Caching with new friends in Grand Cayman

Lesley and I went on a cruise without the boys (we have more vacation time), and since all we wanted to do in Grand Cayman was walk around and shop, geocaching fit in here quite nicely. We made a couple of new friends on the ship who joined us, and really made it a lot of fun for us. I quite enjoyed all of these caches, for quite different reasons, but in the end they gave a great first time geocaching.

• By George, it's Fort George! - great intro cache, even with the puzzle tied to it to open the cache. What a tiny little fort.
• How Bazaar - the GPS was very inaccurate here, but we were able to spot the loot without notice. Neat little place to shop for crafts here.
• Spirit of Recovery 1 - this cache was so easy, I missed it. Simple, funny hide.

Walking and caching in the Burke Nature Preserve

There is a park I used to drive to on the way to work every day and I always wanted to explore. So when Lesley and James and I got together for the afternoon to walk, this was a good spot to go. The main goal of the day was walking, and we saw a lot of neat things, but we did also sneak in a couple of caches. Both of them were actually pretty neat, and since the GPS bumped around cause of trees and bridges, they were a bit more of a challenge than most Dallas caches.

One of these caches was definitely our favorite, as it did involve some neat stunts and cooperation to get. And with two accident-prone people, this was quite amusing.

• Tree Hugger
• Jane Goodall

Caching on a work trip in Nebraska

I has a quick trip up to the Omaha area for a presentation, and I am going to spare the details of all the things that went wrong with the travel arrangements. Except for a good kudos - my wedding ring fell off and I didn't notice until I was back in DFW in another terminal and American Airlines was able to find and bring it out to me. Woot!!!

The morning of the presentation, my co-worker and I had some extra time, so he asked if I wanted to geocache (my co-workers know of my all states goal), so we did find a few. And since the hotel we were in is in Iowa, I even got a new state. However, the Iowa one was the easiest of the bunch - the other two were much neater.

• Wilco's World--IOWA
• Rhino at the Gyno
• Where is Joe? #3

Chilling in Glasgow

Evan and I spent a lazy day in Glasgow, mainly enjoying the hop-on, hop-off bus. But we did take the chance to explore the beautiful City Chambers, where we found a cache (The Stone that Built Glasgow - City Chambers). We also had some fun with our gnome travel buddy.

We also toured a church that had been restored.

Giant's Causeway and Belfast

While we did find a geocache in Belfast, I would be lying to say that this was more than an afterthought. There were some changes to the itinerary of the trip, and Belfast was added as a port. CJ was immediately on board for heading out the Giant's Causeway, and THAT was the big highlight of the day. What a FANTASTIC spot. I want to come back to spend more time here - as well as several other places we passed that just look like fantastic spots to visit. I loved Iceland, but this area...it was probably my favorite stop.

First off, don't argue, and go to Giant's Causeway. It really is that awesome.

Once back in the city, we grabbed lunch (Made in Belfast) and a quick geocache (Callender Street).