Alistair.com - GPS and Geocaching

It took 3 outings, but I managed to complete the last 4 stages of the Vancouver Decachelon last Saturday.

If there was a theme, it was definately the mosquitos that ravaged my legs and arms as I trudged around in search of these 4 caches. I must have bites on top of bites, with very little surface area untouched by those pesky bloodsuckers!

After finishing the last stage and obtaining the required clue, I set out in search of the final destination. It was about 10:15 at night, but I decided to head in the direction given by the clues anyway. I got to within about 2km when I realized it would be almost impossible to get there in the dark, so I headed home.

So Sunday, I made my way to the Winner's Podium and, after some considerable (and unnecessary) bushwhacking, I got to the destination. Thankfully, I had excellent coverage (3 satellites in the inner ring, with 2 on the edge of that same ring) and I naviated to within 5 metres of the cache.

I was excited to find it, as it had been a couple of weeks since finding the first stage, but there was no one there to share my glee other than the singing birds. I wrote in the log book, placed my first sticker (an example will be uploaded soon) and re-hid the cache.

A good day.

[permalink]