Wednesday, May 8, 2019

2019 Woodbooger Event in Norton - - and some other information

I just got a message from one of the main
coordinators for the

2019 WOODBOOGER EVENT!!!

Here is a quick summary of their plans:

The Woodbooger Kickoff event will be Saturday September 7th at 9:00 AM

We are planning to have 20 new caches in the geotrail

A new geoart will be published on Friday

There will be a coin given to the first 150 to complete the geotrail.

Although the new event is in the process of being
submitted - it will be:  GC80P38

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Mark your calendars!!!

Take it from us
The Geocachers in and around Norton Virginia
throw a fantastic event
- actually 3 or more events over the weekend!!!

You have till about mid August to get to Norton and
complete the current geo-art and trail!

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New SNAP!!! Geocaches

GC874F8 - Old Tweeters #001
located in Southhampton County, VA

GC874HM - Old Tweeters #002
located in Southhampton County, VA

GC3ETZ9 - Historic Fort Huger
adopted & repaired
located in Isle of Wight County, VA

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A peek into things ahead.

Nana & I will be archiving some of the
SNAP!!! caches in and around Suffolk
to make room for some new caches.

Here is a list of the geocaches that will be archived.
IF you still need to find these - get to them soon as they
will be disappearing before the end of the summer!!!

GC2319B - Suffolk History #001
GC3AEHX - Suffolk History #002
GC2XJ24 - Another P&G
GC6BBVV - Nana thinks Papa Has SNAPPED!!!
GC3XA5J - Lone Star Archery
GC3XA3T - Can you see the "Waterfall"
GC3WVMY - Another Lone Star Cache
GC3WVM2 - Lakeview
GC3WVJF - The Hobbit Cache
GC3WVR1 - Lonestar Fir
GC3WVHX - Beauregard's Booty
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Upcoming Events we will be attending!
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GC86WZB
Friday – May 10, 2019 – Norfolk
The Koalacanucks are coming to town
Denny’s – Hosted by Koalacanuck
6 - 7 PM
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GC85EG6
Monday – May 13, 2019 – Chesapeake 
GCHR May Event - but NOT on the 3rd Tuesday
There will be a guest speaker talking about ,osquitoes, ticks and
other pest we normally run into!!!
Pop’s Diner – Hosted by SNAP!!!
6:00PM Till 8:00 PM
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GC86WW8
Thursday – May 15, 2019 – Chesapeake 
AACC #127 
Chesapeake City Park – hosted by SNAP!!!
4:00 PM Till 5:45 PM



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That is all for now
Till next time...


Don't forget to visit our favorite Geocaching Store

Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!



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

SNAP!!! 

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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Monthly Review - April 2019

WOW!!!! Time is flying by in 2019!!!

April has been a pretty good month for us!!!

One of the neat things we did this month was help a trackable
that wanted to go to a specific cache make it there!!!

We notified the CO when we were about to drop it off in the target cache.

He picked it up a short while later!

Mission complete!

A quick look at the numbers for
April 2019:
Total Caches found: 44
Traditionals: 33
Mystery: 2
Letterbox: 2
Virtual: 1
Multi: 1
CITO: 1
Event: 4
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FTFs in April: 3
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Caching Days in April: 11
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Places We Geocached In During April:
North Carolina - 5 finds
Tennessee - 1 find
Virginia -  38 finds

Caches which received
Favorite Points from us in April: 
  1. GC81WJW - Use the Ol' Noodle - hidden by KWrightVA - located in James City County VA
  2.  GC2W169 - Linking the Past to the Present - hidden by rpulliam - located in Mecklenburg County VA
  3. GC7BZ15 - Cache Withdrawal - hidden by Rudekoolaid - located in Sullivan County TN
  4. GC80TVP - Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? - hidden by steve-n-kim - located in Virginia Beach, VA
  5. GC82VP7 - Caged Bison - hidden by steve-n-kim - located in Virginia Beach, VA
  6. GC86JWP - Thomas' American Cousin - hidden by bearzworkshop - located in Portsmouth, VA
April Caches Awarded the
"COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache
of the Day Award:
  1. GC2W169 - Linking the Past to the Present - hidden by rpulliam - located in Mecklenburg County VA
  2. GC7BZ15 - Cache Withdrawal - hidden by Rudekoolaid - located in Sullivan County TN
  3. GC82VP7 - Caged Bison - hidden by steve-n-kim - located in Virginia Beach, VA
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New Souvenirs Earned during April:

Creation Celebration earned April 2
Cache Carnival: Rio de Janeiro
Acquired on 04/11/2019


CITO 2019
earned 4/27/2019
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A peek into things ahead.

Nana & I will be archiving some of the SNAP!!! caches in and
around Suffolk to make room for some new caches.

Here is a list of the geocaches that will be archived.
IF you still need to find these - get to them soon as they
will be disappearing before the end of the summer!!!

GC2319B - Suffolk History #001
GC3AEHX - Suffolk History #002
GC2XJ24 - Another P&G
GC6BBVV - Nana thinks Papa Has SNAPPED!!!
GC3XA5J - Lone Star Archery
GC3XA3T - Can you see the "Waterfall"
GC3WVMY - Another Lone Star Cache
GC3WVM2 - Lakeview
GC3WVJF - The Hobbit Cache
GC3WVR1 - Lonestar Fir
GC3WVHX - Beauregard's Booty
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Upcoming Events we will be attending!
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GC84Z7J
Saturday – May 4, 2019 – Norfolk 
Chrysler Treasures M & G #9 - Watercolors & China 
Worcester Porcelain Gallery
Hosted by Edad
11:00 AM Till 12:15 PM
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GC85EG6
Monday – May 13, 2019 – Chesapeake 
GCHR May Event - but NOT on the 3rd Tuesday
Being held early to help people going to GeoWoodstock in Texas
Pop’s Diner – Hosted by SNAP!!!
6:00PM Till 8:00 PM
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GC86WW8
Thursday – May 15, 2019 – Chesapeake 
AACC #127 
Chesapeake City Park – hosted by SNAP!!!

4:00 PM Till 5:45 PM



wonder what is up with all the birdhouses????
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That is all for now
Till next time...


Don't forget to visit our favorite Geocaching Store

Stay Safe & Keep Caching!!!



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

SNAP!!! 

#geocaching

#gogeocaching

#SNAPgeocaching

#geocache

On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching

On Instagram at: snap_geocaching