All good here. Haven’t seen one of those boxes for at least four years and found two in two days love it

All good just a little damp

All good and dry here

Found it. Watch out for prickles

Found

Found

????

Found

Easy find

Found

Not good enough reception to see the photo but spotted the wall from the hint which gave sufficient pointers in the right direction. TFTC!

Found after a good little forage tftc

TFTC CZ

Jan/11/2022 - OK here.
Oct/23/2021 - OK here.

Jan/11/2022 - OK here.
Jul/29/2020 - Now replaced.

Needed a cache for today so after a reasonably painful trip to the dentist, am pleased to report this was nice and easy after a quick bit of easy maths. Thanks for the cache ????

Jan/13/2022- Long time, no see, but OK here. Not found for 3+ years!
Mar/24/2019 - OK here.

Jan/13/2022- Long time, no see, but OK here. Not found for almost 3 years!
Mar/24/2019 - OK here. Log replaced.

Jan/13/2022- Long time, no see, but OK here. Not found for almost 3 years!

Jan/13/2022- Long time, no see, but OK here. Not found for almost 3 years!

Jan/13/2022- Due to changes in technology, maps and locations, I will archive soon and replace with an updated version.

Jan/13/2022- Long time, no see, but OK here. Not found for almost 3 years!

Jan/15/2022- Archiving due to changes in technology, maps and locations. A revised version will be published soon.

I hope you will allow this find
As i mentioned in the Ad Lab
I had a de Ja Vu moment doing the Ad Lab
And this was why
I had done this way back in oh i cannot remember
But obviously didnt log
So hopefully u will let this stand

signed log

TFTC

This was my find No.9730



TFTC Mr Crow



Find #3 of 3 for today

Solved a long time ago but never been out to look was fairly closeby today so made the detour to make a nice quick find

infinson

Jan/19/2023 - OK here.
Feb/28/2022 - OK here.
Nov/17/2020 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022 - OK here.
Jun/15/2021 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022 - OK here with a fresh log.
Jul/29/2020 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022- Long time, no see. I couldn't find original cache , so replaced.

Jan/22/2022 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022- Long time, no see, but OK here after log replacement. Not found for almost 3 years!

Jan/22/2022- Long time, no see. Magnetic pot missing, replaced with coffin key safe. Not found for 3+ years!
Nov/12/2020 - OK here.

Jan/22/2022- Due to changes in technology, maps and locations, I will archive soon and replace with an updated version.

Published

(FTF) (FTF)

I had come back to the village to refind the Lab Bonus
Left the car at the pub
Off i set
I thought it was gonna be a quick stroll
But the stages just kept rolling out
As it was pitch black i did have trouble spotting a couple
But finally got to the last stage
Just as i was about to walk to Gz i remembered i didnt have a pen
So back to the car i went
Drove to the last stage n then set off with pen lol
Once at Gz the cache was soon in hand
Did wonder when i was going to get to the log
Pleased to find a pristine log too
I really enjoyed this one
A def Frav from me

signed log

TFTC

Published

(FTF) (FTF)

I found the original hide when the lab was published
Was a FTF on that but then it had to be moved
When it was published i set off
Soon at Gz and had the neat custom in hand
Didnt need to sign as Crow had left the log in
But i still felt i should at least find it
The adventure lab was a nice walk

signed log

TFTC

I really enjoyed the walk around on this new cache, being the first time doing a cache like this with so many stages. Tftc

I had 'done' the lab caches and hoped to do the Navi crow at the same time but with only one phone and starting in 2 different places and having to do them in order prooved far too much for my brain, phone and battery. So I started with the labs near the parking waypoints. Ofcourse I ended up walking backwards and forwards retracing my steps by doing both. It played well but I struggled to find the 2nd stage as I was on the otherside of the road and couldn't see how far away from the subject I was, the question blocked out the distance. I would have preferred to navigate closer so maybe the fencing could be smaller. Apart from that and having to visit graves it went ok.

A bonus.....I bumped into mel-ray and we completed it together.

It was a quick find. We signed and replaced as found.

Thanks for setting this cache for me to find Mr Crow

This was my find No.9738



TFTC Mr Crow



Find #2 of 2 for today

AN enjoyable stroll around but a few issues with lack of signal on O2

infinson

A brilliant hide, found in the good company of Doggywalker. TFTC

A tour round Tolleshunt D'Arcy 'doing' the lab caches ???????? and the NaviCrow. Halfway through the Navi crow I bumped into Mel-Ray and we finished them off together and found this bonus. At GZ I went one side and Mel the other. Mel found it and we both signed the log. Replaced as found. Thanks for the adventures and the bonus.

Thanks for setting this cache for me to find Mr Crow

A nice bonus to the Adventure completed with BEASTMARSTA, we met Infinson here who spotted me replacing the cache. Thanks for the bonus and adventure here today. ????

