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2016-09-04 20:14
Paulicus
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- Found it
This was an experience that we had been hoping to undertake for a few
months now and today, for the first time, both free time and clement
weather happened to coincide.
The entire family - Paulicus, the Uxor, Filius, Minimus and little Minima -
followed the evolutionary trail from tree to tree amidst the most attractive
'green and pleasant' scenery imaginable. In fact, the whole escapade
could be described as 'approaching geocaching perfection' with just two
small caveats -
1. Poo! Lots and lots of this, not always small but almost always sticky and
apparently irresistibly attractive to the boots (and trousers) of young children.
2. Length! We'd greedily expected/hoped for lots and lots of tree climbs and the
final took us by surprise; just before the final climb, Minimus had complained that
he was hungry and wanted to know when we would have the first snack stop and
we told him 'when we reach the next tree!' - of course, in the event, he didn't have
to wait long ...
The tree was climbed and the cache contents brought
down to earth so the log could be signed and the geocoin admired whilst
the promised snack was consumed and then everything was returned to its lofty
home complete with the addition of a small plastic dinosaur - this, sadly,
represented our final level of attainment on the evolutionary scale when
taking into account the overall loud, uncultured and somewhat unruly
behaviour of the younger family members! All great stuff in a beautifully
tranquil location (at least, it was tranquil until we appeared...).
The container has kept the contents bone dry despite the
extended time since the last visit and this is one of those caches that
deserves far more frequent visitors than it has had to date. As this was
an Abanazar cache, we had expected a great experience and this certainly
lived up to expectations!
