Sweet little lake. Tftc

Pleased to sign logsheet this morning - an excellent start to 2018, found whilst on way to Abberton and Fingeringhoe, where we located 75 bird species for Year list.
Puzzle was another interesting learning curve, which took a lot of solving 4 weeks ago, but wanted to keep till today.
Thanks for the puzzle Mr Crow and Happy New Year.

Tftc.great view

I had an idea of what I needed to do here and also an idea where the final location was likely to be. I t took a while to find out exactly what was needed but i'd discovered a site on the internet which was very helpful and after about half an hour I'd cracked it. That was about 6 months ago and I was convinced i'd saved the final coordinates in the personal caching note on the cache page but when I wen to retrieve them they weren't there.

I reworked the puzzle hoping that I'd remembered what was involved. Fortunately I had and I set off to work in the morning with the knowledge that I would be able to collect it on the way home. A quickish find at GZ - I didn't even see the decoy until it was pointed out to me!

Thanks for the puzzle Ray (one I could actually do!) Have a favourite point.

ReCached and I were wondering how that ice cream container from Denmark made it to New Zealand. Now, while logging the cache at home, I read the listing for the first time and I was delighted about the author's story. TFTC Mr Crow (maintained by drawp)!

January 5, 2018 @ 13:09
Cache #2082

Great story to the container - and a nice and easy find after doing the track :)

I had looked the RR several times but found myself going down the wrong track and ending up at a frustrating dead end each time. A nudge from the CO set me back on the right track and before long the coordinates were obtained.

Went to look for the cache yesterday. I had read the previous logs and guessed where it was likely to be hidden. I arrived at GZ and started my search. I was convinced I could see the cache but couldn't retrieve it. Back to the car to see if I had anything that would help - I didn't, but discovered I had a flat battery. The man across the road and a guy in another car who had pulled up to see if I was alright came to my rescue and managed to get the car started using jump leads which I found in the depths of my boot.

Heading home and who should I spot but the CO. Explained my miserable failure at GZ and he assured me the cache was there and that I wasn't looking in quite the right place. Drove back for another look but still couldn't find it.

Slept on it and decided to bring the big guns with me (Snoopyus) for another look. Of course she found it within seconds in a place I thought I had searched thoroughly.

This is a Rally round I won't forget in a hurry! Have a favourite point Mr Crow.

Life having taken an unexpected turn on New Years Day when my first grandchild arrived nearly six weeks early and in a rush, and needing special care. I am struggling to juggle my new duties and still cache. Today Kareninwb arrived to keep me company and reassure me. We sat and had tea/coffee and she mentioned the difficulty she had here. After some talk and the light dawning about the puzzle, oh why is it so obvious where a solution is found after so much time looking and not seeing. Words were muttered about fiendish CO's, we went off to have a look. I earned my part by handing her the cache as she was explaining she had searched here, it is fun to be able to do that, it quite cheered me up!
Thanks for setting the puzzle and placing the cache Mr Crow.

Doing the Hooker Valley walk today we could find several caches. This was one of them. Thank you for showing this beautiful place.
FP in

Quick find together with eruma while doing the beautiful Hooker Valley track.
Thank you for hiding.

On my way to work at BSE and as usual stopped along the way to grab a CM if possible. Noticed that this has not been found for a while and so was a bit apprehensive - not knowing if it could be missing or not. Parked up alongside the church and wandered down the road to GZ after reading the hint. This helped to identify the host and immediately spotted the cache on the ground. Wow, that was lucky - retrieved from the mud and signed the log. Replaced in the tree just above head height in a nice accessible place - can't miss it.

Many thanks Mr Ctrow for placing this cache. Dipped personal coin.

I really kicked myself when the penny dropped on this one.
A topic that is within my field of expertise, but didn't see the wood from the trees !
Enjoyed using my new found skills in Python to quickly find the solution.

Nice straightforward hide at GZ
Very neat puzzle.
TFTC

Thanks a lot for the photo hint! GPS was very jumpy.

11:23
Found on a Hooker Valley walk with my mom.
Had to google what an Alpine Tarn is but I still don't know what a Thalamorph is. I guess I'd have to read the book for that

IN - [Four Elements Micro - Earth Geocoin](https://coord.info/TB4N06W)

TFTC!
#5703

This took an awfully long time to solve. But the wait was worth it. As each possible location popped up I switched to my excel tool and counted the matches. At great sense of anticipation and finally after several hours the solution was found.
Thanks for a great puzzle and renewing my programming skills. (if not in python)

A quick find where GE sugested it might be.
(favourite for the at laptop journey)

It's like buses - you wait for ages and then two RR solves come along at once

Out this afternoon with Snoopyus to look for this cache. I'm ashamed to say that this puzzle was discussed at a 'tutorial' with My Crow that Sidsgranma and I had bee too nearly three years ago, but I have only revisited it recently. I discovered that everything I needed to solve it was in my son's bedroom! With his helped we pieced together the information (it was quite laborious) and soon we had a promising set of coordinates.

The path to GZ wasn't too muddy today and we were soon at GZ. I looked on one side of the path whilst Elizabeth looked on the other. Of course she found it!

Thanks for the puzzle and the cache, Mr Crow.

This is one of the many rally rounds which I look at and have ideas, none of which are quite good enough! I pick it up,work on the idea and put it back in the pile. So I was pleased when Karen said she had moved it on and knew how it could be solved. As is often the case the solution was under our nose! It still wasn't easy but then it is a RR. Then life intervened and it wasn't till some weeks later we were able to go looking for the cache. A pleasant walk , not too muddy, in a place we know well. At gz Karen went one way. I looked around and saw a place Mr Crow would like, and indeed I was able to say, found it! Thanks for placing the cache Mr Crow.

Very satisfying when you get it right. Lots of pointers which I should have seen earlier.
Once solved GE inferred a tricky find so preprared fully. I have cycled this way I'm sure.
Paced from my trusty marker and found neatly tucked away in the second place I looked.
TFTC any RR always generates a big smile.

Auf dem Weg zum Hooker Lake haben wir diesen kurzen Abstecher in Kauf genommen, um einige Fotos zu schießen. Ganz nebenbei wurde der Cache noch gesucht.
TFTC!

we were in Messing looking for Pablo's ATH treasure
so we did a few of the local caches
this was number 6 of the day
TNLN
TFTC
#3165

I was in Messing today on important treasure hunting business! Having found ticket number 13 in Pablo's ATH, I decided it would be wrong to leave the area without finding a bonus geocache too. This one was ideally placed just a short detour on the route back to the car. It was a nice easy find and a lovely little cache too. Sadly I didn't have time to grab anymore caches today but hopefully I will be back one day for the other caches in this series. TFTC!

Out today with Frycrt17 in Messing. We had come to look for the treasure in Pablo’s Armchair Treasure Hunt, which we found. Afterwards we decided to walk in these woods which we really enjoyed. TFTC

We found the hole but no cache.

we were in Messing looking for Pablo's ATH treasure
so we did a few of the local caches
this was number 7 of the day
TNLN
TFTC
#3166

Out today with Frycrt17 in Messing. We had come to look for the treasure in Pablo’s Armchair Treasure Hunt, which we found. Afterwards we decided to walk in these woods which we really enjoyed. TFTC

we were in Messing looking for Pablo's ATH treasure
so we did a few of the local caches
this was number 9 of the day
TNLN
TFTC
#3168

Out today with Frycrt17 in Messing. We had come to look for the treasure in Pablo’s Armchair Treasure Hunt, which we found. Afterwards we decided to walk in these woods which we really enjoyed. TFTC

we were in Messing looking for Pablo's ATH treasure
so we did a few of the local caches
this was number 8 of the day
Took Nothing
left TB
TFTC
#3167

Out today with Frycrt17 in Messing. We had come to look for the treasure in Pablo’s Armchair Treasure Hunt, which we found. Afterwards we decided to walk in these woods which we really enjoyed. TFTC

we were in Messing looking for Pablo's ATH treasure
so we did a few of the local caches
this was number 10 of the day
TNLN
TFTC
#3169

Out today with Frycrt17 in Messing. We had come to look for the treasure in Pablo’s Armchair Treasure Hunt, which we found. Afterwards we decided to walk in these woods which we really enjoyed. TFTC

Miss Mud brought a friend along today for her first taste of caching. I'm glad she found some treasure at the end ????Thanks Crow

Found it while hiking in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. TFTC

Whilst waiting for the return of Puzzle Teacher, we decided to try our hand at this one, to fill in the gap.
Leg 3 proved to be the most difficult to get right, and Leg 2 was the easiest to solve.
Eventually we had enough results from the various legs to work out the final location, well near enough to satisfy the checker.
Reports of one of only a few Waxwings in the Country, at nearby Braxted Park, gave the opportunity to venture out. Enjoyed getting good views then moved on to find a few caches.
Happy to award the favourite point recently earned for this interesting journey. TFTC.

Found during my third visit to New Zealand.
TFTC

This cache is in the most superb place. Another FP used up. TB in.

We decided to have lunch at this peaceful tarn away from the crowds! I retrieved a trackable which isn’t listed as in this cache so will claim it from the current holder. We will walk to the glacier lake next then return to the village. A lovely day’s walk! TFTC
TB out

Vaide Mörell pancake Fidibus
TFTC

In West Mersea this morning for coffee and a catch up with a friend which left me little time for my daily cache. I didn't want to break into my 'emergency list' so decided a trip to Crow Country was in order. It was a blustery day and I'm still feeling a bit rough after a bout of flu so I opted for something roadside today and plumped for this one. It was a surprisingly busy location so I had to bide my time before I went for the grab. All good here. TFTC

I really struggled with this. Thanks to those who encouaged me to presevere (you know who are) and to the CO for confirming an assumption I made early on.

The solve as is often the case involves aquiring the necessary in the correct format. Subsequent to solving if only I had tried a certain way.
Stalled for what seemed forever with an inappropriate, despite being correct diagram. (grateful to be shown the light)
The solution finally fell out when I remembered multiplication was commutative.

Very wet out but didn't have too far to walk and was glad to find an obvious hide location after the required paces. Nicely camo'd and double potted. Signed log with blue pen, left red one in the car!
Really pleased to sort this and many thanks.

Found with MaryFairy on a walk through Hooker valley to see the glacier

This rally round had me stumped for quite a while as I just couldn't see how to get the numbers I needed. A little nudge from a fellow cacher and I was up and running! The simplest ideas are often the best! With the information collected, I then had to work out the 'big number'. The calculator couldn't cope and so I resorted to the internet and broke it down into stages! Made a silly schoolgirl error on my first attempt but soon realised my error and my second attempt was much more successful.

Out today with Snoopyus to look for the final location. At this time of the year there was a lot of puddles and mud but we eventually arrived at GZ. 50% of the location hint made sense. and we guessed we were looking in roughly in the right place. After a few scratches we realised it was right in front of our eyes.

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow. Have a favourite point.

Anything with big numbers has me running for cover but encouraged by Kareninwb I attempted this, failed , went back to Karen and was given a shove in the right direction. Several attempts later I had a big number I could work with. Checker said yes so we decided this was our cache for the day. Picked Karen up and we were on our way. all I will say is I'm glad I hadn't washed the car recently! At gz we looked up and down, got scratched and then saw what was in front of our eyes! Thanks for placing the cache Mr Crow.

I know nothing about Table Top Rally , can't read maps , in fact I can't find my way out of a paper bag !
So over to "map queen" deebooted, who very quickly had all the routes plotted out on an OS map.
The next stage of the puzzle was very very very tedious as the accuracy required by the checker made it a lottery. With ten goes a day it took about 3 weeks to satisfy the checkers.
The last stage was to calculate the position of the cache. I was certain this too would require a lot of goes at the checker but I got a green light on the first attempt. I suspect there is some leeway here.

In the area today so added it to our haul. Was a little surprised by the hide , not up to Crow's normal standard. ( Just spotted it's a temporary cache , original went AWOL ).

This is definitely not my thing so glad to get a smiley face on the map.
Bring back Puzzle Teacher LOL

TFTC

Got a plea from StratOman to help with this. I reminded him I had given up with RR caches as they were all above my head these days, more about computing than rallies and map reading."Not this one" he said, "it's plotting maps". "Maps?" I replied already interested. So I set too (I owed him a favour anyway) and soon was plotting the route and measuring. Apparently it wasn't accurate enough! Huh! So he repeated it by a different method getting pretty well the same results as I had anyway in some cases. But it all adds up it seems. He sorted the checker out and today at GZ we couldn't find the little blighter at first, searching in all the spotted obvious looking places widening our search as GZ plotted in the road. We knew it was right as the final checker agreed, so we all persevered and then ATM spotted a pen top on the ground. Yep there it was! Neatly but unusually not in the most normal Crow mode. TFTC it brought back lots of good memories of past fun

We were a little out here but host was obvious.
TFTC

Found the carving and the cache after a bit of a search due to either being a little out on co ords or GPS havoc. Spotted the host without too much trouble. TFTC

Returned to Tiptree at after aborted mission a some months ago because of bitterly cold weather. Solved this in the meantime and picked it up today.
TFTC

Finally got over to collect this one we did some time ago. TFTC

No problem here.
TFTC

Found Lewis without too much trouble. Collected the same without a hitch. TFTC

By far the most time consuming cache of the series.
Great fun walking round the park looking for the numbers.
We soon had all but one and had arrived back at the car park :(
Luckily our missing number was soon to be found and off we went to collect the final cache.

After a short search ATM spotted the cache some 10ft away from the host on the ground. We hide it in the most likely hiding place.

Great idea for a cache puzzle.
TFTC

Knew what we were looking for as I have actually been there and done that some years back. Picked up the necessary numbers, some whilst doing the others in the series. The rest we eventually found walking round and searching. worked out the sums and off we went to GZ Here we found the host and searched the obvious places. Nothing. Then ATM spotted the pot about 12 feet away out in the open. Replaced where we thought it should have been. Enjoyed this one best so have a favourite point. TFTC

Found on the beautiful Hooker Valley Walk. TFTC.

