mikenjess's Geoblog

Sep 29, 2011

Church Micro 1658 - St Mary's, Grafton Regis.

By: Wavvy Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

We've been here before but took the clue far too literally, taking too much interest in the Blunt family buried nearby. We also circled the church again and again, getting coords confused and searching (we thought) every available spot... Today I walked straight to it, found in seconds and didn't even need the item in the clue. Typical! I signed with my fountain pen as I didn't have a biro so I hope the ink didn't smudge when rolling the log back up again. TFTC [:D]

Just Northamptonshire #111

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

A little walk from 112 for a quick find. TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #107

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Nice quiet footpath today for a quick find. TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #106

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Easy parking, quick find, just how I like it! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #105

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

The footpath was really overgrown so it took a bit of a battle to get to the cache! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #104

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

The clue made sense when there! TFTC

WATER

By: Quicksilver34 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Drove past this a few times trying to find somewhere to park, gave up and parked opposite it so was glad it was a quick find! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #008

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Popped out after work. Road (lane!) was busy and a couple of lads raised an eyebrow or two as they spotted me swinging a leg over the fence. Quick find as usual. Great series! TFTC [:D]

Sep 28, 2011

Syresham Bridge #2

By: Roan65 and Ratz42 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice quick find on a footpath I had no idea existed! TFTC

Syresham Bridge #1

By: Roan65 and Ratz42 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Spent some time looking for this then realised I hadn't read the hint, it was an easy find then! TFTC

A Puzzling Purpose

By: brew-a-cache Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Micro

Tee hee We'd been meaning to do this for a while and wondered how we were going to make friends with someone who owns a cherry picker. In the end we gathered all sorts of bits and bobs from the garden shed and created a monstrously wonderous cache retrieval tool that did the job. Jess had a try and got the cache to the edge. Mike took over and the cache dropped... to the next rung down [}:)]. A swift nudge and wriggle and the cache was in our hands. Great hide, and one that won't haunt us any more! TFTC [:D]

Sep 25, 2011

Lumpy's Cache

By: scubwalker Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

was out caching with Gridfins who found it easily, finding Lumpy was harder though! TFTC

Giant V

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Found this neat hide when out placing caches and was judging proximity. Turned out I needn't have worried as my cache was refused anyway as there was another, unpublished, cache nearby. Loved how this one had me scratching my head. Actually scratching my head. In public. Great hide, TFTC [:D]

The American Trail

By: Wadders Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

After a few failed attempts to find the big church, the small cache was easy! TFTC

Sep 24, 2011

Riverside. No troll.

By: XBOXCrew Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

With the D/T rating I had scrambled down the bank and was about to take off my trainers and socks as I had spotted a suspicious looking pile of stones under the bridge. Good job I decided to double check the coords! TFTC [:D]

Dare you?

By: XBOXCrew Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

Entered the field before this one and looked at the droppings to work out the livestock rating. Too small for cows or horses, too big for sheep... what on earth? Was then chased by a very quick and large sheep. I guess it was a sheep field then! Cripes I had to run fast! Cache field was safe, thankfu lly. TFTC [:D]

Stony Stratford - take a seat!

By: WavendonWilliams Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

Popped into the Outdoor Shop after work to see their range of GPS devices. Lo and behold, they have a cache printout hanging up in their shop - "Stony Straftford - take a seat"! Well it would be rude not to go for it! TFTC [:D]

Gorrick's Spring, Calverton.

By: wavvy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Small

Took the wrong steps. Tut tut. I bet this spring used ot be a real beauty spot, so secluded. Quick find, TFTC [:D]

Church Micro 805... Calverton

By: Wavvy Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

This was a high difficulty today, as I think there had been a recent burial and many people were arriving in drips and drabs to linger and pay their respects. I nearly left it but instead was very polite and waited until they had all left. Felt very odd. TFTC

Sep 22, 2011

Brackmills Country Park - Cycle Route 6

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

well I was 25 minutes too late and was 4th to find, Northamptonshire cachers are keen! TFTC

Brackmills Country Park - You Are Here!

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A nice quick find after a failed first to find nearby! TFTC

Sep 19, 2011

'Snail Mail' ~ Parkhill

By: Wandering Westie Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

After a 2 mile walk from the hotel I was glad it was an easy find!
TFTC

Sep 18, 2011

Supermans Favourite Cache

By: TiffieldTrampers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Log book full

Overhere, Down There

By: T A G Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Oh rain, rain, rain. It can be a great asset to caching, can't it, when you are hoping noone is paying you any attention. But when you are soaked to the skin, rain is streaming down your face and your toes are squelching puddles up out of the top of your trainers one may say enough is enough. Especially when you realise as the rain begins to ease off.. that you had a brolly in your bag all along. This cache took ages as I had more rain in my eyes than braincells in my brain but got it in the end. Needed to find a spiky extraction tool to get to it.

