I've found that it is quite a fun hobby, as you are likely to agree. One of the best things about Geocaching for me, is that it gets me out of the house. gets me doing a bit of outdoor exercise which i'm fairly unlikely to do otherwise. This is quite strange, because i actually really enjoy being outdoors, walking and stuff, but the motivation to actually leave the couch is usually not there. So Geocaching has given me a motivation and so far i'm enjoying it very much.
I'm still very new and have my fair share of DNFs, i don't quite think my brain is in sync with a hiders yet. I guess with more experiance i'll understand better the likely places for the hide. Perhaps i should meet up with some other geocachers and pick their brains, watch how they handle the hunt.
So that me, but the point of this thread was to see what other interests or hobbies the people of GCA are into, so please reply and let us know what and why.
For me i'll list 2.
Videogames : Being born in the early 80's I have been brought up most of my life around videogames, My first exposure was an Amiga 1000, and well without that computer i'd probably be an extremely poor reader and writer (more so then now
). Playing all those old games, and especially Adventure games like Monkey Island, Loom, Maniac Mansion and Quest for glory. This made reading fun. whoever though games weren't educational. There are really so many reasons why videogames are good. but will admit that I really appreciate older games, they seem to place more importance on the gameplay, whereas newer games mostly seem to be about the graphics.
There really isn't much more I can say about video games, they have made me who i am today due to there heavy influence. but i find these days, that they are a supplement to my other hobbies rather then my primary past time. Time and place for everything.
Boardgames : Ok yeah yeah, stop right there, i'm not talking Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit or Clue. Despite what you see in your local Toys r us, Toyworld or major department store, there is a massive range of boardgames available if you know where to look, and games to suit most anyones fancey. these are commonly referred to as designer games, with a couple subheadings being eurogames, Ameritrash, and wargames.
These are not your ROLL and MOVE games of old, these are games that often are very strategic, interactive, and can be very plot driven.
most Eurogames feature no player elimination, meaning despite the game length, no one needs to sit out.
What i love about Board games is a social aspect, i have a core group of people that normally come around and play games for a night. and even in australia there is a large amount of game groups the meet throughout the week in every major city.
I do highly recommend you check out www.boardgamegeek.com, see what you have been missing, and seeing one of the best online communities i've ever seen.
So what about you? what are you into?
