mikenjess's Geoblog

Nov 30, 2011

The Heyford Embankment

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

Like others I followed the hint rather than the GPS, big mistake! Cache was quite exposed. TFTC

Nov 29, 2011

The Wall

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

[:D][:D][:D]FTF[:D][:D][:D] Looking at the GZ I was worried it might be quite a search, I guess I got lucky and found it straight away! TFTC

Blank Kit Box

By: firemountain24 Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Woohoo! Jess solved a puzzle! *proud* Not normally adept at puzzles... at all. [:I]

Anyway, as soon as she saw this puzzle she had a good old go, but realised it was harder than she thought. She tried the next night and followed so very many tangents trying to find a lead. Did you know that there is an exchange box (?) at the publish ed coords on Google Street View with a yellow coloured square on the side of it? [:O] I kid you not. Firemountain24 was not giving anything away, and rightly so, so Mike and Jess bounced more ideas around but got nowhere. Jess even asked TAG if he had a clue and they explored a few avenues online bu t they all were dead ends.

Then Jess screwed her big head firmly on and announced that she would try solving the coordinates like huge algebraic formulae... [V] EPIC fail!!!

Thank goodness Firemountain24 published a second clue. SMILIE

A couple more dead ends and a little more twisting of ideas an d Jess spotted something. She stuffed the info into the formula and didn't even check her calculations *excited, lol* properly before checking it out on geochecker.

Well, she had spent so much time on this one that she just couldn't leave it and proudly told Mike and insisted that they go out and find it. Luckily Mike was as up for it as she was and they headed out into the night. Mike is better at finds so he did the honours at GZ while Jess got spooked by an approaching car (ghost car) that killed its lights and disappeared into thin air.

Clean log book =

[:D][:D][:D][:D]
[:D]FTF[:D] @8pm
[:D][:D][:D][:D]

Thanks for the prize and thanks for the cache SMILIE

Berlington Bertie?

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

[:D][:D][:D]FTF[:D][:D][:D] A team effort, Jess solved the puzzle, Mike found the cacheSMILIE The cache container made me smile. TFTC

Alphabet Challenge #9

By: SCFurniss Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I was on my way past so had to stop! Nice quick find TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #074

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

Quick find. The log was damp and starting to grow some interesting types of mould! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #073

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

Took a bit of hunting for this one, not sure why as it was in an obvious spot! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #072

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

Another small random lane that I would never have driven along had it not been for caching! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #071

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

The cache was the perfect size for this hide! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #070

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

Again another convenient concrete parking spot on the county boarder! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #069

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

A nice considerate concrete parking spot by the cache which my car appreciated! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #068

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

I guess the cache was a perfect size for this hiding place! TFTC

Nov 28, 2011

Just Northamptonshire #112

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

I tried to find this one back in the summer and spent ages looking around the GZ with no success. Today I walked straight to it, strange how that happens! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #110

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

A cache beside a parking spot, very considerate! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #109

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

This cache was 2 strides from the car, maybe I should have parked a bit closer! TFTC

Just Northamptonshire #108

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

The first one of this series today, nice quick find. TFTC

AIR

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

I was in the area so thought I would get another of this series. Nice quick find beside where I parked the car. TFTC

Nov 27, 2011

Motorway Mayhem M1 - Banbury Lane

By: firemountain24 Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

[:D][:D][:D]FTF[:D][:D][:D] 16 minutes from publication to having the cache in our hands, our new recordSMILIE Nice quick find TFTC

Zebra Fix

By: Helen of TheBramblers Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Wow, that was a toughie! We looked at this one for ages with no clue whatsoever. Thankfully the radio was tuned into Nudge FM and we got started on stage one. We headed off to the final location without the coords but had committed the googlemap image to memory and the find was easy! This puzzle really had us going for a long while, very tricky! Thanks for the fun cache [:D]

Nov 26, 2011

Secret Squares

By: Lord_Blackadder Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Small

Do you live here Lord Blackadder? [:I] It seemed like we were on private property! We had a bit of a hunt once at GZ but only for a few minutes, nice puzzle SMILIE TFTC [:D].

