Caching Tales

Much of the world is still in the firm grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, over a year on from those first cases in China. As different waves hit different countries, each is going in and out of lockdown stopping many of our usual hobbies and pursuits. However, it doesn’t have to stop you enjoying some of the great aspects of geocaching and with some careful planning you can still get out geocaching.   The first thing to do is to get organised! By accepting another lockdown might be around the corner, you can plan for it.  Here in the UK, we have been very lucky that we have still been allowed to exercise outdoors during all of the national and regional lockdowns imposed upon us. The only tiny hitch is we have all had to ‘stay local’. Those two tiny words can make finding geocaches a challenge, especially if you have been doing it for several years and have no doubt turned all the ‘local’ ones into smilies!   But with so many geocachers stuck at home, many have used their time...

Lockdowns seem to have kept coming thick and fast over the past few months in the UK. No sooner had we got out of one national lockdown, a few weeks later, we were thrown back into another. And there was no respite from the tough restrictions for some, with various countywide restrictions in place in the interim period.    These ‘stay at home’ orders have certainly taken their toll on many people for many different reasons. They particularly have an impact on your physical and mental wellbeing, which is why it is so important to have hobbies and interests that get you away from the 24 hour Covid news cycle and your make shift ‘work from home’ office.  But how do you pursue these hobbies, if they require travelling away from home or socialising with other people?   As a geocacher it has been tough. Whilst we’ve been told we are still allowed to get outdoors for exercise during lockdowns, it has never been very clear how far you can travel for that exercise.  The ...