Another newbie

gingernutta · Post by **gingernutta** » 04 October 05 8:47 pm

I stumbled across this website today and am very keen to join the fun.

Wait a minute - there is a stumbling block or two. My husband has problems with his knees and back due to a parachuting accident years ago, can we combine geocaching with 4wding to make it a little easier on his joints? Next, the only gps we have is for our vehicle, a Garmin Streetpilot 2610 - will this do, when I fgure out how to use it?

We are in Beaudesertshire, Queensland, anyone got a good starter cache for us?

Looking forward to meeting youse fellas down the track...

crew 153 · Post by **crew 153** » 04 October 05 9:12 pm

There is not too much around Beaudesert. I am at Browns Plains. The nearest one to you would be Tunnel Vision at Canungra.

It is listed on the geocaching.com website but the details can be accessed from this site by entering your postcode into the search field of the main page of this site.

There are a lot of 4wd accessable caches around SE Qld.

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 04 October 05 10:52 pm

I can see this getting confusing...

crew 153 · Post by **crew 153** » 04 October 05 11:14 pm

The Ginger Loon wrote:I can see this getting confusing...

hmmm.... Is the nutta a loon or the loon a nutta?

swampgecko · Post by **swampgecko** » 04 October 05 11:29 pm

crew 153 wrote:
The Ginger Loon wrote:I can see this getting confusing...
hmmm.... Is the nutta a loon or the loon a nutta?

Loon is definately a nutta!!!! aren't ya mate?

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 04 October 05 11:32 pm

swampgecko wrote: Loon is definately a nutta!!!! aren't ya mate?

...of the highest order.

Oh, and welcome to this little world of ours. I hope you enjoy it.

gingernutta · Post by **gingernutta** » 05 October 05 12:12 am

Shucks guys, thanks for the welcome, really!

I reckon it sounds like about as much fun as you want to make it, and I'm in for making the effort.

As for The Ginger Loon, I reckon that's probably better than being the ginger ninja.

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 05 October 05 12:16 am

Remind me to explain how I got the name The Ginger Loon sometime...

gingernutta · Post by **gingernutta** » 05 October 05 12:17 am

Hey, I took one look at the photo and thought that explained it all?

The Ginger Loon · Post by **The Ginger Loon** » 05 October 05 12:19 am

Oh no no, no no, no no, no! There's a story behind it. There's always a story...

crew 153 · Post by **crew 153** » 05 October 05 9:10 am

Gingernutta

I have sent you a PM (Personal Message)

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 05 October 05 9:22 am

Then why do so many people try to be like you Loon?

The Bronze.

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 05 October 05 9:27 am

Welcome nutta. If geocaching had a general surgeons warning this would be it.

The above pic is Mix. He's well um, ah...

Well Mix is Mix. Stick around long enough and you'll get to see more of him. He used to be called Mixima (Short for Mixamatosis) but he's over that now apparently.

The Bronze.

gingernutta · Post by **gingernutta** » 05 October 05 12:35 pm

Hey, can't wait to get started. Thanks for the pm, got that printed out now. Plan to head off as soon as I can figure out the GPS. Got to learn how to program it - seller 'forgot' to provide the instruction book - It's in the mail.

Lt. Sniper · Post by **Lt. Sniper** » 05 October 05 12:47 pm

Yeh! Greenbank, lived there for a few years

Unfortunately your GPS is purely for street routing and from a quick look at the Garmin website you cant enter waypoints (only POIs) and then access them with detailed compass pointer which would normally take you up to the cache location.