This was my find No.9737



TFTC Mr Crow



Find #1 of 2 for today

A nice quick find here as I met boxteddies as it was being signed

infinson

Quickly found this one while lab caching in the area.

THANKS FOR THE CACHE

@BEASTMARSTA

Drove from Wanaka to Mount Cook today and after setting up camp at the White Horse Camp Ground, decided that there was still enough light left in the day for a walk out to Hooker Glacier. There was a family hanging around by the tarn, so I decided not to look for the cache then, but called back in on my way back from the lake. Took quite a lot of searching till I found this one! TFTC!

Spot on coords led to a nice quick find after enjoyable visit to complete both this and your new Adventure Labs in this village. Thanks Mr Crow.
PS. Forgot to say we watched a beautiful Red Kite close to GZ. and to think about 38 years ago we all travelled to Wales to see them, as it was on our youngest son birthday list.

A most enjoyable walk round to answer the set of questions this chilly morning. Spot on coords led to immediate find of the bonus cache. Thank you Mr Crow, pleased to leave a favourite point.

I happened to conjecture the original so thought I wonder ????

Having now done the Messing Navi, looking forward to doing it properly.

Thanks Ray

I have no tech for Ad labs but know someone who does!
Enjoyable collection of the stages then a short stroll to the final.
Nicely placed.
SL and ensured recovered as requested.

Thanks Ray

Jan/28/2022 - Part of host missing. Cache replaced.
Jul/29/2020 - OK here.

Archiving now. Replacement in progress.

Coordinates changed from:
N 51° 49.883 E 0° 45.065

Coordinates changed to:
N 51° 49.886 E 0° 45.085

Distance from original: 77.5 feet or 23.6 meters.

Jan/29/2022 - Cache stolen again! New fun cache now hidden away from main path.

Jan/29/2022- OK here.

Not in the obvious place. Like others, a DNF :-(
Here's a photo of my father dressed like Bernie Sanders ????????????

Has this been checked by CO? :-)

The Only Way is ESSEX - or perhaps not!

Found whilst on holiday in Portugal, and in the area to do some of the Caíque bom Sucesso Geoart caches. A nice rural location in the last ridge of hills, before the coastal plain. It was only fitting that I find a cache at a religious location on a Sunday. I was surprised to see who the C.O. was - it's a long way from home. TFTC and Puzzle.

Found it TFTC

Came down to bag the new Adventure lab nice to return to our vehicle and have the bonus so close. TFTC.

Jan/31/2022 - My cute mouse cache stolen ! Temporary cache in place.

Feb/01/2022 - OK here
Oct/23/2021 - OK here.
Jun/03/2021 - OK here.
Nov/13/2020 - Both stages OK.

Feb/02/2022 - Puzzle adjusted as telegraph pole numbering had changed. Cache OK.

Feb/02/2022 - The permissive path for this cache has expired. Puzzle will be resurrected in a different place.

Feb/02/2022 - Box waterlogged. Dried and now OK.
Feb/14/2020 - OK here.

Published

Feb/02/2022 - The permissive path for this cache has expired. Puzzle will be resurrected in a different place.

Feb/02/2022 - OK here.
Feb/14/2020- Replaced with a fat tube.

Published

Having just completed the other new Rally Round by foot, we decided to partly use the car for this one. No problems using Vodafone until we hit a snag at number 8, and CO advised of this.
Second to add our names to the log sheet, and again so nice for it to be dry underfoot.
Thanks Mr Crow for the work involved in placing this cache.

3rd to find.
Having now done the Messing Navi, looking forward to doing it properly.
Thanks Ray

(FTF) (FTF)

Knew what to expect here after doing Darcy recently
Never had any problems with EE
Drove this as time was short
Pleased to find the log blank


signed log

TFTC

Feb/02/2022 - Hedge cutting = cache missing. Will replace soon.

Feb/02/2022 - OK here.

Published

???? FTF 11.25 ????

We thoroughly enjoyed our walk round visiting each location, and had no problems using Vodafone or O2. The walk took us 80 minutes from the car park and back to car park.
It was a pleasure to see so many snowdrops out in various places on our walk, along with few daffodils, crocus,marigolds and couple of roses.
Thanks for all the amount of work put into placing this for all to enjoy, favourite point added.

Would loved to have FTFed this one too
But i ran out of time
So came back to this one later
Another drive round in a lovely village
Nice walk to GZ too to find a cool cache
Thanks for another NavCrow

signed log

TFTC

Feb/02/2022 - OK here.

The Village Sign is no longer there!

Published

FTF
This brought back some memories. The original RR148 was my first-ever FTF (if you're going to do this kind of thing, don't start with any old cache, do it in style with a D4.5 Rally Round ), and it was quite an [adventure](https://coord.info/GLEBK0G8).

