Caching Map PRE-Dec '07...and...Caching Map POST-Dec '07
Friday, 14 December 2007
Well! That changed the map a bit!
Well, our trip Ooop North certainly livened up our Caching Map!!! 6 counties added - and check out Northumberland!!!
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Eventful Weekend!
Well, it's about time I wrote another blog entry!
We went to Northumberland this weekend. We managed to bag about 8 Caches (and DNF about 2 or 3) on the way up (and so a 4 hours jounrey took us about 8...) including one we had DNF'd before (no idea how, except it was a MM and I was expecting a micro, and it wasn't lol) It was dark by the time we got there, but our last Cache was an ammo can which was good, evne if all the TBs had been taken the day before :(
Saturday we were going to go to Scotland...but our morning walk took longer than expected, so we decided on some local Caching instead...unfortunately it started to snow, our first snow caching experience, and we couldn't find the first Cache we tried. It wasn't meant to stick so we pushed on...found the next one, but stupidly left the lights and radio on, with the engine off..and ran down the battery...had to get a farmer to come jump start us (with a bit of a Christmas moment - he was just observing a calf being born!) Started off back to the farm gingerly...the snow had stuck...tried beeping my horn on one of the tight bends, only for the revs to die and the ABS to kick in and dump us in a ditch (about 10 yards from a pond!) Fortunately the darling car had enough grip to get us back on the road, and we made it home safely!
Sunday we decided on Scotland, via the DNF and some other local Caches, plus some on the A68 - as many had TBs for Scotland in. Managed to ifnd yesterday's DNF (yay! Plus a trig and a sotne circle!) Then off along Hadrian's wall for two more. Unfortunately the TBs were gone (when we finally found the small-not-regular-as-claimed Cache after the GPS had a wobbler) so it was a bit of a waste of time really. By now it was about 12:30...not idea for a trip to Scotland - it was also meant to be about -2 up there!!!
Set off along the A68, intending to get an LQ, but discovered it would be a bit of a walk, wich tend to turn into an hour for us, so we left it. The GPS was not in the mood going north, and we basically missed most of the Caches anyway - then again they looked like walks too! Bit grumpy by the time we got to the Border, but took pics of the long distance TBs for proof. The clouds had come right down, and it was raining, and I was all for going back, asthe road down from Kielder tends to flood easily! schnarff said we should carry on, as there was lots of traffic around, and so we did
As it turned out the road in Scotland was pretty good, and we found our way easily to As Far as the Eye Can See. We elft wrighty's TB here, as he would have appreciated the view (And the ABH - we were at about 1100 foot! Sorry wrighty, we drive though!!! *lol*)
Continued on to Border Crossing, a lovely Cache - easy parking, good instructions, and an Ammo Can! It was getting dark by now, but we stopped off for a few near Kielder Water. We DNFd one, but found another (which was a bonus as schnarff suddenly realised we had been to the spot before!) Kielder was eerily empty - schnarff has just discovered they drain it every 10 years to do an engineering check on the dam, nice to know it was intended - it was very strange - but we feel priviledged to have seen such a strange sight!!!
schnarff decided to direct us to see if we could find jsut one more in the dark. Unfortunately it turned out to be over half a mile walk each way, so was no good. Couldn't find a decent way home, so turned round only to be drIven off the road by some nutter coming the other way! The car fishtailed all over the place, but I somehow kept it on the road (didn't do schnarff's back any good though!) We think it may now have a fuel leak, as it only did 270 miles home and the tank is empty :( Still. We're alive, and it's not written off, so not too bad!
Left the farm very late Monday morning (as I had managed to park in the mud trying to turn the car round for schnarff to get out in the rain - only to sink in the mud and need pulling out by the farmer!) Decided to stuff it and go into Hexham and grab some more Caches before we left. Also got a MM on the way home, avoiding a bit of traffic and having a leg stretch - we got home quite late, with loads of jobs to do, but on the whole it was a successful weekend!
We ended up with 20 for the weekend - up to 164 - looking much healthier for hitting schnarff's 175 target before year's end! Plus loads of TBs mvoed along (hopefully int h eright directions!)
Now we just have to log it all - YAWN!
