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Tag: geocaching

  • A fawn-coloured French Bulldog on a lead sniffs at a metal boot scraper attached to the stonework at the side of a church door.

    Found GCBX0JC Church Micro 12106...Standlake

    This checkin to GCBX0JC Church Micro 12106...Standlake reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After a walk out with the dog to claim the FTF on nearby GCBX0R7, I figured that I still had a little a few minutes on my hands before the code I'd been writing for my day …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCBX0JC
    • 4 comments
    • posted 27 August, 2026
  • Dan, a white man with a goatee beard, sits on the steps of a rain-wettened village war memorial, hugging a fawn-coloured French Bulldog.

    Found GCBX0R7 War Memorial #???? ~ Standlake

    This checkin to GCBX0R7 War Memorial #???? ~ Standlake reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After liaising with the CO to get the formula fixed following my previous effort, the geohound and I came out for a drizzly walk in-between the downpours to have a second attempt at the FTF. …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCBX0R7
    • 2 comments
    • posted 27 August, 2026
  • Dan, a white man with a ponytail and goatee beard, sits on a war memorial with a confused expression.

    Did not find GCBX0R7 War Memorial #???? ~ Standlake

    This checkin to GCBX0R7 War Memorial #???? ~ Standlake reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Well I feel especially thick right now. Probably I've done something stupid, but I rushed down here between-meetings in hope of an FTF, collected all the numbers, did the maths, and got... the same coordinates …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCBX0R7
    • 2 comments
    • posted 26 August, 2026
  • The sun completely occluded by the moon.

    Three(ish) Weeks In Spain

    With exceptions for those of us who had work to do at the start or end, my family and I just spent three weeks hopping around the East of Spain, featuring surfing, a theme park, exploring, dodging the heat, and - of course - a total solar eclipse.

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    • Article
    • posted 23 August, 2026
  • Wrote note for GC448J6 EL TRESOR DEL POU DEL MON

    This checkin to GC448J6 EL TRESOR DEL POU DEL MON reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. When I visited two years ago I thought I'd solved the puzzle but couldn't find the cache. I'm in the area again today and thought I'd make another attempt, but the recent 'enabled' seems …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC448J6
    • 2 comments
    • posted 20 August, 2026
  • On a semi-closed bridge over a six-lane highway, Dan, wearing a purple 'woo' t-shirt, throws a selfie camera a thumbs-up.

    Found GC9Q6G6 PORTA DE BARCELONA

    This checkin to GC9Q6G6 PORTA DE BARCELONA reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick find exactly where it should be while driving from Tarragona to Barcelona. My family and I were in the area for the eclipse and then for a trip to PortAventura and are heading to Barcelona …

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    • Checkin
    • to GC9Q6G6
    • posted 19 August, 2026
  • User information area from the top of a website, showing Dan Q with no incoming messages and, crucially," 1,035 finds".

    Geocaching.com Can't Count? (my 1000+ geocache finds!)

    After finding over a thousand geocaches, I wanted to check my total with the largest of the geocache listing sites I use, and discovered that you can't get the same answer twice from it even if you ask it three times for an answer. Wot?

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    • Article
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • A cricket sits on a rock.

    Found GCAYFMG Més enllà de la via II (13) - Granja Fortuny

    This checkin to GCAYFMG Més enllà de la via II (13) - Granja Fortuny reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Retreived the cache from beneath its insect guardian (pictured). TFTC!

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    • Checkin
    • to GCAYFMG
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Found GCBBYYH Més ellà de la via II - (12) Caçar entre pedres

    This checkin to GCBBYYH Més ellà de la via II - (12) Caçar entre pedres reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Coordinates spot on! Exactly where it should be. From the right angle, the cache can quickly be spotted. TFTC!

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    • Checkin
    • to GCBBYYH
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Found GCAY62F Més enllà de la via II (11) - Quina pila

    This checkin to GCAY62F Més enllà de la via II (11) - Quina pila reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Quick find in the second place I looked while walking this trail as a shortcut back to town from the Passejant amb la Boira caches. TFTC, and greetings from Oxfordshire, …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCAY62F
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Wrote note for GCAY628 Més enllà de la via II (10) - Em sento penjat

    This checkin to GCAY628 Més enllà de la via II (10) - Em sento penjat reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Not attempted. Lots of litter around the GZ, didn't feel like walking, let alone poking, through it. 😢

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    • Checkin
    • to GCAY628
    • 1 comment
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Found GCB0EGT Passejant amb la Boira - Un altre túnel?

    This checkin to GCB0EGT Passejant amb la Boira - Un altre túnel? reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found in the fourth place I looked. Nice container size, like the last letterbox hybrid.
    This is where we'll part ways. As much as I've loved this series so far and …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCB0EGT
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Did not find GCB0EGN Passejant amb la Boira - Senglars?

    This checkin to GCB0EGN Passejant amb la Boira - Senglars? reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Had to give up after an extended search.
    I approached the GZ with two solid (different) ideas about the kind of thing I would be looking for. But a good explore of many …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCB0EGN
    • 1 comment
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Dan, a white man with a blue ponytail, shouts upwards in a broad concrete tunnel.

    Found GCB048F Passejant amb la Boira - Sota el pont de l'AVE

    This checkin to GCB048F Passejant amb la Boira - Sota el pont de l'AVE reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Didn't much fancy my chances of GPS signal in the tunnel, but the spoiler photo made it very obvious where to look! Hung around to enjoy the cool for a …

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    • Checkin
    • to GCB048F
    • posted 14 August, 2026
  • Found GCB043C Passejant amb la Boira - muntanya de pedres

    This checkin to GCB043C Passejant amb la Boira - muntanya de pedres reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A nice large cache! I wish I'd brought a TB or two over from the UK. TFTC. I'm looking forward to the tunnel ahead and the temporary shade that it will offer!

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    • Checkin
    • to GCB043C
    • posted 14 August, 2026

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