Posted on Monday, 20th March 2006 by Bull
Hey everyone! Guess what?
I’m still sitting here at work doing absolutely nothing!!! OMG!
Yeah, not a whole lot of new things going on, but enough.
I’ve stumbled across this wonderful little sport (game) called Geocaching
To best explain what GeoCaching is I did a bit of google for ya:
Geocaching is a relatively new activity that combines hiking, treasure-hunting and the Global Positioning System (GPS). For more information on GPS, you can read the wiseGEEK article titled: What is GPS?
Geocaching involves two separate parties, which are composed either of individuals or groups. One party hides a cache anywhere in the world and records the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates using a portable GPS device. The cache is usually composed of a small plastic container that houses some small items such as toys or coins.
The coordinates and related information regarding the location of the hidden cache are publicized, usually on internet sites such as geocaching.com. Geocachers search for these hidden caches using their own portable GPS devices in conjunction with maps and clues. When they finally discover the cache, they may take a few of the items and leave a few different ones for future geocachers.
Geocaching is a popular new hobby and provides yet another reason to explore the world around us. Discovering a hidden cache after a long search is a surprisingly rewarding event. There are thousands of caches all over the world waiting to be discovered by anyone who wants to participate.
As geocaching becomes more and more popular, some participants are adding new levels of complexity to keep it interesting. For excample, some geocachers hide caches in particularly difficult locations such as underwater or up in a tree. Some geocachers hide caches in series such that a first cache includes instructions to discover another cache and so on.
Good enough? Good. Well, theres a Cache hidden on my way home from work, and I’m gonna try and find it using my PocketPC and my Bluetooth GPS.
In other news my sister is arriving in town on Monday! I’m so excited I can barely stand it! Shes bringing her son, my godson, Fabian along as well. I can’t wait to see the little pudgy wudgy, such a cute kid. I’m gonna try and take off of work on the 14th 15th and 16th, and we’ll go down to Pensacola Florida, since we’ve never been. And my sister is down for a good american party anyhow. I hear its a huge cluster-fuck, kinda like October-Fest, just with more male and female hotties everywhere. Oh man, it’ll be fun, I think. Oh… I wish I had lost more weight… damn beaches…(grumbles).
So yeah, I apologize for not writing sooner, but meh, no one ever reads this anyway right? Otherwise, wouldn’t I have like a million different comments? Oh well…
See yalls laterz,
Signing off,
-Bull
Posted in Daily Life, Geocaching | Comments (1)
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Geocaching sounds like fun. I gotta get one of those Bluetooth GPS units. Will probably find all kind of useful and fun things to do with it. BTW–very cool-looking blog. Kelly