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Geotagged, location-based posts; often related to my geo*ing adventures.

  • Found GC3KQK8 RRR11 Pillow talk!

    This checkin to GC3KQK8 RRR11 Pillow talk! reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My partner Ruth is, by installments, attempting to walk the entire Thames Path. Today, I'm on transport support so I've driven ahead of her to Culham Lock and the dog and I are walking back to meet โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC3KQK8
    • posted 9 March, 2025
  • Wrote note for GC9EXX4 Friar's Farm - Bisected Byway

    Checked up on this cache while the dog and I were nearby. It's in fine condition and ready to find. The latch for the container is beginning to rust, but the whole thing is perfectly serviceable. Go find it!

    Read more (54 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC9EXX4
    • posted 23 February, 2025
  • Dan with his dog on a muddy footpath.

    Found GC2F23P A Road Anarchy - A40 Eastbound to Oxford

    This checkin to GC2F23P A Road Anarchy - A40 Eastbound to Oxford reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. No logs here since... 2023!? Mindboggling.

    The geopup and I were out running some errands this damp afternoon and figured we'd take a walk near here. Spotting the cache on our radar we โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC2F23P
    • posted 15 February, 2025
  • Found GCA1K70 Oak Protection

    This checkin to GCA1K70 Oak Protection reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After claiming the FTF on the new cache to the North East, the geohound and I continued our walk with a wander through thy woods, eventually finding ourselves near this gate. I'd nearly attempted this cache during a โ€ฆ

    Read more (77 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GCA1K70
    • posted 26 January, 2025
  • A French Bulldog wearing a teal jacket looks up at her owner, off-camera.

    Found GCB2FZ4 Family Fun #2

    This checkin to GCB2FZ4 Family Fun #2 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. FTF! It's been a while since I've typed that!

    Woke this morning slightly hungover and figured a nice walk with the geopup might help me feel better. And what an opportunity: a brand new cache only a short โ€ฆ

    Read more (157 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GCB2FZ4
    • 1 comment
    • posted 26 January, 2025
  • Wrote note for GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing

    This checkin to GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked in on this cache while on a dog walk to ensure the Storm ร‰owyn hadn't trashed it. Good news: it's fine! I need to update the cache description to reflect that the speed limit here โ€ฆ

    Read more (40 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC9GTV3
    • posted 24 January, 2025
  • Dan and Ruth clink champagne flutes under a dark sky, with city lights visible below them.

    Geohashing expedition 2025-01-15 10 -61

    Braving an off-the-beaten-track explore on Trinidad during a State of Emergency, Ruth and I found our way to a geohashpoint on the island, becoming the first people ever to do so not only in this graticule but also in this entire country!

    Read more - about 7 minutes (1593 words)

    • Checkin
    • to 2025-01-15 10 -61
    • 3 comments
    • posted 15 January, 2025
  • Wrote note for GC71F0E UFO Light (Alien Alphabet)

    This checkin to GC71F0E UFO Light (Alien Alphabet) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Cache page no longer shows image, and backup link doesn't work either. Needs CO attention.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (15 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC71F0E
    • posted 15 January, 2025
  • Dan, wearing his sunglasses on top of his bandana, looking hot and grumpy, crouches by a tree stump with coconut husks atop it.

    Did not find GC3PJYY Paradise

    This checkin to GC3PJYY Paradise reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found the location and the hint object, but a thorough search did not reveal the cache. I think it might be missing, and the previous log (erroneously tagged as if it were found but clearly indicating in the text โ€ฆ

    Read more (101 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC3PJYY
    • posted 13 January, 2025
  • A French Bulldog in a teal jumper stands near a diverted traffic sign, half-buried in leaf litter.

    Did not find GC8KR7D Motorway Mayhem (another one)

    This checkin to GC8KR7D Motorway Mayhem (another one) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The geohound and I braved an explore of this litter-filled GZ but couldn't spot a cache among the copious detritus before the whiny little thing started fighting to get back to the warm of the car โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC8KR7D
    • posted 6 January, 2025
  • Did not find GC8TK41 05 - Willow's Wanders - Eshington Bridge

    This checkin to GC8TK41 05 - Willow's Wanders - Eshington Bridge reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. An extended search over two visits today by the eldest child and I couldn't reveal this one. Very frustrating, given that it's clearly there somewhere (CO performed maintenance just yesterday!). We're staying in โ€ฆ

    Read more (50 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC8TK41
    • posted 4 January, 2025
  • Found GC80592 Coffee, Cache and Dash

    This checkin to GC80592 Coffee, Cache and Dash reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. QEF while stopped for a confort break on a long journey North from Oxford. The dog wanted to go with the others into the services, but had to stay outdoors with me and hunt for the โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC80592
    • posted 3 January, 2025
  • Wrote note for GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing

    This checkin to GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked up on this cache during a dog walk nearby. All seems good, cache is ready to be found!

    Read more - about 1 minutes (19 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC9GTV3
    • posted 12 December, 2024
  • Dan smiles as he opens a zip-lock bag containing a geocaching logbook, alongside a diamond-shaped Irish 'crossroads' road sign.

    Found GC8XWKX Shamrock #20

    This checkin to GC8XWKX Shamrock #20 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My mum and I have been visiting Ireland on a geohashing & geocaching expedition. We'd spotted this shamrock shape but it wasn't in our operating zone so we didn't get a chance to hunt any of them, until โ€ฆ

    Read more (119 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC8XWKX
    • posted 27 November, 2024
  • Dan stands by some steps in a park, holding a strange-looking log.

    Found GC8E8A0 Challenge ๐Ÿ’– Virtual x 15 ๐Ÿ’– Country x 5 ๐Ÿ’–

    This checkin to GC8E8A0 Challenge ๐Ÿ’– Virtual x 15 ๐Ÿ’– Country x 5 ๐Ÿ’– reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I've never much gone for 'challenge caches'. Mostly they just bug me when I fail to filter them off my map and only end up realising that I'm arbitrarily disallowed โ€ฆ

    Read more (237 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC8E8A0
    • posted 27 November, 2024

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