The solving part was right up my street, involving creative use of multiple mappings and an extremely useful crib (never mind frequency tables, always start with a crib if you can. It worked at Bletchley and it works here too )

The finding was the adventurous part, if that's the right way to describe an expedition with no plan, no maps, the wrong clothes, the wrong approach route, fine misty drizzle, several pounds of high-quality Essex mud, and some ruined shoes.

Today's solve was an almost identical operation, as I had kept my notes from the earlier puzzle and the coordinates soon appeared. The finding couldn't have been more different. Today was fine, relatively warm, dry, free from wind and other meteorological disturbances, and the route was paved and easy to find. The one similarity is that on both occasions I was rewarded with a blank log on which to make my mark.

TFTC, and a favourite for the memories.

???? FTF at 14.00 ????

Having completed the previous version l knew the method to use. There were however several hiccups along the way, but pleased to get there in the end and find a blank log sheet.
Many thanks Mr Crow.

A very similar puzzle to its predecessor but the slightly different MO has both swings and roundabouts. I had preserved my notes of the previous puzzle which gave me a very useful table of data, so the first step was not difficult, but the results were (as in the original) somewhat cacographic, and quite a lot of experimentation was required to (metaphorically) dot and cross the I's and the T's.

Solving may have had its difficulties but fortunately GZ presented no problems.

TFTC.

@gb : caccographic? Pharmacy Shirley.

Out today to look for the Navicrows in Messing and Tolleshunt Major. Having just completed the one in Messing, I had aa better idea of how the software worked. I was using a Samsung A9 on EE network. I had no problems with the signal in any part of the village but just had one error message, and fortunately I managed to sort that out without having to restart the route.

I found there was a1 lot 'back and forwards' with this one and so I did the use the car for some of the other out parts. Pleased to reach the end and find the nicely hidden a cache. A sense of déjà vu at various points with this one!

Thanks for revving the 'NaviCrow', Ray.

Out today to look for the Navicrows in Messing and Tolleshunt Major. This was the first one I attempted. I was using a Samsung A9 on EE network. I had no problems with the signal in any part of the village but I got a couple of error message at the beginning and had to restart the Navicrow. I think it was probably down to user error rather than the software!

I visited parts of Messing I'd never been to before, and hadn't realised there was a small development of new houses here. No problems at the final location, and I soon had the container in hand.

Thanks for reviving the NaviCrow. I remember completing the original at Tolleshunt Darcy and Tolleshunt Major several years ago. .Have a favourite point.

@gw so anything following the magic symbol ? is automatically illegible?

@gb If I could get to see a GP then I might get a prescription!

Feb/04/2022 - The permissive path for this cache has expired. Puzzle will be resurrected in a different place.

Quick find love the cache and signed fresh log

Quick find lovely woods and love the different types of caches

Took a bit of searching but eventually found and singed

Another quick one

Unfortunately couldn’t find

Quick find Thankyou for a lovely little series for the variety of caches and for a pleasant walj

Feb/05/2022 - The permissive path for this cache has expired. Puzzle will be resurrected in a different place.

Back to Tolleshunt Darcy to collect the AL Bonus and attempt the Navicrow. Managed to complete the Navicrow without any signal issues (using a Samsung A9 on the EE network). Having completed the Adventure Lab a couple of weeks ago I found that I was revisiting locations I'd found with the Ad Lab which was a bit of a shame. Lots of too and froing between the two end of the village.

Set off on foot to find the physical container having been rewarded with the coordinates after completing all of the stages. No problems at GZ . 'Triple 'wrapped' so no danger of the logsheet getting wet here!

Thanks for the Navicrow and the hide, Mr Crow. I hope you are going to set a few more of these.

Back to Tolleshunt Darcy to collect the AL Bonus and attempt the Navicrow.. I had found it originally on the 16th Jan after completing the Ad Lab but the first location had been rejected by the reviewer. I wasn't sure whether I could log that as I find so decided to look for the bonus in the new location. Soon found. I see you have used the original log an so signed again with todays date!

Tanks for adding a bonus to the Adventure Lab, Mr Crow.

Feb/06/2022 - A bit tatty now, but OK.

Feb/06/2022 - The permissive path for this cache has expired. Puzzle will be resurrected in a different place.

Published

Published

Feb/06/2022 - OK here.
Jul/24/2020 - OK here.

Feb/06/2022 - Wet log replaced.
Jul/24/2020 - OK here.
Feb/14/2020 - OK here.
Apr/24/2019 - OK here.

Feb/06/2022 - OK here.
Jul/24/2020 - OK here.
Feb/14/2020 - OK here.
Apr/24/2019 - The tree has been lopped, but the cache survives.
Oct/01/2018 - OK here.