The British Red Telephone Box - Middleton

By: lanc474 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

This was a QEF (Quick Easy Find). TFTC! [:D]

What a View (Rockingham Castle)

By: lanc474 Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice little walk in the evening light. A quick find. We wondered for a second if we were first to find but checked and we were only first to find the new cache SMILIE That's still good! TFTC [:D]

Just Northamptonshire #076

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

A very busy road. Luckily we didn't have to search for long and no-one suspected us. TFTC [:D]

Just Northamptonshire #075

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

A rambler-muggle was on her way to so we turned on the Super-Search mode to find and sign before she arrived. We did, thank goodness. Boy we are speedy today [;)] TFTC [:D]

She Epitomised This

By: Fluffy's Revenge Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Well now, that was clever :) Jess spotted the solution but didn't 'see' the solution. She spent far too much time enjoying Google Streetview! I hope I haven't said too much. We chuckled over The Art Angell's log which we remembered when walking back from the find. The cache was guarded by two muggles today; one slow-walking rambler (more of a meanderer) and one even slower-walking dog walker. At one point we even had to walk off with the cache as there was no way of replacing. Still, we did and it is safe and exactly as described. TFTC [:D]

The British Red Telephone Box - Bringhurst

By: lanc474 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Quick find, standard phone box cache [:D] Log book was full, found a small gap to add our signature. TFTC [:D]

Trip Trap II

By: mattyboy Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Small

Crikey - just noticed this hasn't been found for ages. We stopped off to find this cache today as we needed it for our D/T grid, believe it or not! The find was quick. There seems to be a lot of damage at GZ but the cache was there in a likely hiding place. The lid was open due to the stickers inside poking out and there was no log book I'm afraid. It doesn't look like it's been muggled though. We found a receipt on the ground nearby so signed that and popped it in the cache. TFTC [:D]

Corby Steel #7 - Steelmen

By: Evenin' All Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

A quick visit before the theatre this evening. Boy it's cold; we popped in to the swimming pool to warm up for a minute after we had found and replaced the cache. We could see how the difficulty rating is deserved - it must be very very muggly by day. TFTC [:D]

A Perfect View

By: SEJ & B Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Micro

Hurrah! A cache to help tick off the boxes in our D/T grid. Thanks! We found the cache after a short search, hampered only by the lack of light which, incidentally, meant we couldn't appreciate the view. We are sure it is as great as you claim though SMILIE There were a million (or maybe a dozen) snails guarding the cache this evening. TFTC [:D]

Alphanumeric Northants - C

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

We kicked off our Alphanumeric series collection with C. A tempting series!! Wonder how long it'll take us... [;)] On the way to the cache we admired the trees growing through the fence. How bizarre. How do they still grow?! Anyway, TFTC [:D]

Nov 25, 2011

Alphabet Challenge #23

By: SCFurniss Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Nice quick find, the hint took me sraight to it. TFTC

Alphabet Challenge #22

By: SCFurniss Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I spent a long time here looking, mainly because I navigated using the GPS and was looking at the hint/logs on my phone, only to find I was looking at the hints to Alphabet 23! TFTC

Accessible by Horse II

By: MonteChristo Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I spent quite some time here looking, when I found it I couldn't believe it took so long! TFTC

Accessible by Horse

By: MonteChristo Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Other

Nice to see such an old cache! TFTC

Nov 24, 2011

Pond Life

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

Nice quick find, mainly from reading previous logs. TFTC

A Fosse crossing

By: korkyfoss Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

It was a lovely walk up to GZ and a nice quick find TFTC

Nov 23, 2011

Alphabet Challenge #30

By: SCFurniss Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Nice quick find which is good as it was getting dark! TFTC

Nov 22, 2011

Candle Bridge

By: Silver-Fox Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

It took me a couple of laps over and under this bridge before the GPS made it's mind up for a quick find. TFTC

Nov 21, 2011

Disused Railway Bridge, Dodford #2

By: chillypenguin Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

SMILIESMILIESMILIEFTFSMILIESMILIESMILIE A nice little monday morning treat, I guess I didn't need to rush over quite so fast though! TFTC

Disused Railway Bridge, Dodford #1

By: chillypenguin Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

SMILIESMILIESMILIEFTFSMILIESMILIESMILIE Nice little hide and walk along the byway from Dodford, don't think I will take may car along there though! TFTC

Nov 20, 2011

Lock 10 - Show Me The Way

By: firemountain24 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Clever :) All characters were behaving as they should today. We spent far too long looking for the cache however because all the trees had appeared to have dumped their leaves in the same spot and completely covered the hiding place!