TFTC [:D]

Overhere, Behind

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Uh oh. The passing shower that looked like a quick sprinkle has decided to lash down. Soaked! Quick find, then a dash to a nearby tree for shelter.

TFTC [:D]

Overhere, Up There!

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

A pretty rainbow in the distance warned of a shower heading this way so I hurried! Nice tree! TFTC [:D]

Overhere, In There

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Quick find, despite being over looked by six windows SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Overhere, You Know Where

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Wow, a Jolly Green Giant! Almost missed the footpath here, it was very well camouflaged.

TFTC [:D]

Overhere, But Only A Quarter!

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Oh dear. I found the source of the noise. There is a track next to the canal that bikes and quads are blaring their way around. I tried to hold a phone conversation whilst at this cache but had to hang up because it was so loud [:(]. Boat people were chugging past and weren't happy either. To round it all off, as I walked past the entrance to their field a couple of vans loaded up with bikes and their riders left to make their way home and waved farewell to me. With one finger. How pleasant. TFTC anyway. I hope future cachers have nicer experiences!

Overhere, But No Fishing!

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Cache was very tightly wedged in place but came free. There is an awful racket going on nearby (motorbikes?). I feel sorry for the locals - beautiful spot.

TFTC [:D]

Overhere, Behind there!

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

HAhaha. I laughed out loud

TFTC [:D]

The "Top Secret" British Red Telephone Box - Flore

By: T A G Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Lol. Cheeky. TFTC [:D]

The British Red Telephone Box - Eastcote

By: T A G Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Quick find. Dropped the lid in the broken glass on the floor. Why do people do this to phone boxes? Anyway, TFTC [:D]

Pound Lane

By: jerrycatcat Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

What a well kept little road. Nice quick find, TFTC [:D]

Chester

By: Athercrew Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

New log is wet already! It did smell yummy though SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Supermans Favourite Cache

By: TiffieldTrampers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Quick and easy find. TFTC [:D] Log book full.

Going Quackers in Fosters Booth!

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Nice easy find, despite the muggle car washer. Nice hide, TFTC [:D]

Sambucus in front of the Fraxinus

By: korkyfoss Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Sneaky little hide, this one. Muggle city today, too - cyclists, walkers, fishermen (!), dog walkers, cars... Got there in the end though [:D] TFTC

Bridge 26 - Stowe Hill

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Coords were pretty spot on. Liked the clue! TFTC [:D]

Bridge 25 - Weedon Wharf

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

A nice quick find. I love canal cahes, they make me want to be on a barge holiday SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Bridge 24 - The Heart of England

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice easy find. The pub looks tempting... TFTC [:D]

Bridge 23 ? Dodford Road

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice quick find. Thank goodness! TFTC [:D]

In Memory of JLC 851

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Looked at the hiding place and thought "I bet it's in there", as I've seen one of these before. I have no idea why I then proceeded to search in the wrong place for ages. What a plonker.

TFTC [:D]

Relieve the Tension

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nature's camo is dead so the cache is quite exposed now. Quick find, TFTC [:D]

Sep 17, 2011

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 7

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

We were helped by a previous log - we too spent a long time looking in the wrong place! [:D]

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 6

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

Hurrah! No wasps! Jess realised, halfway across, that this is not the first time she has stood in the middle of a canal. This one is most certainly a drier experience though. Interesting place.

TNLNSL TFTC [:D]

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 5

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Small

Nice view here. Muggled by a troop of scouts but they didn't seem to care. I wonder if they cache around here? TFTC [:D]

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 4

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Micro

The Garmin decided to throw a geotantrum but the cache was found easily enough. TFTC [:D]

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 3

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Micro

The coords were definitely out (probably out, possibly.. OK, could have been the GPS) but the cache was found after a widened search. Jess had trouble extracting the cache from it's hiding place but we got there in the end. TFTC [:D]

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 2

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Saw where this one hid from a distance. Easy find, then! Thanks [:D]

All The Fun of the Fair Trail 1

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Regular

At first we were puzzled by the name. Quick find though. TNLNSL TFTC [:D]

Ouse Valley Walk - Convenient Parking

By: WavendonWilliams Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

We spotted a likely GZ upon approach, followed the GPS around in circles for a while then trusted our initial instincts and bingo! TFTC [:D]

Ouse Valley Walk - Flood Plain

By: Wavvy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Found just before a family of fishing muggles appeared and set up camp. TFTC [:D]

Ouse Valley Walk - Bridge to Passenham

By: WavendonWilliams Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Not chosen

We found the cordinates pointed to a place much farther away from the bridge but we had our cacher's instinct switched on today. TFTC [:D]

Ouse Valley Walk - Willow

By: WavendonWilliams Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

We obediently followed the instructions on the signs: "Grazing Area" and stopped to enjoy a delicious picnic in the late sunshine. TFTC [:D]

Ouse Valley Walk - Stony sluice

By: WavendonWilliams Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Spotted this one on approach. Admired the simple yet effective camo - great idea! TFTC [:D]

Ouse Valley Walk - Mill Stream

By: WavendonWilliams Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

We had cover from muggles in the form of a very loud football match being conducted nearby in an unfamiliar language. Lovely mill stream. TFTC [:D]

This entry was edited by mikenjess on Saturday, 17 September 2011 at 22:45:41 UTC.

