Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Busy, busy, busy

WOW!!!

Just looking at our calendars (regular and geocaching) is tiring!!!


3rd Tuesday Event tonight - GC70Y2R

Geocaching with alara in Norfolk tomorrow

Lunch with Nana & Juli on Thursday!

Geocaching with half of jtmlam59 on Friday (maybe)
 - where the targets are all Happy Retirees!!!

Geocaching with jtmlam59 in Duck NC on Saturday!!!


and then looking ahead we have plans all over the place!

Lynchburg
A geocaching trip in April that has a big list of targets including:
- Buffalo Mountain Preserve
- Roanoke caching
- delorme page 72 - GCH3TH and others
 - delorme page 64B - GC12PZQ
- Lynchburg geocaching
- Lynchburg museums

Roanoke
A family trip to Lincoln Memorial University

Harrogate, TN - Lincoln Memorial Univ.
A family trip to Minnesota
(gotta get a geocache in Minnesota & Wisconsin) 

not to mention the AACCs


and we are hosting the April 3rd Tuesday!!!

busy, busy, busy

Keep an eye out to the Top Left side of this page - the List of Pages.

I am currently going through each page - "Top Caches In..."
and making sure each page is up to date.

 Till next time...
Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!


Suffolk Nana & Papa - - - or just plain ol' - - - -  SNAP!!!  


On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching
On Instagram at: snap_geocaching

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

A Bunch of Information/Updates

Do you want to know the latest on the archiving of SNAP!!!-land?


Do you want to know what changes we are making to SLOGGERS?


Do you want information on the latest Events coming to Hampton Roads?


If the answer is YES to any of the above you are in the correct place!!!
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SNAP!!!-land
Virginia's Largest Geo-Art

My inbox has been bursting with emails asking if we could 
delay the archiving of SNAP!!!-land (the "OH SNAP" geo-art) 
for at least a few weeks so "fill in the blank" has time to come and do the art.

So......

Knowing that we do not want to interfere with some other
 big events happening in a few months, 
we will wait until at least July to archive SNAP!!!-land.
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SLOGGERS

First of all, SLOGGERS Outing #3 was a success.  
A little over 3 miles covered, 12 caches on the list and 11 were found.
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The 4th SLOGGERS Outing we be held in 
Virginia Beach (exact location to be determined).
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Stand by for more information - April and May are very busy months for us.

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UPCOMING EVENTS - with some info

Saturday – March 18 – Suffolk, VA
Beginners Geocaching Class
Northern Suffolk Library
2000 Bennetts Creek Park Rd, Suffolk
10AM till Noon
Although this is not an official geocaching event - this class will teach a little of the history of geocaching and some of the basics for both finding and hiding geocaches.
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC70ZN3
Saturday – March 18 – Chesapeake, VA
GCHR Logo in the Park
Chesapeake City Park
Noon till 3PM
Get a look at all the potential logos for the 15th Annual GCHR Picnic and cast your votes
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC70Y2R
Tuesday – March 21 – Portsmouth, VA
And the Winner is …
East Side Pizza
5630 Portsmouth Blvd.
6PM till 8PM
This is a 3rd Tuesday event - a good place to meet other geocachers and ask questions!
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC70RYW
Thursday – March 23 – Chesapeake, VA
AACC - March 23, 2017 - #94
Moe’s off of Eden Way
4PM till 6PM
Just a quick meet n greet in the afternoon - another great place to meet other geocachers and ask questions about local geocaches.
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC717J9
Thursday – April 13 – Suffolk, VA
The Swedes are back in town!
Northern Suffolk
6PM till 7PM
Anyone who attends an event on this date (April 13) earns a souvenir!!!
Come meet some geocachers visiting the area!!!
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC71T02
Thursday – April 13 – Chesapeake, VA
Adventure Stones Society HOLE IN ONE event
Great Bridge area
4PM till 6PM
Anyone who attends an event on this date (April 13) earns a souvenir!!!
Come meet some local geocachers and have some fun!!!
Saturday – April 15 – Suffolk, VA
Beginners Geocaching Class
Morgan Memorial Library
443 W Washington St, Suffolk
10AM till Noon
Although this is not an official geocaching event - this class will teach a little of the history of geocaching and some of the basics for both finding and hiding geocaches.
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC707CK
Saturday – April 22 – Newport News, VA
Spring CITO at Newport News Park
10AM till Noon
Come help other geocachers clean up the area!
Anyone who attends a CITO event on this date (April 22) earns a souvenir!!!
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC717NQ
Tuesday – April 25 – Suffolk, VA
The Swedes are leaving town!
Northern Suffolk
6PM till 6:30PM
Come say goodbye to some geocachers who have been visiting the area!
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC70X5M
Saturday – May 6 – Norfolk, VA
A Mermaid Comes To Norfolk
Hint: You Do Not Want To Miss This Event!
8:30AM till 9:30AM
A very special event - you do not want to miss this one!
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC712Y0
Friday – May 12 – Virginia Beach, VA
Sassy Goes to 2017 Tidewater Comic Con
McDonalds @ N Birdneck and 19th
9PM till 9:30PM
Come meet other geocachers!
OFFICIAL EVENT – GC6WWBC
Saturday – September 2, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
15th Annual Geocaching Hampton Roads Picnic
Chesapeake City Park
9 AM till 5 PM
This is our BIG yearly event - come help out and meet geocachers from across the globe!
 Till next time...
Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!


Suffolk Nana & Papa - - - or just plain ol' - - - -  SNAP!!!  


On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching
On Instagram at: snap_geocaching

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

SLOGGERS #3 - details and an explanation.

First - I apologize for not getting this information out earlier.

Second - These SLOGGERS Outings are NOT official events.

Why - you are not supposed to have an event when the sole purpose
of the event is to find caches.

So - on to the details of the Outing!

S.L.O.G.G.E.R.S. Outing #3

What the heck are SLOGGERS?
It depends on who you ask.

It could be: 

Sexy
Looking
Older
Geocachers
Getting
Everywhere
Relatively
Slowly

OR...

It could be:

SLower and
Older
Geocachers
Getting
Everywhere
Relatively
Slowly

It is up to you - either way - come have fun and find some geocaches!!!

SLOGGERS Outing #1 @ First Landing State Park
SLOGGERS Outing #2 @ Newport News Park
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Outing #3 will be part of the Dismal Swamp Canal

This Saturday, March 11 at 9:00 AM
(yes 9:00 AM - not 10:00)

Meet at or near N 36° 36.349 W 076° 22.874 
(Travel up or down George Washington Hwy S to
Ballahack Rd - Turn onto Ballahack and proceed towards canal.
Turn right at canal and park in boat ramp parking area)

9:15 AM - start the hike to go get caches

These are the caches on our target list
(not necessarily in this order)

1. Ye New Fishing Hole # 2 - GC5BDWV

2. Josephine, the Original - GC23WZ6

3. Wallacetown Through The Centuries - GC6DPVR

4. this old house - GC2DV3G

5. Wallacetown Superintendent's House - GC6C4WR

6. Oduya want to find a cache - GC5Q9HN


7. Four and Three Quarter - GC2DTZ9

8. Beacon and Eggs - GCVV1M

9. just down the path - GC2DXC7

10. GATEKEEPER - GC6B4V0

11. Glencoe Plantation - GC6B99T

12. Lade of the Lake - GC6E39E
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Proceed to lunch at either:
Applebees  - 612 Grassfield Pkwy
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Total distance walked – about 4 miles
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Till next time...
Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!


Suffolk Nana & Papa - - - or just plain ol' - - - -  SNAP!!!  


On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching
On Instagram at: snap_geocaching