We decided in August, 2010, to start Geocaching as a family.. We went online and found a site where people all over the world can hide & seak caches, with posted GPS coordinates. We uploaded some coordinates, and we haven't looked back since..
For those of you who aren't familiar with Geocaching... The best way to explain it by having you click on the video below, which is from Geocaching.com!
So, Rob had a GPS unit, from a previous Christmas, that was just collecting dust, so it just made sense. We found our first Cache behind a local hotel, in the lamp post shroud. It was just a log sheet, but it was amazing to see how many people have found it before us. At the time we didn't quite know what to expect, or what to look for, so it was a huge deal!
We've since treked through the woods in a nearby park, with and without our toddlers. We've been bitten by many mosquitos and had antibiotics from one of those bug bites.. OUCH! The kids enjoy doing it as well!! When they go with us, we call it "treasure hunting", because we aim for the caches that have trade items in them. We've found some really cute toys in some local caches, including my little ponies, some Matchbox cars, and even a self-stamped wooden nickel, which is what we're planning on doing, as our trade item. Once we have the design just right, we'll post a picture..!
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