Re: Constructive Feedback for the Next Mega Event
Posted: 10 April 10 11:34 pm
We attended as two families totalling two adults and two children, we had a ball and loved the whole weekend.
While there were parts for the next committee to consider
Kid friendly - I know it was our choice to bring a two year old and a six year old, but the games (esp the Megopoly) were far too much for us to do on our own with youngens in tow. In the end we traded with other teams, which was a great way to meet and share experiences with others. One of the reasons we enjoy Geocaching is the fact we can do it as a family - age is no barrier. Obviously organising an event is a balancing act to get the pace right, what might be right for us could have been dead boring for a team without kids. Perhaps a suggestion for next event is to have an event which is only open to teams with kids under 10 years old. This can then 'level' the playing field etc.
I agree the bon fires were lit to late for the littles. As a positive the easter egg hunt and helicopter drop were real winners! The kids went on and on and on about those.
The family who was with us were virgin cachers and really got the wrong first impression about what Geocaching is, that is the 'car rally' style we pursued. Having said that we did find some 'real caches' and spent most of the trip home to Adelaide stopping and finding caches.
Another thing to consider and that is the TB table, I would have liked more notice as to when we could collect the TB's. By the time we got there (after the announcement over the PA system) most had already gone and perhaps it could have been a good idea for the committee to put on the website a requirement for people dropping in TBs to print off the current goal so everyone can have a read. Some were very interesting but had no information - including ones we dropped off. We'd not considered the grand scale of over over 600 TBs logged in.
The location was fantastic, and will obviously be an important factor in determining where the next event will be, I can't wait and am only to happy to help where I can, be a committee member, or volunteer time to assist in any way.
While there were parts for the next committee to consider
Kid friendly - I know it was our choice to bring a two year old and a six year old, but the games (esp the Megopoly) were far too much for us to do on our own with youngens in tow. In the end we traded with other teams, which was a great way to meet and share experiences with others. One of the reasons we enjoy Geocaching is the fact we can do it as a family - age is no barrier. Obviously organising an event is a balancing act to get the pace right, what might be right for us could have been dead boring for a team without kids. Perhaps a suggestion for next event is to have an event which is only open to teams with kids under 10 years old. This can then 'level' the playing field etc.
I agree the bon fires were lit to late for the littles. As a positive the easter egg hunt and helicopter drop were real winners! The kids went on and on and on about those.
The family who was with us were virgin cachers and really got the wrong first impression about what Geocaching is, that is the 'car rally' style we pursued. Having said that we did find some 'real caches' and spent most of the trip home to Adelaide stopping and finding caches.
Another thing to consider and that is the TB table, I would have liked more notice as to when we could collect the TB's. By the time we got there (after the announcement over the PA system) most had already gone and perhaps it could have been a good idea for the committee to put on the website a requirement for people dropping in TBs to print off the current goal so everyone can have a read. Some were very interesting but had no information - including ones we dropped off. We'd not considered the grand scale of over over 600 TBs logged in.
The location was fantastic, and will obviously be an important factor in determining where the next event will be, I can't wait and am only to happy to help where I can, be a committee member, or volunteer time to assist in any way.