Saturday, November 7, 2020

Monthly Review - September & October 2020

 

We started 2020 off with a BANG!!!

A Fantastic turnout for Parks of Tidewater #1

But then Covid-19 reared its ugly head and we all
played hide n seek with the outdoors!!!

For September and October, we went back to our hiding from the world
with just a little bit going outside while maintaining social distancing and
using our masks .



A quick look at the numbers for both
September and October 2020:
Total Caches found: 36
Traditional: 28
Mystery: 3
Events: 4
Community Celebration: 1

That brought our total number of
finds at the end of October to:
10592
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Caching Days in September & October: 11
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Places We Geocached In During September & October:
North Carolina - 5 finds
Virginia - 31 finds
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Caches which received
Favorite Points from us
September & October
  1. GC8VP7K - Waterwalk at Central Park - CO is Macsnapper - Located in Hampton Virginia
  2. GC8MWAH - Big Foot Sighting - CO is GoodGoblin - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
  3. GC703CV - Feelin' Froggy - CO is Lonewolf-VA - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
  4. GC847NJ - The curse of the $5 burger - CO is Pugpeople - Located in Camden County North Carolina
  5. GC7NBX9 - Toys for all the Boys and Girls - CO is tdw0927 - Located in Currituck County North Carolina 
  6. GC62E04 - Oh No Bricks - CO is OBXed - Located in Dare County North Carolina
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    September & October Caches Awarded the
    "COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache
    of the Day Award:
    1. GC8VP7K - Waterwalk at Central Park - CO is Macsnapper - Located in Hampton Virginia
    2. GC8MWAH - Big Foot Sighting - CO is GoodGoblin - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
    3. GC7NBX9 - Toys for all the Boys and Girls - CO is tdw0927 - Located in Currituck County North Carolina
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    September & October
    First to Finds!!!:
    1. GC912F0 - The morel of the story - CO is coffee_and_music - Located in Suffolk Virginia 
    2. GC914W2 - Tunnel Vision - CO is Gina2771 - Located in Suffolk Virginia
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    September & October
    New Souvenirs Earned!!!:

    Modern Wonders of the World

    Ancient Wonders of the World

    World Explorer

     -------------------------------------------------------

    To Everyone!!!

    Wear Your Mask!

    Be SAFE!

    Be WELL!



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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

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    #geocache

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    Thursday, September 3, 2020

    Monthly Review - July and August 2020


    We started 2020 off with a BANG!!!

    A Fantastic turnout for Parks of Tidewater #1

    But then Covid-19 reared its ugly head and we all
    played hide n seek with the outdoors!!!

    For May and June, we picked up our pace just a little bit
    while maintaining social distancing and
    using our masks .



    A quick look at the numbers for both
    July & August 2020:
    Total Caches found: 67
    Traitionals: 33
    Mystery: 12
    Events: 4
    Community Celebration: 1
    Lab: 15

    That brought our total number of
    finds at the end of August to:
    10556
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    Caching Days in July & August: 14
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    Places We Geocached In During July & August:

    Virginia - 67 finds
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    Caches which received
    Favorite Points from us
    July & August
    1. GC8VJ6B - A Puzzle from Ramses II - CO is SamGamgee2001 - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
    2.  GC8TF23 - Trail Blazing 757 #2 - CO is CJ757 - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
    3. GC8TTNF - Checkers - CO is STNolan - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
    4. GC8VY6Q - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner - CO is shellodj - Located in Isle of Wight County Virginia
    5. GC8VZCP - Looking for smileys - CO is MarinaBallerina - Located in Suffolk Virginia
    6. GC8X889 - Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Topped - CO is shellodj - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
    7. GC8Q4CR - A Benchmark at Deep Creek Lock Park - CO is Musashi! -  Located in Chesapeake Virginia
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      July & August Caches Awarded the
      "COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache
      of the Day Award:
      1. GC8TF23 - Trail Blazing 757 #2 - CO is CJ757 - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      2. GC8X889 - Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Topped - CO is shellodj
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      July & August
      First to Finds!!!:
      1. GC8WFJ9 - COVID-19 - CO is chihuahuak94me - Located in Isle of Wight County Virginia
      2. GC8X8EG - Not Another Light Post Cache - CO is shellodj - Located in Suffolk Virginia
      3. GC8X889 - Scattered, Smothered, Covered & Topped - CO is shellodj - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
      4. GC8Z0XD - Monarch - CO is gina2771 - Located in Suffolk Virginia
       -------------------------------------------------------
      July & August
      New Souvenirs Earned!!!:
      International Geocaching Day 2020
      Community Celebration Event

      International Geocaching Day 2020

      CITO Season 1

       -------------------------------------------------------
      Here is a list of the upcoming
      events we HOPE to attend

      GC8JZT9

      Saturday – September 5, 2020 – Newport News, VA

      GCHR 18th Annual Picnic a Community Celebration

      Newport News Park – hosted by Geocaching Hampton Roads

      10:00 AM Till 2:00 PM

      GC8YCNF

      Saturday – September 12, 2020 – Smithfield, VA

      Parks of Tidewater #002 – Windsor Castle Park

      Windsor Castle Park – hosted by SNAP!!!

