I had the day off today and as the weather was great, I decided to go geocaching with the kids. We packed a picnic lunch and a couple of litres of water
This is a short video of the Oz Mega Wagga Wagga Event held over Easter 2010. The entire video was shot on my iPhone and edited on my PC. Beware of spoilers
On the last weekend of November, I went caching in Heathmont, a suburb of Melbourne. I filmed the whole experience on my iPhone for your viewing pleasure.
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I had the day off today and as the weather was great, I decided to go geocaching with the kids. We packed a picnic lunch and a couple of litres of water and hopped into the car for the short drive to Clifford Park, an activity centre belonging to the Scouts.
We arrived at the park around midday and I set off with my 2 year old and 4 year old to do the two nearby caches – Bend of Isles (GA2111) and the Bend of Isles II (GC28EG2) cache.
We set off down the firetrail, climbing hills and bashing through some bush. After about 1 hours, we reached Bend of Isles II. I unpacked the picnic and while the kids ate, I hunted out and found the container. I signed the log and the kids picked out a toy. I also took a TB and dropped in three geocoins. We then set off back up the hill towards Bend of Isles II.
The GCA cache was also an easy find. I logged it before strolling down to the river to take a few photos.
The walk back up the hill was the hard part. The kids were getting tired by now and complained most of the way back. Three hours and 5.1km later, we were back at the starting point. The short drive home was enough to put both children to sleep.
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The Garmin-Asus A10 is expected to be available in mid-2010 in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Additional information about Garmin-Asus products is available at GarminAsus.com.
This is a short video of the Oz Mega Wagga Wagga Event held over Easter 2010. The entire video was shot on my iPhone and edited on my PC. Beware of spoilers if you HAVEN’T cached in Wagga Wagga!
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