Category Archives: Geocaching Events

A Triple Monkey at the Geolympix 2016 MEGA

Posted on August 2, 2016 by washknight

On Sunday we attended the Geolympix Mega event that was being held on the Ashridge estate which sits almost slap bang on the borders of Beds, Bucks and Herts and is just over a half an hour drive away from … Continue reading →

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Geolympix Ashridge 2016 – We’re Going!

Posted on July 30, 2016 by washknight

What is the Geolympix? In a nutshell… it is a geocaching event held to coincide with the Summer Olympics. It was first held in 2012 and proved to be such a success that the organisers plan to hold it every … Continue reading →

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We could be Heros

Posted on September 22, 2015 by washknight

Since we started caching back in 2013, Groundspeak, the company responsible for geocaching.com, have come up with some form of initiative each summer to try and keep people’s interest in geocaching alive. So far, we haven’t needed any such challenges … Continue reading →

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Chipperfield Rebooted

Posted on September 20, 2015 by washknight

Each month the local Facebook group for geocachers in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire holds an event, usually at a pub somewhere closes to where the boundaries of the three counties meet. Quite often this means that the events are a … Continue reading →

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Mega… Meh

Posted on August 3, 2015 by washknight

If you read other UK geocaching blogs there is a good chance that you have come across one or more articles recently about this year’s UK Mega event that was held in Essex at the beginning of August. This entry … Continue reading →

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An EVENTful evening

Posted on July 25, 2015 by washknight

On Wednesday we attended a local geocaching event BBH 91 – Bordering on a Road Trip (GC5XGZJ). The Beds, Bucks & Herts Facebook group has an event every month but most of the time we aren’t able to go. This … Continue reading →

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πevents³ = 1000 milestone

Posted on March 17, 2015 by washknight

This Saturday just gone was PI day. What the heck is that I hear you ask. Well, if you subscribe to the american date format, which america assume the entire world does but actually only they do, then the date … Continue reading →

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Caching into 2015

Posted on January 2, 2015 by washknight

Now that 2015 is upon us, I have been giving some thought to what I would like to achieve with regards to geocaching this year. I have refrained from setting very challenging goals as this may lead to undue pressure … Continue reading →

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2014 Geocaching Review

Posted on December 31, 2014 by washknight

2014 was our first full year of geocaching and as it draws to a close I thought it would be interesting to review a few statistics and remember some of the highlights. We found 479 caches compared to 397 in … Continue reading →

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Socialising, Baking Nuclear Fallout and becoming an Achiever

Posted on August 22, 2014 by washknight

nWith only the Socialiser award left to collect to complete the 7 Souvenirs of August challenge (see my previous blog entry 7 Souvenirs for 7 Cachers) we needed to attend a geocaching event. With fantastic luck, our good friends Geoff … Continue reading →

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