TFTC [:D]

From A to B

By: firemountain24 Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Jess needed a little guidance on the puzzle as she was convinced it was more complicated than it is! Hey ho, coords found and Mike and Jess set off with the GPS. A man was sitting at GZ reading a book even though it was very, very cold. Odd!

TFTC [:D]

Northants All Blacks Kiwi Cache

By: Norfolk12 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Jess has been here before with no luck. Mike came to help and found the cache pretty quickly even though it was well camouflaged. TFTC [:D]

long arm of the nene

By: lankeyfinch-Adopted by The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Micro

We have been here before and failed miserably. We have searched every obvious nook and cranny but it's a nice place to hang out so all's cool [:D] Today we took a chance on a new location and found the cache very quickly. A clever hide!

TFTC [:D]

Nov 19, 2011

Just For Jess!

By: T A G Difficulty: 5.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Not chosen

Embarrassed? Me? Well, erm, yes [:I] but I'll not let on why!

Thanks for placing this here, TAG. I've got to say it's an evil one alright! Five and a half difficulty I think.

I saw this one in my inbox this morning and grinned the biggest grin [:D] I had an hour or two before work so I donned my walking boots an d headed on over to GZ.

I can quite proudly state that didn't get lost. [;)]

When I got there I was sure I'd find the cache straight away. But ohhhhhhhhh no. I was like a ferret in a warren in those arches. An empty pawed ferret at that! I spent over an hour; I looked here, I looked there, I look ed in, out, under, on top, around... I lifted things I shouldn't have lifted, I scrabbled and scrambled, I thought outside the box, I tried to engage my cacher's instinct...

Unfortunately I hadn't eaten any breakfast and I was losing energy and brainpower fast. A text message to TAG admitted as muc h and even though I deserve no mercy [:D] he must have felt sorry for me and pointed out I was in completely the wrong place.

A fresh hunt was on and a few more wrong turns before the cache was finally found (hurrah!) in the sneakiest of all sneaky places. Why I oughta... I was so grateful for tha t phone call because I would never have found it there in a month of Sundays. Not even two months. I wouldn't have given up though [:D]

I was also grateful because I was late for work by now and muddy, so I had to drive directly to school and hope the mud would magically dry up and shed by the time I got there. I don't think the kids noticed!

As I was taking a few snaps to add to the log Mr and Mrs Firemountain24 appeared in the same wrong place that I'd started in! Great minds think alike. SMILIE Lovely to see you both again.

From here we popped over to TAG's 49th, another evil hide!

Jess [ :D]

Alternative Directions

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

Well, I was in the area [:D] I have been here before...

Nice cache; I enjoyed the acrobatics.

TFTC [:D]

TAG's 49th

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Other

Oh lord, you really do know how to make caches hard to find, don't you?! I headed over to this one as I was taking a break from the horrendously difficult cache up the road. On this first hunt all I found was rust, dust and magazines of an adult nature. I kid you not.

On the second hunt (after a PAF) the cache was revealed. Phew!

I have no idea why I couldn't find t his on previous visits...

Sorry for the error in the note below. Hope you enjoyed the walk [;)]

TFTC [:D]

Nov 18, 2011

Fox's walk 2 - Tranquil corner

By: Silver-Fox, Vixey and Cubs Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Small

Lovely walk to the cache, although it did take longer to find than it should! TFTC

Nov 17, 2011

Puddled Ken Ken

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

Worked out the correct coords last night after sitting on the wrong coords for a long time! Popped by after work to find the cache which was exactly where I thought it was going to be. Cool spot. TFT brain workout and TFTC [:D]

Nov 16, 2011

FLY AWAY

By: the big bulldog Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Made me smile when I saw the cache! TFTC

Nov 15, 2011

Bridge 41

By: Silver-Fox and Vixey Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

nice quick find, another one done in this series! TFTC

Bridge ?

