Guest Blog from Caroline – Doncaster Mumbler
We’ve been fans of geocaching for a long time. It is a great way to get the kids outside and to make family walks more interesting.
What is geocaching?
Geocaching is something exciting to do outdoors, in which you use the GPS on your mobile phone to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches” or “caches”, at specific locations marked by coordinates. It’s one big treasure hunt! Great if you have a little pirate or adventurer, or if you have older children who want to do a bit of orienteering. It’s great for all ages.
The Geocache containers have been hidden by other local families and usually contain a note pad and pencil so that you can log that you have found it. There are also usually little treasures (think Christmas Cracker toys) and you can if you choose, take something out to keep and replace it with a trinket yourself. We have not removed or replaced items during the coronavirus pandemic, but we have enjoyed logging that we found it – just make sure to sanitise hands before and after touching anything.
Find a geocache near you
You can find the coordinates of the geocaches and join in, by:
Hide your own geocache
You can also create your own geocache and hide it (we have done this a few times and had great fun putting a container together and hiding it). We get an alert when someone finds it and logs it.
You will need:
Once you have created your geocache:
Handy Tips
– See 8 tips for a great geocache here
– See how to hide a geocache here
Thanks so much to our guest blogger Caroline. If you have family or friends in Doncaster then be sure to let them know about the Doncaster Mumbler website.
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