#806

Geocaching Instagram: geocacher1698

OMG – this puzzle was so hard! I realised where I should be looking quite early on but I just couldn’t see how to get any numbers. I asked a friend who is much better at this sort of thing than me and even then, knowing what to do, I still couldn’t do it on my computer despite installing the software I needed. I’m sure my laptop has got an aversion to Rally Rounds and develops a physical block as well as a mental one, in much the same way as I do! I ended up going around to this friend’s house who showed me what I should be able to see, and finally the numbers came.

Out today with Snoopyus to look for the cache. Finding a route to GZ was difficult as the start of the footpath had been obscured. We made a couple of false starts and walked through some really wet and muddy ground. Having retraced our steps for the second time we were helped by a local who was walking a couple of dogs. He told us how to get to the footpath and even walked part of the way with us. Once on the correct path we soon arrived at GZ and Elizabeth volunteered to fight her way through to the hint item and sign the log.

Thanks Mr Crow. I’m sure I have learnt something in solving this puzzle that may help me with other RRs.

Another RR I have looked at ,went away and come back to several times. Saw something my muggle was doing some months ago and still didn't make a connection. Eventually a light would dawn. Couldn't have done this without his help, mainly because I don't/ can't use his computer. ??
Out with Kareninwb this morning to find some solved puzzles. We had problems finding the right way but with the help of a friendly local and his beautiful dogs, who saw us looking confused we were set on the right way. At gz I was able to make a quick find. Thanks for placing the cache.

Out caching with Snoopyus this morning. Having found one Rally Round, and flushed with success, we decided to look for another. This puzzle wasn’t too bad, and thanks to the hint I had an idea of what to do. I made a silly error at the beginning and ended up with some silly numbers but soon realised my mistake.

We managed to park reasonably close to this one and after a short walk, arrived at GZ. We found the cache at ground level and out in the open so replaced in accordance with the hint.

Thanks for the puzzle, Mr Crow. Have a favourite point.

Out with Kareninwb today, pleased to have found one RR we decided to look for this one as well. I liked this puzzle a lot even though I sorted the first part without problems and then just could not see what was needed. I thought I knew but was looking at it the wrong way. Had to ask Karen what I was doing wrong, once set on right track the numbers came out beautifully.
More mud on the way, not suprising given the recent rain. At gz we both looked and couldn't spot the cache. Realised it was actually on the ground nearby. Signed and replaced as per hint. Thanks for placing the cache.

T4TC HubiRunner Germany :-) nice view 2 Mt Cook

Short search and then found the cache tftc

Looked in the places but couldn't find it

I like those cones tftc

Snowdrops have started to flower tftc

Doing this walk with pinkpeardrops how was our if the country last time I did this little series. Have grabbed one of the TBs

Went the wrong way to start but soon found the cache. Have taken the Tb tftc

Little bit muddy round here tftc

Back and forth back and forth then a Quick find whilst out with Limpyles tftc

As Time Vine says: De weg naar eenvoudige origami is tweevoudig.

Once I knew what to do the solution was many fold and most clever and enjoyable.

A remarkable coincidence is that this find makes Mr Crow finds 500, double the Rally round finds at 250.

The find was straight forward. The log however was soaked. Some tlc applied before returning.

Dank aan cache.amount en grining buddah voor de encoragement zonder te onthullen hoe.

Thanks Ray, another great puzzle. Thanks also for the other 249/499

Quick find & beautiful location. TFTC

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TFTC

Quick find. TFTC

Quick find. TFTC

Quick find. TFTC

Cache is missing.

TFTC

TFTC

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Quick find. TFTC

A visit to Maldon for an event and these two
multis were on the To Do list on route home.

Nice a straight forward calculations and quick
finds at both GZs.

Thanks four the cache

@BEASTMARSTA

Walked over and did the maths. Cache found easily and in the company of BEASTMARSTA & Doggywalker. Thanks ????

Mr J was able to re-purpose a well-used previous tool to solve this puzzle.
One of today's haul of six Rally Rounds found.
TFTC

This one was found with a little luck.
After looking at some cache pages something
stuck in my head which meant we couldnt resist
looking here.

We came up trumps with this neat little hide.

Thanks four the cache

@BEASTMARSTA

On my way home from another wonderful day with friends and this cache was near enough for me to detour to but I thought I was on my way to somewhere else following in convoy.

Nobody was more surprised than I was when I lifted the lid and saw the cache.

Thanks for the cache Mr Crow

Traveling to Maldon for breakfast with BEASTMARSTA & Doggywalker today.
We had all taken a look at this one, I didn’t understand it, my lightbulb only lit up when we arrived at GZ. Oh.... now I see it.
Lovely to have found one of these, very much like hens teeth for me.
Many thanks. ????

One of today's haul of six Rally Rounds found.
It took ages to solve the puzzle. We spent a long time trying to make something of the unusual title.
Eventually we applied a vague hint from the CO which put us on the right track.
Found tonight by torchlight.
TFTC

EXhausted is the word to summarise this cache.
See our previous report below. We came back in winter as planned.

It was a 90 minute return journey from the car to get to the GZ. It took another 10 minutes work with the secateurs to cut away enough bramble to get access to the cache.
Mr Crow will be chuffed that he has avoided a maintenance visit.
TFTC

Another great puzzle from the master, Mr Crow.
Mr J recognised the theme straightaway and it didn't take long to get some bits of the coordinates.
But then life intervened, and he spent many hours of his later life watching pixels fly across the screen before spotting a vital clue that had been missed earlier.

This evening we failed to find a different cache - it was just too dark.
This one was a quick find to finish off today's haul of six Rally Rounds.
Have a favourite point.

Thanks for the EZ caches.
Starting from Cambridge our chances of getting to the cache first were very slim.
TFTC

With the experience of EZ1 I was confident on my first guess at EZ2. And it would have been correct had I typed the numbers into the Checker correctly!
TFTC

A visit to Maldon for an event and these two
multis were on the To Do list on route home.

Nice a straight forward calculations and quick
finds at both GZs.

Thanks four the cache

@BEASTMARSTA

Returning from a weekend away in West Wickham I'd detoured to an Event in Maldon where I'd met up with a few familiar faces. We joined force here and made quick calculations and a quick find on our way home.

Thanks for adding to the ever growing Village sign series and the cache.

Soon had the final location worked out & wandered off to find with BEASTMARSTA & Doggywalker. TFTC ????

Nice place for cache.
Thanks a lot ;)

TFTC

Welll I'm not going to be popular with Mr Crow as this was a bunce cache, spotted when I was out and about a few days ago and had to stop for a large vehicle. Was looking around and thought that looks like a good spot for a cache. Jumped out and after a few minutes I had struck gold! Today I was lost, the heavens opened, I couldn't see and pulled over, realised I was at the same spot, and couldn't resist signing this time.??. I have looked at the page, will go back when I'm feeling braver.... Thanks for placing the cache Mr Crow.

Missing and due to be archived. Bye Bye.

Quickly found with fuschnu on a very beautiful and windy day. Greetings from Austria ????????
TFTC!

Beautiful walk to the Hooker Lake. TFTC

Oh I thoroughly enjoyed this in the end!!! What an amazing puzzle!

I was initially put off doing it the 'correct way' by the complexity of the resource. I made rough calculations which proved to be quite a way out (and, having spent more time and actually reading the rules :-P, I know why!) - although on the right stretch of road at least :-P

Once I got down to it I totally enjoyed plotting the route and solving the little puzzles on the way - then doing the business to make the measurements. I was using an alternative tool, which a kind soul had alerted me to, and it was right up my street!!

Although i must admit, at first I had so little confidence in what I was doing that when I got Stage 1 right I thought the checker had broken!! The bloody submit button had greyed out! I jabbed at it ineffectually for ages, swearing loudly, before actually reading the message on the top of the screen :-)

Once my confidence was restored I was off and my numbers were generally close enough to solve a Stage on the second day of checking! My favorite was Stage 3!

I'd happily do this puzzle all over again and it is definately a lot of fun!!! At GZ I walked straight up to it and failed to understand previous comments about 'not up to usual standard'!

A great puzzle and hide A definate favorite and could we have another one?

Thank you

Nice little find at the end of this walk

Stopped off to sign log sheet, while on way to find Ring Necked Duck with Andrew.
Puzzle took a considerable time to solve, even with a pointer.
Answer did not look right on first attempt, after recalculation, got a good looking plot. TFTC

Once we got the reasoning correct, solve was straightforward.
Congratulations to Bullocd for solving within 24 hours of publications. TFTC.

Nada

Well I would ld like to say the usual quick find whilst out with Limpyles but I can’t - took ages walking round and round then couldn’t find 1..... then a basic, simple, very basic rithmartic arithmetic.... maths problem. I eventually saw where I was going wrong. Quick grrrr and some expletive language and it was THEN a quick find with Limpyles tftc mr crow (entered the finals on your excellent checker page to confirm I had actually done it) Lovely church, views and snowdrops stunning, have a fav point from me for bringing me here not for the traipsing about)

This one took some time as we could not locate on of the clues so we took a look where we thought and after extended search found TFTC

On route to collect some 'rescued' hens - caged birds not many feathers between them :(. Anyway had a little stop of to collect this one and another nearby so TFTC x

Visiting the area to collect some chickens. Lesley worked out the clues and off to find the cache.

Out in Braxted to give the Geomutt some exercise. ????Good to tidy up some local unfound caches. Especially RRs ???? All good here

Nice easy puzzle to solve and a quick walk on a very chilly day, to gz little stretch and cache soon in hand so TFTC x x

Lesley worked out the puzzle and off to find the cache.

Great spot to stop and enjoy the view, TFTC!

There was no doubt once at GZ where this one was going to be!
Another puzzle in Crow Country ticked off but I still don't seem to be making an impact on the grid of blue ?s
Nice one! TFTC

Wonderland seemed more like Never Never Land, which was a great favourite on winter visits to Southend on Sea over 60 years ago when the Illuminations were on.

This like many other Rally Rounds, has been picked up and put down countless times. Our starting point for this one was to be eventually found over the North Sea. Slowly chipping away to sort out the Words first.

Guidance and encouragement from a knowledgeable younger generation, finally resulted in the magical moment when the White Rabbit was finally pulled out of the hat.

I collected this today with Andrew, whilst en route to search for an elusive, and almost mythical bird, rumoured to inhabit that area of Essex.

TFTC.

Found it unfortunately we forgot a pen

Turned our Hooker Valley Track into a Geocaching tour. We had an amazing day with the best possible weather. Luckily we found all caches and the little had good fun searching for them. Don’t forget to bring a cup and a drink of your choice to reward yourself with an iceberg cooled drink. TFTC

???? Great day for a walk in the woods. Nice cache. Tftc

???? Great day for a walk in the woods. Nice cache. Tftc

???? Great day for a walk in the woods. Nice cache. Tftc

???? Great day for a walk in the woods. Nice cache. Tftc

???? Great day for a walk in the woods. Nice cache. Tftc

???? Great day for a walk in the woods. Nice cache. Tftc

???? Collected all the data and to the prize. Could have gone straight there from the hint but it feels better to have done it on your own. Real shame about the fly tipping around the tree. Tftc

When I first looked at this puzzle I was sure I knew what to do. Solved the anagrams and then got part way there before hitting a brick walk. A little help from the CO and I was back on track.

Out to search for this Rally Round with Snoopyus. A familiar bath for both of us. Saw a few people in the distance who were out for a bracing walk and a mass of birds who had all landed a very close to the bird scarer in the field. I wonder if it emits a pitched sound that we can’t hear but which they are attracted to. Arrived at GZ and Elizabeth soon found the cache. An appropriate container which made us smile.

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide Mr crow. Have a favourite point.

Out with Kareninwb after a miserable few days of feeling unwell. I must confess to having looked at this puzzle a lot more than once and having no good ideas about it. I needed more than a hint to even start understanding what was needed. So was pleased to be out with Karen and spot the cache when we arrived at gz. Having misread the hint as thermatic, (I really must start using my glasses) we had wondered what it meant as we had walked. Once found I realised my mistake, and we made the connection ????. Thanks for placing the cache Mr Crow.

On the way to the hooker valley I made a quick stop.
TFTC

As with most Rally Rounds I look at them when they are published, try a few things , decide I can’t do it and put it on the back burner. I thought I knew what was needed here and duly set about the task. I was making good progress, only to discover after several hours that I was going down the wrong track. I returned to the puzzle several times but mad no progress until one day noticed something I had previously missed.

Changed tack, and ended up with lots of numbers. Of course, there was a twist but with the help of a website I was able cope with that and I was pleased when the checker said I was right.

Out caching with Elizabeth yesterday and we passed by this one. We stopped to look and realised a special tool would be needed. I had acquired one of these at Christmas and we decided to return the following day to attempt the retrieval. With the tool we needed, Elizabeth volunteered to go and get it whilst I made sure everything was secure. There were two pots in situ so signed the one with the log that contained the names (the other was blank).

Thanks Mr Crow. This cache has filled in a square on my difficulty/terrain grid. Have a favourite point.

I shall remember this cache for a long time, partly because I spent a long time looking in all the wrong places for the answer to the puzzle, on the plus side I know a lot more about crows than I did before. A talk to Karen and then I was looking in the right area, still, would never see the twists that the co puts you through to get a good answer without help.
Knowing we would need a special tool to get the cache, we arrived at gz well equipped thanks to a rather nice Christmas present Karen had received. I volunteered to do the deed, and enjoyed what I found. An amazing spot, not one I find myself in very often.??
Realised as I was logging that I could have removed one log, sorry Mr Crow. Thanks for placing the cache, fav point for the adventure!

Na

Nice find on a great walk up the valley, sunny day, busy track. TFTC, greetings from Germany!

My first attempt at this ended in frustration.My laptop screen would not let me do the edge of the board without throwing me off the track! So. Another go on a pc and I got past stage one. The next trick was working out what to do with the obviously wrong result.. 5 years later and I tried something....you cheeky Crow ????

