Tag Archives: Watford

Scouts Geocaching Activity Badge

Posted on May 24, 2017 by washknight

Way back at the end of August last year, I posted an article about starting to work on the Scouts geocaching badge with Sam and some friends. An update on the situation is well overdue and whilst I said I … Continue reading →

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Scouting out and about in Cassiobury Park

Posted on September 1, 2016 by washknight

When Sam moved up from cubs to scouts in 2014, I was browsing through the available badges to see if there were any that we might be able to work on as a family. Naturally my first thought was to … Continue reading →

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Geo-Poké-cach-mon-ing

Posted on July 26, 2016 by washknight

As per my post from last week, Pokémon Go? iPhone says Pokémon No!, it was clear that playing Pokémon Go on our current phones was not going to happen. On Thursday we went into town and I came home with … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, Crocodiles and Thieving Dogs – A PugWash Adventure in Watford

Posted on April 15, 2016 by washknight

As March rolled around, it had been almost 6 months since we had been out caching with our friends Geoff and Melissa on a PugWash adventure. It wasn’t for the want to trying, but that annoying thing called life kept … Continue reading →

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Locking in the Leap Year

Posted on February 29, 2016 by washknight

It comes but once every 4 years and so finding a cache on 29th February was an absolute “must do”. Other geocachers who have been attempting to find a cache on every date of the year have been waiting for … Continue reading →

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MiniKnight’s Moving Cache

Posted on October 20, 2015 by washknight

You may well be aware of those elusive travelling geocaches. You know the ones… you know… the ones you get a sniff of on social media or get a tip off about from fellow geocachers, but never actually manage to … Continue reading →

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A Handy bit of caching in Oxhey Woods

Posted on July 30, 2015 by washknight

Keen to take a break from school uniform and supplies shopping – Sam is off to secondary school in September – I suggested a spot of geocaching. Something local and not too many was the response I got and so … Continue reading →

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In search of Watford’s first ever cache

Posted on July 21, 2015 by washknight

Whilst on a recent caching adventure in Whippendell woods (see Scouting About – A PugWash Adventure), I convinced everyone to join with me on a mini-pilgrimage to find the first cache ever placed in the Watford area. This might not … Continue reading →

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Scouting About – A PugWash Adventure

Posted on July 20, 2015 by washknight

It was way back in March that we last teamed up with our friends Geoff and Melissa (a.k.a. Smokeypugs) for a team PugWash caching adventure and although we had talked a number of times about unfurling the sails and casting … 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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