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

24 August 2008

Caching Karma

Old Trecastle Road


A-Road Anarchy A470 (1)


A-Road Anarchy A470 (4)


Beeching's Legacy - Forgotten Gate


Devil Duck
The good form in August continued with a scoot up to Powys. Started out with a delightful cache and dash at "Old Trecastle Road", on moorland round the source of Afon Tawe. The cache for some reason had had the container removed, so all the contents were sodden and in a parlous state. Luckily I was carrying a container and a drawstring bag, so I invested some geocaching Karma by using my own equipment to rehabilitate this fairly young cache. The pictures show 1) The cache, after repairs had taken place, 2) The cache location, hidden in a stone wall, and 3) The general terrain. I just love the open moorland in misty, drizzly weather. It's this sort of cache that makes it worthwhile. My round trip was complete by caching-and-dashing two caches by "Uze" on the A470 and one by "Eclectic Penguin", near an old level crossing gate at Dryslwyn which is still in place despite the railway line having been closed by Dr Beeching all those years ago.