By: Silver-Fox and Vixey Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

I think I stumbled apon rush hour here as I had to wait quite some time for two narrow boats and muggle walkers to move on! TFTC

Nov 14, 2011

Hosed Down

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

Well I spent some time looking here this morning but failed. While driving away I saw TAG driving down the road towards it and thought "there is a man who will find the cache"! So I turned around and followed him, and sure enough he did find it. Happy with a second to find on this one! TFTC

The British Red Telephone Box - Lamport

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

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

Just Roll With It

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

Having met TAG back along the road it was time to see how an experienced cacher works, well I think we must have looked at the same spot about 4 or 5 times before seeing the "unmissable" cache! TFTC

Made Well

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

Woo hoo, at last a first to find for Mike! I normally arrive late or crumble under the pressure!
TFTC

Nov 13, 2011

Cheeping and Chirping

By: Merlin-K Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Not chosen

Joined forces with TAG and SCFurniss to discover what this chirping business is all about. Very clever! We liked this one, thanks for setting it. Lovely to see you TAG and SCFurniss [:D]

On a pleasant afternoon we walked around for a little while before picking up the chirp. Carol interpreted the chirp clue straight away and TAG spotted the cache container and went to get it. Jess would never have been able to get to this one on her own! W ell, she'd have had a good go!

Interesting set up with the container (clever [;)]), cache and the film canister. We almost thought it was the cache but had read the description so left it alone.

Nice hide, TFTC [:D]

The secret policemans ball

By: easy tigers Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Mike set about signing the log while Jess 'ohh'ed and 'ahh'ed about the story. She then grounded your love... by sprinkling the hearts on the floor by accident. She knew they were in there, why did she turn the cache over to tip out the log book?! Don't worry they are all picked up and replaced. [:I] TFTC [:D]

TAG's 49th

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 4.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Other

Visited today but think the item in the clue is missing. Have spoken to TAG to let him know. On these logs are you typing your message to the CO or to other cachers? I have never quite worked that one out. Anyway, think it's gone....... Hope not.

Nov 12, 2011

Hosed Down

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

Arrived at GZ to find two vehicles parked up. Hurrah, I thought, fellow cachers to catch up with. Alas, the vehicles belonged to bird watchers with the most enormous lenses I have ever seen. They prepped a nearby post (with something delicious in bird terms, I'm guessing), and looked as if they were ready to wait the whole day for the perfect photograph.

I had a quick glance around but could not commit to a proper hunt. Oh well.

Thorpe Malsor #9

By: W41KER Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice camo SMILIE I think the magnetism has gone though but it is not a problem. Last of the series, an enjoyable if quite spooky walk in the dark. This one was quite overlooked so I had to be careful of muggles but patience paid off.

TFTC [:D]

Thorpe Malsor #8

By: W41KER Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Hmm. Well I was prepared for a good long search here but it was actually fairly quick. It was in an unexpected place though so I will email the CO. TFTC [:D]

Thorpe Malsor #7

By: W41KER Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Cool cache! This is what I imagined all caches were like when I first learnt about geocaching. A straightforward cache in a straightforward place. I like it. TFTC [:D]

Thorpe Malsor #6

By: W41KER Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

The GPS chirped so I looked for the nearest place. Now, even though the night was pitch black I was walking this route without a torch. My batteries were nearly gone so I was saving the torchlight for when I really needed it. Your series is quite a spooky one in the dark without a torch! Anyway, at GZ according to the GPS I flicked the torch on for a second and a second is all I needed. TFTC [:D]

Thorpe Malsor #5

By: W41KER Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

OK it's really dark now. I am beginning to regret taking this series on at this time of day! Whoops! Looked for a while in all the wrong places. It was much easier when I stopped and read the cache description page properly [:I] TFTC [:D]

Thorpe Malsor #2 nobbyspiles Tribute

By: W41KER Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Quick find on this one, too. The birds were just settling down to sleep as the light was going (why did I decidd to start this trail now??), and my word they made a racket! TFTC [:D]

Thorpe Malsor #1

By: W41KER Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Nice quick find. I liked the door in the wall - it looks like a secret garden type of door SMILIE TFTC [:D]

BVW Down 'n' Dirty

By: Splendidz Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 3.5 Container: Micro

Quite a spooky place to be on one's own... Misty, silent, musty... and as I was reaching up I heard a very strange Fffffffft - a hot air balloon passing over the tops of the trees. I can see why you decided to put the cache here SMILIE

TFTC [:D]

MFO

By: Coops2000 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Oh silly me. I made this far harder than I needed to and by the time I had honed in on the exact spot I was surrounded by muggles. What a long wait for them to clear! TFTC [:D]

ZAK'S Cache

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

A quick find once at GZ. TFTC [:D]

Crikey Mate - A Calculator Puzzle!

