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Firth of Forth
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject: Caching Top Tips |
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Jack and I spent two and a bit days caching in Dublin at the weekend. We managed to complete 17 caches, many of them multis (shortish ones!), but really did 20 as we had to revisit 3 to turn them from DNFs to Finds.
We had a fantastic weekend combining seeing the sights, caching, drinking, caching, walking every street in the city centre, caching, eating, caching, getting wet in the relentless rain (luckily on only one of the days), caching, drinking, oh and more caching.
Some useful pointers for us to remember the next time we go on a city caching spree:
Always read the full set of instructions for working out the coordinates;
If the clue fits, it doesn't mean that you are searching in the right place;
Don't phone Ullium to take a webcam photo, 'cos he blethers so much you run out of money on your phone account;
If sheltering in a gazebo in a pleasant central park with half a dozen others who are all male, don't assume that they are also geocachers waiting for everyone to leave to have a good rummage;
Watch out for syringes and signs of other nefarious activities;
Read the multi steps in the right order and follow them in the right order;
Take a calculator to work out the sums, and use it;
Take an large umbrella and not the smallest one that money can buy just so that it fits neatly into your bag;
Put any cache printouts into a plastic folder and not a cardboard one;
Don't assume that just because there is scaffolding at the cache site that the workmen must have found the cache and removed it;
Don't expect the buses to keep to the timetable when "the match" is on;
Remember that container lids can screw off as well as pop off.
There are probably lots more that I will think of later, but those will do for now! 
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Billy Twigger
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I hope that Jack whatsisname realises what a catch he's got!
Takes a woman to Dublin for a romantic weekend and she likes wineing, dining and caching!
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Wildlifewriter
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Caching Top Tips |
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| Firth of Forth wrote: | | We had a fantastic weekend combining seeing the sights, caching, drinking, caching, walking every street in the city centre, caching, eating, caching, getting wet in the relentless rain (luckily on only one of the days), caching, drinking, oh and more caching. |
I'm glad everyone that who went on the Dublin trip seemed to enjoy it.
It's a slight pity that more people didn't turn up - though, as one of those who didn't turn up, I'd better not comment further. 
Those are all good tips for city-centre caching as well, to which we could perhaps add one more...
"When going for a cache in a city park, don't start the hunt eight minutes before the park is due to close."
The job's difficult enough...
-Wlw. |
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Haggis Hunter
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| Quote: | | Don't phone Ullium to take a webcam photo, 'cos he blethers so much you run out of money on your phone account; |
Yep, know what you mean, that is one of the downfalls of a pay & go phone, you have to watch the lenght of your calls.
| Quote: | | signs of other nefarious activities; |
Now there is a description that I haven't heard of for a short while
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Jack Aubrey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Billy Twigger wrote: | I hope that Jack whatsisname realises what a catch he's got!
Takes a woman to Dublin for a romantic weekend and she likes wineing, dining and caching!
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Preserved Killick writes:
Which the Captain is not known across the Fleet as Lucky Jack for no reason, master Twigger. Very sensible of his advantages, is the Captain; and fonder of that lady nor toasted cheese, I reckon.
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Jack Aubrey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject: Re: Caching Top Tips |
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| Firth of Forth wrote: | | There are probably lots more that I will think of later, but those will do for now! |
My top tip? "Go with FoF!"  |
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