Out in Crow country trying to banish a hangover. But on a cold wet morning like today that just isn't working. Finding this wasn't a headache luckily????

Had this on the 'to do' list for a long while and today - a rainy Saturday afternoon - seemed the perfect time. We foolishly thought that as it was likely to be mainly on road the dogs wouldn't get too muddy......how wrong we were. If there was a puddle or muddy verge they of course found it!
We pulled up at the pub and tried to load the NaviCrow. I had lost service on O2 (not unusual in Crow Country, but I thought it might do better following some recent improvements locally) but luckily my daughter is on a different network so we ended up completing it on EE/iphone.
There were a couple of stages we couldn't find the required info and had to resort to guessing and around stage 9 the whole thing crashed [:o] we feared we would have to start again but luckily once connection was reestablished it took us back to where we had left off.
A couple more stages after that the location of the cache appeared and we headed to GZ. We started to panic as we couldn't see the cache in the expected place but luckily spotted it on the floor. Log signed and cache replaced in the likely hiding spot. TFTC

Pleased to finally put a smiley face on this cache, which has been irritating me for far too long.

It didn't take too long to identify what had to be done in the first stage, though even then I followed a number of blind alleys before seeing the obvious. Less than obvious was what to do with the resulting string of numbers, and it went on the "pending" pile for several months. Eventually a small word found its way into my brain and I noticed that if you squinted at the numbers in the right way they sort-of did what it suggested. Now I had a new sequence of numbers which to my mind somehow symbolised a monotone background interrupted by a patch of bright red - but was it gules three Seaxes fessewise in pale Argent pomels and hilts Or points to the sinister and cutting edges upward (that's three gold-and-silver swords on a red background to you and me) or just a red herring? That would be telling. Either way, nothing made sense and it went back on the pile. Much (much) later, after comparing notes with someone who had not only solved this but forgotten how they did it , I looked again at my notes and saw that I had actually calculated some coordinates months ago, but completely failed to recognise them as such.

After all that, GZ was a bit of an anticlimax, though rather muddy.

TFTC.

Trying to refrain from any political observations...
Trying all the obvious (?) things yielded various series of numbers, but they were all wrong. Eventually I made the right connection and brought some order to my calculations.
This produced a final reckoning that satisfied the checker, which is probably more than can be said for [censored]

This time at GZ I found the well-concealed container after a short search, amid a strong cloud of deja vu (I'm pretty sure I was here on another occasion but had to abandon my search...) and replaced the torn plastic bag to help keep the log dry.

TFTC.

Solving this took far too long, as I started from the middle and worked backwards, an entirely unorthodox approach. It wasn't until I looked at some of my jottings that I noticed something, and worked out where the number above came from (bonus points applied for...) I don't think it's giving anything away to say that the answer is
00100
23231

Approaching GZ the clouds were starting to threaten some kind of downpour and my hands were nearly too cold to manipulate my universal caching tool (or pen, as we say) but I soon extracted the log and left my mark.

TFTC, and a favourite for the sheer audacity of the code.

Solved some time ago. I recognised this method of encoding from a former life, so it didn't take long to decipher the location.

Arriving at GZ I was astonished to find that it looks exactly like the spoiler picture, a rare phenomenon .

TFTC.

Ah yes. This cache must be telepathic, because I too had the thought "this is interesting, shouldn’t be too challenging" and I too had the correct idea, but what to use and which way around? Finding what to use took me longer than it should have done, but once found it was clear that the answer to "which way around" was both.

This part of my afternoon's wanderings was on road, which was a relief after the earlier foot-clogging mud, and GZ soon yielded a logbook.

TFTC.

Caw indeed! I identified the MO quite quickly, but proceeded to get nowhere rapidly by using the wrong data format, to the bemusement of both the checker and myself. Once that was sorted out, my globetrotting progress was somewhat quicker. Who would have thought that this family would have so many branches around the world

Back home in Essex, GZ was trouble-free.

TFTC.

I recognised the significance of the blots , having seen them applied to similar puzzles elsewhere, but it was clear that only a dedicated time-traveller was going to solve this one. Fortunately my personal time machine (and a careful examination of the cache page) took me back to the Big Bang, after which it wasn't difficult to make sense of the numbers as they evolved into coordinates.

At GZ I feared the worst (and had to wait forever for a rambling muggle with a passionate interest in every shrub he passed) but was pleased to find it easier than I'd expected.

TFTC.

A pleasant, though muddy, stroll this afternoon - the soil in these parts is of high quality and very glutinous. As intended, solving wasn't difficult, and it didn't take long to locate GZ (look for camouflage!).

TFTC.

A pleasant, though muddy, stroll this afternoon - the soil in these parts is of high quality and very glutinous. As intended, solving wasn't difficult, though it took a few minutes at GZ to identify the correct host (look for camouflage!) and follow the signing instructions.

TFTC.

Trying to take a picture of the peak without clouds. Thanks from Germany!

TFTC Great Place to be

Published

[FTF]

When this came out I was somewhat confused but forced myself to keep calm

With a bit of research I thought I knew what must be done but was I up to the Math?

Well, it seems I was up to half the Math at least :-) and my 'Draw a line' trick again proved most useful

With my line drawn I narrowed it down in a not so Mathsy way and I knew I was right :-)

I was, and am, very, very pleased with getting this one

And very pleased to write this Log

A definate favorite to be sure and thank you again for the wonderful range of puzzles!

But can we have Puzzle Teacher back soon?

Thank you :-)

We have enjoyed our walk up the valley this mor I got before all the crowds arrive. There was a reflection of Mount Cook in the little yarn to add to our enjoyment. Lovely place and a nice quick find. Thanks.

I had a dental appointment today in Witham so asked foxy if she wanted to come and find a few caches before and after. She didn't have to be asked twice!!

We collected the numbers while a lady posted her letter and GC buddy calculated the final coordinates.

It was foxy that made the find in a familiar location.

Thanks for the cache.

A lovely half term adventure with Doggywalker. We decided to have a pottering about kind of a day between Colchester and Witham via Little and Great Braxted and out to Terling. We found a lovely selection of caches and finally wandered homewards when the darkness and rain clouds had reached a critical mass.

Muddy - yes!
Wet - yes!
Happy little geocachers - definitely!

This was our second stop of the day. As we pulled up, we realised where we were and I started doing 'League of Gentleman' impressions in my head...

Du Cane (De Cay)
Du Cane (De Cay)

I didn't inflict them on Doggywalker this time. She has heard this one a few times!

I really enjoyed the wander to GZ. Once there our GPSrs lead us on a merry dance for a while. We found a lovely little pink bag...not the cache...and then we found the cache.

Thank you Mr Crow for placing this cache and for bringing me here.

TBs visiting...

A lovely half term adventure with Doggywalker. We decided to have a pottering about kind of a day between Colchester and Witham via Little and Great Braxted and out to Terling. We found a lovely selection of caches and finally wandered homewards when the darkness and rain clouds had reached a critical mass.

Muddy - yes!
Wet - yes!
Happy little geocachers - definitely!

Unfortunately a DNF for me here. I had a really good search at my new GZ.

And Doggywalker confirmed I was in the right place.

I had a look from a few different angles but I couldn't see anything cache like here...

There wasn't access to the pump today as it is undergoing a facelift.

The cobble stones have been removed and it has been boarded up waiting for new concrete to be laid. The pump has been covered by a plastic sack and partly dismantled. but........ it didn't stop us finding the cache .

Thanks for the huge hint and the cache.

A lovely half term adventure with Doggywalker. We decided to have a pottering about kind of a day between Colchester and Witham via Little and Great Braxted and out to Terling. We found a lovely selection of caches and finally wandered homewards when the darkness and rain clouds had reached a critical mass.

Muddy - yes!
Wet - yes!
Happy little geocachers - definitely!

The sign has been removed to be repainted. We chatted to two ladies about it whilst we looked for the pump. They asked what we were looking for and we asked if they knew where the pump was. They said ah you need to ask for the right thing and then pointed us in the right direction. They told us the pump had a cover on at the moment. The pump does indeed have a cover on at the moment. It is wearing a nice winter coat that consists of an old fertiliser sack.

There was no sign of a plaque anywhere so we used our common sense and soon located the nicely tucked away cache.

Thank you Mr Crow for placing this cache.

TBs visiting...

A lovely half term adventure with Doggywalker. We decided to have a pottering about kind of a day between Colchester and Witham via Little and Great Braxted and out to Terling. We found a lovely selection of caches and finally wandered homewards when the darkness and rain clouds had reached a critical mass.

Muddy - yes!
Wet - yes!
Happy little geocachers - definitely!

I like a nice multi and this was a nice multi!

It was a quick find at our new GZ.

Thank you Mr Crow for placing this cache.

TBs visiting...

Out and about in the area with Ross (ryo62) hunting mainly Vs and Cm caches, most found without problems,TFTC,
Thanks Mr Crow

Found and logged with poshrule tftc

03.28am. a stop here for a search then got cold so gave up looking. jeff=bones1.

Lovely cache.i really love custom made caches

Fab cache.i had to have a good look. ????????????????????????????????????????????

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Lovely afternoon for a walk. Nice ????????????????????????????????????

Started to get dark. Time to log and run

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Today we walked the Hooker Trail. It was almost raining the whole day. On our way back we found this geocache. Around 15:23 we signed the log.

Another puzzle that has taken far too long to solve.
Fairly obvious what was required from the off but something was missing.
The change of title didn't help as I hadn't printed out the first incarnation.
The hint puzzled me for a long time but eventually all became clear.
Even then a lot of different option to check out until the checker finally gave that wonderful pause.
Nice quick find at GZ in the rain.
TFTC

Took a long time for the penny to drop on this puzzle.
But once the MO was identified the numbers came easily.
Glad to see a puzzle in the mold of early RR's.
TFTC

Why I didn't get the "system" for this earlier is beyond me, my Googling skills need improving. Once identified I spent many happy hours reading papers & YouTube clips on this fascinating subject.

I failed to find anything on line to help me solve the puzzle, so had to revert to Excel & VB to do the maths. I solved the "Dutch" version of the puzzle first as it was much easier.
With the same code I brute forced the solution to this much harder problem.

Nice hide at GZ in the pouring rain.
Why is it sunny when I'm solving puzzles & raining when I collect them LOL

Thank you to the CO for introducing me to the weird world of "Wonderland"
TFTC and definite fav.

Feb/20/2018 - OK here

Knew what was needed here but my rather feeble attempts weren't anywhere near good enough. Resorted to help from my daughter, Louise, who likes a mathematical challenge. Left it with her for a few days and was pleased when she said she had solved it.

Stopped to look for it this morning on the way to work. Took a little while to find but got there in the end. The owners of the land nearby are obviously concerned about people getting too 'close'!

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

I thought I knew what to do straight away, which is a pleasant change recently. Unfortunately my knowledge maths was my undoing.
The question became not what is the solution but which. After a fun play in excel, tweeking the accuracy level, one solution stood out.

No problem finding, just a little hesitation as it wasn't immediately found.
Signed and returned.

It seems a shame to log as the symmetry of 250/500 would have to be broken, but solving/finding goes on and so it must. TFTC.

here for a day's hiking, nice to find some caches along the trails. TFTC

TFTC :) Unfortunately the log is very damp. :(

Found during my trip in New Zealand.

Today, it's my 18th day of my trip.

My travel today will be Oamaru - Mount Cook Village - Tekapo.

First hike today and it will be the Hooker Valley track. I arrived in the morning after driving from Oamaru. There already is a lot of people there. Almost all places in the car park were taken.

This hiking is really amazing breathtaking all the way, it's magic. The only bad point is there is a lot of people here and sometimes it can be annoying.

During this hike, I stopped to do some caches on the way.

This one will be the 5th I've done on this path.
The cache was quickly found.


Thanks for this cache and thanks for discovering this place !
Greetings from Belgium !

Our first visit to NZ, day six.
Here we had a nice walk. We always had a good view of the glacier.

Solved a few weeks ago following a hint from the CO on how to approach this one. Once I knew what was involved I worked through the numbers and eventually ended up with plausible coordinates. The checker said I was correct and as I pass close by on my way to work I thought I'd save it for a day when I needed a nearby find.

With the forecast of pending snow, and worried about what the end of the day might be like, I thought I'd look for it today. Found after a short search and soon had the log signed. By the end of the day the weather was much worse and I'm glad I'd looked for it on the was to rather than from work.

thanks, Mr Crow. Have a favourite point.

Milestone day for me today, my 1000 consecutive day caching. The weather decided me on this cache, I had a RR in my solved list which I had earmarked but it involved a walk across some snowy windy fields. Had a rethink this morning and decide this one might be easier if I had my plot right. The geofender was up and running again(new battery ) and my muggle offered to drive me. At gz a lot of snow but soon spotted a naked cache , the log a little damp, not surprising and definitely needed a caching tool to remove! Thanks for placing the cache and the puzzle Mr Crow.

Today we did the Hooker Valley Track. The weather was mixed. But we stayed dry. And we even saw mount Cook for about 5 minutes. We enjoyed this walk very much. On our way back we searched the caches along the route. We could find them all without problems. Thank you for having placed them and greetings from Switzerland.

After we got to the Hooker Lake and stayed there for a while we wanted to do this cache at the way back to the start.
Thanks for showing this cool spot.
oltf

Found it after a very chilly wander round the village.. tftc

Well that was a rather chilly walk around this area, but a new way of geocaching so thank you for setting this up. A couple of additional anomalies which I shall message you about separately. TFTC
Now I have got to try and get my head around some of the Rally Round puzzles.

I was using an Android phone on EE. Model OnePlus 5 or A5000. on Android 8 OxygenOS Version 5.0.4 No issues found using this system.

Quickly found after we looked at the spoiler picture. Nice place!

TFTC!

Think part of the clue was missing when we got to the area

Arrived in Tolleshunt D'arcy at 13:00 just as the rain started followed the route for about 30 mins and did not find an object we believe should have given us the required numbers.

