Fifteen years ago the first geo cache was hidden and now today there are thousands out and about, nana small to large boxes. Some are very sneaky but all give a sense of achievement once they have been located and the log signed.
If we go out and get one today and log it, then we receive a virtual certificate on our profile.
I have a tracking bug that I picked up earlier in the week which I will pass along today. It is a small polar bear and its owner wanted it to travel the world, so far it has travelled over 28,000 kms. I will help it travel 40 kms.
These travel bugs are logged, picked up and left by geo cachers to move along as quickly as possible. This is the second that I have collected and sent packing.
There are heaps of caches around this area but most of them as traditionals. I think there are about seven different types, including Multi, Mystery and letter boxes.
Usually there is a bit of a story about the place that the cache take one to or a reason why it could be a nice park, some historical place or just good scenery, they are all different.
My favourite has been one Sheridan and I did in Darwin. We had had a big day, 28 in a day and this was called a ghost run or similar, Ghost was certainly in the title. We had to walk about 800 metres up a fire track and then branch off into the bush. When we got close, there were white material shaped like ghosts hanging from a tree and we needed to be looking for a ghost gum. The cache was at the base of ghost gum.
All that is needed to cache is a phone with a GPS and a bit of a sense of adventure.We have found about 128 so far, still a novice.
Today I hope to finish my TOTT bag, (stands for tools of the trade) photos to come when I get it finished.
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