[Fun but on topic] Silly records

traineediplomat · Post by **traineediplomat** » 11 January 08 9:06 am

Dvixen wrote:I'll borrow this title from traineediplomat now that he's back in Canberra.
Largest distance from an active cacher's base to a cache (either found or unfound):

Yeah, before my record of longest distance to the nearest find of home base (ie how far away from your house is your closest find - that you've found) was pretty good with the closest to Tonga that I had found for a while was in Queensland!

Then I found a virtual in Samoa, that's an hour-half away by plane!! But now back in Canberra, from where I am currently living Braddon Constitutional Cross (the final GZ) is almost within spitting distance..

mtbikeroz · Post by **mtbikeroz** » 15 January 08 9:33 pm

Whilst I admired IF's journey from Brisbane to Canberra and return, I just realised, I did 2,401km all on the MTB, one continuous journey, finding 15 caches, from Auckland to Invercargill, criss-crossing both islands. (It was a tourist trip, but I found a few caches in great locations on the way). So, I reckon that is the longest distance to find a cache, riding from Auckland to Invercargill, 2401km on a bicycle, Coooeeeee (Yes, I did find one in Invercargill) 
Geocaching at Haast Pass in NZ (Gates of H... (Southern Alps) - GCJGEB)
 
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Dvixen · Post by **Dvixen** » 18 January 08 2:52 pm

traineediplomat wrote:
Dvixen wrote:I'll borrow this title from traineediplomat now that he's back in Canberra.
Largest distance from an active cacher's base to a cache (either found or unfound):

Yeah, before my record of longest distance to the nearest find of home base (ie how far away from your house is your closest find - that you've found) was pretty good with the closest to Tonga that I had found for a while was in Queensland!

Then I found a virtual in Samoa, that's an hour-half away by plane!! But now back in Canberra, from where I am currently living Braddon Constitutional Cross (the final GZ) is almost within spitting distance..

Oh, I think I may have misread the original post - that your finds were a very large distance from your home, with nothing in between. Gotcha.

(For about a month my nearest finds were all in Australia, with home base being Victoria. Somehow I think yours of Tonga to a cache stands longer than that.

PesceVerde · Post by **PesceVerde** » 12 February 08 1:15 pm

[quote="The Morris"]Greatest number of sunglasses lost while caching: [b]4 [/b](Lady Morris)[/quote] Hi The Morris, I can only claim 3 including one pair that was found sometime later then lost again!

Huurtle · Post by **Huurtle** » 28 February 08 12:30 pm

GeoScrubers wrote:Finding a cache before it was even published = 1 (any advances on 1??) GC120HK

Whilst at the 'Caves, Craters, Caching' June 07 long weekend we found I.dax's yet to still be published cache, and also another too close to a cache and was still there!

setsujoku · Post by **setsujoku** » 28 February 08 2:36 pm

TeamHurtle wrote:
GeoScrubers wrote:Finding a cache before it was even published = 1 (any advances on 1??) GC120HK
Whilst at the 'Caves, Craters, Caching' June 07 long weekend we found I.dax's yet to still be published cache, and also another too close to a cache and was still there!

all that and you still couldnt find a cache in a vine

Spruce Mooses · Post by **Spruce Mooses** » 29 February 08 11:18 am

Team Wibble wrote:Can I claim the only person having gone geocaching whilst wearing a graduation gown, or do I have competition for that? (Wouldn't be surprised if I did).

Well... it wasn't quite a graduation gown, but i'm often caching in completely inappropriate clothing (after melbourne cup in a dress, in fairy costume...)
I quite often have to think twice about walking into possibly snake infested grass in heels.

Team Wibble · Post by **Team Wibble** » 29 February 08 12:48 pm

Spruce Mooses wrote:
Team Wibble wrote:Can I claim the only person having gone geocaching whilst wearing a graduation gown, or do I have competition for that? (Wouldn't be surprised if I did).
Well... it wasn't quite a graduation gown, but i'm often caching in completely inappropriate clothing (after melbourne cup in a dress, in fairy costume...)
I quite often have to think twice about walking into possibly snake infested grass in heels.

Forgot I had photographic evidence:

Actually quite practical as far as caching attire goes. Heels would be worse!

TeamAstro · Post by **TeamAstro** » 29 February 08 11:39 pm

Team Wibble wrote: Heels would be worse!

Umm, can't remember seeing you in any of these. Not very practical. But neither are those hats... Looks like they don't even keep the Sun off...

clear skies, Astro.

Dik: · Post by **Dik:** » 05 March 08 4:19 pm

OK, I'm going to claim some real records here:

Most physical caches found in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan = 1st (1) Got to share this with 10 others.

Most physical caches found in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan by an Australian. (1)

Most caches found in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan (incl loc) (7)

Most caches found in a day in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan (incl loc) (2) - twice!

Most caches found in the Indian state of Assam (1)

Most First to Finds in the Indian state of Assam (1)

Six new records in under 2 weeks. Not bad eh?

Alansee · Post by **Alansee** » 06 March 08 12:37 pm

Well, the topic was Silly Records!

mtbikeroz · Post by **mtbikeroz** » 10 March 08 7:46 pm

Silly? or Ya gotta be kiddin? or What ever made me do it!!!!!!

That is a 113km ride to a cache (shown) in Goulburn - Baa Ram You - GC19W53, which after I returned home in Tuggeranong Canberra, had completed a 227.50km ride on the road bike. (I also picked up 3 other caches along the Federal Hwy on the way too - Coooeeeeee.)

Made it - my 2 wheels at the Big Merino.

McPhan · Post by **McPhan** » 10 March 08 8:27 pm

mtbikeroz wrote: Made it - my 2 wheels at the Big Merino.

Isn't there another silly record you can claim for your bike, while it's stationary????????

mtbikeroz · Post by **mtbikeroz** » 11 March 08 6:10 pm

McPhan wrote

Isn't there another silly record you can claim for your bike, while it's stationary????????

No idea what you are talking about

Other than the fact my bike can find a cache while I spend AGES & AGES looking for it!

only to find it under it

5commer3 · Post by **5commer3** » 11 March 08 10:14 pm

mtbikeroz wrote:McPhan wrote
Isn't there another silly record you can claim for your bike, while it's stationary????????
 
No idea what you are talking about 
Other than the fact my bike can find a cache while I spend AGES & AGES looking for it! only to find it under it

Was it a magnetic, that could explain a lot,

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