PS Got home to find about 6 more SideTrackeds :O There are now 63 active ones (plus 3 archived) It's almost a full time job! We'll be at 100 before we know it...and I don't think my Geocoin celebration will be viable by then, ah well!
We went to Northumberland this weekend. We managed to bag about 8 Caches (and DNF about 2 or 3) on the way up (and so a 4 hours jounrey took us about 8...) including one we had DNF'd before (no idea how, except it was a MM and I was expecting a micro, and it wasn't lol) It was dark by the time we got there, but our last Cache was an ammo can which was good, evne if all the TBs had been taken the day before :(
Saturday we were going to go to Scotland...but our morning walk took longer than expected, so we decided on some local Caching instead...unfortunately it started to snow, our first snow caching experience, and we couldn't find the first Cache we tried. It wasn't meant to stick so we pushed on...found the next one, but stupidly left the lights and radio on, with the engine off..and ran down the battery...had to get a farmer to come jump start us (with a bit of a Christmas moment - he was just observing a calf being born!) Started off back to the farm gingerly...the snow had stuck...tried beeping my horn on one of the tight bends, only for the revs to die and the ABS to kick in and dump us in a ditch (about 10 yards from a pond!) Fortunately the darling car had enough grip to get us back on the road, and we made it home safely!
Sunday we decided on Scotland, via the DNF and some other local Caches, plus some on the A68 - as many had TBs for Scotland in. Managed to ifnd yesterday's DNF (yay! Plus a trig and a sotne circle!) Then off along Hadrian's wall for two more. Unfortunately the TBs were gone (when we finally found the small-not-regular-as-claimed Cache after the GPS had a wobbler) so it was a bit of a waste of time really. By now it was about 12:30...not idea for a trip to Scotland - it was also meant to be about -2 up there!!!
Set off along the A68, intending to get an LQ, but discovered it would be a bit of a walk, wich tend to turn into an hour for us, so we left it. The GPS was not in the mood going north, and we basically missed most of the Caches anyway - then again they looked like walks too! Bit grumpy by the time we got to the Border, but took pics of the long distance TBs for proof. The clouds had come right down, and it was raining, and I was all for going back, asthe road down from Kielder tends to flood easily! schnarff said we should carry on, as there was lots of traffic around, and so we did
As it turned out the road in Scotland was pretty good, and we found our way easily to As Far as the Eye Can See. We elft wrighty's TB here, as he would have appreciated the view (And the ABH - we were at about 1100 foot! Sorry wrighty, we drive though!!! *lol*)
Continued on to Border Crossing, a lovely Cache - easy parking, good instructions, and an Ammo Can! It was getting dark by now, but we stopped off for a few near Kielder Water. We DNFd one, but found another (which was a bonus as schnarff suddenly realised we had been to the spot before!) Kielder was eerily empty - schnarff has just discovered they drain it every 10 years to do an engineering check on the dam, nice to know it was intended - it was very strange - but we feel priviledged to have seen such a strange sight!!!
schnarff decided to direct us to see if we could find jsut one more in the dark. Unfortunately it turned out to be over half a mile walk each way, so was no good. Couldn't find a decent way home, so turned round only to be drIven off the road by some nutter coming the other way! The car fishtailed all over the place, but I somehow kept it on the road (didn't do schnarff's back any good though!) We think it may now have a fuel leak, as it only did 270 miles home and the tank is empty :( Still. We're alive, and it's not written off, so not too bad!
Left the farm very late Monday morning (as I had managed to park in the mud trying to turn the car round for schnarff to get out in the rain - only to sink in the mud and need pulling out by the farmer!) Decided to stuff it and go into Hexham and grab some more Caches before we left. Also got a MM on the way home, avoiding a bit of traffic and having a leg stretch - we got home quite late, with loads of jobs to do, but on the whole it was a successful weekend!
We ended up with 20 for the weekend - up to 164 - looking much healthier for hitting schnarff's 175 target before year's end! Plus loads of TBs mvoed along (hopefully int h eright directions!)
Now we just have to log it all - YAWN!
PS Got home to find about 6 more SideTrackeds :O There are now 63 active ones (plus 3 archived) It's almost a full time job! We'll be at 100 before we know it...and I don't think my Geocoin celebration will be viable by then, ah well!
