First of all, some background ... My brother (gc alias: Barnesy) recently started geocaching and subsequently put out his first cache (which I've yet to visit, sorry bro!
). Inside were textas and instructions relating to them. A geocacher with sandy feet mistook them for swaps and took them on his virgin find, to the dismay of the 2 Dogs who were next there.The situation was rectified and I came to acquire the textas from Sandy Feet. On my next visit to Barnesy's place, I hid the textas in 4 bundles around the yard, and proceeded to anonymously SMS him coordinates. It is from this, I am sure, that the following return gesture ensued.
On the eve of my birthday, just before going to bed, I received SMS coordinates from my brother. Hastily plotting them using cheatisearch, I saw that they were somewhere in the vicinity of my workplace. So, the next day, upon arrival, I proceeded to sheepishly chase my GPS arrow around the carpark at work for these mysterious coordinates. If you thought urban geocaching could be uncomfortable, try it in front of your coworkers!
I gave up quickly, and after a brief ICQ exchange with Barnesy to confirm there was something to be found, I revisited the carpark, now distinctly less populated with people arriving. Once I'd narrowed down on GZ, I discovered ... a geobirthday site! ...Inside a tupperware container was a clever message based on the standard gc.com note, a crunchie bar and a brand new car/serial adapter for my GPS! As the note said, and I paraphrase since I don't have the note on me, "Geobirthday is a great way for anyone with a GPS and a sense of adventure to have a birthday".
Fortunately, being a geobirthday and not a geocache, the private property and food in cache rules were waived.
Thanks Barnesy!
- Mind Socket
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as it had been a couple of years since the whole family was in the same spot at once. The looks of surprise on Mary & David's faces were priceless.<br>