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This past Tuesday, Kesara and I decided to go caching in Sandy Bottom Nature Park, a scenic little stretch of woods nestled in between Newport News and Hampton. Having spent the previous few days getting the hang of urban caches, we thought it would be a good idea to get out into the great outdoors and get a taste of geocaching the way it was meant to be.
We started by learning a small but important lesson when it comes to geocaching: Following the GPS is important, but looking away from it long enough to read trail signs helps too. We found ourselves 30 feet from the first cache of the day in no time. Too bad those 30 feet were through a pond. A quick detour later, we made our first find of the day.
After a short hop, skip, and a jump later, we found our way to cache number two for the day. In addition to what is probably the coolest cache so far, we also learned our second lesson: Tree canopies tend to make your GPS bounce like a second grader on a sugar buzz... After giving up on following our coordinates and deciding to follow our guts instead, we found this:
So far, this journey has only taken us about 30 minutes. Our next cache (our first attempt at a multi) tacked on another 90. We had a good idea of the area it was in, as it was our favorite place in the park. We approached with an obscure hint and more than a little confidence. Turns out that confidence was painfully misplaced. An hour and a half later, we were still empty handed and running out of daylight. We finally gave up and finished the circuit around the park, feeling much better after logging two more caches in the next ten minutes. On the walk out, we learned one more important, if somewhat more personal lesson: All the terminology Kesara has coined for when we go geocaching were swiped from assorted Syfy shows. I'm sure she'll be willing to share a few of her geekier moments if you ask her nicely...
~Brody
So the past few days has been very busy. All starting on Monday.
We decided to do a nice little walk to some local caches that weren't too far from the house... Well, that short little jaunt ended up in a VERY long walk around the area. Needless to say, we were so tired by the time we got home that we just collapsed and didn't even think about anything other than sleep.
We did, however, snag a cool Travel Bug. This particular TB, which is the grommet from a flag that was retired with honors in Florida by a Girl Scout Troop and is trying to make it to all the National Cemeteries. We picked it up at the St. Johns Church cemetery in Hampton, Va. We plan on getting a picture of it at the Yorktown National Cemetery and then dropping it in a cache at the Cold Harbor Battlefield. It is right beside the Cold Harbor National Cemetery and just a short distance from Arlington. 
(You can read more about this TB as soon as I get the Travel Bug page up and running soon)
~Kesara
Tonight we snagged a cache that we had accidentally marked the first run. So I officially deleted the log and decided that we would go ahead and snag it since it's close-by and we just felt that it really needed to be done anyways.
I had really wanted to get this one because there was a geocoin in there but we weren't quite quick enough to the cache and it had already been snagged. Oh well, that gives me more time to work on getting things set up so I can make up some swag bracelets for the caches. Plus, I want to make up a special page to post pictures of the geocoins that I get. This way I can always have a visual log of what I found before I send them on their way to to another location.
I wish I could post pictures from this cache but it was just a quick jaunt and it was at night anyway. This was definitely a quickie cache. But I can at least show off the swag that I will using for trades.
These bracelets will be the same weave just in different colors. They are really quick to make so I can have a nice amount to have with me at all times. I hope to either make or have made personal coins that I can use as well. I really want to keep the quality of the swag at a higher standard and that way make it more fun for those who find the cache after us.
Welcome to the adventure!!
We are a husband and wife team who love adventure and this is our journal of the encounters we have seen... Okay, Okay, so we just found out about geocaching and have decided it would be some fun.
I am Kesara, I enjoy nature and exploring. I enjoy the hunt and thrill of finding hidden "treasures". My other half would be my husband, Brody. Together, we will hunt down and share our cache along with the beauty of the area in which it was hidden.
So if you love the taste of adventure, follow us on our journey.
Happy Hunting,
~Kesara and Brody
Welcome to the adventure!!
We are a husband and wife team who love adventure and this is our journal of the encounters we have seen... Okay, Okay, so we just found out about geocaching and have decided it would be some fun.
I am Kesara, I enjoy nature and exploring. I enjoy the hunt and thrill of finding hidden "treasures". My other half would be my husband, Brody. Together, we will hunt down and share our cache along with the beauty of the area in which it was hidden.
So if you love the taste of adventure, follow us on our journey.
Happy Hunting,
~Kesara and Brody
After a short hop, skip, and a jump later, we found our way to cache number two for the day. In addition to what is probably the coolest cache so far, we also learned our second lesson: Tree canopies tend to make your GPS bounce like a second grader on a sugar buzz... After giving up on following our coordinates and deciding to follow our guts instead, we found this:
~Brody
