Dan Q
This checkin to GC873ZQ CR#1 Wood path reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Amazed that this hasn’t seen more footfall in its 3-month life, but part of the reason might be the inaccurate coordinates: I searched in vain for some time before reading walk tall’s log which suggested that I ought to look closer to N 51° 51.882′ W 001° 28.304′, where I found it quite quickly – suggest that the cache is moved or the coordinates amended!
This checkin to GC1JMQY SideTracked - Charlbury reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
A moderately easy find this afternoon while on my way back from my expedition to the nearby 2019-08-01 51 -1 geohashpoint; I needed the hint to reassure me that I was looking in the right place before I pushed my hand through the prickly bushes at the GZ. TFTC.
This checkin to geohash 2019-08-01 51 -1 reflects a geohashing expedition. See more of Dan's hash logs.
Edge of field near Charlbury railway station, Oxfordshire. Looks to be accessible via a narrow road connecting the B4437 to what looks like a sewage treatment plant.
Dan Q plans to cycle out to the hashpoint this morning/early afternoon, aiming to arrive around 13:00.
A morning meeting with an estate agent wrapped-up sooner than I expected, and I found myself with enough free time to tackle a cycle out to (and back from) this hashpoint with enough time to spare to do a little freelance work and study in the afternoon. The sun beamed gloriously except during a few windy moments (as you can hear hear in the accompanying video) and a couple of points where it briefly threatened to rain before changing its mind.
I picked a route that minimised the time I would spend on major roads: I left Kidlington via the towpath alongside the Oxford Canal, taking the woodland path to Begbroke alongside the “fairy doors”, and then the cyclepath alongside the A44 into Woodstock. There, I’d planned to cut through the grounds of Blenheim Palace, but for a brief moment I worried that this might not be possible: some kind of event is taking place at the Palace this week, and it seemed possible that parts of the grounds would be inaccessible. Fortunately I was allowed through and was able to continue my adventure without venturing on the main roads, but I still wonder if my route was truly legit: when I came out of the other side of the grounds I noticed a sign indicating that the route I’d taken was not supposed to be a public right of way to the Palace I’d just come from!
Pushing on through Stonesfield and Fawler I made my way to Charlbury, dismounted twice to pick my way through the village’s confusing one-way system, found the station, and made my way down the lane behind it. There’s a lovely little nursery there called The Railway Children, which is pretty cute for a nursery alongside a station. The lane seemed to exist only for the purpose of serving the sewage treatment works at the end of it, but nobody batted an eye at my cycling down it, and I was able to park my bike up half-way and walk the remaining distance up through the grassy field to the hashpoint, arriving at about 13:30. It’s a beautiful area, but there’s not much more to say about it than that.
On the return journey I called in at geocaches GC1JMQY (log) and GC873ZQ (log), but failed to find GC87403 (log), principally because I was running out of spare time and had to cut my search short. I cycled home, logging a total journey of around 43 kilometres (around 27 miles).
My GPSr keeps a tracklog:
I vlogged the entire experience.
Music: Pitx Remix by Martin Cee (softmartin) Copyright 2019, used under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
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This checkin to GC2VEH2 I'm Getting Married in the Morning(Genealogy Link) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found on a quick after dinner stroll with my mother from our holiday home up the road. Nice location. TFTC.
This checkin to GC2VEH2 I'm Getting Married in the Morning(Genealogy Link) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Container cracked and log soaked, effectively unusable. Needs attention ASAP!
This checkin to GC7Q96B Oxford's Long-Lost Zoo reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Dropped by following TomTrxsh’s log implying there was a problem with the cache container, but it seems to be fine. The lids on this kind of container can be completely removed but are easy to put back on one you know the trick to it – see my video for a tutorial.
This checkin to GC86MHH Top of the Footpath reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
After receiving a confusing message about the logbook being missing, came out to check on the cache. All is well; keep caching!
(the cacher in question later sent me another message to confirm that all was well, too!)
This checkin to GC7B9AF Edinburgh's Other Castle reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
My partner fleeblewidget and I have been cycling around Scotland as part of celebrations of the twelfth anniversary of us becoming a couple (a relationship that started in Edinburgh). On the way, we’ve been cherry-picking some of the most-interesting geocaches to hunt for as we’ve travelled.
After cycling our last leg from Glasgow to Edinburgh yesterday, we spent today visiting parts of the city we’d not seen before, including the hidden gem that is Craigmillar Castle. Fortunately, fleeblewidget has a life membership of English Heritage and as a result of a reciprocal arrangement with Scottish Heritage, and so our entry to this wonderful medieval castle was free of charge. An extended exploration of the grounds found us the relevant spot where we took the pictures attached. Email to the CO with the challenge answers will follow soon.
Thanks for setting up this virtual and helping us discover this corner of Edinburgh. FP awarded, and TFTC!
See more posts about our 2019 anniversary break?
This checkin to GC86M5G Camo Ammo reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found after an extended search with fleeblewidget. Even though we knew exactly what we were looking for, based on the description etc., this still took us a while. Totally worth it! Greetings from Oxford. TFTC!
This checkin to GC3W69Q Philpstoun wander - Who stole the bridge? reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found easily with fleeblewidget: we’ve come up from Oxford and we’re cycling from Glasgow to Edinburgh as part of our anniversary celebrations. Lovely spot, and yes, surely it was a bridge, once. TFTC!
This checkin to GC10QDG Choo Choo reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found with fleeblewidget while cycling to Edinburgh as part of our anniversary break. Beautiful spot!
This checkin to GC5N0VG The Bridge Of Sighs reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found with fleeblewidget at the start of our anniversary break cycling around Scotland. Our sleeper train got cancelled (grr) so we arrived from London on a rail replacement coach (ugh) and started our morning exploring the necropolis and finding this little cache. Super easy find, TFTC!
This checkin to GC3753W Patchlake #2 - Are Dillon and Logan watching you? reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Tried, but couldn’t hack through the thick vegetation that’s taken over this footpath. :-(
This checkin to GC5DP66 Plackett Link reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Some serious vegetation got in my way here, but not for long. Hmm; got to the end of that path faster than I expected… perhaps I’ve time to find a couple more caches before the others wake and breakfast becomes a possibility…
This checkin to GC7A2Q0 4. Placket Pathway reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Nice to see a proper-sized cache container (although I did have to evict an earwig from it)! FP for that, and thanks for both this and the series. Greetings from Oxford!