Will contact Mr Crow to see if we were in the right place.

Well after our unsuccessful attempts yesterday in the rain we were back again armed with a few possible dates following an internet search, however on finding a parking space we discovered the missing item, it has been moved up the road to another corner and can be seen in fair weather from the original location. I shall update Mr Crow on my return home. Although it has caused me about seventy miles back and forth a favourite for the effort put in setting these up. TFTC

Found today with Firescouter. TFTC

Tftc

We found this cache during our holidays in New Zealand, whilst staying a few days in Mount Cook Village.
Today we walked the Hooker Valley Track up to Hooker Lake. The weather was ideal for hiking and the views along the track and at the lake were fantastic, hence we enjoyed the trip a lot.
On the way back to the car park we searched for the geocaches along the path, and had no problems to find all of them (often the muggles on the path were the biggest challenge).
This is a good hide in a quiet and beautiful spot. Many thanks for placing this cache here, Mr Crow! We gladly give this one a Favourite Point for the walk and the nice place!
Greetings from Belgium!
Logged around 14.15 h.
Nothing in / out (we left TB 'ShellShocked' that we picked up some time ago in Wanaka).

I was given a hint about how to solve this cache about a year ago and although I knew what I needed to do I could only get so far. Another concerted event a couple of days ago and I realised I was on the right track. The numbers came quite slowly but got there in the end.

Up early this morning and decided I’d look for this one this morning. A familiar area and I remember access to another cache via the same route being a bit of a problem on a previous visit. I seemed to walk through someone’s garden before arriving at the footpath but no one from the nearby property came out to ask what I was doing in their garden! It was muddy underfoot and I was pleased to have had the forethought to wear wellies. Arrived at GZ and soon spotted the container – probably easier to see at this time of the year.

Back to the car and a quick hello to the next batch of KFC chicken nearby.

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

Good Morning Mr Crow. Another one of those 'had the location but hadn't picked up' caches..Picked up now though . oh yes ;)

Today we planned to walk the 'Hooker Valley Track. The weather was perfect and we had a fantastic day.
Along the track 6 caches were hidden. I was able to find them all. Thanks a lot for hiding and maintenance. Greetings from the Netherlands. TFTC.

Last cache of the day and did the full hunt of the clues for the love of it.
Cache wasn't hidden that well, just thrown back in. So signed, and replaced better with a bit of cover.

TFTC, Redruth Roamers, CM find No 2054.

Thank you, found it :)

Visited during the crossing the Hooked Valley track Tftc

Back for a second attempt. Aaaaaarrrrgghhh. ......not there.......not there. ........not there.........not there.......+20 minutes.........THERE ????

A nice quick find while driving around some lovely Suffolk villages, signed log, TFTC

Walked this route many a time whilst Master Mud is at rugby. This time I had an extra reason to come this way...

We really liked this puzzle which we solved ages ago so it was good to finally pick it up, signed log and replaced as found, TFTC

Time for some triangle action today. I think the mutt will need a wash after this one. Cache found quickly. Took longer to remove a splinter from my thumb once I returned home !

Another reason to clean the dog. Loads of barnyard tippings along here! Anyway before I knew it I was where I needed to be and cache was peeping out at me ????

Not many hiding places at this time of year so poked around everything in the clue area but to no avail ????

Easier to find at this time of year than previous logs have suggested. Found with a little bit of Windy conjecture...

Two equations in two unknowns, 5 star ! is the CO getting soft I thought.
Unfortunately not, only one equation in two unknowns :-(

Like others the first part came easily but now what LOL.
Conjecture sprung to mind but living 40 miles away it's never a good option.
So on the "To do" pile it went with 10 7 5 & EN.

Many weeks later after reading another log I started playing with a bit of Python code and the penny finally dropped.
Very devious puzzle and worthy of the 5 star.

Quick find at GZ on my way to Sudbury.
TFTC

???? Completed the puzzle part some time ago, and as we were passing...... Coords were jumping a bit and found it closer to the road than we were 1st expecting. Tftc
And a fav for the effort - yours and ours.

Published

Found with the Birthday posse. Full logs to follow.

Joint FTF with cazmockett, foxscout and gillywig

The icing on the birthday cake!

Another classic RR with just the right degree of difficulty. It took a while for the full picture to turn up, and while waiting I had head-spinning visions of another Exorcist-based puzzle, but fortunately that turned out not to be the case. Finding a way in was not too protracted a task, and after turning out the knowns, the unknowns soon turned into more knowns and yielded the needed numbers.

As we (henceforth the Birthday Posse ) were in the neighbourhood it seemed like a good idea to go for a joint-FTF party of our own. We played Follow My Leader until Grahame's pacing and assorted electronic devices all agreed on a likely spot, apparently not far from a very suspicious and noisy (but invisible) dog. With no particularly distinctive features at GZ there was no choice but to play Hide and Seek and Hunt the Thimble. So we paced and searched up and down like the Grand old Duke of York, or maybe Musical Chairs, until eventually there was a cry of "I can see it!" and it was time to Pass the Parcel, which contained a pleasingly blank log.

Thanks to Ray for a fun cache on top of the main event.
(and a favourite to come when I have one spare.)

I look forward to a CCCCCCth in two years' time

Please read grinning buddha's excellent log.

Not much to add. I made an error in the Eastings of the toppling T's which threw me for a moment. My complement fitted the intended sequence and lead to the correct coords.
I must complement the CO on the niceties of this puzzle.

Happy birthday Ray and TFTC.

[FTF] with cazmockett, gillywig and grinning buddha

Grinning buddha's super log says it all and I don't have much more to add...but proper log and possibly Lego photo story to follow very soon

Thank you Ray and definitely a favourite!

#8205 found @ 16:30:00, cache 4 of 4 today, and (Joint) FTF No. 71 for me.

I was visiting Castle Hedingham today for a birthday party, so took the opportunity to find a few boxes beforehand.

I checked the map this morning before setting off and opened this one for a look. Once the humungous images had downloaded, the solve itself wasn't too bad. I knew other caching geeks would be in the vicinity too, so we agreed to meet for what we hoped would be a joint FTF.

Having arrived at GZ with foxscout, gillywig and Grinning Buddha, we proceded to poke and prod the greenery until eventually the cry went up that it had been spotted. Phew. A DNF at this point would have been very ignominious! And delighted to see a nice blank log sheet to boot.

Thanks for a great puzzle and indeed a great Birthday celebration, we all had great fun. Have a fave.

TFTC, Mr Crow

[FTF] with cazmockett, gillywig and grinning buddha

I was wondering how to write this log and then Richard's wonderful log appeared. I had thought of telling the tale of how I had distracted Merlin long enough to peruse your latest puzzle offering whilst ensconced in the tower and then the subsequent bus based adventure but then I thought of those lovely little coloured blocks and decided this puzzle needed a different kind of log...

Look below for the story...I even built a bus!

Thank you for a super puzzle Ray. Favourite point awarded!

#3676 & -janka-, Zuzka, Kexo
Found during a great two weeks holiday in New Zealand. Beautiful country and stunning views.
We set the alarm for 5:45, so we would be at the Hooker Lake before sunrise. Instead of 1,5 hour we made it in 1 hour. View on the Mount Cook wasn't perfect - only on the top there was small cloud. After we left however, the whole valley became cloudy and rainy.
It took us a while to find the cache, finally we managed thanks to the spoiler.
Greetings from Slovakia.

#2468, + pedron4, Zuzka, Kexo
Very nice place! We enjoyed great two-week holidays in this beautiful country.
TFTC

Spending a few days in Castle Hedingham with the Crow to celebrate a very special birthday so couldn't miss the opportunity to find his birthday cache on his birthday. Event preparations complete - there was time to spare before changing into party gear - so teamed up with Snoopyus to find the birthday prize. Plenty of greenstuff at GZ but we soon had our hands on the lovely container. A great start to the celebrations.
Have a favourite for the fantastic memories this cache commemorates.
TFTC Mr Crow

The best fun I have had in the middle of a week for a very long time celebrating with Mr Crow on his special birthday. Before the events kicked off Kitty! and I went out to find this cache, a pleasant walk took us to a likely spot and once again I was glad to be with someone with a longer reach than I have! This puzzle threw a wobbly, literally, on my iPad and even meant I have to log it using a pc. Thanks to Mr Crow for a jolly time and moving puzzle!

#2465
We have found this cache during holiday trip around south New Zeland. Thanks for the nice cache!

Found cache. No camo bag and past a sign that says conservation area, no access. Little wet but signed the log. Tftc

Happy Birthday Ray! xx

Waited up at lake for mount cook to appear (yes!) and got this on the way back :) TFTC

It's started!! The chase for the planets is on and with mystery caches scoring the highest points I just had to start my search off with some nice mystery caches.

I'd solved this one some time ago. I recognised the name of this cache. It didn't take long,....(if I can remember) to glean the info needed.

At GZ today the road still had a covering of ice over it and a smattering of snow in the verges. Brrrrrrr ! Luckily it was a quick find. I'd been here before and forgotten.

Thanks for the solvable puzzle Mr Crow and the neatly tucked away cache.

It's started!! The chase for the planets is on and with mystery caches scoring the highest points I just had to start my search off with some nice mystery caches.

'This was easy to solve'....well the name says it is but I forgot that there's always a sting in the tail so like possibly everyone else I made a mistake. I think the majority of the red no checkers are mine .

A sunny walk here today in the biting wind. Pity it hadn't dried the ground up a bit as I was soon walking on stilts and I could just about lift my feet up with the weight of the claggy clay. (Claggy? is that even word?) Lots of gunshot cartridges around gz had me worried at first then I spied the tell tale sign of a cache.

Thanks for the puzzle and the cache Mr Crow.

It's started!! The chase for the planets is on and with mystery caches scoring the highest points I just had to start my search off with some nice mystery caches.

'This was easy to solve'....well the name says it is but I forgot that there's always a sting in the tail so like possibly everyone else I made the same mistake.

Yes this log is the same as the other one coz I made the same mistake!! I put it down to having been at the dentist in the morning. The man made object was drawing in overtime today but its not Sun-day. Franticas frozen veg are still there.

Thanks for the nice easy puzzle and the sneaky hide Mr Crow. I'll be back for more next week.

Inner container is in fine shape but the outer one has seen better days. Found quickly and signed log. Mftc

Trying a logical approach to solving Rally Rounds a few weeks ago, thought I would start with #1 . I quickly realised that this puzzle could be done rather more easily than with a pencil and a lot of rubbing out (and I mean a LOT of rubbing out; I even find sudokus a challenge!)
Once I had the numbers, the coordinates came easily and was chuffed to get an OK from the checker, although the location anagram eluded me; but from the location I assumed I could guess one of the four-letter words (no, nothing rude!)
So today realised that I hadn't yet been to find it,,and with the new challenge giving extra points for puzzles, I drove round this way, parked where suggested and set off up the delightful footpath.
Cache was a quick spot as completely uncovered, so once I had signed, I made sure the stickoflage was in place. Left a pet for the next person, and trotted back to the car.
Thanks for placing this puzzle and cache.

An easy find but the church was closed.

The container I found was a small lock n lock in a flimsy tub in a camo bag. Seems to be working just fine as the log was dry and secure. Great spot for a hide. Thanks for sharing the story behind this cache.

We worked out the numbers and it plotted in a place which matched the hint but unfortunately we couldn't find the cache :( We will update the page coordinates and add to our watch list for future finding

The GPS bobbled about here, so once we thought we were in the generally area we set about searching for the hint items. A bit of digging and poking soon revealed the cache - Thanks

This was well camouflaged but didn't take too long to find - TFTC

A quite muddy and uneven approach to this one - Glad we had the walking boots on!! A quick find, thanks to the hint - TFTC

We had a good look around in this rather stinky area. We saw one thing that matched the hint but no luck :(

Lots of mud all around but, thankfully, not a GZ. The hint led us quickly to the hide - Thanks for the puzzle and cache

I had to pick up daughter #3 from a party in Kelvedon tonight and still hadn't grabbed my daily cache. Weighed up my options and decided to have a look at some Mr Crow puzzles over the course of the evening and if I couldn't solve any I'd be dipping into my 'emergency cache' list.
I've looked at this one several times before but today the penny dropped. Aha!
Checked out the map and worked out there were really only 2 places it could be.
Lots of places to search at location 1 but no cache
Drove to location 2 and made an instant find
TFTC

We really enjoyed solving this puzzle. Challenging but doable. We were in the area today and added it to our 'to find' list and thankfully we did - Thanks for a great puzzle and hide :)

We solved this enjoyable puzzle a while ago and were finally in the area to collect today. A lovely quiet area until we arrived at GZ and had to wait for a dog walker to pass. Happy to resuscitate this one after just over a year :) Clever puzzle and hide - Thanks

A nice straightforward VS multi, which didn't plot too far away. We made a quick find at GZ - TFTC

This was my find No.7550

TFTC Mr Crow

Find #4 of 5 for today

Soon had this in hand after a very wet walk across the field

infinson

Mr Crow

I'm sorry to say I failed to find this hide today.

An even longer search her revealed nothing perhaps I should try to solve the anagrams

infinson

Mr Crow

I'm sorry to say I failed to find this hide today.

A lengthy search did not reveal the hide

infinson

I had to pick up daughter #3 from a party in Kelvedon tonight and still hadn't grabbed my daily cache. Weighed up my options and decided to have a look at some Mr Crow puzzles over the course of the evening and if I couldn't solve any I'd be dipping into my 'emergency cache' list.
Why have I never seen this puzzle before?
Brilliant fun. I really enjoyed this one
Finding the cache proved a bit tricky as my torch died at GZ
Daughter wasn't impressed having to come and rescue me with her phone torch in her dress and heels
Eventually found the hiding place and was pleased to sign in ink the same colour as the container and car no6
A favourite for the puzzling fun
TFTC

This was my find No.7549

TFTC Mr Crow

Find #3 of 5 for today

This took a while to solve but the fins was evry quick at GZ

infinson

This was my find No.7547

TFTC Mr Crow

Find #1 of 5 for today

A quick find here on one I solved a while ago

infinson

This was my find No.7548

TFTC Mr Crow

Find #2 of 5 for today

Soon had this in hand following an easy solve on the puzzle

infinson

Always seems to be grey when I wander around these parts! No worries though. Cache found on floor out in the open so returned to a spot matching the
clue ????

