Treasure Hunt

Sorry for not posting earlier but it's been a busy week.

Last Sunday was my first attempt at geocaching.  For those of you who don't know, geocaching (pronounced gee-oh-cashing) is a modern version of a treasure hunt but where the treasure is finding the cache, not what is in the cache itself.  People hide a cache in a relatively public place and then post the co-ordinates here.  To find a cache you need either a GPS device or a compass and map (old school).  Well, I have neither - and let me tell you hand-held GPS devices are not cheap - but I borrowed my dad's Tom Tom which was good enough.

I went with my cousin V and her dog Milo.  We took a packed lunch, wrapped up warm and ventured forth to lose our geocaching virginity.

We went to Fowlmead Country Park (near Sandwich) which is a lovely place with plenty going on for those who like the outdoor life.  There is a series of five caches with a bonus cache hidden around the park.

Were we successful?  Well, partially.  We did find the location of three of the caches but only found one actual cache - finding the first one was fantastic, especially as we were just about to give up, but it was disappointing to get to the location of the second and third and not find the cache.  When I logged onto the website later to record my find, I found out that someone had found that cache about two hours later!  Who knows what happened.  Overall, I really enjoyed the day and can't wait to try again.

V and I went back to her place in the evening and finished the day playing a Wii game - very addictive.