​LIFE'S A BEACH SERIES

A Geocacher will go to a location which has usually some special interest or beauty. This is often one of their favorite places to visit. At the location, they will hide a small waterproof box containg a few varied bits and pieces (usually of little value), a logbook and a pen or pencil. Using their GPS receiver, the cacher records the coordinates of their cache and returns home to log it’s existence on a website.

Another cacher will see the listing about the cache, enter the coordinates into their GPS receiver and go in search of it. 

When they find it, the finder may take something from the cache and leave something in return, and for posterity, enter a log in the logbook. 

When the seeker returns home, he/she should log on the website that they have found the cache and pass any comments they wish. These logs are important to the cache hider, it is part of their “reward” for hiding the cache. 

However, before placing caches yourself, we strongly advise that you build up your enthusiasm for and commitment to the game over a period of time. The greatest proportion of geocaching 'drop-outs' occur in the first 12 months after starting. The result can often lead to unwanted and unmaintained caches geo-littering the countryside. We would prefer this not to happen, as it spoils the game for everyone to find a neglected geocache.