OBW(?) Event in Kittery, Maine

We did it again this year and it was so much fun. There were 10 members plus 7 newbies-it's always great to welcome new OBW(?)'s into our group. There were quite a few of the youngsters in geocaching, too. We love making new friends. Had some good meals and lots of great storytelling. We didn't let the downpour just 30 minutes before our event deter the fun we had. Congratulations to RickAnn for winning the gift certificate. We'll see you again next year,

3 OBW(?)'s in Tennessee

TEAM SNOOK visits TEAM NAB (NashvilleJoe and AbbysGrammy) in Tennessee. What are they really doing?

another mystery solved

Found out who the couple is in the picture from Seattle:

Bob & Jean Evanoski from Millbury, MA. Please welcome them to our group.

Kt1I

Discovered who the mysterious person with the hat who is standing behind Charlotte in the OBW(?) pix taken at GW 8 out in Seattle. It's Charlie Cayen from Winchendon, MA. He's our newest member-welcome to the crowd.

Found another couple

Welcome Ron & Penny Huelat(Huelat Packers) who live in Tualatin, OR( just south of Portland). Haven't met them but found a cache in their front yard back in 2008 when we were out that way after attending GW 6 in Sacramento. Unfortunately they were out of town when we tried to "visit" them. Had e-mailed them and asked them to join our group but they forgot about it. Now I have "bugged" them again and they happily become our newest members. Official membership cards are in the mail to them as we speak. Hopefully they will post a post on here and tell us about themselves.

It's Official(?)-maybe or maybe not

I THINK I got a count of how many OBW(?)'s were at GW 8. Would you believe I went thru all the posts from the event (over 1000) to get the names. As far as I can see, there were 39 in attendance. That doesn't count any new folks that might have been enlisted. I don't recognize the guy without a hat in the picture below and the couple to the right of Charlotte(Hikers2). Hopefully someone will give me their names.
Here's the list I came up with:
Hikers2
Old Hippy & Granny
Ahuimanu Hui
Team Snook
Hobos
Mr. Pattytracker
2 rusty whalers
Steve 'n Nancy
Mountain_Wanderer
Joensue
Grandfolks
Mrs. Ice Cream Man
2 Hillbillies
2GeoHounds
Tammo(from Germany)
Rock 'n Crystal
Look'n Good
Sailorscodgers
Geofogies
Bob from S & BC

Now my numbers only come up to 35 but that's still a great showing.

Let's see how many can make it to Warren, PA next Jlu for GW 9.

GeoWoodstock 8 in Seattle

Thanks to Hikers2 for arranging the group picture while out there. Haven't come up with a total yet but I know there were over 20 OBW(?)'s attending. Thanks to Lookin'Good for the pictures that they have posted and hopefully there will be some more. GW9 will be in Warren, PA next 4th of July so put it on your calendar and we'll see how many we can meet up with there.

150 and counting

We added a new couple to our ranks this week to put us over 150 and strong. Please welcome Bob & Suzanne Paganelli who posted they would be attending GW9 next July in Warren, PA. They fulltime in their motorhome and are presently out in Oregon but will be spending this winter in FL. They have a cute caching name: Rvn4Caches or as he put it-
Keybird22(her) + Blackdragon2458(him) = Rvn4Caches
Hopefully they will give us a little bio here on the site.

OBW members @ GW8 Seattle

Thanks to the efforts of Charlotte & Richard (Hikers2), the OBW group met for a picture on July 3 at GeoWoodstock8 in Seattle, WA. We all shared stories of how we met Sharon & Joe, then gathered at the entrance for a group picture. Wish I knew everyone's names but they are lost somewhere on a piece of paper!!! Ahuimanu Hui are in yellow shirts (far right), Hikers2 next to them, and Lookin'Good in red shirts in the back. Perhaps the others will identify themselves. Hope to see everyone at GW9 in PA next year!

Lookin'Good & Ahuimanu Hui Meet in Portland OR

While attending an event in Portland, OR the week before GeoWoodstock8, we met Ahuimanu Hui. We chased down a cache in the parking lot then headed off in different directions but not before making plans to see each other at our next stop -- GW8 in Seattle!! Good meeting such nice folks!!

OBW(?) Event

NashvilleJoe and AbbysGrammy are holding the 2nd annual OBW(?) event in Kittery, Maine on Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010. If you are anywhere in the area that day please stop by for a great seafood lunch at Bob's and join in the fun and fellowship. It's Senior Citizen Day at Bob's and you'll receive a 15% discount off your meal. Hope to see you there around 2 PM-4 PM.

More fun with the Happy Hobos

Just can't have too much fun when OBW(?)'s get together.

