It is
quite
astonishing how many people are falling
for that new hobby which was invented in the US in
the year 2000. And it's
spreading continuously since. They are young, they are old, as well as
in
between like me. Some get hooked right away some not at all. I've never
been so
often outside in the nature before as I've been since I started that
hobby. Even
bad weather doesn't keep me inside.
What's it all about? It is a treasure hunt by
using
a
hand-held GPS system, to find the physical location of a hidden plastic
box
that contains a little logbook and a few cheap trading items. The
details have
been registered by the owner of the cache in the internet giving
instructions, map coordinates and other guidelines about the cache
location. You go and
find it, log your visit by writing the date and name into the booklet
and later
on at home you register your visit as well in the internet. It is also
good
practice to exchange litte trading items. You take one and you leave
one. No
down trading please.
You just cannot get away anymore when you are hooked. These
caches are
spread
all over the world. Geocaching is the real-world
treasure hunt
that's happening right now, all around you. Geocaching
is the real-world treasure hunt that's happening right now, all around
you. There are 2,777,934 active geocaches and
over 15 million geocachers worldwide ( Feb 2016).
Don't hesitate to contact me when you want to know more about it, or
follow one of
the links to the Geocaching site of your country for more information:
http://www.geocaching.com
or http://geocaching.com.au/ or http://geocaching.co.uk/
The American .com site is the official site for Geocaching.
I have
recently been made aware about another very good site for Geocaching
starters: Thank you Angela.
http://www.fleetmatics.co.uk/resources/articles/geocaching-and-other-gps-games