Pleased do find this without the hint. Also glad not to draw blood on the hawthorn like I normally would. ????

Mar/25/2018 - Missing! Replaced.

A little bit of Windy assumption and a likely spot found. Just had to look for something out of place.... .' Like that there! '????

Still dry to sign but goodness knows how. Deffo needed tweezers. Luckily mine were ready for action. Thanks Crowman.

Have been holding onto my finished heart for ages. Glad to tick it off my list today. TFTCMRC

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Mar/25/2018 - OK here.

Es war sehr windig als ich den Cache suchte, war schwierig mit diesem Wind über die Steine zu balancieren, vor allem da ich zuerst noch am falschen Ort gesucht habe. Netter kleines Seelein etwas abgelegen von der Völkerwanderung ;)

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.
Sep/21/2017 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - Cache missing again. I'll have to find somewhere else for it.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.
Sep/21/2017 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - On the ground; now not.

Mar/26/2018 - Gone missing - AGAIN! Replaced.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

The first part of this puzzle was easy enough but working out what to do next was the hard bit. Tried a few things all of which failed miserably and so the puzzle went onto the back burner along with many other rally Rounds. Picked it up a few weeks ago and tried something I hadn't thought of before. A few rookery errors but I could see I was on the right track. Eventually got the green light from the checker.

Today was the perfect day to look for it . The cat hat to go the vet and I had to check everything was alright with my parents as we'd been away for a week and they are both frail. A window of opportunity arose during the middle of the afternoon and so I set off for GZ. A quick find once I arrived.

Thanks for the puzzle and the cache, Mr Crow.

Mar/26/2018 - Well, the cache container has survived the snow, I've survived a significant birthday, so I'd better have a look at puzzle doings...

Mar/26/2018 - OK here.

Published

Can't find my notes. Arrrgh the pain.
There are very few people that can count!!! and I'm not one (or two or three ...)

but thankfully excel can!

We touch To the goal, the last before this beautiful view on the lake with some iceberg :). Many thx to add geocaching adventure to this trek :)

For those who can't count:

from collections import Counter

#1455,

saw this one come out and half dismissed it as it was late but then I looked at it and thought, I need to visit to do this, it could be done at night. Messaged Aly to see if she was up for going and after a little bit of persuading she was up for the visit.

Unlike other cachers who already have some of the needed information Aly and I did not have any of it so we had to visit the first location.

The field was very boggy but we managed to find the plaques we needed and took photos before retreating to her car. We sat in her car and came up with a solution, geochecker said no.

We started again, we knew some of the numbers had to be right so were not too worried about checking them. Again the checker said no, and again and again and again.

After 7 attempts we were starting to get a little fed up so Aly said send me the photos and we'll both count (yes I was doing most of the counting up to this point with Aly chipping in if she saw an obvious mistake in my numbers). So attempt 8 begins and we go through all the numbers we had, finally we found another mistake but this time we had agreed on all the values, this was phone out the window and home with our tails between our legs territory if we were wrong again.

I entered the numbers for the 8th time, and this time, the checker said no.....

Only joking, this time the checker said yes.

So now we had co-ords, how near were we? Oh yes not far if we drive to that location its a quick walk from there.

So we drove to our new location and started the walk, and did I say quick? It was a very muddy, very slippery footpath, we made our way along it, Aly slipping and sliding her way along until we reached GZ.

We started our search and twice overlooked the cache before we finally found it.

Although we knew our numbers were the only ones in the checker it didn't mean others may not have beaten us to it, after all it was now 1.30 in the morning.

We opened the cache and unfolded the log, checked both sides, it was blank!!!

Added both our names to it and did a FTF dance....

Ok, I lied about the dance, I don't dance, I have two left feet but we did get the FTF.

This was a rather exasperating puzzle simply because it is so easy to go wrong with the counting!

TFTC

{FTF} on Wednesday 28th March 3018 at 1.30am with hafgood.

Normally I don’t bother with puzzles when notifications of them pop up in my e-mails, this was no exception at first. It wasn’t until much later (when everyday life was a lot quieter) that I saw that foxscout had messaged me, as had hafgood. A few more messages flew back and forth and a plan for Rick to pick Karen up then drive over to me. Unfortunately by the time we’d organised it, it was too late for Karen as she was in work ultra early the next day. Rick and I set off.

We hadn’t got any bits of the required information, so had to walk to all the locations to gather the details from the plaques, we took photos of them too in order to save having to hang around in the dark. We then headed back to the shelter of Merlin, which is when the fun started! ????????.

We ploughed through them one by one and got some numbers, but the checker said no. We checked our workings and got a few different numbers for some we had overlooked the first time round, plugged them into the checker but it still said no. ????

We knew some of the numbers had to be right so were not too worried about checking them, but started to check all the other numbers. We spotted an odd one that was overlooked, the numbers went into the checker, but still no! ????

This went on for quite a few attempts. Eyes were getting sore and tired, so I offered to do from scratch. The photos were sent to my phone and we started again. This time we both counted and worked together on the pictures using my written grid to compare to. We found just one more difference - surely we had to be correct. If we were wrong, neither of us could stand anymore counting, so we would have called it a day and headed home. Numbers were entered for the 8th time, and this time, the checker said.....................YES!!!!!! Whooooo hooooo - finally!

We set the new coordinates as the target and took the short drive over towards GZ. I parked up and we look the short walk down to the cache.

It might have been a short walk but it was by no means quick, not at all! ???? I slipped, I slid, I nearly fell over numerous times. Rick has started to realise just how clumsy I am. ????????. It was so muddy and slippy that at one point I couldn’t move at all, not helped by the fact that there was nothing to grab onto. Every time I tried to walk it was like being on black ice, so very slippy!

Finally we reached GZ. We did search for quite a bit and had overlooked the hide a couple of times, but eventually found the cache neatly tucked away and covered.

Was it going to be a FTF? After all that I was definitely hoping for one........the log was retrieved........slowly opened and brilliant, a blank log was gleaming right back at us! Thank goodness for that. The over complication and effort that had gone into it, if it hadn’t been a FTF I would have been a little upset! ????????????

Names were signed. TBs visited for mileage and everything was returned back to how it was.

Now for the reverse slippy journey back to the car!

Thanks so much for the puzzle and the cache Mr Crow.

# 1454,

I won't lie, I found this by accident while out with AlyNorth. We happened to be in the vicinity and decided to have a look in the location as it looked a good site for a cache, and there was one.

Unlike most Crow caches this one did not have the GC code on the log which was clearly a replacement. Fortunately Aly was able to work out which cache it was by going through previous logs.

Unlike Aly I will log puzzle caches that I haven't solved but for some reason I decided I would solve this one. Its been a while since I did any serious puzzle solving (and I do mean a while, well over two years) so it took a while to get the gears in motion. A lucky google search gave me a clue and the inkling of an idea, but then I hit a wall, the values I was getting did not want to fit into anything resembling co-ords.

And then, another eureka moment, what if I try that I thought, so rushed away and got the numbers I needed - wrote one of them down wrong without realising and was disheartened when the checked said NO.

I googled my co-ords and quickly worked out which one was wrong (so much easier when you actually know where the cache is!) corrected my workings and reentered the co-ords. This time it went green and said YES.

Was very satisfying to crack the puzzle, nice to know I still have it. I have a few Crow puzzles solved from a few years ago, may be time to go and find them, and maybe solve some more for when I go.

TFTC

Found on Wednesday 28th March at 1.10am with hafgood.

We were in the area solving and finding a new cache. Whilst in the car working out coordinates and numbers, we joked about the cache being over there ??!

Rick got out of the car and went over there to check and actually retrieved a cache - this cache. A little bit of detective work (or rather quite a lot of sorting through caches and logs) and I deduced that this is the one we had found.

Anyone who knows me knows I have a little OCD problem and also little silly foibles, so even though I’d found and signed a log (all you have to do to satisfy groundspeak rules), I can’t actually log it. ????. I have to solve and understand the puzzle or multi in question - this one was no different!

Rick did all the groundwork and a lot of combinations of stuff for the solving and talked me through how to work through it. It helped enormously having the coordinates of the hide to guide us.

Thanks for the cache Mr Crow.

TBs visiting for mileage.

Sitting in the pub and a certain Max Bygraves sing comes on the jukebox.
Never knew of its existence and I can understand why! For some reason it reminded me of this cache...

I remember the original well. Counting checking recounting checking until a plausible plot was obtained.
I searched for my original notes but in vain. As it happened they wouldn't have helped.

And so it was that I wandered lonely under many a rain clould until finally finding the necessary.
No attempt to count in the sodden field so returned to the dry and the laptop and after carefully typing into excel, pleasingly satisfied the checker.

Back in search pacing put me in the correct place but not spotted immediately. After an interuption by some dog walkers I eventually unearthed the pot, as per hint.

SL FthTF still up for grabs

TFTC Ray

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here, but now well buried. I've moved to a more obvious place. I took another reading: try adding 0.005 to the GZ latitutde and 0.006 to the longitude.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.

Mar/29/2018- OK here.
Sep/23/2017 - OK here.

My log's almost superfluous now we have foxscout's graphic novel!

Favourite as promised.

On a journey home from Coggeshall last night, stopped here to pick up the clues and did the maths quickly sitting on one of the handy benches in the light of the lamppost. However, GZ when I got there was a great deal darker, and I realised that none of my potential torches were any good. I had a good grope around but the dark defeated me.
Today however, a daylight journey from Colchester was happily broken here, and returning to last night's GZ I spotted the cache straight away.
Signed smugly, thanks for the cache and an interesting village sign.

Gefunden und eingeloggt ???? Grüße aus Germany ????????

Have got info but can't count....????But have been told how too! ????

Emergency dash to this cache after a shocking failure at my first choice for the day. I found this cache all by myself ?? but had to have a lesson from a very old friend who's working life and hobby revolved around this subject. I think I may have broken him in his efforts to help me, sorry Roger! Thanks to Kitty!! for the original gift and Mr Crow for the puzzle and placing the cache.

Took time to solve but cache was an instant find whilst nearby this morning. TFTC.

Found a photo on my phone from ages ago that I knew must have been important. Great to find out why ????

A fun return walk around the heath with the mutt ???? Missed some numbers but narrowed it down enough. Cheers

On a quest to get my planetary souvenirs in the latest challenge, I realised that puzzles score far more points than traditional caches - even with my minimal mathematical ability, I could work that out .
So, gulp, I bit the bullet and last night started tentatively looking at some Rally Rounds - although only the ones with fewer difficulty stars .
This one caught my eye as it contained an OS map, and I LOVE OS maps!!
And yes, a quick look revealed what I had to do, and it worked!!
I was so happy
So a dawn raid this morning as I had commitments nearby at 9 a.m., but a peaceful and well-kept area, lovely little walk, geopup enjoyed it and we found the cache!
Nice clean dry pot, well hidden, and Redd enjoyed trying out the fitness equipment too (see photo).
TFTC!

Think there is a big problem at gz, looked yesterday afternoon and it has gone! Have messaged Mr Crow.

I already had 3 of the translations and it didnt take long to find the final one

The field was remarkably wet!

I was lucky to have 2 young brains to help me with the count and we didnt enter a number until we had all agreed on the count

It got through the checker first time!

It took a while to locate at GZ but finally it was found

Thank you

A favorite

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

This was quite a puzzle. I hadn't encountered this kind of diagram before, but its significance was fairly clear and it didn't take too long to discover the starting point and direction. After that I have no recollection of actually playing the board game, but it must have been fairly straightforward, though the final location was a little surprising.

No problems at GZ.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

This was the day's DNF. I had no trouble locating the obvious host, but no luck in finding a cache in or about it. In the thorny debris underfoot there appeared to be a small spherical trinket and what might have been the lid of a pot, but that was all [:-(]

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.
I never did make sense of the puzzle anagram, but after staring at the puzzle for a while, an old mental habit soon revealed a slightly hesitant set of numbers. At GZ I was distracted for some time by a decoy object which sort-of matched the hint, well protected by spiny vegetation, but eventually went a little further afield and discovered the real hide. Shame I never saw the original container in its glory.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

It took a lot of close inspection to solve this one, but once the relevant information was found it was fairly clear what it meant. Finding it was nearly a DNF. I wandered around GZ for some time prodding piles of wet undergrowth and turning over heaps of entirely natural stickoflage, until I had the bright idea of reading previous logs, to discover that the location had changed. A repeat visit to the checker furninshed a ne hint, after which it was a quick (if you don't count the previous wasted time) find.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

This puzzle spent some time in the "some other time" pile, as there was almost too much information. Eventually I dug it out and sat down to solve. The sneaky hints suggested a starting point, but having sorted that out I was still left with too much information, and it was only after eliminating some red herrings that the cardinal points were revealed.

At GZ there was no problem with coordinate creep, but there were two very wet and muddy possibilities, with two possible ways to approach, both less than ideal. Naturally I ended up exploring all combinations before finally unearthing the pot.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

Another puzzle which took a long time to solve, and even after I'd finally heeded the hints and established the key feature, it was a while to get the fiddly details right and extract numbers that satisfied the checker.

Fortunately this time I had read the past logs before arriving at GZ, and a quick search on the "other" side soon unearthed the container.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

Not the sort of crossword I was expecting, but a couple of whopping hints soon got me coordinated, and the numbers fell out quickly. On the way to GZ I was a little confused by the hint "if GZ is not at GZ, where is GZ" but on closer inspection there was ony one possible place, and so it was.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

A simple enough calculation, once you can work out exactly what has to be calculated...
GZ was trouble-free, but it's amazing what odd things you can find in the countryside.

TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

Another puzzle with far too many possibilities, and even after studying some similar puzzles I was no wiser. Later, much later, I finally managed to extract some numbers.