By: The_Buffs Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 2.5 Container: Small

Mmmm your cache smells lovely! One of the items inside must be scented. Found in the dark having solved the puzzle the night before. TFTC [:D]

Nov 11, 2011

Alphabet Challenge #25

By: SCFurniss Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Spent a bit of time searching around the rubbish before I realized I was the wrong side of the road, it was a quick find then! TFTC

Easts Bridge

By: Silver-Fox and Vixey Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

It was a dull cold day but still a lovely spot. TFTC

Bridge 46

By: Silver-Fox and Vixey Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Nice hide. The logbook and two overflow logbooks are full! TFTC

Nov 10, 2011

GUC series Bridge 68

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

Easy peasy cache, coords spot on. We decided we'd come back and explore this canal in daylight one day... and wait... is that a pub? We'll definitely be back [:D] TFTC [:D]

MK Aeolian #1: Wolverton Park

By: Nebias adopted by diveleader Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Well we looked pretty dodgy to cars waiting at the junction but hey ho. We covered our tracks. TFTC [:D]

Cranfield Crabby Apple View

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

Never been so close to a localiser antenna before (well not on the ground)! TFTC [:D]

Cranfield Crabby Apple

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

Had a good look here but couldn't find the cache so I went off and got Crabby apple view. When I came back I went straight to it! TFTC [:D]

Off yer trolley! (Wolverton)

By: Charlie Lima & G [adopted by rambling rose] Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Micro

Hooray! A nice easy find. So easy we did it in the dark with no torch SMILIE TFTC [:D]

SIDETRACKED - WOLVERTON (Wot! No Virgins)

By: mk rambling rose Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Muggly tonight but a quick find nonetheless. TFTC [:D]

Nov 9, 2011

Den Bl � Planet - Aquarium

By: Olefant Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

Very busy with workmen here today so gad to pick the right time to go in a get the cache.
TFTC

Nov 8, 2011

ILI - Rebranded

By: firemountain24 Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

[:D][:D][:D][:D] [:D]joint[:D] [:D] FTF [:D] [:D][:D][:D][:D] Wow, muggly area! Can see why you gave it the difficulty rating :)

I was just having a little 'snoop' when who should I see but SCFurniss so I waved at them until they could be in no doubt that I wasn't some strange woman standing in an odd place and waving but I really was another cacher... (the y weren't too sure about me at first) Very lovely to see you both. [:D]

We had a good old hunt around and had to resort to torchlight in the end to hone in on the find but I'm pretty sure we didn't arouse too much suspicion. Safety in numbers, at least [;)]

Thanks for the cache FM. We figured out your clues. Nice hide [:D]

The Imperial Walker

By: Dane42 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Having looked at the spoiler picture I went straight there and couldn't find the cache, I then looked at the GPS which took me to it!
TFTC

Nov 7, 2011

A Teaser Near Flore!

By: The Allotment Gardener Difficulty: 3.0 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Dark, drizzle and mist, a pleasant afternoon for caching!
TFTC

Nov 6, 2011

BVW High 'n' Mighty

By: Splendidz Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 4.0 Container: Micro

An excellent, excellent climbing tree. TFTC [:D]

Portae Custos

By: The_Buffs Difficulty: 2.5 Terrain: 3.0 Container: Other

Clever hide. Jess actually spotted it and thought "that would make a great cache" and walked on by! The log is very, very hard to retrieve. We nearly gave up and took a photo but it came loose in the end. Cool place for a cache btw [:D] TFTC [:D]

Beam Me Up

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

[:D][:D] 1000th find [:D][:D] Well we wanted a cache to celebrate our 1000th find in style and this one certainly did the trick!

A great cache, we loved the twist. What a lot of time we have spent in this tunnel today [:D]

Thanks for the excellent cache. Add one of our favourite points to your pile!

brampton view

By: scullywags Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

A busy day for the local train spotters! A lovely view here, thanks for bringing us to it [:D] TFTC [:D]

Jaspers Pride

By: Coops2000 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Easy find. Great log book! TFTC [:D]

Nov 5, 2011

Brilliant Northants

By: MENSA BRILLIANT DAY Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Jess spotted this on a Mensa page and solved the puzzles ready for the competition. All that was left to do was convince Mike that he should come out on a day of caching near Peterborough. He didn't take much convincing to be honest [:D] TFTC [:D]

Church Micro 2208... Warmington

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Jess read up on the facts about the local area whil Mike took care of the caching. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 19

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

The end of a very pleasant series, thanks for your Perambulate and happy birthday for whenever it was [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 18