Feb/06/2022 - Cache missing, replaced.

Feb/06/2022 - New cache in place.

Feb/06/2022 - OK here.

Published

Log to follow

???? FTF ????

Our first ever hat trick of Mr Crow FTFs.
Our plot looked very good, and l was certain l was right even though the checker was not convinced, but decided to give it a go, and were rewarded with a blank log sheet.
Thanks Mr Crow for another interesting puzzle cache.

Log to follow.

???? FTF ????

It did not take long to get the North sorted, the East however was an entirely different matter.
Finally located what l needed and shortly afterwards the checker was happy.
Thanks Mr Crow for this revised edition, very well thought out.

???? FTF ????

A cracking puzzle, although a few were incorrect at first attempt, then maths done and the checker was happy.
Thanks Mr Crow, have a favourite point.

We finally managed to get away for a week’s holiday after months of lock downs and cancellations to various trips and flights. After landing in Christchurch we headed to Mount Cook to spend a few days exploring the area, doing a few walks and enjoying the dark sky star gazing, as well as exploring lakes and small towns of the Mackenzie country. We also found lots of geocaches which we enjoyed finding. Thank you to all the CO’s for taking the time to place and maintain these caches.

Nice little side track and a bonus tarn. had to check the spoiler photo and was able to make out the hiding spot under a bush. TFTC!

Lovely area. Nice quick find once GPS settled. Log signed TFTC

Feb/08/2022 - The permissive path for this cache has expired. Puzzle will be resurrected in a different place.

Nice quick find after completing Ad Lab. TFTC

A long overdue visit to this quartet.
When they first appeared I looked on GE and thought I had little chance of finding any of them with the possible exception of this one.
I arranged to meet the CO half way through his daily walk and although parking a distance away, we made our way through the wood and came here first.
A lovely big box, well stashed and in perfect order. Log duly signed and cache re-hidden.
TFTC Excellent.
Recommended. (with or without tech ????)

A long overdue visit to this quartet.
When they first appeared I looked on GE and thought I had little chance of finding any of them.
I arranged to meet the CO half way through his daily walk and although parking a distance away, we made our way through the wood to Rose 1 then here.
Definitely almost impossible by pacing. Having the CO helped but even then it wasn't an instant find. ????
SL Great cache. Great drawing George. Picasso in the making.

A long overdue visit to this quartet.

I arranged to meet the CO half way through his daily walk and although parking a distance away, we made our way through the wood to Rose 1 then worked back to the car.
This was the third of the four. Another good cache.
Log signed and returned. TFTC.

A long overdue visit to this quartet.

I arranged to meet the CO half way through his daily walk. This was the last find of the four. Another good cache, in fact my favourite hide of the four.
Log signed and returned. TFTC.

Grest drawing Rose, It could easily be used for very expensive wallpaper.

Thanks to Ray for helping set these caches and for a most enjoyable set of finds.
Favourite left here for all.

'It's all in the trig'. I have hinted. Alas no nearby trigs nor trigonometry here.

I revisited the original version and initially tried to glean as much as I could, still having the coords of gz. This was insufficent, and as I had no other notes of the trigs, I had to redo the puzzle. Memory helping in 2 or 3 instances.
The checker didn't like my solution and a minor adjustment was required.

I was midly surprised at gz when viewing on streetview but no problem fiding the cache.

SL Thanks for this cache and the memories.

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I was interested to see how this would be reworked having looked at the previous incarnation. I thought good luck with finding a similar mo. ????
I quickly resolved the equations and plotted my solutions on Google Earth. Two seemed very unlikely and one of the remaining at first seemed impossible too. Then I remembered the nature of the initial stage.
When I set out there was no checker, ???? however I had good notes and plots on an OS printout.
Ariving at my first location I looked for my map. Noooooo left at home! I started searching and when nothing was found I was about to move to location 2 when I widened the search considerably and found a cache and signed a blank log.
Happy memories of my conjecturing past.
(Happy to record that I found the necessary later in the day and unlike when finding the original, I now had the smart tech necessary.)
Thanks Ray, almost wish I found it the other way around.
Favourite for lots of reasons.

Completed the Messing walk this morning and as it was such a nice day I decided to come to attempt this one. In its previous incarnation I travelled round by cycle, this time I walked.
Only one problem encountered but it was a single digit input which was quickly solved, #8 I think.

Quick find at the end and no signal problems. Motorola M9 on O2, Android.

Nice walk around a very up-market village spoiled by the rather intrusive industrial estate, pity the planners didn't build it further away from the village centre.

TFTC

Took two bites at this as I was short of time last evening. Finished this morning, a beautiful day for a walk around a nice little village. After the cache was found I continued round the southern loop footpath as I'd parked up in the middle of the village.