GZ was obvious, even in the fading light, but the log is now a soggy mess. I added my blots and replaced as best I could, but it needs attention.

TFTC.

On a quest to get my planetary souvenirs in the latest challenge, I realised that puzzles score far more points than traditional caches - even with my minimal mathematical ability, I could work that out.
So, gulp, I bit the bullet and last night tentatively looking at some Rally Rounds.

This was a delve into my Rally Rounds notebook to see if I had any outstanding previously-solved caches. This solution had been sitting there for literally years, since the ? About ? event, when we had been nursed through this puzzle, but I didn't go and find it at the time. So today a quick walk to a GZ which initially I thought had been compromised by the addition of a lot of fencing (see photo).

But reading the previous log gave me an idea - and there was the sneaky cache!!! Really pleased to find another Rally Round, fav point here for my enjoyable time this morning, and TFTC!

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

A list like this offers no end of possibilities for encoding numbers. Too many, in fact (though many of them don't always work) so on the "pending" pile it went until eventually a way forward appeared, closely followed by some plausible coordinates.

At GZ I was afraid that some recent earthworks had obliterated the cache, but closer inspection revealed a well-concealed pot.

TFTC.

On a quest to get my planetary souvenirs in the latest challenge, I realised that puzzles score far more points than traditional caches - even with my minimal mathematical ability, I could work that out.
So, gulp, I bit the bullet and last night tentatively looking at some Rally Rounds.

With assurances from previous logs that this was an easy one, I printed out the grid, sharpened my pencil and dived in. Three minutes later, I went to fetch my rubber. Twenty minutes later, I went to print off more grids.
Two hours later - YAY!!!!!!!!

I recognised the parking location from a previous foray, but it took a little poking about to find the cache. The feature to which it was attached is broken off (possibly due to severe hedge cutting) and on the ground. The log was extremely wet and I couldn't unroll it so left my signature on the outside of the paper.

But I was really happy to find this cache after a lot of number-juggling, so thank you for placing it and devising the puzzle which did give me a great sense of achievement. TFTC!

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

This is another puzzle that took a while to penetrate, but finally I spotted the tiny but all-important detail I'd missed the first time round. After that it was just (!) a matter of spotting a few more details, a rather time-consuming pastime, but eventually the numbers fell into place.
GZ had a structure where I found a couple of ideal places for a cache, but no luck. Past logs hooked me on a red herring for a while, but eventually I heeded the GPS and moved a little further afield to find a well-concealed cache, except for that "why would that be there?" quality.
TFTC.

A soggy afternoon's caching. Fortunately the drizzle abated and I was just left to contend with mud and waterlogged fields. Fortunately I didn't get close enough to any rivers to find out if they were flooding like the one at home.

A really clever puzzle, salt-and-peppered with red herrings, and despite hitting on the correct translation of the title (there are a number of incorrect possibilities) I failed to follow thathint to its conclusion until in conversation the CO confirmed that I had it right, and what did it remind me of? Finally the penny dropped and coordinates appeared.

GZ was the last of the day. In complete darkness there was no need for stealth, but it took a few minutes to locate the correct host. Eventually a pot turned up in what would probably be a fairly obvious place in daylight.

TFTC.

This was a very nice puzzle for which accuracy was key!

Got through the checker first time :-)

At GZ it was the end of a long by nice day picking up caches in the area with my son and his girlfriend

My son spotted it after a few minutes :-)

Thank you

What an absolutely stunning day for a geocache raid at Mt Cook/Aorangi. Left the car park at 10:00am and was here 73 mins later. Some muggles were nearby but they were too interested in capturing a still water reflection image of Mt Cook in the tarn to notice what I was doing in the background. Thanks for placing this cache Mr Crow.

A nice place for walking the dog whilst we cached our way round the wood.Cache soon spotted aand signed.Fav awarded.TFTC

Lovely walk in wood and we will probably come back later in the year when the Bluebells will be out.TFTC Fav given

Far end of wood now still nice and quiet.TFTC

Quick find.TFTC

Another quickly found cache TFTC

Finally reached the last in the series so A Fav awarded for the series. TFTC

K

Apr/01/2018 - OK here
Feb/20/2018 - OK here
Aug/14/2017 - OK here

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

Solved a while ago, thanks to the CO being in a particularly expansive mood at an event, which supplied the missing link alluded to in the hint.

Today's visit was a muddy plod along an unmarked path, and - surprisingly - I was nearly muggled at GZ by the farmers exercising their dogs, but in the event there was time to discover and sign the log without being discovered.

TFTC.

Sunday afternoon and the canine lodger needed to get rid of some energy, she's only had 'dry' walks around Tiptree for the last couple of days as it's been so wet. So into her owner's car, fully dog-proofed unlike ours, and off we go. Seen this one published and had some ideas where it may be nestling.

Got the plaques sorted and continued our walk through the very wet field, lodger going loopy as it's her first run about for ages. Thoroughly soaked when we got back to the car as the field was running with water.

Don't know if this is cheating or not but looked in several likely places until I came up with the goods at the fourth attempt. Now off home to see if I can get the sums right!!

TFTC

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

Last time I visited, one of the plaques was missing, so I never found the previous RR038. It has since been restored, and squelching around the field to collect the required information didn't take too long, as I fortuitously picked the right direction for my search. Finding the numbers was the work of an instant with the help of a portable snake and a Counter. GZ took longer, as I had to wait for a child-walking muggle to move on, but eventually the pot appeared in a likely location.

TFTC.

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

When I solved this, I understood (after a little nudge) what I was doing. Unfortunately it was so long ago I no longer have any recollection of what that was, and I don't seem to have left any notes for posterity.
At GZ it was indeed where I thought it was. Left as found.

TFTC.

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

Today's DNF, unfortunately. The target object was obvious, but a sustained search above, below and around showed no sign of a cache. Better luck next time?

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

So, what do we have here? Thanks to Wikipedia I know that 25 is the natural number following 24 and preceding 26. Moreover, it's a centred octagonal number, a centred square number, and an automorphic number, the smallest base 10 Friedman number, a Cullen number, the smallest pseudoprime satisfying the congruence 7n = 7 mod n, and the smallest aspiring number, being a composite non-sociable number whose aliquot sequence does not terminate, and the atomic number of managanese.

With all that information it wasn't difficult to determine where it had to be, though I don't know that I ever got the checker to agree. At GZ I knew exactly what to expect, and there it was.

TFTC.

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

Having politely declined the invitation to go chasing some enormous red herrings, I quickly arrived at some numbers, or at least thought I did. Unfortunately a trivial numerical error led me to overcomplicate the problem beyond any hope of solution until eventually I saw the error of my ways and it all fell into place.

At GZ I was concerned that the cache might be missing, as GPS insisted on taking me to the location of a recent chainsaw massacre. Fortunately it was wrong, and on visiting the correct one of the three I found the cache securely tucked away.

TFTC.

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

It's amazing how much information is available online if you know where to look, and it didn't take long to find the right source for this puzzle, after which the numbers quickly emerged.

At GZ I nearly missed the cache, which is in a sorry state, having been knocked over and nibbled by something, and probably does require new batteries. I replaced it in a more upright posture. However, the log itself was intact and there was plenty of daylight to assist me in signing it.

TFTC.

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

I learned something new here: for some reason, despite my day job, I had never come across this system before, and spent some time chasing red herrings based on a misinterpretation of the hint, but eventually the solution method became clear.

GZ was not as spiky an experience as I was expecting and I soon had the log in hand.

TFTC.

Another afternoon in the field, cold and dry (except underfoot.)

Solved a long time ago, by copious use of squared paper, which unfortunately has not been preserved for posterity.

GZ offered a selection of possible hiding places, but if you approach from the right direction something looks slightly "aha!"

TFTC.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache was missing. Replaced..

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Yup, got that right.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here. Log replaced.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.
Oct/29/2017 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.
Oct/29/2017 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK Here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.
Oct/29/2017 - OK here.
Aug/22/2017 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.
Sep/30/2017 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK Here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/01/2018 - OK here

Apr/01/2018 - OK here

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - OK here.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache missing.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache removed.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache removed.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache Removed.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache Removed.

Apr/02/2018 - Archive.

Apr/02/2018 - Cache removed.

Tftc. A bit tricky to locate spot. Lovely woodland thanks for bringing me here.

Tftc. Great container. Gutted I've just missed the bluebells.

Tftc found on second look. Nice container

Couldn't get to this one? Was on wrong side of fence.

Doubled back thanks to an overly friendly horse and found I could get through. Quick find

Tftc great container and great clue

Tftc quick find

ABN 193

Apr/03/2018 - OK here.

Apr/04/2018 - OK here. Currently resting under two bricks.

Published

When I saw the original was archived I thought I better solve it. Amazingly I had a resource which made light work of it and also this reincarnation.

So unlike its predessor no conjecturing here.

It was a quick find in a place I was fairly sure I had visited before, and on returning the log that was confirmed.

TFTC and the FTF @ 15:45

Apr/04/2018 - OK here.

Ah, All Gas and Gaiters. I remember it well. The Bishop, the Archdeacon, the Bishop's Chaplain, versus the Dean and Mrs. Dean. But that was a rustic Bishop and a very urban Dean, definitely not a Rural one. But by extension I suppose an Urban Bishop is the very opposite of a Rural Dean.

Solved a very long time ago, by some combination of logic, brute force and Excel, but I no longer have any record of the details.
GZ was only lightly muggle-infested (one pair, no dogs) so it was a quick find.

TFTC.

Apr/04/2018 - OK here. De-snailed.

Apr/04/2018 - OK here. No nettles!
Oct/15/2017 - OK here.

Apr/04/2018 - OK here. Both stages good.

This is a puzzle, which must have taken considerable time to create.

It also took me a considerable time to create something which in the end wasn’t needed.
If only I had taken more care with a previous creation, I may have solved this many moons sooner.


I arrived at my GZ and began the search, after a considerable search, which included finding a dead squirrel which had trapped itself in a tree, I feared the worse.
I can’t count, type or find anymore I said to myself, almost audibly.
I took a stroll elsewhere (to a place I had considered years ago to be a possible Crow hide).
Returning some time later I widened the search and happily found a cute avian with the log.
(I made it about 30-40ft away from my GE plot)

There is a theory, propounded by a well known cacher, that once a puzzle cache is found it triggers something in the thought processes and a solution follows. I suspect this may be the case here.

Thanks for the cache Ray and the journey. You never know, all the superfluous data I created may just be of some use one day.

Apr/04/2018 - OK here.

I should have solved this one sooner, as I was already aware of the core technology, but in fact it took a while fruitlessly chasing anagrams before the penny was nudged into the right slot. Of course, this CO being Mr Crow, there was another layer of obfuscation to be removed, but a mixture of logic and brute force soon led to the solution.

GZ was another easy find, just as it was starting to rain. I didn't verify the 16 TT, but did quickly spot what didn't belong.

TFTC.

I have a clock with big red LED numbers which many years ago I built myself, mostly from a prize-winning design by a friend, which decodes the time off the air, so this should have been a quick solve. However, my clock is so old that it probably predates one important piece of information, so despite the huge clue in a certain other puzzle, like others I made heavy weather of solving this. Most of the method was apparent, but it needed a considerable shove before I spotted what should have been obvious.

In contrast, GZ was a nice easy find, with what looked like an obvious host visible from some distance away, and on closer approach it was indeed the right spot.

TFTC.

Published

FTF! at 12:55
I had a distinct sense of deja vu on seeing this cache appear, but it goes without saying that the method of solution is not the same as for Navigator 1. (Nor, presumably will Navigator 3, the "later years" rallying puzzle be like either, when it appears.) It would be an interesting project to compare and contrast these sets of pictures: apart from the cars and the haircuts, what else has changed over the years?

Now it happens that my computer is heading rapidly for its own middle years, and often pauses what it's doing for several minutes with a sound of distant thunder as it rattles its discs trying to find enough memory for whatever it needs to do next. When that happens, you can either curse or meditate, using the incomplete windows on the screen as a yantra. So it came to pass that I meditated, and in meditating became aware of an interesting possibility: either the CO has had a temporary lapse of reason, or he's up to something (you may draw your own conclusions). Further investigation nearly led me to draw a blank, but there was a tiny glimmer of light, and following it soon steered me to the final coordinates.

There's an interesting expression used by members of the armed forces when they encounter a combat zone where they are heavily outnumbered. They refer to it as a "target-rich environment". GZ struck me as a bit like that, with no shortage of things to turn over or poke around in, and even some tree cover to mess with the GPS signal. Fortunately, despite all the genuine fake rocks, decoy stickoflage and the like, the GPS arrow was fairly insistent that one particular location was important, and after circling it a few times I identified something that shouldn't be there, and was delighted to extract a blank log sheet and sign it. And it didn't start raining until I was back at the car.

TFTC, and a favourite for another satisfying puzzle.

Apr/05/2018 - OK here.

Apr/05/2018 - Missing again. May archive. Thinking ...

Apr/05/2018 - OK here. A year since it was last found!

Apr/05/2018 - OK here, excactly where it should be.

Amazing weather today! Did Hooker route and stopped off to geocache as we tramped!

Today I decided that I would try to turn Mersea Island yellow. I’d done most of the West end and now I was trying for the East. Low tide was at 0930 and as high tide was at 1611, I needed to be off the island by 1500.
I was passing through the village early so decided to stop and have a look for this one. I couldn’t see a footpath to the cache not realising that Oxley Meadow was an EWT nature reserve. :-) Once I’d found the entrance, I could see where I had to go. ???? The field was waterlogged so I had to be careful where I walked. At GZ, I had a quick find of a well positioned cache. Once I’d done the admin, I replaced the cache where I found it and gingerly retraced my steps back across the field. Many thanks for setting this one up for us.????????

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

Solution wasn't too difficult, thanks to the hint, once my head had stopped spinning.
Approaching GZ from the SW, not one but two caches were plainly visible in the strong sunlight, one above, one below, so I signed both, making this doubly my 200th Rally Round find

TFTC.

