Rikki's Geocaching Blog

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Cache-a-Day Comes to an End

My quest to do a cache a day came to an end last weekend. Started of on Monday 13th February and did a cache a day through to Friday. All was going well till I kicked my small toe on the door frame at home. It's easy to laugh about it when I try and explained what happened (chasing a bug in the house) but it hurts like hell when I walk on it.

Thanks to daylight saving, I have been managing to do a caches after work while it's still light. Hopefully this damn broken toe wont take too long to heal and I'll be back caching.

Caches this week were in the Carlingford (north west Sydney) area. While doing Beehide (GCK8YZ) the batteries in my GPSr died. So I had to rely on my maps and the cache decription. Managed to find it easily enough but have learnt that I must recharge after one or two caching trips!

I saw first hand what was described in the Geocaching Australia forums were the quality and quantity of cache contents declines over time. The Itchy Palms (GCF550) cache is in much need of some loving. There really wasn't much left in it. It shows what happens when cachers don't trade fair. I don't always trade items in caches. Actually I usually trade when I have the kids, otherwise it's another TNLNSL. So it's sad to see the cache in such a state particularly as cachers with their geokids will be dissappointed.