With everything going on in the geocaching community on 10/10/10, we had a handful of really cool event options this past weekend. We were lucky enough to be close to an event that garnered some ink on Latitude 47, Groundspeak’s official blog. A couple of our local cachers, Lord Vader of the MiniMartinWarriors and NozyRN decided to make an event cache out of their wedding ceremony, and invited anyone with a GPS to come join in the festivities. We drove across town to one of the prettiest parks we've ever seen in Norfolk, and met plenty of folks who, to that point, were just entries in a logbook. Not having any idea what kind of ceremony we were in for, it was quite by accident that we ended up more or less front and center for the ceremony. Suffice it to say, the last thing we expected was a bride in jeans, and a groom with a tuxedo t-shirt and lightsaber.



At 10:10 and ten seconds, on 10/10/10, the ceremony got underway, including swearing from the bride (Yeah, we caught that Nozy...), releasing fish into the park's koi pond, and a "you may kiss the bride" that lasted longer than anyone could keep track of. Afterward, there was a who's-who of Hampton Roads geocachers, to include the man responsible for our first DNF, ibwacko. Turns out, for the sheer evil he's capable of with cache placement, he's actually a very nice guy.

After the ceremony, we were in for a bit of a surprise at the travel bug table. On our recent trip to North Carolina, we picked up a travel bug in the form of an alligator. Earlier in the week, we went caching in Huntington park, and left the little guy under a log in a little patch of swamp, which was perfect for out little gator. Imagine our surprise when we came across him, fresh from his swampy abode, waving hello from the table.



We decided to pass on an event out in Virgina Beach later that day, and came back to our side of the water, where we spent the rest of the day caching. Among the many finds logged that day was a cache that required fishing line and had no log inside, a quiet stroll through a beautiful part of town, and 2 puzzle caches, the first of which required knowing binary. The second, encrypted in morse code, was probably the toughest find so far. Lesson learned that day: a 4.0 terrain is NOT to be taken lightly.



All in all, we were honored to be able to share an amazing day with some great people, and devote an entire day to what's become an awesome hobby.

~Brody