Apr/05/2018 - Unapproachable due to flooded paths and fields.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

Another ingenious puzzle, which must have taken considerable research to set up. Fortunately I have just the right resource to turn numbers into something else, and the location soon appeared.

I arrived at GZ after sunset, as I did once before, and the task looked just as daunting and scratchy the second time round. Cacher logic was necessary - how can the CO find it again? The tree trunks were more identifiable a few metres south of where the GPS was indicating, and there I eventually discovered a well-concealed container.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

The first step was to identify a plausible interpretation of the hint, the second to discover, by a bit of trial and error, what other salient features of the cache page were needed to unlock it. After that, extraction of the coordinates was straightforward.

GZ was secluded but not overgrown, and the helpful hint made it easy to identify the wanted object.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

[Solved by the "old" method]
A classically original and ingenious Crow puzzle. Having studied the first stage and found a tool to decipher it, what to do next? Surely not! But nothing ventured... and so the numbers appeared.

GZ was a nice quick find, and a relief to be on a quiet path after a trek along a very busy road.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

I had a go at decorating this egg for myself, and discovered some of its less obvious properties. A little mathematical rearrangement then yielded some plausible coordinates.

GZ was badly overgrown with excruciating puns, but I persevered and eventually unearthed a plausible container.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some long-solved RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.
Given the right technology, this was a simple solution once the jigsaw was resolved. At GZ the obvious location turned out to be just that, so a quick find all round.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

It's amazing how many people think they know a popular or well-known song, but actually get bits of it consistently wrong. For instance, get someone to sing the Lambeth Walk, and see how many of them go straight down the scale at the end (it doesn't.) So I didn't just sing it, I also took notes and did a bit of internet confirmation for the fuzzier bits and eventually the solution emerged.

GZ was a nice easy find and fortunately the nearby tent was facing away, and the occupants didn't come out to find what was causing all the crashing in the undergrowth.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

Still not sure whether I used the easy way or the hard was, as I never discovered the other one. My first foray into this game produced a large plot of scattered points that appeared to mean nothing. It took a change of scale and precision before I could identify where they were really pointing, after which the numbers were evident.

At GZ I found a very Crow-like sneaky hide almost in the first place I looked.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

A sneaky puzzle. It took a while to realise the significance of the built-in hint, and then to discover what could be done with the result, but then the coordinates appeared as if by magic.

GZ didn't disappoint, but I've met these before. This one was full of cocoons from some unknown creatures, now departed, but fortunately they hadn't eaten the log.

TFTC.

Passed by and exchanged a look with the Watcher, but didn't have the right inventory for a find.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

I don't seem to have any record of how I solved all these, so it must have been a while ago, but solved they were. GZ wasn't as scratchy as I feared, and the cache was easy to spot when viewed from the right direction.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

This was DNF of the day
A great puzzle (more on that when I find it) but disappointed at GZ. I identified a likely host, and it was indeed hosting a couple of rusty rings and a swivel, but nothing was attached.

TFTC.

Another fine afternoon's outing, picking up some RRs from the south-western corner of the Crow demesne.

Solving the anagrams wasn't difficult, and I already knew what they meant, so this should have been a simple solution. Unfortunately there seems to be an arbitrary extra step in the middle which meant that for me the solution was indeed unobtainable until I removed the wrong number.

At GZ the hide was soon evident - rather damp but the log intact.

TFTC.

Apr/05/2018 - OK here

Apr/05/2018 - OK here.

Apr/05/2018 - OK here
Feb/20/2018 - Repositioned where it should have been.

Today I decided that I would try to turn Mersea Island yellow. I’d done most of the West end and now I was trying for the East. Low tide was at 0930 and as high tide was at 1611, I needed to be off the island by 1500.
I had solved this multi before and as it was on route to Mersea, I gave it a try. I’m happy to report that I quickly found the well placed cache. Many thanks for setting this one up for us, Mr Crow. ????????

Found it.
Tftc!
Instagram: mlandgren

Apr/06/2018 - OK here.

Going down to Kent with WendeeP today.
On our way we stopped here, get all the infos and found the cache.
TFTC

On the way to Kent today we stopped in Kelvedon to solve the village sign and the church micro multicaches. Worked out the numbers with Sucher Gun and then found the caches.
TFTC

A bit muddy around today but could have been worse. Seems to be drying out at last.
Approaching GZ could see where I needed to be heading and was thankful I’d opted for the wellies. Not too much water to get over.
Cache was nice and dry and well hidden. Didn’t take too long to find though.
Tftc

Quite unusual to find a Mr Crow puzzle that I can solve easily! Not sure why it’s taken me so long to get round to looking at this one and getting out to pick it up. Decided it was about time I put that right.
No problems with the calculation.
A lovely walk to GZ and a quick look at the hint showed me quickly where I needed to be looking. Cache was very nicely nestled and very clean and dry. Added name to log and made sure it was equally secure before leaving.
Many thanks for the puzzle and tftc

Thx

Beautiful walk

On a roll...

Off on the 10k route, last one for now

Found site, geocache missing???

Solved this one much quicker than the original one as l recall.
Neat hint led to nice quick find. TFTC

Checker happy and rather a sticky walk in places, as to be expected after recent rains to GZ. TFTC

Second of the day and a very quick solve and find

Thank you

This was the first of a very pleasant day today

It wasn't hard once I knew what to do!

I colored mine green!!!! and VERY pleasant it was when it popped up as expected!

A familiar spot but took a bit of searching!

Thank you

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - Over a year since a visit. OK here.

Apr/09/2018 - OK here. Exactly where it should be.

Apr/09/2018 - Long time, no see. OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

I had looked at this puzzle many times over the winter months and the previous logs gave me an idea of what to look for. I certainly would have found this easier when my eyes were better! Ended up with a plot that looked very promising and something on the cache page made me realise I was right!

Off today to look for it. Took a while to find, and at one point I thought it might be missing. Got there in the end and pleased to find a nice dry log.

Thanks Mr Crow.

#2894:
Another Rally Round on the pile. After placing some new caches nearby, I was off back to Heybridge to meet friends via some roads I've never been on. Always time for just one more (or two), and I couldn't resist this one.

Wasn't an easy find with all the baby nettles sprouting, but a find it was. Surprised to see Karen had found this one before me on the same day! TFTC.
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1500th cache found in English county of Essex.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Found on 10-04-2018 at 09:46

Today's foray allowed me to grab a good selection of Dengie caches including a very isolated Rally Round which has bugged my map for quite some time. I made sure that was the first find of the day! Twenty two caches were located in all with 3 DNFs on a gloomy and cool but dry day.

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Of course this had to be first! Long-solved and awaiting a visit but not possible until now. Quickly spotted at GZ and thankful it wasn't 'the other one'!

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#1 of 22 today
TFTC Mr Crow
#2855

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - Both stages OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - OK here.

Apr/10/2018 - Cache removed.

Apr/10/2018 - Cache not found.

Apr/10/2018 - Cache removed.

Apr/10/2018 - Cache removed.

Apr/10/2018 - Cache not found.

Apr/10/2018 - Cache removed.

#2891:
As I drove past the sign, I thought to myself "that would make a great place for a cache!", then I remembered there was one here and that was part of my reason for coming to Kelvedon!

Coordinates solved a short while later, it was onto the find. Uh oh... two muggles opposite playing with car engines. Got my timing right, and slipped my way behind the tree. A nice bold placement, which I spotted right away. The tree was thankfully wide enough for me to do the deed unnoticed, and when I slid back onto the path, they both had their heads under the bonnet anyway. TFTC.
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2700th cache found in United Kingdom.

28th Village Sign cache found, and 18th in Essex.

#2896:
Out again in the area seeking spots to place caches. I recall stumbling across this rail bridge in the past, so returned to make it a potential final spot for one of my caches. But this is deep Crow territory, and you're never more than 528ft from a cache...
And my point proven exactly here! I tapped a nearby icon... a Church Micro, in fact. You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention. Thankfully is was not a complicated puzzle, but a multi. Here we go, another graveyard trundle. Well how far away could the cache be? I looked at the hint and took a guess at the location. Well tharrr she blows - I had the little devil in my hands. The lid was off and the log a little damp, but I easily added my name. I did note that one of the clips no longer shuts, so moisture is able to get in. I put it back careful under the camo. Now to find somewhere else to put my cache... TFTC.
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355th Church Micro cache found, and 198th in Essex.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. Gone, but replaced.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. Thought it was missing - just buried (now not).

#2900:
I wasn't planning on making this one my 2900th but as I was in the area, I decided to carry on and get my latest milestone. A relatively simple find at GZ, TFTC!
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2700th cache found in England.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. OK here.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. Both stages OK. The "device" at stage 1 is in perfect working order.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. OK here.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. OK here. Not too brambly atm.

Apr/12/2018 - Long time, no see. OK here.

#2901:
A great custom container at GZ although I did feel a bit awkward stopping here.
Strange occurences at GZ. Sun had just gone down... a little bit of light left. Two cars up ahead parked with their hazards on. Another car drives down to me, pulls up next to my window and waits there. I heard a voice and look up. As soon as I do that, the man puts his foot down and speeds off down the lane. Some more cars go back and forth and eventually the two cars up ahead disperse. I think some deals of a certain kind have been going on here. Hahahaha what a strange place for it. Anyway, TFTC.

#2899:
Continuing on my way home in rarely explored territory. I was unsure of the final location along the busy road, and it certainly took a lot of searching. The useful yellow was soon spotted and out came the container. A really lovely place... I wonder what's hiding behind there... heard some peacock calls very close by. Wonderful! TFTC.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year. This was the first. I was followed by a group of three people and so let them pass by before searching. Cache soon found. the log was full and so I've replaced it with a new one. I have the old one if you want it Ray.

Thanks for the hide.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year. Overtook the trio who I'd let pass at the previous cache . i was a fair bit in front of them so I was able to retrieve the cache sign the log and replace it before they caught up with me.

Thanks for the hide, Mr Crow.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year. Caught up with the people I'd passed earlier. They were having a rest here and I had to come clean about what I was doing. They were intrigued , particularly when I showed them the container. There are some great view across the marshes towards Tollesbury from the 'upper' path.

Thanks for the hide, Mr Crow.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year.

Bird watchers ahead of me. They were dawdling and stopping to look through binoculars and take photographs. they were still ahead of me when I arrived at GZ so able to retrieve this one without any issues.

Thanks for the cache, Mr Crow.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year.

Caught up with the bird watchers here as they stopped for a refreshment break. Managed to retrieve the container whilst they were looking through their binoculars in the opposite direction. A nice sized pot and a TB in residence which I took to move on. Managed to return it without being observed.

Thanks for the hide, Mr Crow.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year.

Final cache of the day. Stopped her for a drink and enjoyed the sunshine whilst watching the world go by.. Another nice sized pot which was found easily. Glad that I've finally got round to looking for the few remaining Essex 100 caches.

Thanks, Mr Crow - have a favourite point.

Having found the outstanding 7 caches on the Old Hall Marshes reserve I continued along the path making it a circular walk back to the car. I'm sure I must have passed a few of the archived caches on the way! I'd found this one back in October but hadn't been able to sign the log then so took the opportunity to do so today.

Back to the Old Hall Marshes Reserve to collect the remaining caches having found two back in October last year.

I don't think I took the right route to this one as I had to climb over a few padlocked gates to get to GZ. Initially thought the cache was missing but resorted to reading a few of the logs I realised I had to widen my search. Found it after climbing back over another gate! Log signed and now to head back towards the water.

Thanks for the hide Mr Crow.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

28/48. Great to find the one that started it all! Not the most obvious hide when I reached GZ after a lovely walk through the woods, but got there in the end. TFTC #3373

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

30/48. Parked at head of the path and walked down the rutted and muddy path to GZ, dodging puddles and manure. Found the item mentioned in the hint and thus the cache. Was surprised by a horse rider as I emerged from replacing - think she was more shocked than me though! TFTC #3375

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

13/48. I had a large number of fails from the checker on this one, before finally getting a 'Yes', even though I knew roughly where it was. Quite a long walk to actually retrieve the cache, but with the sun shining, it was very pleasant. Cache a bit exposed, so tucked it back in its hidey hole. TFTC #3358

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

46/48. Another fun one to solve and another cache where I needed a bit of good fortune to find it. A very picturesque spot, quite unexpected before you arrive at it, but there were lots of possible hides for the cache that matched the hint. Just got lucky and found it in one of the first places I looked, somewhat buried, so could easily have missed it. TFTC #3391

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

42/48. It was very evident that the path to GZ from the parking place was basically a yomp around the edge of a waterlogged field. I sprinted short sections, making light contact with the ground to avoid sinking, and eventually made it to GZ. Needed a bit of contortion to get into a position to find the cache, but pleased to get another one found. Now to negotiate the route back! TFTC #3387

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Second time I have come looking for this one and still no luck. Went back and forth, high and low, on my knees, fingertip searching, but nothing. Must be missing something obvious here, I feel.

