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Last Week...
It was Kent Mega weekend, more of that later in the show notes.
Picked up some cool trackables from www.pulse72geocaching.co.uk. Hopefully, the kids will be unleashing them on the world soon.
Look out for the GeoPaul interview with BananaSource - Paul should be releasing that on his Youtube channel in the coming weeks.
Benignsource solved the puzzle, set on episode 27 by Mark Pickard, putting him 2-0 up. The puzzle was Treebeard GC3QHMG
Because of Geocaching...
This weeks because of Geocaching comes from GeoPaul & Nighthawk23
Feedback...
We asked, via social media
If you could have a mutant power to help you #geocache, what would it be?
BananaSource picked finger pens - because we always forget to take a pen. These are some of the responses we got:
Collin French Superior sense of smell, attuned to plastic. Then I can smell the beggars out!
Mark Pickard Have to be psychic ability to read the thoughts of the co who hid the b****y thing
@geoT7 x-ray vision, of course! To look inside all those stumps
Ask Doctor D...
Tony Liddell If you can invent a new cache type (eg multi, virtual) what would it be?
Sams audio from Mam Tor. GC4DVK5
News & Events...
The Dragonlady Invites You #23
by fly2live2fly | GC546ZC | East Midlands, United Kingdom
BAD Hominem
by happy_hunter_hp20 | GC53ZRB | Southern England, United Kingdom
The Question is.....May
by The Amasons | GC50D3A | East Midlands, United Kingdom
"Whatever You Want"
by jamange | GC4XRAN | North Wales, United Kingdom
Other News...
Geocaching turned 14 last week, The Geocaching Doc celebrated it with a great video (There's no crying in Geocaching)
http://youtu.be/DCxVacs9FkI
The UK Cache Mag is now available in digital format on the iPad/iphone. Click HERE.
Geocaching "bomb" at rest stop http://fox8.com/2014/04/30/treasure-hunt-prompts-bomb-scare-at-i-90-rest-stop/
DIY Geocaching Bracelet http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/30/this-diy-geocaching-bracelet-shows-the-power-of-wearables/
Video of the Week...
Geocaching Basics: Making a Geocache
by AussieMark909
http://youtu.be/qq1zlIDdXrg
The Kent Mega...
Our first mega, some of our thoughts:
Life is full of small coincidences. We parked up at the mega and getting out the car next to us was GeoPaul.
Geocachers are friendly. As we were getting our gear together, the couple parked next to us asked if we logged trackables. Which we do. They had a couple of great coins to discover. We had a little chat and then went on our way.
Fish out of water at first
Learned a lot about the timing of such things - the stalls will still be there later in the day, when the crowds die down
Its a very positive atmosphere and people are very happy to talk and share their Geocaching stories
We'd plan ahead better. We missed the caches published on the day, due to not having connected to the wifi in the hotel and not having a great data signal on our phones.
Its a great opportunity to meet those people you may have spoken to online, but also meet new people.
Interview With GerryUK...
Cuckoo cache GC4C35
GerryUK's recommended cache...the spar cave earth cache by the buttons
UK Mega Information GC4HBG4 - UK Mega Event 2014 - Ayrshire and Arran
GAGB link www.gagb.org.uk
The LAB Cache experience.
Our photos of the series of caches can be found at www.ohbeep.com/gallery
Frustrating at first. We relied on just having the web link to the cache page. Big mistake, as we had very poor data connection. Had we arrived at the LAB Cache station sooner, they were handing out leaflets with the cache information on. But we could have also taken photos of the information they had on the desk.
Having finally connected long enough to grab the gpx file of the cache and loaded it in to Geosphere, off we went. Having no data was a major frustration - having received the link via e mail the day before, we should have planned better (our ignorance was our downfall).
Here's another lesson learnt, at a mega, we didn't need the co-ordinates. We just needed to follow the crowd and stop where they stopped.
The first location for this particular LAB Cache was Cache of Fame, not indicative of the quality to follow - was that deliberate?
Once we arrived at the wooded area, where the remaining caches were located, we were greeted with a number of high quality cache hides. It was a little strange being able to see where the next cache was hidden - but even being able to see GZ didn't give away the crafty hides themselves. At this point there was no need for GPSr or phone - well the phone would come in handy for logging the finds, but that could be done back home.
From memory - maybe not in the order we did them.
Cache Dispenser - a number of film canisters in tubes (made of tree bark). Our task to find the canister with the code. The previous finders did a good job of re-hiding, so it was still a challenge.
The LAB Cache - a mad scientist had set up his lab in the middle of the wood. I hope GeoPaul filmed this one, I can't remember where on the table the code was hidden?
One Cache Too Many - a cacher had set up camp in the wood and had left the next code hidden in his socks.
Picnic Cache - a nice picnic scene in the woods. From memory the cache was hidden in the picnic basket.
Treasure Cache - it seems pirates had left their swag, buried in these woods.
Pool Cache - a ball pool in the woods. Now, this should have been a real challenge, but GeoPaul found the right ball before we'd even started looking.
Crash and Dash - the most impressive of them all. A plane, crash landed, in the woods. Its pilot stuck in a nearby tree. The code we needed printed on his boot sole.
Race for FTF - two high end sports cars, crashed in to a tree. The code we needed, hidden under the bonnet of one of the cars.
Its in the cache title - again, another that should have been a real stumper (remember we'd not got the clues). Somehow I managed to pick up the VHS box with the code in it, first time of trying.
Other than the frustration of not being able to get a data connection and partly due to our lack of planning ahead, this was a great series of caches. Even the number of people looking at the same time didn't spoil the fun - it was a little like waiting your turn at crazy golf.
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