100th Geocache!

Mint 8 (Traditional cache)


Garth Hill (Multicache)


Tortoiseshell's 100 finds "geo-acheivement" geocoin


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Pic 1: "Mint 8" - my 100th geocache

So, after 11 months, it finally boiled down to this - a small film canister hidden under a stone on a soggy early morning in the Brecon Beacons. "Mint 8" was my 100th geocache, I found it at around 6.45 am.

Now that the 100 has been attained, and the 100 geocoin activated, I'm finally pleased to be able to get on with the rest of my life!

The next "geo-acheivement" geocoin is 250, but I have a feeling that may be some time away...


Later on in the day, I had the opportunity to do a more challenging multicache - Garth Hill, above Bulith Wells. After an unsatisfactory "find" at Flat Holm - when I didn't discover the actual cache, it was nice to make up for it wth a challenging slog.

Pic. 2: Garth Hill multicache. GPS perched on top of a trig point, with Royal Welsh Showground in the background.
There were several possible routes to the cache and I ended up contriving a long circular walk through a muddy footpath when I could have got to it via an easy country lane.

Nevertheless, it was worth it in the end. I had to reach the trig point (pictured) and take down the reference number, which led to the co-ordinates for the final cache.

After finding the final cache site, I shooed away a couple of horses and reached into the tree where the cache was hidden. Dropped off a couple of travelbugs.