Geocaching

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world.

A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook where the geocacher enters the date they found it and signs it with their established code name. After signing the log, the cache must be placed back exactly where the person found it. Larger containers such as plastic storage containers (Tupperware or similar) or ammunition boxes can also contain items for trading, usually toys or trinkets of little financial value, although sometimes they are sentimental.


There is a new scout badge for this activity so we have been learning about it. As I has a little spare time before picking Calum up today; I found my first 3 caches (wandering around in 46 deg is better than sitting in the car waiting for him), and one I couldn't find. Its quite addictive.