Who Do You Think You Are Hanslope?

By: Green Brigade Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

That's funny, Jess has been meaning to stop off by this one for a while and the cache was exactly the type of cache she was expecting... but this is a replacement? Hmm. I wonder what the last one was? Nice to be FTF the new one SMILIE, and a nice fresh log to sign.

TFTC [:D]

Fishing around

By: frenchtart Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Other

Yes it was an easy find but well camoed all the same. Nice hide! TFTC [:D]

The Navigation - Castlethorpe Wharf - nano

By: Frenchtart Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Stopped off and a quick search (with much referring to maps!) brought forth the cache. TFTC! [:D]

Sep 15, 2011

Just Northamptonshire #001

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Was passing nearby so had to get the first of this series! TFTC

Take A Pew.

By: Scott Cache Seekers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Nice walk, quick find, then pub lunch, perfect! TFTC

Sep 14, 2011

Just Northamptonshire #045

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

This was part of a 30 mile detour on the way home to get more of this series! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #044

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Another of this series on my 30 mile detour after work! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #043

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

This was a suprisingly busy road, nice quick find. TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #042

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

It has been windy recently which might explain why this cache had gone for a little "wonder", he was signed and put back in the correct place! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #041

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Another cache in this series on my 30 mile detour home from work! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #040

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Nice hint! TFTC

Sep 12, 2011

The Olde Smugglers Treasure

By: JerseyLetch Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

I don't seem to have much luck caching in Jersey so was pleased that this was a quick find!, especially in such a nice spot. TFTC

Sep 11, 2011

Storton Pits

By: TheBramblers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

A nice walk on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Didn't have all the info, but, as previous logs said, the final place was obvious. TFTC [:D]

Sep 9, 2011

REALLY SideTracked - Northampton Bridge Street

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A quick cache before a pint and a chinese :) Yum! TFTC [:D]

Sep 5, 2011

Border CH / F_#1

By: schirmi53 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A quick find when the many muggles had moved on. TFTC

Sep 4, 2011

Kissel Nano's - Packhorse Bridge

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

Popped out for a quick nano or three before lunch. Nearly muggled by what seemed to be a car based treasure hunt going on in the village.

Lovely spot.

TFTC [:D]

Kissel Nano's - The Quiet One

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

Popped out for a quick nano or three before lunch. Found this one very quickly now we know what to look for.

TFTC [:D]

Kissel Nano's - The Noisy One

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

Popped out for a quick nano or three before lunch. Found this one after a good few minutes head scratching!

TFTC [:D]

Sep 3, 2011

Brackmills Country Park - Muddy Puddle (sometimes)

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

[:D][:D][:D][:D] [:D] FTF [:D] [:D][:D][:D][:D] Woohoo!
We were so chuffed to get this one - our very first First To Find.

Can't believe I missed this one the other day but that's how it goes!

TFTC [:D]

Brackmills Country Park - The Pond re-visited

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Very nice hide. We like your style! TFTC [:D]

Ash in Ivy

By: millies gang Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Nice easy find, couldn't have been easier if it had swung into the path and landed at our feet. OK that's an exaggeration but it was a nice easy cache to get and still nicely hidden! TNLNSL TFTC [:D]

Brackmills Country Park - A Clearing

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Lovely new log sheet, lovely quick find. TFTC [:D]

Brackmills Country Park - The Bridge

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

We were muggled by our friends here a long, long time ago so it was technically a DNF but today we have no friends. Nearby.

Found nice and quickly, TFTC [:D]

Brackmills Country Park - A Different Style?

By: JaandJa Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

A long, long time ago, well - six months ago anyway - mikenjess went out for a walk to see if they could hunt out their 4th cache. They came to A Different Style full of hope and confidence. Alas! They searched in the wrong place. Convinced it was in a prickly place, they concentrated their search there. They had read the previous logs for clues, you see, which was their downfall. They were yet to develop their cacher's instinct. Defeated, they plodded on around Brackmills country park and luckily went on to find a few more caches. It was because of this little jaunt that their Geospirit was ignited and they knew then that this Geocaching lark was to take over their spare time. Today they returned to A Different Style to see out their 704th cache and walked straight to it. Practice makes perfect. The End TFTC [:D]

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