Meeting with friends

On our way back home to TN we spent 2 nights with OBW(?)'s Happy Hobos.

Friends

I'ts always good to meet up with friends and share some good times together. NashvilleJoe and AbbysGrammy had an awesome time with 2 Old Crows and Biketrails.

More thoughts and hugs

The mother of one of our OBW(?)'s passed away earlier this week. Please remember this family.

Thoughts, love and hugs

We have 2 members who need our thoughts and prayers.
1 member from TN took a rough fall in a geocaching trip yesterday.
Another member in GA is presently in the hospital with pneumonia.
Please remember these, especially their family members.

Going to GW 8 in Seattle?

If you are going to GeoWoodstock up in Seattle over the 4th of July weekend, please contact our OBW(?) member, Charlotte Moore. She wants to try to get everyone together somewhere that day for a group picture.

nhsmilie@aol.com

NashvilleJoe and I won't be able to attend this year. We already had a family trip to Disney World in FL planned for just before the big event.

Everyone have a wonderful time and we'll be anxious to hear reports from those who went.

Sharon(AbbysGrammy)

Condolences

It is with a sad heart that I report the passing of one of our OBW(?)'s. They were a delightful couple we met while on our way back from GeoWoodstock that was in Sacramento in 2008. We cached with them one day while in Basin, WY. Please remember Bob.

Good Reports

Just back from a visit to the doctors in Texas and all was good. The hip doctor said the X-rays couldn't look better and he was very happy. I don't have to see him again for a year. He encourages me to be careful and to continue with my friend, the cane. The infection doctor says that all my lab work is normal and now lets me take the anti-fungal meds every other day. I will continue to have blood work done on a regular basis and will see her in a year when I go back to Texas. That's all for now.

What fun!!!!!!!

The View(Ed & Nancy, along with Henry the basset hound) called us and said they would be in town for a few days and could we get together. You bet!!!!!! We love to meet OBW(?)'s every chance we get. We met them at their RV site and then found a few caches together before enjoying a lovely meal. That's what this is all about. Safe travels and hope to see you again soon.

This is what OBW(?)'s is all about

It's a double pleasure tonight as we go to meet 2 OBW(?) friends who also have the same type of motorhome we have and belong to the same group. We met them at a rally out in Oregon and introduced them to geocaching at a little seminar we gave there. We took them out for their first cache find and they've been traveling and caching ever since. Looking forward to a great meet/greet/eat/cache adventure tonight. Pictures to follow.

147 and counting

That makes 147 members now. Where will be find 3 more to make an even 150?

Found another OBW(?)-event in KY

Now here we all are at a flash mob event in Oak Grove, KY and I just have to ask this nice "young" man if he is 60? He laughs and says he is so I told him I wanted him to be the newest member of our OBW(?) group. I told him what it stood for and he said he wasn't sure about the "wiser" part so I said none of us did so he would fit right in. Please welcome Silver Guy from Hopkinsville, KY.

GeoWoodstock 8-Seattle, WA-July 3, 2010

Just wondered how many of our OBW(?)'s are going to make the trek out to Seattle in July? Hikers2 (Charlotte) wants to get a group picture of those who are there so please contact her to let her know if you plan to be there. NashvilleJoe and I won't be able to go this year. We've had a family trip to Disney World planned for several years and this is the year for that. Hope all of you that head to WA have safe travels and a wonderful time. Hopefully we'll see you for GW 9 in 2011.

Another couple

Sat down at my desk this morning to add Willwgw to our roster and had e-mail from a couple that had stopped by my earthcache on their way home to AR and invited them to join us. Won't tell you how old he is, he'll have to do that, but he says they would love to join us so welcome Rich & Faith Marshall of Garfield, AR. I'm waiting on e-mail from him to let me know where that is in northwest AR. I'm hoping Rich will put a write-up on here and include a pictures.

Found another OBW(?)

4 OBW(?)'s attended event in middle Tenn today: AbbysGrammy, Sis, Willwgw, NashvilleJoe



So NashvilleJoe and I were at an event this afternoon and met up with a nice "young" man and I asked him if he was 60. When he "fessed up" that he was, I invited him to be the newest member of our OBW(?) group. Welcome Will Westberry (aka willwgw) from here in middle Tennessee. I was so anxious to meet him because he always puts poems on the logs that he writes. Check him out.

OBW(?)'s attend 2 events

Saturday, January 16, 2010 was a fun day for 4 OBW(?)'s. We attended 2 events in the Nashville, TN area and did some caching in between. It's always nice to get together. NashvilleJoe and AbbysGrammy along with the Happy Hobos had a great time.