Geocaching

[Uncle Bob]

We are enjoying it so much (found #4 and #5 today) we bought another GPS unit. It is a Magellan eXplorist 500LE (full color) and is going to be ON SALE at London Drugs starting Tuesday for only $99.99. It does not come with any maps other then a simple basic basemap. It comes with Magellan Geocache Manager for downloading WEB coordinates quick and easy.

I bought the Magellan eXplorist 500LE for $149 at the London Drugs at Rutherford Mall - That's the best price I have found to date - Maybe you could let me know if they (London Drugs) put them on at a lower price and I can get a few buck back.....every little bit helps you know!

[Smokey©]

I bought the Magellan eXplorist 500LE for $149 at the London Drugs at Rutherford Mall - That's the best price I have found to date - Maybe you could let me know if they (London Drugs) put them on at a lower price and I can get a few buck back.....every little bit helps you know!

London Drugs has them on SALE again . . .Hitech merchandise prices effective 06/24/08 - 07/06/08
FLYER PAGE Take in your receipt and the box it came in (have to have the scan code on it. and they should refund you the difference . . . about $62.00

Get your money and when we meet, you can buy coffee . . .. .

[Uncle Bob]

London Drugs has them on SALE again . . .Hitech merchandise prices effective 06/24/08 - 07/06/08
FLYER PAGE Take in your receipt and the box it came in (have to have the scan code on it. and they should refund you the difference . . . about $62.00

Get your money and when we meet, you can buy coffee . . .. .

Thanks Smokey but it's already done - the actual refund was $56 which is more than enough to buy some maps and other stuff that I have ordered for it. I'd have bought you the coffee anyway. Have you been out GCing lately??
We found another cache last evening while going for a walk along the parkway trail..
See you out there.

[Smokey©]

Glad to hear you got the money back . . . .was kiddin about the coffee, although a get-together with fellow cachers is always something we could do.

We have done a lot of caching but not any local ones lately. Got some in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in the last couple of weeks . .

We met up with some friends in Yorkton and it turns out they are fellow cachers. A hotel we stayed at had a fantastic hidden cache that we looked for at 3pm and 3am and finally our friends found it after looking for 5 minutes (they are seasoned vets). The manager of the hotel is a long time cacher and we had a great face to face meeting with her while out there.

We even found one at a roadside stop, without even knowing one was there.

What a great way to enjoy the outdoors.

Perhaps a Geo-caching event could be held for fellow Nanaimo Information enthusiasts

[notsomuch]

A forum geocaching event could be fun. Perhaps we could all head out to Neck Point and look for the Bird's Eye cache that continually eludes me.

[Jingles]

http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/exp...s/georush.html

As a part of 150th birthday celebrations for BC there are limited edition coins geocahed in Provincial Parks throughout the province. I think this is a great idea to promote geocahing and our parks =)

Here's a list of locations
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/neare...y=GeoRush+2008

[notsomuch]

I love that they are promoting our parks through a medium like geocaching. Hopefully it will encourage more people to get out and enjoy our beautiful province. I may have to head out today and see if I can't snag one of those coins.

[Smokey©]

I came across this and thought it might be of interest to those that have done geocaching in the past, present or hope to do so in the future.

The BCGA (BC Geocaching Association) Cache Blitz

is a way to dust off the winter cobwebs and get out caching. Between May 1st and May 31th, the BCGA encouraged people to hide and seek caches. The Blitz culminates with several events across the province in early June where you can meet local cachers and discuss some of those great new caches you visited.

The cache Blitz is open to ALL geocachers in BC, you do not need to be a registered BCGA Member... but if you're not... Why not? Membership is free and you will be supporting the organization that represents and supports goecachers in BC. Signing up on the BCGA website is not equivalent to being a member. you must submit a membership form, which are easiest if you fill one out at a meeting and save having to submit proof of identity through the mail.

Although the BCGA will be supplying several prizes, we depend heavily on the support of the geocaching public. Prize donations are greatly appreciated. Please contact your local representative if you plan on bringing a prize to your local event.

Catagories for this years Blitz include: Camouflage, Hike, Best View, Creative Web page, Best Puzzle, Educational spot or Web page, New or Unique Innovations, Environmental Awareness (New this year), Night Cache (New this year). Prizes will be awarded at the events for the best caches overall.


The Vancouver Island Central and North Event will be hosted by MTNesters57!

Place: Kin Hut at Departure Bay Beach, Nanaimo BC

Date: June 13, 2009
Time: 1 - 4pm

A late lunch (BBQ hot dogs provided, pot luck for all else) (please bring your own utensils and dishes) will be followed by Blitz 09 Info and Awards, Cache set-up info, Games, Door and Game Prize Awards, TB Drop and a general meeting of like minded geo friends. Newbies are welcome and we look forward to everyone getting together for a good time.

Bring your GPS, outdoor chairs or beach blankets, (don't forget your potluck and utensils). We are hoping to host the event outdoors, (beach and playground are nearby), but do have a building if we get rained upon.

We will have a Geo-orientated prize table, if you can, please bring one prize per team, suggested at $5.oo - $10.oo to put in our draw. We will be playing a short version of Shutterspot (GPS Game) so beach shoes may be more comfortable).

Those of you wishing to display geo-collections (coins, photos etc) are welcome to bring them along.

Donations to help cover costs will be greatly appreciated. Our apologies for the late notice of this event. We found out only Saturday that it is our pleasure to co-ordinate this fun event. RSVP in the usual way and let us know if you are bringing a meal or a dessert.

Although the BCGA will be supplying several prizes, we depend heavily on the support of the geocaching public. Prize donations are greatly appreciated... if you bring one a $5 to $10 value would be appropriate.

[lowlux]

Hi Everyone, what does what look for in a good GPS unit? There seems to be quite a range in price etc.

[Smokey©]

What are you planning on using it for? Hiking, Geocaching, Boating, Car use?
How much can you spend? less then $200? less then $600? less then $1000?