Only one slight hiccup - a slight loss of signal around the start of the footpath, point three. Using Moto M9 on O2, Android.

TFTC

Really enjoyed the wander around.
Surprised at the complete demise of caches that had been in Messing.
Amazed at the programming skills of the CO and also that it worked on my phone.
For a non gpsr/app user the compass was a revelation.
Great cache too at the final.
Thanks Ray brilliant.

Will now go and do the other Navi's properly asap.

I recalled most of the previous solve but when at the final stage I couldn't remember. I needed a (gb) crib sheet. When one was forthcoming the co-ords soon followed.

Managed to park some 50yds from gz and happily a quick find. SL and returned as found.
I must have been here or nearby before, but can't remember for what reason. It seems inconceivable there isn't/hasn't been other caches nearby.

Good puzzle. Thanks Ray for recreating.

Parked not too distant and walked down for a nice quick find.
Always a pleasure to sign a RR.
Thanks Ray.

First find of the day. My GPS was a little off here, but the hint brought me straight to the GZ. Great host! I can see why it has so many likes ????

What a great hide! As it hadn't been found for awhile it was well and truly covered in foliage and camo'd into its hint, so took me a few tries before i spotted it. A great idea for this that i have never seen before, therefore worthy of a FP! T4T£ ????

Once i found the right tree this was a quick find. Not the 'cone' i was expecting, but a enjoyable find all the same ????

Wow! This one took me awhile to find - GPS was spot on, but my Sherlock Holmes skills were lacking for 5-10mins. Very well hidden away! Spotted these on the way to the Geocache, then saw someone had placed one inside the cache ????

A 'Mighty' find here! Clocked the hint exactly and was quickly at the location ????

Last find of the series! This was very enjoyable and hats off to the CO "Mr Crow" for placing them! ????

Nice easy find.
T.N.L.N.
T.F.T.C. C-Shell

Great cache, quick find TFTC

Another quick find TFTC

3rd one found TFTC

4th one found. Nice series of caches. Walked these woods countless times with the dog but never remember a pen. Today I did. TFTCs

Out today to find a few solved caches. The anagram helped and once I had google that I had an idea what to research. It took a little while to get the right number of digits fot the coordinates but got there in the end.

Parked close to GZ and soon found what I was looking for. All good here. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

Out today to find a few solved caches. Spurred on by my success in finding Board Game 7 I decided to have another look for this on. I had failed to find it last month but the VO had checker i was there and so I was determined to find it today. I think the time of the year helped. The phone signal wasn't very good but having searched a couple of likely hosts and finding nothing there, I relocated to another likely spot a few feet away and there it was.

Pleased to change the blue face on my caching map into a smiley one. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow. Have a favourite point.

Out today to find a few solved caches. This one was so much harder than the other two and I have to admit to having a bit of help otherwise I would never have been able to tackle this one.

Parked close to GZ and soon found what I was looking for. All good here. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

After finding the ad labs, we headed her for a quick bonus find TFTC

Quick and easy find thanks for the cache

A nice quick find after completing the adventure lab this afternoon
TFTC

I picked this as my lunch spot on the way back down. Sadly, so did a series of couples- as soon as the coast was clear, another lot arrived. So…..not so much a did not find- it’s probably there- but a “did not have opportunity to look because muggles�.

Fourth of 6 puzzle caches which been resurrected in a different place due to permissive path expiring. Luckily I still have all my original notes which made for an easy solve.

With all the values from the original cache this was an easy solve.
It would have been a quick find had a local dog not left a present by the host for Sidsgranma to tread in . Future cachers beware !

TFTC

Second of 6 puzzle caches which been resurrected in a different place due to permissive path expiring. Luckily I still have all my original notes which made for an easy solve.

Reading my old log it looks as though I struggled to solve the original.
This also brings back memories of the old permissive path and the 2 mile round trip to sign the cache.

No problems this time round, quick roadside find.
TFTC

Fifth of 6 puzzle caches which been resurrected in a different place due to permissive path expiring. Luckily I still have all my original notes which made for an easy solve.

No problem finding the Northing but really struggled on the Eastings.
More by luck than judgement the relevant data was located.

Nice quick roadside find.
TFTC

Last of 6 puzzle caches which had been resurrected in a different place due to permissive path expiring. Luckily I still have all my original notes which made for an easy solve.

Where do I start with this cache ...... The original is still etched in my brain.
After Gilliwig, Foxscout & Grinning_buddha had all failed to find the field puzzle I ventured out on my own as deebooted & ATM were on holiday , and spent 90 minutes searching to try for a FTF . But like the three before me, failed miserably

On my friends return we still had a chance of a FTF so we revisited and deebooted found the field puzzle in 3 minutes flat and we got a rare FTF ....

