How we got into caching! The Happy2Wanderers

I've never done a Blog in my life, so this may all be in vain.We were dragged into caching kicking and screaming, May, 2004.One very warm spring evening our oldest son and family pull into the drive and said, "Let's go caching"! We knew nothing of this, we were computer iliterate, never saw a GPS in our lives and only understood the word from what we read or saw on the telly."What do you mean walk in the woods and hunt for what? We camp, but, I was getting older and was in no mood to tackle salty sweat that drew bugs and mosquitoes. We declined.The following weekend we were camping with family and friends and after we were set up, our son puts a GPS in Hubbys hands and says follow it to the cache in VOLO Bogs near where we were camping. We did and it was my first encounter with poison ivy....ever! Also downed, rusted, barb wire fencing. We were eaten alive. We were hot, sweaty and I really knew I needed a shower.For most people that would have finished it. Not us! We bought a Little Blue Garmin. Now, I found myself trailing Hubby and he was having all the fun finding caches. After much discussion, I inherited the Little Blue Garmin and he bought himself a Garmin Rhino. From there we realized his Rhino had a radio and if we had two, We could keep track of each other in the woods, etc., plus Co-ords could be sent from one to the other. We recently sent both in for repair and ended up with two reconditioned ones. Mine was in extreme need of repair as it has taken a dip in a river along with me (Not planned) rubber worn off and bare metal exposed. Both rhinos had tape holding pieces on. I even used glue on the aerial because the rubber guard had cracked in half.Are we Cache fanatics?? You decide.

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