Thanks Mr C I'm Glad it wasn't just me losing my mojo

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

45/48. A short stroll across the field to GZ, and the cache was located exactly as the hint suggested. How many more caches did I think I still had in me before dusk? A real chill in the air now and still 6 RRs short of the half century, Starting to think I might not make it. TFTC #3390

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

20/48. Quite a mushy walk to get to GZ across the playing fields mentioned in the cache name. Worth the effort as the hide was a good one and the cache a nice chunky size. TFTC #3365

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Absolutely certain that I was in the right spot here, as I had solved the hint anagram, but no sign of the cache. Will need to return when replaced.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Now on the Tolleshunt D'Arcy leg of my adventure, but an inauspicious start. Again, GZ seemed obvious, but the cache was absent so had to log as a DNF and move on.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

22/48. Took me a long time to come up with the correct method for this one, and then had to redo it when the cache was reincarnated. In keeping with this, when I reached GZ, I felt certain that I had found the cache in that location before, in a different guise. TFTC #3367

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

12/48. A fun puzzle to solve and cache exactly where the hint suggested, although I couldn't see it at first and questioned myself, but a quick root around and there it was. TFTC #3357

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

5/48. One of my longest solves - took months to finally see the light on this one, so I was very relieved when I finally had the cache in hand. Giving a fav point here. TFTC #3350

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

18/48. Parked a little way from this one and set off back up the hill to a very large and impressive host. Circled a few times before spying the container. TFTC #3363

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Parked up and started down the path to this one but it soon became clear that it was impassable due to flooding, so had to abandon my plan. Need to return in the drier months.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

10/48. Quite a roundabout route to get to GZ here, involving skipping across marshy bits, ducking under branchy bits and rummaging in muddy bits, but all worth it in the end. TFTC #3355

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

23/48. A bit of mapwork needed to identify the right spot here. Checker said 'Yes' and the cache was exactly where expected. A couple of passing cyclists seemed a bit confused by what I was doing. TFTC #3368

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

39/48. This was a total miracle. I was very reluctant to go and search at all, as the terrain looked barely any better than at RR26, which I had aborted. However, I fancied my chances at picking a safe path through the trees to GZ, and manged this OK. Once there, I could see no cache and was on the point of giving up when I rummaged through some mushy debris and, to my complete surprise, a little pot appeared. Had left my pen in the car, so had to pick my way back across the bog 3 more times (back, forth and back again) before finally getting away, but so chuffed to log another find after a series of failures. TFTC #3384

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Pulled up here with every intention of searching, but, as the cache description had indicated, the terrain around GZ was treacherously boggy and looked highly unpredictable, as well as covered in thorny plants and quite smelly. Although I was disappointed with a 3rd DNF in a row, I just didn't fancy taking this on.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

24/48. Went back and forth looking for a parking spot here, as the most obvious place was all cut up and very muddy, but eventually I just had to brave it. A huge pile of dung greeted me and, even more bizarrely, an elderly couple eating their packed lunch next to it. What a view for them! Explained why I was there, which seemed to interest them, and then set off along the path. A nice walk and the cache easily found. TFTC #3369

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

25/48. Managed to find a fairly direct route from the last cache, cutting off a corner and avoiding the dung heap! Lots of brambles at GZ but managed to extract the cache without getting too scratched. TFTC #3370

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

41/48. The temperature was starting to drop now as the afternoon warmth faded. Although I was parked right by GZ, this took ages to find. I was convinced it was there so didn't give up and could not believe how obvious it was when I spotted it. Pleased to have now banked 40 RRs for the day, but not done yet! TFTC #3386

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

48/48. Last one of the day, so have to give a fav point for the entire amazing experience, which was so many years in the making. Didn't quite make 50 but a decent innings nonetheless. The final cache took me into bushes that I had no business being in, before revealing itself in a far more accessible location. Now off to the pub for some food and a well-earned rest. TFTC #3393

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

44/48. Solving the hint anagram helped a little here, but it still took some time to spot it. Need sharp eyes, especially when the light is fading. TFTC #3389

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

29/48. Quite a lengthy stroll to get to this one, along some mushy paths, and as I approached GZ, I realised I was on the wrong side. Could not be bothered to retrace my steps for several hundred metres, so braved the ditch and the brambles to leap across. Nearly got scratched to bits, but could just spot and reach the cache, Phew! TFTC #3374

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

26/48. This little series of puzzles were great fun to solve. At GZ, I had to avoid the gaze of the neighbour who was mowing his lawn while I searched, but soon had cache in hand and set off into the woods. TFTC #3371

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

37/48. A simple puzzle and a fairly simple stroll to this one, with just a few muddy spots. The cache was easily found, although the camo has seen better days. TFTC #3382

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

21/48. The cache name suggested where the hide might be - just had to find the right one. All as anticipated. TFTC #3366

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

15/48. The cache name did not disappoint here - photo added from near GZ. Needed a bit of rummaging to find the cache, and more than one location fitted the hint, but soon spotted. TFTC #3360

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

19/48. Puzzle took a fair bit of work to solve. Tried to do it mathematically, then reverted to Google Earth, and got a 'Yes'. Guessed that the cache name might help me out here, but where to delve in? Just as I was considering a foolish lunge, a much more sensible opening appeared and there was the cache, hidden as per the hint, and I could just reach and replace. TFTC #3364

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Could see where the cache was most likely hidden but would have needed very high wellies or a boat to get to it today. Will return in summer when the waters have receded.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

8/48. I need to give foxscout some credit here for helping me to solve this one. Despite having been to find other caches near GZ before, I took an incorrect route and a slightly irritated farmer came to tell me that I was way off the footpath. I apologised profusely and he soon put me on the right track. Probably wondered why I walked back again just a few minutes later, after making the find! TFTC #3353

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

3/48. Took some map work to locate the solution. Cache was much easier to spot. TFTC #3348

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

47/48. Starting to think about a nice pint and some dinner now, so pleased to have a simple find here. Parked along the road a little way and walked back to make the grab. TFTC #3392

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

43/48. Weariness creeping in now, so was pleased to be anticipating not too much walking between the next few caches. Found a good place to leave the geomobile and then made my way down to this one for a swift grab. TFTC #3388

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

31/48. Now on the Tolleshunt Knights section of my quest and this find made it 30 RRs for the day, so making good progress. Easy parking and a simple find here. Feet starting to ache a little now though. TFTC #3376

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

11/48. This took a while to find, as I had solved years ago and did not realise the cache had moved. After failing at first, I returned to the car, re-entered the solution, got into the checker and discovered the adjustment needed. All worth it as the cache itself was a very novel one, deserving of a fav point. TFTC #3356

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

4/48. Parked right next to GZ here, but attracted the attention of some rather terrifying sheep who tried to intimidate me into not searching. Undaunted, I braved a few possible locations and found the cache, but was quite relieved to get in the car and make my escape! TFTC #3349

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

40/48. I do enjoy a bit of tenpin, so this puzzle was right up my (bowling?) alley. A very swift cache and dash, hoping that no cars came by as I was mostly blocking the lane, but all done with no problems. TFTC #3385

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Had a protracted search here, after initially missing the adjustment needed and going to the wrong location. Went all over the area checking likely hides, but came up empty and decided to move on. Eggasperating!

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

9/48. Found a way in which reduced my walking distance to GZ here, but still quite a lot of mushy ground, and I had to stay out of sight of the fishermen, who may have been up even earlier than me! Gave up in the end as they were ignoring me anyway, and then managed to make the find. TFTC #3354

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

34/48. Drove past this one, after I had got out to remove a branch from the road, but there was nowhere to stop on a very narrow lane, so had to go all the way to the top. Some locals at the top of the hill were watching my movements and muttering disapprovingly. Once I'd walked back down, it was a quick find in exactly the place suggested. TFTC #3379

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

32/48. Some building work at the top of the path made it unclear where to go at first, but once out in the open fields, it soon became clear that, as I descended the slope, the grass was becoming marshier. Approaching GZ was a bit of a lottery, hopping between the islands of more stable ground. Then it took me some time to identify the hide, but a previous log helped and steered me towards the right spot. Took a gamble, and there it was! TFTC #3377

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

7/48. Nice easy puzzle, but I made a meal of finding the cache. Hunted in all sorts of incorrect places before finding it in a spot I should have explored to begin with. Luckily didn't encounter any of the unpleasant items mentioned in previous logs. TFTC #3352

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

2/48. Another straightforward find here. Cache was exposed, so tucked away safely. Love this sort of puzzle. TFTC #3347

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

1/48. I remember this puzzle well, and the desperation to beat the clock. Bearing in mind that I am an occasional maths teacher, I really had to be able to do this one. The find was an easy one, after negotiating the muddy path. TFTC #3346

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

36/48. Another fav point from me for a splendid puzzle. The shorter route to GZ was impassable due to a marsh/lake across the path, so I drove around to the other access point and approached from a different direction. No problems here and cache soon in hand. TFTC #3381

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

6/48. Another puzzle which I found most appealing. Parking not so easy at GZ, so had to go past and retrace my steps, but a simple find. TFTC #3351

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

35/48. I remember coming to find this one soon after it was published but not realising that it was a field puzzle, I failed to sign the log. No puzzle to do now, so I knew where the cache was and soon had the admin done. TFTC #3380

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

This was a really tough one to solve and I was ecstatic when I managed it, so I was very disappointed not to be able to find the cache. Lots of mud at GZ and no shortage of possible hides, but the coords appeared to be in a field beyond a locked gate, so my GPS must have been playing up. Will have to return.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

17/48. Another superb puzzle - loved this. Had grabbed a few snacks for lunch from Tolleshunt D'Arcy, so parked up just along from GZ to enjoy a break, then went in search of the cache. Tricky to know which way to approach, but found in a good hide. Log was soaked, but did my best to sign it and dry it out too. TFTC #3362

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

14/48. Another fun puzzle, the sort that I like. Parked near GZ and soon managed to locate the cache in an interesting and unexpectedly scenic spot. TFTC #3359

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

38/48. Leaving Tolleshunt Knights behind now, this looked like a fairly straightforward one in a residential area. Still had a short walk to GZ, but relieved to have a quick find and then on to the next. TFTC #3383

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

33/48. Parked alongside this one and took a minute to convince myself that the cache was indeed hidden where I believed it to be. Then it was just a case of finding the right technique and bingo! - out she popped. Replaced with due care. A fav for this one, I think. TFTC #3378

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

16/48. Quite a climb to reach this one, and a lengthy detour when a more direct route would have been welcome. Fished around at GZ until I came up with the cache, delightfully disguised. Made a dash for it on the way back via the shorter route and hoped no one saw me! TFTC #3361

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

Found the most likely spot, found the hint item (or so I thought) but could not see a cache. Assumed it had been smashed/muggled but CO says it is still there - will need to return.

I had been solving Rally Rounds since 2013 and had been building up a decent tally of solved puzzles, but I always felt that I should have a crack at getting myself onto the 'Finds in a Day' leaderboard rather than pick them off a few at a time. A couple of times in the past, I had planned a day of finding Rally Rounds, but for various reasons, it never happened. With dreadful weather blighting the Easter holidays, I had time to apply myself to solving a few more and then, with 64 now waiting to be discovered, I thought it was high time to head out, in the hope that, allowing for DNFs, I might get somewhere around 50 in a day.

The appalling weather continued and it was not until the final Saturday of the fortnight that the forecast looked favourable enough to make an attempt. I set off not too long after sunrise and made my way to Crow country, with a reasonable route in mind. There were several that were inaccessible due to deep puddles or waterlogged ground, and I ran out of steam toward the end, but was still very pleased to notch 47 RRs in total and 48 caches for the day, giving me a spot in the top 10! I would give every one of these caches a fav point if I could, as the puzzles have brought me great joy when getting a 'Yes' from the Checker, sometimes after hours of bewilderment. I still have many more to go, but thanks so much, Mr Crow, for the time and trouble to set the puzzles and maintain the caches which led to a great day of hunting after many years of solving. Apologies for the cut and paste logs. I will try to say something about each cache if I can, without giving anything away.

This was not quite what I was expecting. After finding stage one, I returned to the car to scratch my head over stage two, but nothing came to me immediately, and I was conscious of passing time. I needed to press on if I was to get close to my 50 cache target, so I just returned the goods and moved on.

#2905:
In a bid to try and find all the Church Micros in Essex (235 left after this...), I took another look at this one. After realising I don't actually have to physically start in Rochford, I took a proper look at it. No need for Fake GPS apps today. The two caches were quickly solved and added to the pile.
I had some time this evening to cache, so decided to grab these before it got too dark. I wasn't sure how to approach this one, so parked in the church car park and went from there. My hunch was right and I was soon at GZ. Didn't take long to spot the cache and add my name. Great, TFTC.
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356th Church Micro cache found, and 199th in Essex.

#2906:
Onto the sister cache, and I hesitantly took the squelchy walk to GZ. With the useful hint I quickly had the cache in my hand. TFTC, two more in the bag.
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357th Church Micro cache found, and 200th in Essex.

Apr/16/2018 - OK here.

Apr/16/2018 - OK here.

Apr/16/2018 - OK here.

Apr/18/2018 - OK here.

Apr/18/2018 - OK here.

Apr/18/2018 - OK here.
Apr/05/2018 - Unapproachable due to flooded paths and fields.

Apr/18/2018 - OK here.

Apr/18/2018 - OK here.

Apr/19/2018 - SFM had nicked the cache. Replaced.

Apr/19/2018 - SFM had nicked the cache. Replaced.

Apr/19/2018 - OK here.

My plan was to go over to Mersea Island again today in an other attempt to try to turn it smiley. This cache has been on my watch list for a long time and it pinged a couple of days ago so I had another look at it. I’d tried before but didn’t find the final coords. This time I struck lucky and they popped out of the screen.????
I made this cache the first one of the day so parked up near the church and followed the iPhone to GZ. On the way, I heard my first cuckoo of the year. At GZ, I made a quick find of a well placed cache. After doing the admin, I replaced the cache and set off for CM830.
Many thanks for setting this clever mystery cache up for us, Mr Crow.????????

My plan was to go over to Mersea Island again today in an other attempt to try to turn it smiley. This cache and the other nearby CM had been on my watch list for a long time and they pinged a couple of days ago so I had another look at them. I’d tried before but didn’t find the final coords. This time I struck lucky and they popped out of the screen. So this gave me the m.o. for this one. ????
I made these two caches, the first caches of the day so I parked up near the church and followed the iPhone to GZ. On the way, I heard my first cuckoo of the year. At GZ, I made a quick find of a well placed cache. After doing the admin, I replaced the cache and set off back to the car.
Many thanks for setting this clever mystery cache up for us, Mr Crow.????????

Apr/19/2018 - OK here. Spare pot removed.

Apr/19/2018 - Was missing. Replaced.

Apr/19/2018 - OK here.

Apr/19/2018 - OK here.

Apr/19/2018 - OK here.

Apr/19/2018 - OK here.