Geocaching...

I've heard people talking about this hobby 'Geocaching' and decided to check it out!

Geocaching is modern day treasure hunting. Caches are hidden and the GPS Co-ordinates of the site logged on a website to allow other geocachers to search for them.
I used Geocaching.com to look for a local treasure we could hunt for. I was surprised how many there were that I had walked past every day.

We put some new batteries in Roy's GPS device (although apparently it's easier with an Iphone or similar device) and set off with Lady K, Little R and our coordinates.

On the hunt

Working with older equipment it was tricky to know if we were getting closer or further away, but we persevered and after a short hunt knew we were getting closer...There were clues along with the given co-ordinates to help narrow the search.

Up the hill

Ah ha the treasure!

We found the treasure and making sure the were no onlookers who could spoil the hunt for others by not knowing what it was and moving the box, opened the tab lock box found a selection of items and a log book. We filled in the date of our find and the name of our caching team, resealed the box and hid it in it's hidey hole again.

So that was our first find - perhaps we will have another go in the warmer weather or maybe even when we are on holiday somewhere, an interesting way to see the countryside or even city!

On the hunt x