Tuesday, May 8, 2018

The 2018 SNAP!!! Geocaching Trip

First.... A review of past trips

2017 - we stayed in Virginia to finish the Virginia Independent City Challenge,
the Virginia County Challenge and the Virginia Delorme Challenge...
but we also took a quick cruise to the Bahamas and found a geocache there!

2016 - Our 2016 trip was to Nova Scotia to find Canada's Oldest Geocache

2015 - After GeoWoodstock in Maryland, we toured the all New England States

2014 - two separate smaller trips one to Alabama for an event and the second where we toured colleges with our #2 granddaughter in Tennessee and Kentucky (and geocached).

2013 - again two smaller trips one touring North Carolina and the other to
Washington County Maryland

2012 - Only our second trip - we completed the C&D trail in Delaware and then
the Blind Shelter Power Run near Wilmington, North Carolina

2011 - Our very first Big Geocaching Trip was to one of my very favorite caches of all time...
Nana & I along with alara went to Mt Union Pennsylvania to find
GC59AF - Thousand Steps Cache!!!

10 Days and Counting...
  
Our plan is to leave one of two days next week (depending on the weather).

And to be totally honest, we are actually combining a family event, the high school graduation
ceremony of another granddaughter, with the start of our trip to GeoWoodstock!!!

Yes, we are going to GeoWoodstock this year after skipping the last few years!

But the majority of this year's Geocaching Trip is AFTER GeoWoodstock!!!

Nana & I have planned our a trip through the mid-west!!!

Starting, of course, in Virginia, our trip will entail:
               State                                       Main Targets
  • North Carolina                         Clingmans Dome
  • Tennessee                                 Granddaughters Graduation
  • Kentucky                                  Base of operations for GeoWoodstock
  • Ohio                                         GeoWoodstock
  • Michigan                                  New state for geocaching with 4 Virtuals on our list
  • Indiana                                     New state for geocaching with 7 Virtuals on our list
  • Illinois                                      New state for geocaching with 5 Virtuals on our list
  • Wisconsin                                1 Virtual as we are passing through
  • Iowa                                         New state for geocaching with 3 Virtuals on our list
  • Nebraska                                  New state for geocaching 4 Virtuals on our list
  • Kansas                                      Mingo, and others of course
  • Missouri                                   New state for geocaching with 10 Virtuals on our list
  • Arkansas                                   New state for geocaching with 1 Virtual on our list
  • Tennessee                                 visit some more family plus more geocaching

Then make our way home to Virginia - finally!!!
Yes, it is a big trip!
Yes, we have a huge list of caches!

Not sure we can last that long

But we are sure going to try!!!

You can follow our trip on our SNAP!!! Geocaching Facebook page!
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That is all for now

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


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

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Monthly Review - April 2018

April - let's see what happened!!!

Although we did not have a great month as far as number of geocaching days,
we did manage to mark off some dream list geocaches!!! 

A quick look at April's numbers reveals:

Total Caches found: 48
Events attended: 2
Puzzle Caches: 1
Virtuals: 1
Traditional Caches: 36
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Caching Days in April: 8

States We Geocached In During April:
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia 


Caches which received Favorite Points in April: 

  1. GC7CB - Traditional Cache - Boo Boo...we're not in Jellystone anymore! - hidden by ShibaScott_and_Glenn - located in Wake County NC 
  2. GC3CVJH - Traditional Cache - Welcome to South Carolina - The Palmetto State! - maintained by Team L&L - located in Cherokee County, SC
  3. GC20 - Traditional Cache - Marooned - maintained by Lakebum - located in Forsyth County, GA
  4. GC21 - Traditional Cache - Lake Lanier - hidden by Allen of the Lacy Family - located in Forsyth County, GA 
  5. GC2K8D9 - Traditional Cache - Watch out for Five-O - hidden by T&Bburnett - located in Coweta County, GA
  6. GC36BKD - Traditional Cache - Elvis in ... - hidden by T&Bburnett - located in Coweta County, GA
  7. GC7175X - Traditional Cache - End of the Line - hidden by steve-n-kim - located in Virginia Beach, VA
  8. GC79HQK - Traditional Cache - Critter Trail - Racoon - hidden by steve-n-kim - located in Virginia Beach, VA
  9. GC6GB1W - Traditional Cache - VCT: VDH - hidden by VCT Cacher - located in Charles City County, Virginia  


April Caches Awarded the
"COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache of the Day Award:
  • GC7CB - Traditional Cache - Boo Boo...we're not in Jellystone anymore! - hidden by ShibaScott_and_Glenn - located in Wake County NC 
  • GC20 - Traditional Cache - Marooned - maintained by Lakebum - located in Forsyth County, GA
  • GC36BKD - Traditional Cache - Elvis in ... - hidden by T&Bburnett - located in Coweta County, GA
  • GC7175X - Traditional Cache - End of the Line - hidden by steve-n-kim - located in Virginia Beach, VA
  • GC6GB1W - Traditional Cache - VCT: VDH - hidden by VCT Cacher - located in Charles City County, Virginia  


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Just 15 more days till our trip,
and we still need some input from you - please!


Nana & I are planning on attending GeoWoodstock this year in Cincinnati

After attending the GIGA event, we plan on a geo-trip similar
to what we did after GeoWoodstock XIII - gathering up
cache with a ton of favorite points, older caches, etc.

This time though - instead of traveling through New England
we plan on traveling through the following states (or at least trying to)
before heading back to Virginia.

Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana & Mississippi

If you know of a "Must-Do" cache in those states
send us the GC Code and your recommendation
and we will try to add it to our list!

Note: We already have quite a list!!!
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That is all for now

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


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

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