This time round however there was no such problems. We combined the find with the Messing NaviCrow.
TFTC

First of 6 puzzle caches which have been resurrected in a different place due to permissive path expiring. Luckily I still have all my original notes which made for an easy solve.

Just one part of the puzzle caused a problem.
Quick find at GZ which is more than can be said for it's predecessor LOL

TFTC

Third of 6 puzzle caches which been resurrected in a different place due to permissive path expiring. Luckily I still have all my original notes which made for an easy solve.

This was a struggle finding all the words of the original.
Thankfully there are only new works in this incarnation.

And like the others a MUCH easier find.
TFTC

It's hard to believe it was 7 years ago that I did the original NaviCrow with deebooted & ATM.
Alas thanks to Covid we no longer cache together so I was delighted Sidsgranma accompanied me today.

Considerably colder than the previous visit but we soon had the cache in hand.
TFTC

It's hard to believe it was 7 years ago that I did the original NaviCrow with deebooted & ATM.
Alas thanks to Covid we no longer cache together so I was delighted Sidsgranma accompanied me today.

Considerably colder than the previous visit but we soon had the cache in hand.
TFTC

I am not a great fan of caching with a mobile phone, In fact I'm not a great fan of mobile phones LOL
After doing Grinning_buddha's Adv Lab a few years back and aborting due to flat battery I have avoided such caches.
However this being an RR I felt obliged to have a go and as Sidsgranma offered to join me it was a no brainer.

We speedily located and answered the first eight question when my my phone went flat deja vu. So navigational duty was assigned to Sidsgranma who skillfully guided me round the last 5 location and finally to the cache.

It was a very cold windy day and we both agreed that a drive round would have been the best option, neither of us being very athletic.

The only slight blemish was when we arrived back at the car, and I realised I still had the the inner cache pot in my pocket Doh ... Oh well, need the exercise.

All in a fun experience. I leave a favourite here for all the hard work setting up the cache.

TFTC and fav

Completed the AdLab a few days ago but didn't have time to find the bonus so came back today for a quick one.

TFTC

I needed help with the first part of this one, but the second part was easily sorted as I had just the right 'tool'.

Picked up on the way to work this morning . A quick find at GZ. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow, and sorry for the late log!

Found today after a bit of a search. TFTC

Tftc

we tried this one today but not sure what was going wrong, probably the signal, but the question at stage 2 would not appear. Tried on both Vodafone and O2 devices. The signal had been really bad when we were doing the lab caches, and we wondered if a mast was out out action due to the recent storm. Oh well will try again another day.

Quick easy find today after completing the lab caches. The signal was very poor on both Vodafone and O2 devices and we wondered whether a mast was out of action due to the recent storms. Anyway, all answers found without any difficulty. TFTC

Found with the family TFTC

Found after completing the lab caches. TFTC

Found after completing the lab caches with the family. TFTC

Another repositioned puzzle of which I had no notes.
When I decided to head south this morning I had a quick look and the northings were'nt to much of an issue. As I had been in conjecturing mode it wasn't too much of a stretch to find the missing (last two digits of the) eastings.
Parked 50 ish metres away and soon found. I returned to car to extract the log and sign and then the return replacing trip without another vechicle ever being in sight!
TFTC Ray excellent as always.

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Hummm... If infinity=2 x infinity.
then is (2 x infinity)/infinity 1, 2, or infinity?
and is (2 x infinity) - infinity = 0 or infinity?

Infinity is certainly messing with my maths. ????

FTF I think. Confident I had solved, but couldn't satisfy the checker, it was worth a visit.

Found log to follow

Me too Grahame & host looks good ?????

Me three.
Well done.

There seems to be a difference of opinion between solvers and my robot's answer to equation 3. I've changed it.

I recognised most of the expressions from what was once the day job. This led to a bit of Google Earth searching without iniital success.
Back to the one type of limit I had not encounted before. I then noticed and also 'particularly enjoyed the arithmetic series'. Now I could resolve all the remaining issues or so I thought.
The checker stubbornly refused to agree and I even used up my daily quota.
Sure of my maths and what GE showed, I considered it worth the visit.
The cache was quickly located and the blank log signed.
The only question was: Was it? It must be.
SL ftf TFTC&P

Not a wonder I couldn't figure this one out , I shall be back.

Started the walk at 2.20pm and picked up the first clue at 2.22pm/22/2/22, as near palindrome as I could get.

Nice stroll round the village, glad it was placed before the 30mph extension towards Tollesbury, it now goes as far as the 40mph used to go. Stroll to final cache site a bit wet with large pools of water eveywhere.

No problem with signal, using Motorola M9, O2, Android.

TFTC

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FTF @ 0835.

