IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE

Here is an edited version of something I posted as a response to an item on the GC forums

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I agree wholeheartedly. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE.

We have hidden a number of caches over the years and have always had great service from our two reviewers for Atlantic Canada: Cache tech and cache agent. They are always helpful, cooperative, and willing to listen and compromise. We have placed caches in other areas and also had great service

We have been retired for a number of years and I don’t know what we would do without geocaching and the many friends we have made. So much of the caching experience involves people.

In the past 2 months here is a small portion of the caching activities we have done that involves people:
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On at least 6 or 7 occasions we have taken day long trips with Belladan to do some series and/or to clear up an area. Miramichi, Norton, Albert County, etc

A day trip to Miramichi with 3 cachers to hike 18 kms to pick up a series of caches.(Belladan and 2 Tiger Trackers)

A 3 day weekend trip with two caching couples to cache both sides of the border (Maine and New Brunswick) and pick up a travelling cache in Maine. (chatelaine, petitcache, wbbill, herrminnz)

Attendance at a number of events to chat with our caching friends and meet newbies in the area and visitors from near and far.

Two side games start up on December 1 around here. They are designed to get us all outdoors and caching during the winter months. These games involve a lot of work for the people who create the games and monitor the participation.

Early this month we spent a wonderful 5 days on PEI hiking on trails, in woodlots, along beaches, through marshes, etc. All thanks to the wonderful PEI cachers who put out the caches. They are a dedicated group who put all their log sheets in double containers to keep them dry and give them a long life. Thanks to them we were able to hike 15 to 20 kms everyday.

Local cachers (Rev Slippery) teamed up with the town of Riverview to place a number of new caches. The reward for finding all the caches was a beautiful trackable coin

And of course we cant forget all the hard work and cooperation by the group who do all the great work on this site.