Saturday, July 3, 2021

May & June 2021 Recap

  After being in quarantine most of 2020,

we had just started traveling again.


In May we took a very short family trip

on the outer Banks of North Carolina! 


In June we took a really nice trip

to Wise County Virginia to visit

the Home of the Woodbooger!!!

Norton Virginia!!!




And... we have a few more trips

planned for the upcoming months!

A quick look at the numbers for

May and June of 2021!!!

Total Caches found: 108

Traditional: 31

Virtual: 1

Earth: 1

Mystery/Challenge: 26

Letterbox: 1

Event: 3

Adventure Labs: 45

That brought our total number of

finds at the end of June to: 10800

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Caching Days: 13

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Places We Geocached:

Virginia: 102 finds

North Carolina - 1 find

Kentucky - 5 finds

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Finds which received

Favorite Points from us

GC97YJE - It's a-MAZE-ing - CO is The_B2s - Located in Suffolk Virginia

GC8YGJB - It's Elementary My Dear Watson! - CO is STNolan - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia (now archived)

GC9AH9P - Signs I'm Getting Old - CO is Treasure_Steve - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia

GC8ATR4 - WBGT-Woodbooger TB Hotel - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8B4NK - WBGT-Flickin' Chicken - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8CGZM - WBGT-WoodBOOGER Retreat - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8AV21 - WBGT-Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC89F19 - WBGT-Woodbooger Man - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8AX6M - WBGT-Magnetic Personality - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8B4NG - WBGT-Pitch In - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8AX6C - WBGT-Believe - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC8BRMD - WBGT-Yes! It Really Is - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

GC91M9A - Adventure Lab Bonus: The Home of the Woodbooger - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia

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Finds Awarded the

"COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache

of the Day Award:

  1. GC97YJE - It's a-MAZE-ing - CO is The_B2s - Located in Suffolk Virginia
  2. GC9AH9P - Signs I'm Getting Old - CO is Treasure_Steve - Located in Virginia Beach Virginia
  3. GC89F19 - WBGT-Woodbooger Man - CO is Woodbooger_Crew - Located in Norton Virginia
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New Souvenirs Earned!!!:

Blue Switch Day





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Map of Finds:

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One last thing before we close this edition up..

A special shout out to STNolan and family
who were recently transferred from our area
here in Virginia to the West Coast - - -

Stay Safe out there!!!
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To Everyone!!!

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!!! 

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Sunday, May 2, 2021

The 1st Four months of 2021

 We started 2020 off with a BANG!!!

Then COVID hit the word!!!

We started coming out of our shells

only to be forced back home by an upswing!

We started 2021 in the same place - HOME!!!


Then Nana & I got our shots - both of them!!!

Now... we are started to get out again!!!

As it turned out - we had a wedding to attend...

in "The Keys"




A quick look at the numbers for
the 1st four months of 2021!!!

Total Caches found: 45
Traditional: 38
Virtual: 2
Multi: 1
Mystery/Challenge: 1
Letterbox: 1
Event: 2

That brought our total number of
finds at the end of April to:
10692
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Caching Days: 16
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Places We Geocached:
Virginia: 29
North Carolina - 3 finds
South Carolina - 2 finds
Georgia - 1 find
Florida - 10 finds
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Finds which received
Favorite Points from us

  1. GC96R7R - MMM....MMM.....Good #1 - CO is gina2771 - Located in Suffolk Virginia
  2. GC8NVK1 - Just 3 Numbers - CO is reeceoutdoors - Located in Chesapeake Virginia
  3. GC94JR5 - "Holy New Year Batman" - CO is gina2771 - Located in Suffolk Virginia
  4. GC97N9P - Don't get the wrong impression... - CO is shellodj - Located in Suffolk Virginia
  5. GC4HM57 - A BC GC at CB - CO is gkend - Located in Wilson County North Carolina
  6. GC2K37Q - Come Grow With Us! - CO is brud1 - Located in Monroe County Florida
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    Finds Awarded the
    "COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache
    of the Day Award:
    1. GC2K37Q - Come Grow With Us! - CO is brud1 - Located in Monroe County Florida
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    New Souvenirs Earned!!!:

    Natural Wonders of the World

    Mars Rover

    The Science of Discovery: Geology

    The Science of Discovery: Rocket Science

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    Map of Finds:

    Southern Finds

    Northern Finds

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    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

    #SNAPgeocaching

    #geocache

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    Sunday, April 18, 2021

    We just returned...

    Well,
    It was not specifically a geocaching trip..

    But we just returned from our 1st trip of 2021!!!

    More later...

    But here are some pics.

    Can you guess where we were?




    and a final hint!



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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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    Friday, January 15, 2021

    The 2020 Winner is.....

     

    So, in a previous blog we showed you the top 10 finalists for the

    2020 "SUPER-COVETED"

    SNAP!!! Cache of the Year Award

    If you didn't read that blog - here is a link.
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    Nana & I had a really hard time this year!!!

    It took us a little while but we came up

    with a top 3 - then it got really HARD!!!


    Before we get to the winner.....


    The Best Mystery Cache found by us in 2020

    GC8MAVT: Calling All Secret Agents
    CO: STNolan
    Mystery Cache
    located in Chesapeake Virginia

    Loved the hike through the park!

    The Best Virtual cache found by us in 2020

    GC2C32: USA, all the way South
    CO: metacognate
    Virtual Cache
    located in Key West Florida



    Honorable mentions go out to the following caches:

    GC6NPM3: Pirate's Booty
    CO: Crovak
    Traditional Cache
    located in Dare County North Carolina

    An educational cache and a tricky find!


    GC5HQQX: It's Fort Nassau, Mr. Bond
    CO: GeoGnasher
    Traditional Cache
    located in Nassau Bahamas

    A beautiful location!

    FINALLY....

    After much consideration, and numerous
    discussions between Nana & I



    The Winner for 2020 of the

    "SUPER-COVETED" SNAP!!! Cache of the Year is...

    GC8MWAH - BIG FOOT SIGHTING!!!

    - hidden by GoodGoblin
    - located in Chesapeake Virginia

    A fantastic hike ending with a wonderful cache!

    CONGRATS!!!


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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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