We only needed a few caches to complete the Hidden Creatures final souvenir (and I only needed two to get my 2,000th cache, so we headed off to do a fairly local circuit. We parked close to the first cache where I soon spotted this cute little critter. We then did the ‘fine pair’ cache […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Hertfordshire, Uncategorized, Walking
Today’s outing was intended to whittle down the last few finds to enable us to complete the summer challenge and collect all the hidden creatures. We parked in Sandon itself and headed to the church years to start our walk. It was here that I saw Dark Mullein… …unmistakable with its yellow flowers and purple […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Hertfordshire, Uncategorized, Walking
The day started with this cute signage (which I’d never seen before… … then we headed off to the first cache. Whilst out caching the Cole Green Add-ons we saw a barn owl quartering in full sunlight. This is the best photo I could get! We also managed to complete a nice puzzle cache with […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Hertfordshire, Uncategorized, Walking
As there were new souvenirs to find (the hidden creatures event) we headed out in the heat and the bright and glorious sunshine. We parked at the nearby church (having had a look at both the interior of the church and the graveyard and headed out. The first cache was the church micro which we […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Hertfordshire, Uncategorized, Walking
Just in case you missed it, you can find part one here. Day 3 A ticket to Ryde So, The day the ultra event kicks in. Our original plan had been to walk backwards from the official start point to miss the bulk of the participants. The buses however said no. Bugger. We’ve no other option […] [...]
adventure, challenge, geocaching, hiking, long distance, outdoors, travel, Walking
Half term holiday – We travelled off to Belgium on the Eurostar – destination Brugge. This wasn’t really a caching holiday but we did find some good ones. One was huge and hidden in plain sight in the centre of the town. It was a puzzle cache – you had to find all the sites […] [...]
beer, Belgium, Brugge, countryside, geocaching, Uncategorized, Walking
The Isle of Wight Coastal Path is a circular, long distance footpath of 70 miles which runs around the island. It’s quite a big walk, therefore this might also be quite a big blog post so you might want to grab a cuppa first. My friend and I have had the trail on our must-do […] [...]
challenge, hiking, Isle of Wight, long distance walking, outdoors, travel, UK, ultra, Walking
Today was the last day of our weekend in Market Harborough and we wanted to do some more caching. We had spotted the Butterfly series and set off to complete it. After our first success (a Multi cache) we were in high spirits and set off across the field. This was not an easy find. […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Leicestershire, Uncategorized, Walking
I love a good detective story and I’m at my second most happiest (obviously caching comes first ) watching a good Police /detective drama on TV, so I was delighted to spot this fictional detective series whilst staying in the area. We drove to Gumley and luckily parked close by to cache number two. We […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Leicestershire, Uncategorized, Walking
The day started with a puzzle/multi cache which we found quickly. I felt ever so clever! We also managed to photograph this beautiful bumble bee. We found several caches such as this mouse and bat ones. This area is lovely and very picturesque, We saw many insects and animals, including, snails and speckled wood butterflies. […] [...]
countryside, geocaching, Uncategorized, Walking