This checkin to OK045B Broad Street Webcam (Oxford Martin School) reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
I can’t log a “find” here because I set up the cache, but I wanted to show willing! So here I am, standing in the beginnings of what looks to be a serious rainstorm, capturing a screenshot with my phone. Gulp; should’a brought my coat!
This checkin to GLVZTDVJ Cowley to the Thames 3; the information point. reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Quick stop on a diversion from my cycle ride from the city centre to Sandford. Funny: years of caching and I hadn’t seen a container like this until I see two of them in one week. TFTC.
This checkin to GLVZTQ6E Oxford Science Park Meets Sandford-on-Thames reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found with fleeblewidget on a lunch date after a bit of a hunt. Maybe the GPS gods weren’t smiling on me, but the given coordinates looked to me to be on entirely the wrong side of the path: by my reckoning, the container is at N 51° 42.699′, W 001° 13.347′. SL, TFTC.
This checkin to GLVZTV5X Cowley to the Thames 2; the cut through. reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Another quick find, this time on my way back. Log very tight in container: difficult to remove! TFTC!
This checkin to GC5X8C6 Offey's Adventure reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Solving the mystery to determine the cache location was the easy (and fun) bit: geocheck confirmed first time! But after half an hour of digging through damp vegetation (and the ocassional nettle) this morning, I had to admit defeat. :-(
This checkin to GC5VKVN Walk by the Firehouse #4 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Strongly suspect this cache is missing. CO: message me if you want me to confirm where I looked and what I found that makes me think it’s definitely a goner (if that’s easier than visiting the GZ). Sorry!
This checkin to GC6Q8BN Walk by the Firehouse #6 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Really not been my day, but I’m perhaps not the only one – lot of DNFs here lately. Ah, well, back home for me.
This checkin to GC6M48N A Fine Pair # 598 ~ Eynsham reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
I having the unluckiest streak today! Got the coordinates no problem but when I reached the GZ despite a thorough search (and no stone left unturned) I couldn’t get lucky. Perhaps I’ll come back and bring the geokid: it’s the kind of hunt she excels at.
This checkin to GC53422 Walk by the Firehouse #2 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Feels like I kicking off an unlucky streak today with my second DNF in a row. Had to give up after a moderately thorough search in all the obvious places (and a few less-obvious ones). Maybe another time.
This checkin to GC5VKVN Walk by the Firehouse #4 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
The coordinates seemed “out” from what I was expecting, and I think my hunch was right, especially after reading the old logs (I think I’ve seen a cache like this before). I’m pretty sure this cache is gone: I even found what I believe to be a piece of it; photo attached. :-(
This checkin to GC531M9 Walk by the Firehouse #1 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Coming here during the daytime may have been mistake: I wasn’t able to search effectively while people from the industrial estate kept coming down here for their cigarette breaks, and a forklift driver was watching me suspiciously. Gave up after about 10 unproductive minutes.
This checkin to GLVZ47BH Circular Walk reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
While running an errand in Eynsham I thought I’d take the opportunity to explore some of the local geocaches. This one was the first, and I was glad of the hint (and also glad that I was dressed appropriately for stomping down nettles – quite the crop of them this spring!) or else I’d have been stuffed! TFTC.
This checkin to GLVZ4C8V Walk by the Firehouse #3 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found without difficulty after a short search. Nice to see something a bit different than the usual placement. Container possibly missing a part: may need attention before the next severe weather but probably okay for now. TFTC.
This checkin to GLVZ4FH9 Walk by the Firehouse #5 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Quick and easy find; nice container.
This checkin to GLVYGRN8 Boggling Boolean reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Given that I’ve lived very near to here for longer than this cache has existed, you’d be forgiven for wondering what took me so long. I don’t even have the excuse that many might: that the array of strange symbols, lines, and letters might be too puzzling for me, but that’s not the case either! When the cache first appeared I instantly recognised the language that was being used: I just couldn’t work out how that could be used to express a set of GPS coordinates.
Today, at long last, I thought to look at the hint. I can’t believe it’s been years and I hadn’t: I guess I’d assumed that it would have only helped me with the location of the actual container, more fool me. Anyway: once I read the hint, I instantly knew what I had to do. I was feeling lazy, so I translated the code into a slightly different format and punched it into an online service that can help with this kind of thing, and suddenly I was over 80% of the way there. But one digit (the fourth) was throwing me off… it seemed to be giving me a result that didn’t MEAN anything. Only when I stopped and thought about what a particular letter might represent did I realise my folly!
A short cycle later and the cache was in my hand: it was in the first place I looked. Unfortunately a part of the cache container flew off and attached itself to a hard-to-reach spot on my bike, and it took me a while to put the container back together again! Worse yet, while undoing the damage I’d caused (it’s fine now, by the way) I dropped my pen, which meant that I didn’t have it with me when I reached my next cache stop, GC6HV83 (Easy as 1-2-3), but more on that later.
FP awarded.