 My cache which I placed last October has still yet to be found, and it is within a mile of the busy little town of Emsworth!!!Sometimes I wonder where the spirit of adventure has gone. Oddly enough I was looking at this one over the weekend, and wondering "Where can I lay my hands on a Hovercraft?" Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 ah well, my hovercraft is full of eels I'm afraid! Quote Link to comment
+dysdera Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 placed with a Kayak, so get paddling. Quote Link to comment
+DomHeknows Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My cache which I placed last October has still yet to be found, and it is within a mile of the busy little town of Emsworth!!!Sometimes I wonder where the spirit of adventure has gone. Oddly enough I was looking at this one over the weekend, and wondering "Where can I lay my hands on a Hovercraft?" hmmm - used to live in emsworth AND go canoeing in the sea and other watery places....its been a long time since i've been back.... Quote Link to comment
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