Clever Caches and Muggles!

Well hello again and this is my next instalment, since I started my Geocaching cause here on earth. I have made many finds this week and quite possibly some of the most clever ones yet. It seems not only is this game great to get you outdoors but also good to get your minds working. Some physical stuff too! My contact in London was right and I have spoke to her more this week!

Also I am pleased to report that you will now be able to find a second Super Cache, Geocache named "Little Foxy Helpers, Pennys Hill" It was positioned in a place with some really nice things in. The place chosen was very special to my Little Foxy Helpers and if you can find it online, you will learn why? I am pleased to report someone has found it already and left some really kind words. Well done to "Hind And Seek" being a FTF on this.

It all started last Saturday where me and my Little Foxy Helpers decided to go out searching. The first Cache we were hunting down was called "Williams First" Great to read this had been set by a child, with the help of his parents no doubt! This was in the middle of a housing estate, where earth people live! We found this one very easily but still had to use some element of stealth, as we were over looked by these earth people houses. Maybe William lived there? A nice pot with a red lid that was standing out too easily, so we set it back and covered it with leaves. So great to see this child had been saved from becoming a Muggle!
But just as we were heading back thinking how easy that was, suddenly jumping out of a bush this blue hairy creature!!!!.....................................A Muggle! I later learned it was one of my Little Foxy Helpers!



Next required a little journey to a few named "Little Bridges " What challenges these were for Super Cache, but probably the most cleverly positioned two we have found yet. Whilst walking along under a bridge that went over an earth road, our Coordinates suddenly pointed to the right with ten meters still to go? This was where "Little Bridges 409 Patchway Brooks #3 was to be found.

Problem......... ten meters to the right was up one of those very steep concrete banks that are positioned as part of the bridges foundations. I believe you may have seen these road side in your earth cars.
Before I had a chance to tell my Little Foxy Helpers "Watch out for Muggles" They were up the steep slopes! I wont spoil it for you by saying the Cache was, but we did find it.

All of a sudden, I Super Cache lost my footing and slipped, I began sliding down the steep slope to the earth road below, only to be grabbed by one of my Little Foxy Helpers! Great save by them and we were able to get that log signed!

Then it was onto the next "Little Bridges 407 Patchway Brook #1" This was to be our cleverest find yet. Walking over the large road bridge we were on, we dropped onto a nice little earth footpath that ran alongside a stream. I believe this is where you earth people get water from? We came to a small wooden bridge where the Coordinates matched. But nothing in sight? Time to read other logs and activity, where everyone seemed to have found this. The clue "seasonal access due to flooding" meant only one thing. Super Cache and one Little Foxy Volunteer would have to go under the bridge! I went over a fence thing and helped a Little Fox down "as they can't fly". We looked around under the bridge with the stream rushing behind us. One false footing and we would of been in! But after really matching those coordinates once more, we found it!  Now as much as I would love to share with you what it was, I can't. Just believe me this was brilliant and who ever made it, fantastic. Took all of our mind and physical energy to sign this log! I just did a thumbs up image as I don't wish to ruin this for the next person!

Our plan for the day was to find five or six and the next ones on our list were titled "Bradley Stoke Urban #1 & #2. One was an easy magnetic one of which one of the Little Foxes found and the other a little more clever. We were looking for a string where the Cache was actually hanging somewhere. Now I spotted it before the Little Foxes but they are still learning the game. I said nothing and let them carry on searching, pretending that I "Super Cache" was as confused as them! It's all about the future Geocachers learning the skills see! Then at last they found it. Some string at the base of railings covered by leaves as indicated by clue. When they pulled up the string, the Cache had been swinging below! More logs signed !

With one more to go called "Woodlands Duck Pond", we headed off into an earth business park. Very busy by week I imagine with plenty of earth Muggles doing earth business stuff and whom may lunch here I guessed? But with it being a Saturday it seemed safe to go. These Coordinates were way off from the Cache location but it was the clue that was a great help. I Super Cache was searching by the coordinates spot on location, but it was one of my helpers who got it and I was at least ten meters away! Two earth art looking things, and there it was. Maybe this Cache's hider had placed wrong coordinates on purpose for the challenge? Either way I left one of my green S signs as I do in all Caches, to show we've been.


After a great Super day we headed back. Little Foxy helpers get tired, but it was great to know they learned so much today and had even acted as a blue Muggle!. I have found a few more whilst flying around this week, at an earth shop called B&Q, in the centre of a large busy City and one in a red telephone box in a place called Pye Corner. Surprised Super Man hasn't found that one, maybe he had been eating all the pies and was tired that specific day? I even discovered one on a riding school sign. This is where large four legged earth creatures can be found. They were quite big and wanted to eat my outfit. Luckily they never ate the Cache and that one was signed too and put back!


On to the next busy City !