Saw this had popped up when I brought breakfast up to bed, I know decadent but nice, and quickly did a search. Plugged in the numbers which were correct so a quick dress, got caught up in the melee going past Thurstable, parked up and walked to a quick pick-up to find the blank sheet. My first FTF since 2017.

TFTC

TFTC

Missing and difficult to replace. Bye bye.

Missing and difficult to replace. Bye bye.

Missing and difficult to replace. Bye bye.

Missing and difficult to replace. Bye bye.

Cache location has been compromised. Will resurrect in a different place.

Feb/23/2022 - OK here. New log sheet.

There still seems to be a difference of opinion between solvers and my robot's answer to equation 3, so I've changed it again.

ABN 329

Holiday caching adventure. Thanks for the hide. Awesome day for a walk.

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Solved now ????

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Thanks Mr Crow for a neat CM puzzle cache.
Quick find at GZ this morning.
Congratulations greysman on your first to find here.

Solved yesterday, but as our son was nearly here on his way down from Cumbria we left till he was playing golf with former work colleagues this morning.
Congratulations Pip on your first to find.
Thanks Mr Crow for the new version of this puzzle.
Straightforward find at GZ.

{FTF} FTF

I dismissed this when it was published
But once home and sat chilled i had a look
Then i remembered doing the original
So sat with G and we went thu the list
It took several attempts to get the checker to say yes
I decided to leave it till the morning as looked a nice walk
Set off on this bright sunny but frosty morning
Arrived at Gz and soon had the cache in hand
Thanks for the fun puzzle n nice walk
Pleased to find the log was still blank even tho there was a number of solved in checker

signed log

TFTC

AN 284

Original cache damaged and needs revival. Will move and resurrect.

Another new version of NeuroCrow that we recently solved, was on our list to find this morning.
Spot on coords let to quick find.
Thanks Mr Crow for the puzzle cache.

Host no longer there. Cache will be moved and resurrected.

Like others we remember the previous version, and part one of this was quickly completed soon after publication. Pleased to complete final this morning.
Thanks Mr Crow for the puzzle and hide.

We had to have a Maths lesson to solve this one, cache however was a nice quick find.
Thanks for the puzzle and hide Mr Crow.

???? Log to follow

???? FTF ????

Interesting puzzle cache that was a pleasure to solve.
Pleased to find a blank log sheet to write our names on.
Thanks Mr Crow.

Not sure how i solved this
But i did a number of searches on the web
And got the plot
Was it just luck or did i accidently get the solve ??
Any way walked to Gz and was beated by mins to the FTF by TA2
And i didnt even bump into them lol
Talk about stealth..... well done you two
Nice hide here

signed log

TFTC

Out on a beautiful bright (almost) spring day to walk around RR281, so an opportunity to tick off a few other caches in the area.

A church with a postcode... I wonder if they ever get mail addressed to The Occupier?

A nice quick find at GZ, despite the muggles at the pub.

TFTC.

Fortunately I'd made a note of the MO for the original, so solving this didn't take long when it arrived in my inbox. Another (unseasonably?) beautiful day beckoned so it was time to tick off a few more caches in the area.

GZ presented no problems thanks to the helpful hint and no excavation was necessary to find the log.

TFTC.

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This was my find No.9781



TFTC Mr Crow



Find #1 of 3 for today

First through the checker and a drive out to be pipped at the post

infinson

Fortunately I'd made a note of the MO for the original, so solving it didn't take long when it arrived in my inbox this morning. Another (unseasonably?) beautiful day beckoned so after an early lunch I found myself back in Crow country on a well trodden trail.

At GZ no hint was necessary to identify the cache location and when I extracted the container from the host I was a little disappointed, if not entirely surprised, to see two names already inscribed there. Can't win them all, so I added my own name and date slightly further down the log.

TFTC.

{FTF} FTF

I passed this hide the other day
Spotted the original cache all smashed by the path
Put it all together n re hid
Then i spotted a suspicious pile
Investigated and found a new cache
As i wasnt sure i had found this RR i signed the log
I sent Co a message re the smashed cache
Later that day the old listing was archived
Turned out i had done the previous cache puzzle
So redoing was a doddle
So in the morning i made another trip back to Gz
Removed the old smashed cache and checked name etc in new

Thanks for the fun here

signed log

TFTC

Cache missing so time to archive and regenerate.

Fortunately I kept my notes from (1); even so, it took a while to find the solution, as some online sources disagree about the detailsm but the checker eventually agreed with my answer. As I was in the area to walk RR281 on a bright sunny day this was the ideal opportunity to tick off a few other caches in the area. GZ presented no problems.

TFTC.

Having solved its predecessor I knew where to look for the answers and made good use (yet again) of a remarkable resource, so I was 07770 to solve this 00396 puzzle.