Thursday, 15 November 2007
WWFM Vids
Videos of our event can be seen at:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v8jt-mP3HoU (6 mins)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e_xgLwEjuFw (1 minute edit with stills)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v8jt-mP3HoU (6 mins)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=e_xgLwEjuFw (1 minute edit with stills)
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Ooops!
Gosh. Well, I've proved my sister right! She said I'd never keep up my daily blogging!
As it is I've not even managed to blog every time we've gone Caching! Still, I have had an Event to organise! It was awesome fun! If you missed it, come to the next one! I made some really great friends in the committee, and even managed to bump into the one who couldn't be there for the event - BRILL!!! Had loads of positive comments, great after all the bitching on the forums. If you've never hosted an event, DO IT, it's a blast! Can't wait to do it again!
We never went Motocaching, we went for the wrighty's and got all 5 FTFs! We also got one yesterday (one of the seed Caches from the event!)
We beat our record, getting 10 Caches on the day of the event, did lots of Caching in a big group - great fun!
That's it for now, far too much to do (I've only just finished logging all the Caches from Satruday and yesterday!)
schnarff says we have to get 175 before the end of the year, as we are suddenly at 138 after several 'large' trips
As it is I've not even managed to blog every time we've gone Caching! Still, I have had an Event to organise! It was awesome fun! If you missed it, come to the next one! I made some really great friends in the committee, and even managed to bump into the one who couldn't be there for the event - BRILL!!! Had loads of positive comments, great after all the bitching on the forums. If you've never hosted an event, DO IT, it's a blast! Can't wait to do it again!
We never went Motocaching, we went for the wrighty's and got all 5 FTFs! We also got one yesterday (one of the seed Caches from the event!)
We beat our record, getting 10 Caches on the day of the event, did lots of Caching in a big group - great fun!
That's it for now, far too much to do (I've only just finished logging all the Caches from Satruday and yesterday!)
schnarff says we have to get 175 before the end of the year, as we are suddenly at 138 after several 'large' trips
Friday, 2 November 2007
Busy Busy!!! And motocaching!
Well, been a bit busy for blogging recently - SideTracked is really taking off- 6 new Cahces were placed last week, and we're now up to 25! Plans for SideTracked in BRUM are also racing along, and the event is now only 8 days away! Numbers are rising so lots more work to do before I'm ready!!!
Got a busy weekend ahead too, with lots of firework parties to go to, visiting the family and picking up Mother-in-law, and before all that....
The "Unfortunate Street Names Set Strike" mission! Every time I ride my bike I just think it would be so cool to go Caching on them - easy to get through traffic, easy to park. schnarff suggested a raid on Redditch this weekend, or doing the USNS. I suggested, since none of that would be fun for the dog, that maybe we should try it on the bikes!
So, this weekend - MOTOCACHING! We'll let you know how it goes! The route has been planned meticulously, and we're gonna fit in a couple of SideTrackeds hopefully! In fact I spotted a station while I was plotting the route, only for thecheekygirls to hide a Cache there a few hours later!!! So, 13 is the plan, no longer 12, but we'll probably end up with less that that! May well be an 'in one day' record on the cards though!
UH-OH Wrighty may have just scuppered our plans - he's hidden a series of five new ones! :O
(That also messes up our nice 37% score on Wrightys - we were at 30/82 after last weekend...!)
Got a busy weekend ahead too, with lots of firework parties to go to, visiting the family and picking up Mother-in-law, and before all that....
The "Unfortunate Street Names Set Strike" mission! Every time I ride my bike I just think it would be so cool to go Caching on them - easy to get through traffic, easy to park. schnarff suggested a raid on Redditch this weekend, or doing the USNS. I suggested, since none of that would be fun for the dog, that maybe we should try it on the bikes!
So, this weekend - MOTOCACHING! We'll let you know how it goes! The route has been planned meticulously, and we're gonna fit in a couple of SideTrackeds hopefully! In fact I spotted a station while I was plotting the route, only for thecheekygirls to hide a Cache there a few hours later!!! So, 13 is the plan, no longer 12, but we'll probably end up with less that that! May well be an 'in one day' record on the cards though!
UH-OH Wrighty may have just scuppered our plans - he's hidden a series of five new ones! :O
(That also messes up our nice 37% score on Wrightys - we were at 30/82 after last weekend...!)
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