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Other

Jess threw the log on the floor - again. She's good at that. Especially when standing over nettles or brambles. Hey ho. [^] TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 17

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

Thanks for the directions on the cache page of how to get here! TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 16

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Didn't quite know which way to go so read the cache page of the next. Had to wait a long time for a muggle. Time to clean boots then! TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 15

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Read the clue and yes, it was there exactly as described. Can't get any closer than that! TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 14

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Jess was the adventurous one for this one and Mike was the helping hand. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 13

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Oh my that is a lot of sticky mud. Jess invented a new game to pass the time: see how much mud you can pick up on your boots. It was fun. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 12

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

We figured we were following in the footsteps of Zensunni and Bones as we'd seen their signature in every log and there were some footprints in the mud. Each footprint seemed to be slightly bigger than the one before it as they picked up mud. SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 11

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Well we thought it was going to be in the obvious place so we went to the obvious place and there the cache was - in the obvious place. Cracking. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 10

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

"I'll see you at the next one" Jess shouted over her shoulder and eagerly trotted off into the distance. Then she felt lonely and decided never to do that again SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 9

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

Ooopsie daisy. The batteries on the GPS went flat. Had to use cacher's instinct.. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 8

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Regular

As we approached this one we pondered whether it was rain, drizzle or wet mist filling the valley. We were feeling optimistic SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 7

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

We very wisely took a detour around the edge of the field as the path throught the middle looked decidedly muddy. It did us absolutely no good as we later found out! TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 6

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Had to hang around for muggles to move on at this one. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 5

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

We couldn't find this for a while so we walked this way, that way and everywhere else. At least the trail on the GPS made a pretty pattern SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 4

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

Don't know which heads we screwed on this morning but we walked straight past the obvious place. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 3

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

Mike looked in the highs, Jess looked in the lows, Who found the cache? Nobody knows. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 2

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Ooh that is bigger than we were expecting. TFTC [:D]

Poshrule's Perambulate # 1

By: poshrule Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Micro

Looked in a few of the obvious places before spotting it. TFTC [:D]

Woodnewton Womble # 8A relocated

By: poshrule Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Micro

Visiting a nearby nemesis and couldn't resist popping by for this one. We leant on a handy post nearby and looked up the clue. TFTC [:D] Edited for incorrect date. Doh!

Where in Warmington ? - Taylors Green

By: turners3 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Found it just in time - the light is going. TFTC [:D]

Captain Mannering!

By: BillHa57 adopted by CromScout & Trouble'N'Str Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Chuckled at the "Don't Panic" mssage SMILIE TFTC [:D]

Nene Way - Warmington

By: Cassie's Crusaders Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

New game! New game! Well, an old one but Jess put a name on it... "Muggle Chicken" You spot an approaching muggle and sign the log book and replace the cache as quickly as you can before they arrive. The closer the muggle is to GZ as you replace the cache, the more points awarded. Jess scored a big fat 10/10 here. Mike was convinced she'd get caught [:P] TFTC [:D]

Nov 4, 2011

Thornborough Bridge

By: oldun Difficulty: 1.0 Terrain: 2.0 Container: Regular

A great cache - good location, easy find... However, Jess did this one alone after dark. As she parked up nearby she noticed another car was already parked, the driver just watching. She went off to find the cache only to be followed by him! What a scary moment. He didn't speak, or explain why he had followed her down a dark lane. Jess hot-footed it away as fast as her torch would allow and hoped he wasn't on her heels. Luckily not. Let's blame Jess' frights on it being Halloween season! TFTC [:D]

Nov 3, 2011

Bucks Series A-Z....T (Mark 2)

By: Smithbats Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: 1.5 Container: Small

Thorns, thorns and more thorns but they're not going to stop me finding a cache when I want to! Must remember not to look for caches in the dark and wearing tights. Nice sized cache, easy hide. Coords were accurate, too. I like these kind of caches - easy, accessible and very unlikely to overlooked by muggles. TFTC! [:D] Jess

Un peu plus pr �s des �toiles - TB/GC Findel H�tel

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

A quick find in the rain and dark. TFTC

Nov 2, 2011

Nov 1, 2011

Fehl am Platz

By: _geoFox_ + framo197 Difficulty: 2.0 Terrain: 1.0 Container: Other

A quick find while staying at the local hotel. Greetings from the UK
TFTC

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