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This checkin to GL4ZB840 The Hammers reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Nice “mechanism” to help with the retrieval/hiding of this little cache. Somebody going into the village hall gave me an odd look as I lifted my bike over the gate!

This checkin to GL4ZB6WK Old SideTracked - Horspath Halt reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

During a nice stroll around this lovely nature reserve (including a look at the artificial “bat cave” that’s been formed out of the remains of the old railway tunnel), I found this cache after an embarrassingly-long hunt. I choose to blame my GPSr being thrown off by all the trees, but in actual fact it’s my bad observation skills that are to blame for this one taking me so long! Lovely little cache; delighted to have found it!

This checkin to GL4ZB6AQ Famous Grouse reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

This cache was a primary goal of mine, today, because a travel bug I set off on it’s travels (a long while back, and in Wales), “The Oxford Scouting Party”, had safely landed here and I wanted to pick it up. Coming up the path from London Road after such rain was a mistake, because the path was wet and slippery, but I got there in the end and found the cache without too much difficulty (although I did need the clue to help make sure I was looking in the right place!). Took my travel bug, left a rubber bouncy ball and a sliding puzzle of a tiger.

And I did get to see a grouse or two on the way up! Two grouse? Grouses? Grice???

Thanks for a wonderful cache and an enjoyable walk.

This checkin to GL4ZB5QD All Ducked Up reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

After a hard uphill trek through slippery mud (in inadequate shoes) I got to this easy cache. Lots of stuff in the box, but TNLN. Thanks for giving me an excuse to stop for a break before pressing on to Famous Grouse!

This checkin to GL4ZB5G9 Blowing Away the Cobwebs reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Should have been easy, but not one but TWO cars were parked right in the way of the cache… and one of them was being unloaded by it’s owners at the time! I stood around with my bike, looking like a wally, until they went away, and then squeezed past to find the cache. TFTC.

This checkin to GL4ZB56N Zed's Pico Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Wonderful little cache in a devious little hiding place. Looked in the right place several times before I thought to let a curious finger do the exploring for me! Got strange looks from passers-by and so had to pretend to be on the phone… Great cache: thanks!

This checkin to GL4ZB4T2 University Challenge 5 (munch munch) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

I’ve visited dozens of times – I only live around the corner – but never realised that it was a virtual cache. Picture doesn’t include me nor my GPSr because (a) my GPSr (on my phone) is my camera and (b) I couldn’t find anybody to take the picture for me (there was only a confused-looking traffic warden around). So you’ll have to suffice with a picture of the landmark itself…

This checkin to GL4ZB20J Famished Equine reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Found without lid nor magnets, soaking wet, buried in pile of leaves: this one’s a goner. I’m removing the cache and I’ll arrange to get it back to it’s owner as soon as possible, but until then this cache should be considered absent!

This checkin to GL4ZB1B2 University Challenge 14 (Poly) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Excellent cache! One of my favourites of the day’s hunt: and I was so glad I wore laced shoes, as you suggest, because that made all the difference when it came to retrieving and replacing this fabulous little cache. Log was full – couldn’t find space to write – so I’ve instead taken a picture of this imaginative little cache (warning: photo contains minor spoilers about what you’re looking for).

This checkin to GL4ZB0YP H. H. Park reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

I love this park in the summertime, but in the depths of a wet winter it was more than a little difficult to get to the cache, and involved wading through ankle-deep water in the swampy area around the cache! Persevered, though, and found it in the end! TFTC.

This checkin to GL4ZB0KR Milham Ford recreation ground reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

The goddesses of the satellites were with me! On this, my second cache of the day (and many of the others I found today), my GPSr took me right up to within a metre of the cache!

This checkin to GL4ZB099 just visiting... reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Like the previous visitor, I parked my bike up on the “wrong” side of the steam, but thankfully I was able to hop across without too much difficulty and find this little cache.

This checkin to GC1J956 Sliding in the quarry reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Far too muddy, I guess: couldn’t even get close! Will try again another time.

This checkin to GC17QTE Britannia - Never At Sea reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

I can’t decipher the numbers! I’ve come up with values for B and C which are too low to be able to deduct some of the values that the formula requires me to… maybe there’s something I’m missing…