Trad: 2 Puzzle: 2
Walked: 7.6 miles
It’s getting dark early now that the clocks have gone back. That didn’t stop me going for a nice 4-cache walk from Westminster to Kensington this evening after work. It’s funny how different London’s streets look after dark – but it also provides some cover from muggles who tend to ignore what you are doing.
Trad: 11
Walked: 6.4 miles
I headed to Gosfield today to find some caches in the area, it’s not somewhere I find myself very often. My first target was the Village SIgn trad – and I got a bonus two for the price of one on film pots here!
Next I went searching for a trio of trads in the little woodland to the east of the village. I found some great hides and some natural sights too – including the first spot of a decent Fly agaric specimen this season.
Next I relocated to the footpath north of Great Spanseys Wood to find another trio of trads. Two were in the Something Fishy series – and I certainly found something here, although it wasn’t fishy!
The next was supposed to be a Mighty Oak, but all I found was a small plastic tree! Well, it was inside the cache, so I guess that’s OK.
Broak’s Wood was next on my agenda. The hides were a bit tricky, and some of the undergrowth was a bit hard going. I was amused to stumble across this “seat” dedicated to Vera along the way!
Autumn is really taking hold now, with turning leaves and dampness in the air, but it’s a very photogenic time of year, so I’m not complaining.
Trad: 2 Event: 1
Walked: 2 miles
The M25 is 30 years old today. Some mad cachers had arranged several events around the motorway to celebrate the event, and I decided to attend the one in Warley, being my nearest.
One of the hardest parts was finding somewhere to park and walk to the venue! But once I arrived, I saw it was a small but select gathering under a gazebo in Warley Country Park.
We were given some nice wooden coins celebrating other notable events which occurred on 29th October in other years. In this case, it was dedicated to the Ballpoint Pen. Fred the geo-dog has got his and won’ let it go…
I stopped off for another couple of nearby while I was in the area. One was in the old Lorne Cemetry where the little chapel looked a bit sorry for itself.
Multi: 1
Walked: 7 miles
It was a trying day at work today, so I was glad to be able to nip out at lunchtime for a quick caching walk. My target was CM1749 Pimlico St. Gabriel. Numbers collected, the final GZ was a short stroll away. Another find added to the total.
Event: 1
Walked: 6.9 miles
I was working in Westminster today so I was able to stop off in Borough for Banter No. 4 this evening. A very enjoyable event, with lots of chat, good food and plenty of TBs and geocoins to discover. This was my favourite.
Multi: 3
Walked: 6.9 miles
Time for a trio of Church Micros in London this evening after work. Not too much trouble locating them (they were all multis) even though it was getting dark.
Trad: 3 Multi: 4 Puzzle: 2
Walked: 4 miles
I had a great day wandering around picking up some new Village Signs set by Fenners1984. I knew four of them had already had finds, but there were still some FTFs up for grabs. In the end I had success at Great Baddow, Sandon and Little Waltham, all multis.
Having also found the others which had already fallen, I now had all the numbers I needed to go for the puzzle of VS Writtle. I was delighted to find FTF No. 47 there.
That lead to the final location for VS Chelmsford – again, another FTF, No. 48. A nice little linked series and five FTFs in the bag, a fun outing.
Trad: 13 Letterbox: 1
Walked: 7 miles
After a few hours at Elstree for work this afternoon, I decided to head to Abbotts Langley to find a few more caches by geobike. They were mainly in the AL Monopoly series (since all archived) but there were a few others too. The pretty little church of St. Paul’s in Langleybury was one of the first – not actually a Church Micro but still a nice hide.
The local phone box has been turned into a little library, where I found a very interesting read hidden on the shelves!
Another nice caching session, and the bike made things much quicker to get around.
Trad: 6 Multi: 2 Puzzle: 9
Walked: 8.1 miles
I had a bunch of gillywig puzzles sitting on the solved-not-found pile, so thought today would be a good opportunity to go and pick them up.
On a whim, I contacted Grahame who happened to be free, so we met up and he was a great guide to the area. One of the best of his we looked for was the hilarious If I Can You Can. Seeing the CO unable to get the log out was worth the FP in itself.
Tri-Via-L Pursuit was also on the agenda. A most ingenious puzzle which it was great to tick off the list.
A non-gillywig hide was eventually spotted under this pile of crumbling bark – where I had a DNF last summer. GZ had changed significantly, but at least I located it this time.
There was some odd swag in one cache but the tie looked a tad mouldy. I left it be!
All in all a great day out with great company.
Trad: 20 Multi: 1 Puzzle: 1
Walked: 9.3 miles
I noticed a nice crop of caches I hadn’t found around Belfairs Park the other day, so I decided to head there today to see what I could pick up.
A few were in obvious places, can you see where it is yet?
I did have the feeling I was being watched at one point…
There were some good sized caches – this was the biggest I’ve found in a while! There was some decent swag in there too, but I left it be as I didn’t have anything with me to swap.