      9:30 AM Till 11:00 AM


      To Everyone!!!

      Wear Your Mask!

      Be SAFE!

      Be WELL!



      -----
      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

      ---------------------------------

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      On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching

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      Tuesday, July 21, 2020

      I finally finished it - a rough draft but it works!


      Are you looking for the new Adventure Lab Cache page???


      Here is a link to the new page!

      CLICK HERE!


      Be SAFE!

      Be WELL!

      Keep Caching!!!



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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

      ---------------------------------

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      On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching

      On Instagram at: snap_geocaching

      Saturday, July 4, 2020

      Monthly Review - May & June 2020


      We started 2020 off with a BANG!!!



      But then Covid-19 reared its ugly head and we all
      played hide n seek with the outdoors!!!

      For May and June, we picked up our pace just a little bit
      while maintaining social distancing and
      using our masks .




      A quick look at the numbers for both
      May & June 2020:

      Total Caches found: 63
      Traitionals: 36

      Mystery: 19

      Events: 1 

      Multi: 1
      Wherigo: 1
      Lab: 5

      That brought our total number of
      finds at the end of June to:
      10489
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      Caching Days in May & June: 10
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      Places We Geocached In During May & June:

      Virginia - 63 finds
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      Caches which received
      Favorite Points from us
      May & June
      1. GC8MAVT - Calling All Secret Agents - CO is STNolan - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
      2. GC8PR42 - A Seventh Quarantine Cache - STNolan - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      3. GC8NHQX - A Second Quarantine Puzzle - STNolan - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      4. GC8PHCY - A Sixth Puzzle for the Quarantine - CO is STNolan - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      5. GC8PDBM - A Fourth Quarantine Puzzle - CO STNolan - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      6. GC8Q8KP - An Eighth Quarantine Cache - CO is STNolan - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
      7. GC8PYBT - Trail Blazing 757 - CO is CJ757 - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      8. GC8J0WY - B is for BUZZ - Buzzard Bob - CO is steve-n-kim - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      9. GC8JY93 - Bloodhound VS Human Nose - CO is steve-n-kim - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
      10. GC8N5AZ - The Todd House - CO is chihuahuak94me - Located in Isle of Wight County Virginia
      11. GC8RN85 - Dubble Bubble & Cracker Jack - CO is steve-n-kim - Located in Isle of Wight County Virginia
      12. GC8PG7W - Lone Star Lakes - Ridge Treasure Chest - CO is SigEpBill - Located in Suffolk, Virginia
      13. GC8RM8J - Spidey - CO is Episcodad - Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia
      14. GC8T07W - 10^100 + What the Heck is this? - CO is RoyalSlash - Located in Norfolk, Virginia
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        May & June Caches Awarded the
        "COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache
        of the Day Award:
        1. GC8MAVT - Calling All Secret Agents - CO is STNolan - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
        2. GC8PG7W - Lone Star Lakes - Ridge Treasure Chest - CO is SigEpBill - Located in Suffolk, Virginia
        3. GC8T07W - 10^100 + What the Heck is this? - CO is RoyalSlash - Located in Norfolk, Virginia
         -------------------------------------------------------


        May & June
        First to Finds!!!:
        1. GC8QCAJ - Suffolk's Reverse Wherigo - CO is chihuahuak94me - Located in Suffolk Virginia
        2. GC8Q8KP - An Eighth Quarantine Cache - CO is STNolan - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
         -------------------------------------------------------
        May & June
        New Souvenirs Earned!!!:


        Blue Switch Day 2020
        Memory Lane #1
        Memory Lane #2
        Memory Lane #3
        Memory Lane #4
        Memory Lane #5
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        Here is a list of the upcoming
        events we HOPE to attend

        GC8W23V
        Saturday – July 18, 2020 – Chesapeake VA 
        AACC #141 – a morning event
        Dismal Swamp Canal south end – hosted by SNAP!!!
        9:00 AM Till 10:00 AM

        GC8W254
        Thursday – July 23, 2020 – Chesapeake VA 
        AACC #142
        Elizabeth River Boat Landing – hosted by SNAP!!!
        4:15 PM Till 5:45 PM

        GC8JZT9
        Saturday – September 9, 2020 – Newport News, VA 
        GCHR 18th Annual Picnic a Community Celebration
        Newport News Park – hosted by Geocaching Hampton Roads
        10:00 AM Till 2:00 PM

        To Everyone!!!

        Be SAFE!

        Be WELL!



        -----
        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 Facebook at: SNAP!!! Geocaching

        On Twitter at: @SNAPgeocaching

        On Instagram at: snap_geocaching