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Author: Dan Q

Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.

  • A Roman aquaduct spans a forested valley.

    L'AqΓΌeducte RomΓ  de les Ferreres

    Of all the architecture with which the devil is (per legend) credited with the construction, L'AqΓΌeducte RomΓ  de les Ferreres might be the most impressive.

    Nice work, Satan.

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 12 August, 2026
  • Dan, sweating, holds a medium-sized tupperware tub in a hilly forest.

    Found GC6603 Taragonna Aquaduct

    This checkin to GC6603 Taragonna Aquaduct reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Quick and easy find while visiting this amazing monument with my family. A hot and sweaty jog to the GZ and soon the cache was found. TFTC!
    AltDan, sweating, holds a medium-sized tupperware tub in a hilly …

    Read more (27 words)

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    • to GC6603
    • posted 12 August, 2026
  • A red and orange sunset with beams reaching up over the hilly horizon of climatically- Mediterranean farmlands.

    Casa Ventola

    I'm spending the week on the East coast of Spain, hoping to see the imminent solar eclipse. And in the meantime, I've been finding local geocaches (including my thousandth!) and exploring the local sights with my family.

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    • posted 12 August, 2026
  • Did not find GC65QKN Benvinguts a Mas vilet dels pins

    This checkin to GC65QKN Benvinguts a Mas vilet dels pins reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I spent a while looking at the obvious host, then checked the hint and moved to a series of alternate candidates. It's probably there, but not somewhere I could find! Eventually I felt too …

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    • to GC65QKN
    • posted 12 August, 2026
  • Dan waves in a bright forest.

    Found GC8ZYPV AMAGATALL MAS CARGOL - Camps

    This checkin to GC8ZYPV AMAGATALL MAS CARGOL - Camps reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I've been doing what remains of the Ruta Pels Volants del Mars De Salort series of took a diversion to find this cache. The impressive host didn't need a hint - she's pretty easy to …

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    • to GC8ZYPV
    • 1 comment
    • posted 11 August, 2026
  • Dan - a white man wearing a rainbow-striped bandana - stands with his arms raised in celebration, alongside the superimposed words '1000th find'.

    Found GC6QV1F #17 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QV1F #17 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy find in a now-familiar hide and container format.
    And while perhaps not as memorable as my walk through the abandoned olive groves to find the damaged cache …

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    • to GC6QV1F
    • 1 comment
    • posted 11 August, 2026
  • A bottle top style lid, with Dan's name written in it, sits alongside some plastic shards on top of a rock.

    Found GC6QTTM #5 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QTTM #5 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. It's increasingly looking like this series might be in need of some love and attention. With numbers 3 and 4 completely absent and a nearly two year gap since 5 was last …

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    • to GC6QTTM
    • 1 comment
    • posted 11 August, 2026
  • Did not find GC6QTRY #2 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QTRY #2 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A second disappointing search with nothing to show for it. Maybe I didn't finish waking up yet this morning?

    Read more - about 1 minutes (19 words)

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    • to GC6QTRY
    • posted 11 August, 2026
  • Did not find GC6QQXW #1 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QQXW #1 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A disappointing start to this morning's walk. There's an obvious host that I spent some your poking under without success, after which I turned to the trees to see if they could …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC6QQXW
    • posted 11 August, 2026
  • Found GC9D4V6 29# CAMINS DE MONTBRIΓ“ (PARC SAMA)

    This checkin to GC9D4V6 29# CAMINS DE MONTBRIΓ“ (PARC SAMA) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick find after a visit to the gardens with my family. Sneaky container: I like it. We'd accidentally parked the car almost next to the cache! Greetings from Oxfordshire, UK, and TFTC/GLA!

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    • posted 10 August, 2026
  • Found GC6QTWA #13 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QTWA #13 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Finding the cache was easy. Reaching around to pull it from its hiding place was harder! But soon I had it in hand. This has been a lovely morning walk.
    Now …

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    • to GC6QTWA
    • posted 10 August, 2026
  • Dan, sweating, on a forest trail.

    Found GC6QV11 #15 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QV11 #15 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I was glad if the shade provided by the trees along this delightful footpath. Working up a bit of a sweat out here! Had to break from the footpath and kick through …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC6QV11
    • posted 10 August, 2026
  • Found GC6QTVF #9 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QTVF #9 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy find once I spotted a likely hiding place. Starting to feel like I should have had breakfast before I set off! TFTC/GPA, and greetings from Oxfordshire, UK.

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    • to GC6QTVF
    • posted 10 August, 2026
  • Dan points towards some bushes.

    Found GC6QTVM #10 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT

    This checkin to GC6QTVM #10 RUTA PELS VOLTANTS DEL MAS DE SALORT reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My family and I are on holiday staying nearby. I came out this morning to explore and try to find a couple of local geocaches while the children were still asleep. This …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC6QTVM
    • 1 comment
    • posted 10 August, 2026
  • They love RSS

    unstory claims that people who, like, me, announce their love of RSS in footers etc. don't actually love RSS, and couldn't handle operating the protocol 'by hand'. unstory is wrong, at least in my case.

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    • posted 8 August, 2026

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