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This checkin to GC3MRPC Chester's Chest 4 - Chirpy, chirpy Chesapeake reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Have been stood at/pacing around the published coordinates for a while with my GPSr (Garmin Montana 600, firmware checked last week, Chirp Searching set to “On”, but I’ve also tried toggling it), and I’m not finding a Chirp. Think this expedition might be a no-go. I’m going to be in the area for the next few minutes, so if the owner happens to be by their email within the next few minutes they’re welcome to send be a message via geocaching.com to let me know where the Chirp itself is hidden (if it’s not in the cache) and I can go check on it.

This checkin to GLEGCB65 Way Down West 105 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

And that’s it! That’s me done for the day. What a delightful and carefully places series of caches. I really hope I get time to do the Southern Loop someday, too! But for now, it’s time to get back to the car (where I’ve stashed some now much-needed water) and then back to Croyde for a drink in the hot tub.

Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon!

This checkin to GLEGCB26 Way Down West 104 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Easy find, but then I went the wrong (long) way down the hill, taking the winding road rather than the footpath. Doh!

This checkin to GLEGCB1B Way Down West 103 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Really nice to see the village in the distance where my car’s parked: it’s been quite an adventure, but I’m looking forward to watching the sun set with a glass of wine in my hand.

This checkin to GLEGCAJE Way Down West 102 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Took a little while to find this: perhaps my mind is elsewhere. Like… already thinking how nice it’ll be too get back to the place I’m staying and get into the hot tub!

This checkin to GLEGCAH5 Way Down West 101 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

After some really quite-overgrown paths (see photo), I was quite glad to get back onto a nice, hard road: far easier on my poor feet.

This checkin to GLEGCA1B Way Down West 100 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Beautiful spot! Sad to see the tennis court in the garden next door in such a state of disrepair, though.

This checkin to GLEGCA11 Way Down West 99 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Found without difficulty (with the help of the hint). TFTC.

This checkin to GLEGCA0M Way Down West 98 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Getting even boggier underfoot now! How is this possible of such a sunny day?

This checkin to GLEGCA09 Way Down West 97 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

I lost my pen somewhere in this meadow, but thankfully I was able to find a somewhat-blunt pencil in my pocket with which to sign the log.

This checkin to GLEGC9ZZ Way Down West 96 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

A little damp underfoot here, but at least I didn’t have to stand in it for long: an easy find.

This checkin to GLEGC9ZK Way Down West 95 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

GPSr was playing up again but the hint set me right.

This checkin to GLEGC9Z8 Way Down West 94 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

An easy find at the start of this, the risk stretch of my expedition. I think I’ve sweated off all of my sunscreen, but the sun’s give behind some clouds so I think I’m okay.

This checkin to GLEGC38H Way Down West 93 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Lovely little lane. Found the cache, then hopped the brook and turned left to rejoin the trail.

This checkin to GLEGC38A Way Down West 92 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.

Okay: I made a HUGE mistake heading to this one. Somehow I must have ended up on the wrong path, because I found myself on an abandoned footpath (definitely a footpath, though: the stone walls it crossed had stiles), heavily overgrown and increasingly flooded! Eventually I had to give up and change course, hacking my way through 7-foot nettles to rejoin the main path. Should’ve brought a machete! Got to the cache in the end, though!