Cachers. That certain breed of people that seek out the Tupperware hidden in the woods. Maybe you know one. Or some. Maybe your related to one. Or some. Maybe, you ARE one. Chances are if you're reading this, you have found your fair share of them! A few years ago, I became part of the caching community that hides one of their own! I did! I bought a nano (one of the smallest types of cache container) and hid it at our Bar. I'll be honest, it was a little intimidating at first. What if they don't publish it? What if I do it wrong. Truth be told, it was so simple! I have been told my coordinates need to be adjusted, so I need to get that done. But all in all, it's been a fun experience. AND.....once in a while, I get to meet the cachers that are searching for the little bugger. I'm always hesitant to make my appearance known when I see a searcher, but, I can't stand it for very long, and stick my head out the door to strike up conversation. I meet the nicest people! Take yesterday for example. I was taking something to my car  |
| New friends |
and when I opened the door, there they were. Two folks all dressed in their motorcycle gear, At first all I could think was, "Holy smokes, it's 100 degrees outside! How in the world are they still standing?" Then the "AHA" moment. I just calmly asked "Did you find it yet?" at exactly the moment one of the reached for it. I smiled and stepped back in the bar, but a minute later stuck my head outside to tell them that if they walked over to my car, they'd see it was a trackable as well. Conversation struck, and I quickly learned that both of their cycles were also TBs!! What to do but grab my camera! I showed them my "Herbie" trackable that I retrieved after he traveled  |
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approximately 45,000 miles in Australia (read about that adventure in a previous post), and they showed me this little fella that they found abandoned. They decided to make him their mascot, and gave him a purpose! I took pics of their TB numbers, and they did the same, and then I asked for a selfie. I scrapbook all of my caching adventures, that post coming soon, and wanted to add this small adventure to the rest. I have met the nicest people in the geocaching world, and these two are among the nicest. I thank them for letting me visit and share my TB's, and I'm thankful I got brave enough to put a cache outside our bar. If you are ever traveling in Eastern Washington State, and happen on a little farm community called Rosalia, stop and look for the BR Star Cache. It's an easy one. And pop your head in if we're open and say HI!!!! I love to meet the folks that are of my same mind set. Those of us getting outdoors. Searching for Tupperware in the woods. Looking for treasures and swapping little trinkets. Learning about new places and things. Breathing in the fresh air.
My message to you? If you found my blog by accident and are curious about geocaching? Research it. Look around you. They are everywhere! Traditional. Nano. Earth Cache. Puzzle. Virtual. It doesn't matter really. Just. Go. Caching.
