Last week my partner and I decided we were going to make our first attempt at geocaching, we weren't exactly successful. We found a grand total of zero caches, which was slightly disapointing, although we did have a lot of fun trying. Coming to the conclusion that last week we'd been a little over ambitious with our choice of caches, we decided to make our second attempt this week but this time we would head off in a different direction and search for some caches that are easier to find.
This time around I can gladly say we had a lot more success, we found our very first cache after just a few minutes of looking. We signed and dated the log before leaving a small item and replacing the cache where we found it, being careful to make sure it was pretty well hidden from site. Shortly after we found the location of a second cache, which had unfortunately been vandalised and was awaiting replacement by its owner.
Though we had originally planned to continue along our route and seach for a third cache, in the same area, the discovery of the vandalisation of one of the local caches had left us feeling a little disheartened and some what annoyed by the mindset of someone who would do something like that for no other reason than it was there and they could.
Though this has far from put us off from geocaching, in fact we are planning on heading a little further afield and maybe making a day of it this weekend. It has made me think twice about planting a cache of my own, something I wanted to do in a small local park not far from our house. I dont think I will ever fully understand that disrespectful, destructive mind set.
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