Lesley Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 I was just looking at the website for our local Country Park and found a reference to Geocaching. I'd never heard of it but it sounds interesting* and I wondered if anyone on here has done it or takes part in it? About geocaching www.gagb.org.uk/geocaching/ (* even if the site does use the word KIDS ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheilaz Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 What fun, I hadn't heard of it before, Lesley. Are you going to have a try. I was a bit lost on the GPS (?) thingy, but I might read it again later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hi Sheila - no, I hadn't heard of it before either. We might give it a try over the school holidays - I will have Lauren and Jake on Tuesday and Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 We've done geocaching - it's great fun. It's a good way to tempt the kids into going walking wthout them thinking they are going walking! let me know if yu want to know more... Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hi Phil - did you use the word ' Kids' just so that you could hear me scream all the way down there? I wondered how well you have to hide the box and what happens if someone else just happens to find it? and....... Would a SatNav that you can take out of the car work as a GPS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hi Lesley, obvously I was referring to our baby goats... as for a satnav from a car - I don't know - we don't have a car satnav. If it's the kind of kit where you can type in longitude and latitude coordinates - then it should work (it helps if you can also store the coordinates of where you left the car!) as for hiding - most of them are fairly well hidden - that's party of the fun for my baby goats - the coordinates are usually good to within a few square yards (depending on tree cover etc) - then you have to root about a bit.) mosat caches have notes inside in case a "muggle" (yes - very irritating Potter term for non-geocacher!) finds it - explaining what it is they have found. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 22, 2005 Author Share Posted October 22, 2005 Thanks Phil - we might give this a go. My little goats though are grandchildren and we don't have them all the time - might see if we can get their parents interested. Daughter would be fine but SIL might get his shoes dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 I haven't done this but I understand something similar called Letterboxing is popular on Dartmoor. Since it's been going on a long time (100 years???), GPS thingies and websites are not required. There aren't any clues as to where the boxes are, you just have to search. There is of course a website and books which can tell you more about it, and probably a site which tells you where to look for boxes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 23, 2005 Author Share Posted October 23, 2005 You could spend a long time looking Ginette I think I'll save up for a GPS. I'll see what I can find to read about the Dartmoor one though - 100 years? - it must be quite popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
