The Bells of Belbroughton - GC1Z9KQ
And so we returned to where we began, and back to the cache that we'd first been looking for.
This time I found it straight away, in a 35mm film container-sized holder, hanging behind a tree at the corner of the field.
So, with 11 new finds to our name, we called it a day well spent. As an extra bonus for Niknik, our route home took us past the Church Avenue cache on the Bromsgrove Feeder loop, so we stopped so she could make it 12 finds in two-and-a-half hours.
Saturday 10 October 2009
And now, the end is near
Out In The Fields - GC1Z9NV
Theoretically this was the last cache, but we still had to go back and find the first one!
As we entered the field containing ground zero, we could see a couple of people peering into the hedge in the distance - in the direction that our GPSr was pointing. We'd found our second hunters of the day - gibbon22.
We followed the public footpath signs, but these lead us to the wrong side of the hedge for the cache, so Dr Cath and Niknik bravely crawled through the hedge to get to the cache, which was hidden under a suspicious plank of wood!
Theoretically this was the last cache, but we still had to go back and find the first one!
As we entered the field containing ground zero, we could see a couple of people peering into the hedge in the distance - in the direction that our GPSr was pointing. We'd found our second hunters of the day - gibbon22.
We followed the public footpath signs, but these lead us to the wrong side of the hedge for the cache, so Dr Cath and Niknik bravely crawled through the hedge to get to the cache, which was hidden under a suspicious plank of wood!
I *heart* caches
Baz and Tina Love Cache No2 - GC1M356
Taking a break from the Bimble for a moment, this cache is just a 100 yard deviation from the route, so it had to be done.
The cache descriptions suggests gloves to gain easy access - and we had a pair with us - but Dr Cath elected not to use them to get at the log in the hedge that the cache was hidden in.
"Ow. OW!"
Perhaps the gloves would have been a good idea after all?
We took the Dark Side Of The Moon geocoin, and left one of the wooden "Art of Geocaching" tokens.
Taking a break from the Bimble for a moment, this cache is just a 100 yard deviation from the route, so it had to be done.
The cache descriptions suggests gloves to gain easy access - and we had a pair with us - but Dr Cath elected not to use them to get at the log in the hedge that the cache was hidden in.
"Ow. OW!"
Perhaps the gloves would have been a good idea after all?
We took the Dark Side Of The Moon geocoin, and left one of the wooden "Art of Geocaching" tokens.
We don't need no education
All In All, Its Just Another..... - GC1Z9NE
This was another excellent - and easy to find - hide. As the path splits into four directions, there's a brick pillar - probably part of an original wall - lurking on the right. On top of this was another brick. This had been partly chiselled out, and the cache was hidden inside it.
This was another excellent - and easy to find - hide. As the path splits into four directions, there's a brick pillar - probably part of an original wall - lurking on the right. On top of this was another brick. This had been partly chiselled out, and the cache was hidden inside it.
Nay
Horsing Around - GC1Z9NA
After finding the previous cache we were passed by our first horse of the day. After finding this one - which is just off the bridleway next to a field with a couple of horses in it - we were passed by another.
This one was located by Niknik, hidden below a holly-covered tree root.
After finding the previous cache we were passed by our first horse of the day. After finding this one - which is just off the bridleway next to a field with a couple of horses in it - we were passed by another.
This one was located by Niknik, hidden below a holly-covered tree root.
Just let your feet go...
Clippety Clop - GC1Z9N2
Another very simple on, hidden at the base of a post to the right of the bridleway, found pretty much instantly by Niknik.
Another very simple on, hidden at the base of a post to the right of the bridleway, found pretty much instantly by Niknik.
I can see the hill from here
Walton View - GC1Z9MF
This was the best hide of the day. At ground zero there are four new metal gates, and we knew from the clue that the cache was hidden on or near one of them, and was a micro.
There was a suspicious pile of wood next to the first gate on the left, but we had no luck in that. Because the gates were metal, we checked for magnetic holders, but no joy.
Dr Cath had noticed there was a hole in the top-outide frame of each gate, and had checked inside each one to see if there was anything obvious. There wasn't, but when I re-checked the first gate on the right, I noticed a very thin metal cord tied around the top hinge leading into this hole. Lo and behold, pulling this up lead to us finding the cache - a bison on the end of the cord. Cracking!
This was the best hide of the day. At ground zero there are four new metal gates, and we knew from the clue that the cache was hidden on or near one of them, and was a micro.
There was a suspicious pile of wood next to the first gate on the left, but we had no luck in that. Because the gates were metal, we checked for magnetic holders, but no joy.
Dr Cath had noticed there was a hole in the top-outide frame of each gate, and had checked inside each one to see if there was anything obvious. There wasn't, but when I re-checked the first gate on the right, I noticed a very thin metal cord tied around the top hinge leading into this hole. Lo and behold, pulling this up lead to us finding the cache - a bison on the end of the cord. Cracking!
We're cracking up
Crazy Paving - GC1Z9ME
Another simple one spotted by both Dr Cath and Niknik. At ground zero there was a suspicious-looking hollow in the right-hand hedge, and the cache was within. It was looking a little empty, so we left a golf tee and a Frankenstein sticker.
Just as we were about to leave, a fellow hunter appeared - Stokesy. He logged his find, and then we let him and his cachehound pass us; he was clearly a cache-and-dash kind of fellow!
Another simple one spotted by both Dr Cath and Niknik. At ground zero there was a suspicious-looking hollow in the right-hand hedge, and the cache was within. It was looking a little empty, so we left a golf tee and a Frankenstein sticker.
Just as we were about to leave, a fellow hunter appeared - Stokesy. He logged his find, and then we let him and his cachehound pass us; he was clearly a cache-and-dash kind of fellow!
Where's my honey?
Pooh Sticks - GC1Z9M1
Another easy one, this was hidden at chest height in the cleft of a tree - and the tree in question was the first one I looked at.
We took another wooden "Art of Geocaching" token, and left a "Mystery Machine" sticker.
Another easy one, this was hidden at chest height in the cleft of a tree - and the tree in question was the first one I looked at.
We took another wooden "Art of Geocaching" token, and left a "Mystery Machine" sticker.
Ding dong merrily
This weekend we were visited by good friend and fellow box hunter Niknik, so we decided to spend a day searching for more. Conveniently enough, yesterday evening my weekly Geocaching.com update email arrived - informing me that there had recently been a new loop of 10 boxes on a three mile walk around the nearby village of Belbroughton, called the Belbroughton Bimble 2 or BB2 for short. This seemed like an excellent idea, especially as a very nearby cache that is part of a different circuit meant we could collect 11 caches in one go.
We parked near to the church in Belbroughton, and were soon at the location of the first cache. However, a two groups of muggles decided to stop for a chat about 10 yards away, so we were forced to abandon our search - we would come back and find part 1 at the end. So, we headed off to start at part 2...
Was That You?? - GC1Z9KX
This was a very straightforward find by Niknik at the base of the left-hand post of a stile - a stile that was now disused because you could walk right round it!
We left our Templar Geocoin, and took a wooden token advertising the "Art of Geocaching" event.
We parked near to the church in Belbroughton, and were soon at the location of the first cache. However, a two groups of muggles decided to stop for a chat about 10 yards away, so we were forced to abandon our search - we would come back and find part 1 at the end. So, we headed off to start at part 2...
Was That You?? - GC1Z9KX
This was a very straightforward find by Niknik at the base of the left-hand post of a stile - a stile that was now disused because you could walk right round it!
We left our Templar Geocoin, and took a wooden token advertising the "Art of Geocaching" event.
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