"In your hands, the birth of a new day... " (Limahl)

9 February 2008

So much to blog, so little time...

Traditional caches (x12)...


"Grumpy's Grotto" (Pembroke, Pembrokeshire)
"Afon Clettwr" (Tre'r Ddol, Ceredigion)
"Dylan Thomas - Quite Early one morning" (New Quay, Ceredigion)
"Seascape" (Borth, Ceredigion)
"Sarn Cynfelin" (Clarach, Ceredigion)
"Nia and Ffion's Elan cache" (Rhayader, Powys)
"Cycle up Tumble Down: Cynheidre Colliery" (Cynheidre, Carmarthenshire)
"Swansea Micro: Victorian Iron Bridge" (Swansea)
"Yr Eglwys Blwyf (Newtown Part 2)" (Newtown, Powys)
"The Wooden Couch (Newtown Part 3)" (Newtown, Powys)
"The Stones (Newtown Part 4)" (Newtown, Powys)
"Dolerw" (Newtown, Powys)

Earthcaches (x2)...


"Ria view of a flooded valley" (Cleddau Bridge, Pembrokeshire)
"Gwaith Cwmystwyth Mines" (Cwmystwyth, Ceredigion)

Travelbugs (x6)...


"Pink Tiger"
"Jack Skeleton"
"Barry #44"
"Puzzle Snake"
"Boris Badger"
"The Paisley Buddie"

Geocoins (x3)...


Prime Meridian Geocoin


Mini Film Canister Geocoin


Germany 2007 Series 1 Geocoin


..."Grumpy's Grotto": had my sights set on this for months, hidden in a front garden in Pembroke, did a 4-mile round trip on foot for this one, and encountered a rat on my way..."Ria View of a Flooded Valley": an "Earthcache" so all I had to do was walk on to the Cleddau Bridge and take a photo...

GPS @ Cleddau Bridge Toll

..."Afon Clettwr": a nice stroll which I used to do as a boy with Maalie 20 years ago..."Dylan Thomas- Quite Early one morning": my latest (4th) find in the series of 7 caches based on the Dylan Thomas Trail in New Quay..."Seascape"; "Sarn Cynfelin": two more caches part of my boyhood terrain, on the cliffs south of Borth (found Meridian geocoin in Seascape - this type of geocoin just eluded me in Cardiff last year)..."Gwaith Cwmystwyth Mines": another earthcache, just needed to answer some questions on information board...Nia and Ffion's Elan cache: an almighty scramble up a bank prior to a business meeting in Builth. retrieved cache (and film canister geocoin) at last minute, thank goodness...

GPS @ Cwmystwyth mines

Cynheidre Colliery: cached this rather haunting spot last thing before arriving home from Builth...Swansea Iron Bridge Micro: train timetable cock-up gave me 3 hours to do a second attempt on a devilish hide, possibly my best find ever. Only now I realise the history behind the site...4 x Newtown caches: an excellent series of micro caches hidden all round Newtown by "Uze", including a couple dedicated to the great social reformer, and Newtown's most famous son, Robert Owen. Found 3, didn't find 3 others. Found a seperate regular cache (with German geocoin) in Dol Erw Park.