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Intro to Geocaching
Find attached 13-8 APPROVAL OF ATTENDANCE form for the Intro to Geocaching event, Saturday 10 July 2010.
Basic Details
| Where | Morgan Educare, 182 Flaxmere Ave, Flaxmere (Map) |
| When | 0800 – Evening Saturday 10 July 2010 |
| Cost | $5 contribution for fuel Money for Fish & Chips for Dinner |
| Gear Required | See list below |
| Transport | Own transport to and from Flaxmere. Transport provided to and from Cache. |
| More info | See event post on geocaching.com |
Unfortunately due to family commitments (it’s school holidays after all) we’ve had to scale this back as an activity. As a unit we will only be attending the SATURDAY. CDTs are welcome to join in the rest of the weekend, but this will NOT be as a recognised unit activity. The No. 13 Squadron GPS units can be made available if you wish to attend Sunday as well, however you will need to provide your own AA batteries (2 per unit – if you provide Energizer or similar you should get 5 hours continuous use).
The day is comprised of registration at 8am, breakfast (provided) and then a chat about Geocaching. From there, the whole group will go on a combined cache find. In the afternoon our group will be going on the “Adventurous” cache hunt at one of our favourite haunts, Everetts DOC camp. Details of the cache can be found on geocaching.com
You will need to bring a standard outdoors day pack. The organisers have also advised bringing the following:
- strong shoes
- a torch
- a rope
- pruning secateurs
- first aid kit
- drinking water
- insect repellent
- togs and towel
- some food for energy
The event is free, however there will be a couple of raffles being run (with Geocaching related prizes) and dinner on Saturday night will be Fish and Chips so bring enough money for both.
13 Squadron will be providing GPS units for our team.
If other NZCF units are interested, we purchased Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS units from www.mapworld.co.nz who gave us a terrific deal!