Monthly Archives: October 2013

Geocaching History on Coombe Hill

Posted on October 30, 2013 by washknight

About a month ago whilst out caching locally we found HighPoint (Herts). This was a lovely large container extremely well preserved against the weather, in fact it was a container inside a container, what is known as “double skinning”. To … Continue reading →

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Halloween Hides and Creepy Caches 2013 geocaching Mega event

Posted on October 27, 2013 by washknight

Yesterday we attended our very first Geocaching Mega event which took place in Salsey Forest, Northamptonshire. It was the annual Halloween Hides and Creepy Caches event and is classified as a mega event as more than 500 people were expected … Continue reading →

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The Hills have Trees 2 – Return to Hemel

Posted on October 25, 2013 by washknight

In August 2013 Hemel Hempstead was voted the ugliest town in the UK! Now I realise that being blind, I am not very qualified to dispute this fact, nevertheless I think that is a load of tosh. Admittedly we have … Continue reading →

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Cache 2 Update

Posted on October 20, 2013 by washknight

After reporting that our second cache had gone missing even before it could be found yesterday, I thought it was only right and proper to post a short update. Despite the epic thunderstorms in and around Watford today we managed … Continue reading →

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The High and Lows of Geocaching

Posted on October 19, 2013 by washknight

Well I know this is my third blog entry for today and I promise to shut up for a bit after this one but I just felt I had to comment on the highs and lows that geocaching can cause. … Continue reading →

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Cache number 2 published!

Posted on October 19, 2013 by washknight

We finally got the OK from the reviewer today and our second geocache, SNS002 NEVER BUY EAR(GC4Q7EJ ) , has been published. It went live at around 11.30 this morning and as yet there have been no logged finds. Things … Continue reading →

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My First TravelBugs

Posted on October 19, 2013 by washknight

For my birthday I received two TravelBugs. If you don’t already know, a TravelBug is a metal tag very similar in size and shape to those displaying serial numbers that are worn around the neck of military personnel, dog tags. … Continue reading →

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Caching in Hemel – Hills, Trees, Hills, Trees, Hills, Trees

Posted on October 17, 2013 by washknight

Not having cached for over 6 days I was starting to get some serious withdrawal symptoms by the time my birthday came around. Had the weather been better on the day we would have ventured out then but it spent … Continue reading →

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First Cache gone missing

Posted on October 12, 2013 by washknight

Well I am definitely experiencing all aspects of being a cache owner at an accelerated pace. After placing it on Sunday and it being found on Monday it was then reported missing on Thursday. The person who found it first … Continue reading →

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Caches and Cake in Redbourn

Posted on October 9, 2013 by washknight

Today we decided we were in the mood to tackle a walking series of geocaches. The weather has been quite dry recently and this would mean that there wouldn’t be a lot of mud under foot hopefully. I scouted out … Continue reading →

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