Last year I read an article in Southern Living magazine about a growing "sport" in the world of technology called geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing). In essence people all over the world are leaving small treasures and sign in logs at GPS coordinates. Well being the adventurous gal that I am, and having a little streak of Indiana Jones in me, it sounded like a perfect match. But, alas, I had no GPS.
During Spring Break of this year I volunteered to have my three nephews for most of the week to come visit the girls, and my first thought was how do I keep five kids ranging in ages from 3-15 happy? Well a GPS would certainly solve that problem! I begged my husband for one as an early birthday gift, and he went to Best Buy and hooked me up with a Garmin NUVI. He is such a sweetheart!
Ever since I have been completely hooked. I love gong to the website, and seeing what geocaches are in any town we might be visiting. I think it is a great way to have rests on the road and be entertained too. Some of the puzzles, and terrain can be challenging, and my 12 yr old with cerebral palsy, does not like it at all, but the moment when you find a secret treasure and donate one of your own is such pure joy for me.
My favorite find has been in Austin near my sister's house. There is a sinkhole cave in a greenbelt next to her subdivision Meridian. Near the entrance to the cave was a box with a book exchange. Lo and behold at the bottom of the cave for all of us to view was a buzzard nesting. It was really incredible to see, and when we took my parents back to see it, we saw the egg. That in itself was a special treasure too.
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