Geocaching

Stefani and I, with a little encouragement from her sister Andrea and nephew Owen, have gotten into something called Geocaching.  According to the official Geocaching website, “geocaching is a real-world outdoor treasure hunting game. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online.”  Basically, it is like a global game of hide and seek, except you aren’t hiding people, you are hiding a cache of stuff.  The cache can be as small as a 35mm film container, and as large as a Rubbermaid™ container.  You can hide it in a tree, a hollowed out log, under a rock, in a bush … anywhere, as long as you don’t have to dig for it.  The rules say that you can even hide them in space, although I am not sure how you would go look for those
Since starting in November, we have looked for and found nine caches.  The good ones are the size of a small box, maybe four or five inches.  The contain trinkets, like souvenirs, that people think are special.  The really good caches contain trackable items that are created especially for the purpose of tracking them, like coins, buttons, or keychains.  The caches are hidden and found using GPS coordinates, and you use a GPS to find them.  The trackables are registered on the geocaching website (as are the caches), and you make notes about them when you find them or move them, and where you put them.  You also make notes on the website regarding the caches themselves.  Sounds like fun?  It is.
While we were in Hawaii, we checked out four caches.  Two of those four caches were close to where we were staying.  Two of them were scenic spots; one was an old sugar mill on the northeast side of Oahu, and the other was a really cool beach that we likely would not have gone to, with turtles, a monk seal, and 12’ plus waves.
So, we have now placed a cache of our own.  Two things that we love in our lives right now … White Rock and Mickey Mouse.  So we placed a Mickey Mouse cache in White Rock.  Wanna see it?  Gotta join the club