We went to Windsor Park today for our geocaching afternoon. The first one took us through a very wet playing field, right to the very corner (which was also the clue). Some of us (including myself) were busy trying to keep our feet dry and it was left to the brave, daring ones who didn't mind a bit of water. Thanks!
There was also a geocoin inside it. A geocoin is a special made coin with a code, which travels from geocache to geocache. When you find a geocoin, you take the coin and log your find with the special code on www.geocaching.com. Sometimes the owners of the coin have a special mission for it, like reaching a certain country or place, but usually it just travels from cache to cache, trying to get to as many places as possible.
This geocoin was released in Germany on May 17th, 2009. To date it's travelled 13894 miles and it's been to Austria, Czech Republic, where it stayed a while,
then to France, Australia and now it's here in New Zealand. Who knows where else it will go to?
After the treasure swapping, the kids took the GPS with the coordinates for the next geocache and apparently this time it took them straight to the right spot in one direct line. The kids were running towards the tree even before they knew for certain if it was the right place. It seems that they're already spotting the likely locations where the cache could be hidden, before they even get there. Well done!
And look at the clever camouflage of this one:
After this little wet outing, we all deserved a treat at the Windsor Cafe. For a moment it looked like we were going to be out of luck due to the Fire Truck arriving, but luckily it was only a false alarm and we all had a wonderful afternoon chatting and drinking coffee while the kids played.
Thanks every one for a wonderful afternoon and we'll see you at the Chelsea Sugar Refinery next week!
Psst, forgot to mention that this was our 20th find! Well done, every one!
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