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Month: August 2021

  • Found GC6H7G2 Geology

    This checkin to GC6H7G2 Geology reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy find in spite of the growing dark, significantly helped by my having correctly interpreted the name of the cache and knew exactly at I was looking for TFTC.

    This cache's siblings might have to wait until โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC6H7G2
    • 1 comment
    • posted 31 August, 2021
  • Dan outside a disused bus stop repurposed as a "beach hut".

    Found GC98N4G Tar Lakes/South Leigh Loop #9 Speed

    This checkin to GC98N4G Tar Lakes/South Leigh Loop #9 Speed reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Third time was the charm for me with this elusive cache! On this and my last visit the coords kept pointing me to the centre of the road, giving me a pretty big search โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC98N4G
    • posted 31 August, 2021
  • Motorway traffic moving past a 50 limit and "stranded vehicle" warning sign.

    Found GC2549F Motorway Mayhem M6 Junction 19

    This checkin to GC2549F Motorway Mayhem M6 Junction 19 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I was heading South on the M6 when my phone beeped to warn me that the road was blocked, ahead. Turns out there had been some sort of crash, and traffic was being directed into โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC2549F
    • posted 30 August, 2021
  • Found GC9FJ8P Nuts & Bolts

    This checkin to GC9FJ8P Nuts & Bolts reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The M6 Southbound got blocked by a crash this afternoon so I diverted to Knutsford Services and took a walk out to the local caches while I waited for it to clear. I had a feeling what โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC9FJ8P
    • posted 30 August, 2021
  • Found GC6WAB0 Church Micro 10221...Winwick

    This checkin to GC6WAB0 Church Micro 10221...Winwick reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I was in the vicinity of this cache while taking a rest break on a long journey South down the M6. Coordinates seemed off by about 8m but the hint quickly set me straight and after that โ€ฆ

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    • to GC6WAB0
    • posted 30 August, 2021
  • Found GC7ZN91 Signals Haunt

    This checkin to GC7ZN91 Signals Haunt reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Came as a mini layover during a long drive South down the M6; specifically picked this cache because it fulfils a Wonder collection for me. ;-) A quick and easy find, once I got past the cache's spooky โ€ฆ

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    • to GC7ZN91
    • posted 30 August, 2021
  • A building site. No geocache in sight.

    Couldn't find GC2AJW0 WWWNLL - Church House

    This checkin to GC2AJW0 WWWNLL - Church House reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After failing to find GC2AJVT Cow Hill earlier we were really hoping to find this, but alas no. The entire area seems to have been torn up for building works and the footpath moved, so we โ€ฆ

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    • to GC2AJW0
    • posted 30 August, 2021
  • Couldn't find GC2AJVT WWWNLL - Cow Hill

    This checkin to GC2AJVT WWWNLL - Cow Hill reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Made an extended search amongst the nettles, including in the place where the hint suggested we look, without success.

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    • Checkin
    • to GC2AJVT
    • 1 comment
    • posted 30 August, 2021
  • Found GC2Y9J9 Long John Silver

    This checkin to GC2Y9J9 Long John Silver reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Good camo here! We honed in on the GZ quickly but it took us a few minutes of searching before the container was in hand. Greetings from Oxfordshire!

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    • Checkin
    • to GC2Y9J9
    • posted 29 August, 2021
  • Found GC7JRT4 Preston Docks - Oh Buoy!

    This checkin to GC7JRT4 Preston Docks - Oh Buoy! reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. What an excellent cache container! I immediately spotted it but then disregarded it when I couldn't see an obvious ingress. My sister Sarah, though, whom I'm visiting in Preston, tried touching it a different way โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC7JRT4
    • posted 29 August, 2021
  • Sarah, Doreen and Dan at Preston Docks.

    Found GC2Y9HV One-Eyed Willie

    This checkin to GC2Y9HV One-Eyed Willie reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found with my mother and sister while visiting Preston on my way back to Oxfordshire after helping my partner's brother move to Cumbria. Spotted part of the retrieval mechanism right away and soon the cache was in hand. โ€ฆ

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    • to GC2Y9HV
    • posted 29 August, 2021
  • Car in car park with a large arrow pointing at it.

    Found GC8K8MH Mind your head

    This checkin to GC8K8MH Mind your head reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found as a quick cache-n-dash while in the vicinity. One developed a pretty sharp eagle-eyed for caches over the years, and I was able to spot this one from my parking spot (pictured) before I even got โ€ฆ

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    • to GC8K8MH
    • posted 29 August, 2021
  • Found GC7G8CQ Dont take Of'fence.

    This checkin to GC7G8CQ Dont take Of'fence. reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found as a quick cache-n-dash while driving nearby. Great design of container/hide! TFTC.

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    • Checkin
    • to GC7G8CQ
    • posted 29 August, 2021
  • Found GC6WMEW Stodday + back No11 - above the canal

    This checkin to GC6WMEW Stodday + back No11 - above the canal reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Broke my journey up the M6 to find the 2021-08-29 54 -2 geohashpoint, which was deep in the brambles alongside the towpath about 90m South East of the cache location. On the โ€ฆ

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    • to GC6WMEW
    • posted 29 August, 2021
  • Dan and Robin

    Geohashing expedition 2021-08-29 54 -2

    Dan and Robin find a hashpoint up a thorny bank from Lancaster Canal.

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    • Checkin
    • to 2020-08-29 54 -2
    • 2 comments
    • posted 29 August, 2021

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