We arrived early at about 9 as we wanted to take part in the 1 hour cache and dash. Participants are given 8 lots of co-ordinates and need to visit the 8 caches and stamp their card, sign the log and return within 1 hour. We thought we would not have a chance but the event was taking place at a ski resort and adventure park and the caching was up the ski slopes. Well that puts a lot of people out of contention. So we rushed around, well Steve rushed more than I did and we got 3rd winning a stainless steel drink bottle and a trackable. We visited the stalls and Steve bought a geocoin to commemorate our 5000th cache and a trackable for our car window (can be changed from car to car) because this is what all the mad cachers in the States do! And I bought him one of those wee figures that you stick on your back car window, a wee geocaching man!!!!
Queuing to sign a cache at the event. With over 800 of us it was a common occurrence.
After lunch Steve went to a workshop on solving puzzle caches (not that relevant for him) and a fantastic one on GSAK the tool he uses for downloading caches onto the GPS. (He also enjoyed them as they were held in air con). The day was cooler tho and rain threatened but only spat for 5 minutes. While he was doing this I went to do a couple of caches again up the slopes but ended up playing golf frisbee up and down the ski slopes with 3 random guys, that was much more fun!! We also met and chatted with lots of great people and we were a novelty again for coming from NZ. We actually won a new caching board game for being the furthest travelled.
At the end of the MEGA, the cutting of the cake. The icing was the best bit.
We arrived home 8 hours later at 5pm for a much needed dip in the pool. Now spending our usually evening watching the Tour but also planning for New York tomorrow.
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