As I was here to walk RR281 on a bright sunny day this was the ideal opportunity to tick off a few other caches in the area. GZ presented no problems and the log was soon signed.

TFTC.

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STF. Log to follow

Fortunately I'd made a note of the MO for the original, so this was a game of two halves and solving it didn't take long when it arrived in my inbox this morning. Another (unseasonably?) beautiful day beckoned so after an early lunch I found myself back on the pitch heading for a distinctive host with a (sort of) sting in the tail. When I finally extracted the container from the host I was a little disappointed, if not entirely surprised, to see just one name already inscribed there. Can't win them all so I added my own name and date slightly further down the log.

TFTC.

{FTF} FTF

I am not gonna lie here
I walked passed n spotted this awesome hide when FtFing another RR
Obviously i signed the log and then just waited
I ll suss the puzzle one day in my old age lol
Anyway i loved the hide so have a Frav

signed log

TFTC

Another (2) where I was glad I kept my notes from (1), which considerably reduced the solving time, and I soon had eggzactly the right coordinates. GZ was a straightforward find at the end of a satisfying afternoon's caching.

TFTC.

A pleasant sunny afternoon stroll around Messing (about twice as long as it need have been, because I didn't know the NaviCrow's itinerary and was trying to find some other nearby caches en route...) The navigation was flawless (a minor issue with the mapping reported to CO) and all the information was easily accessible (if you can't find it, you're barking up the wrong telegraph pole, try the other side of the road!)

TFTC.

I enjoy mathematical puzzles and this one was no exception. Engineers use finite differences; scientists do calculus; mathematicians throw up their hands at their lack of rigor and perform analysis. I wouldn't like to say where exactly on the spectrum this puzzle falls. It certainly takes some liberties with the notation, but whatever the checker (or the pure mathematician ) thinks there is no doubt about the answer and for the connoisseur there are a number of little treats along the way. I particularly enjoyed the arithmetic series, the clock arithmetic, the indeterminate identity and the epsilson-free limits.

GZ was an armchair solution, and its real-life version was exactly what I was expecting.

TFTC, and a favourite for the amusement.

I've never used this code before, but it's been lurking in one corner of my view for a while every time I use a certain resource.That, plus the big hint right there on the page, means I know exactly how I solved this.
Given the precise coordinates, a pleasant walk to GZ took me exactly to the right spot where I soon spotted my target.

TFTC.

A short walk to gz
A nice addition to the Lab

Signed log

TFTC

:) Found - Mrs McMike2012 & I now live full-time in our caravan & travel the country visiting places we want to visit … we are now parked up at the DoC White Horse Hills Campsite at Aoraki/Mt Cook for a couple of days, exploring in & around the local area … we decided that we would walk the Hooker Valley Track and it would be rude not to check out some of the caches on the track … found this one with no issues, log completed & cache returned … pleased to add another 'smiley face' to the tally … TFTC ... TN:LN:SL ... #2,314 for us.

I had solved and through the checker but my GE plot was several metres out for some reason so had to return.
A quick find today. SL TFTC
(I supose a pair of visits was appropriate)

The strange choice of letters was because the original formula spelt "SCHOOL FRENZ" one of the CO's aliases.
I didn't have my notes for this one but no problem getting the numbers again.

However, there was a problem getting the cache.
After all these years I still don't know my East from my West
After a PAF my error was realised and log signed.

TFTC

No notes for the original but soon had the numbers except I omitted the "L" in puzzle which caused the checker to complain.
Little rummage around at GZ and the cache was found.

TFTC

Solved a couple of days ago after being given a push by Mr.Crow.

Managed to get here today for a quick find.

TFTC

Much simplified version of the original puzzle.
It's predecessor did not have the image on the page or at least not until midnight when it magically appeared. Even with the hint image it took a while to realise the MO mainly because I know virtually nothing about the subject.
Also the O's were not formatted in the original incarnation.
Most of the numbers were the same so just a little bit of delving to find the new values for the coords and satisfy the checker.

I really liked the hide , really jumps out at you
TFTC

The solve should have been quick but it wasn't. I started with Agitation/Swap which caused a rethink. No notes from the previous version but a partial recall of the mo. Once that was resolved it was a case of finding half a dozen of the necessary.
Thankfully the find wasn't an eggsample of eggscesive eggscavations.
Log signed and returned as was. Thanks Ray.

Feb/28/2022 - OK here.
Oct/27/2021 - OK here.

What fun & games this was
Solved quite quickly after publication but the checker said no.
Checked again with two different on-line calculators but still no joy.
Messaged the CO who said the formula for decimal Northings has been changed.
Recaclulated and got a slightly different answer but, still no luck with the checker which by now had 24 wrong entries.
However using GE the host looked good so put on my "pick up" list.
Later yet another formula appeared which out of interest I recalculated only to find it still didn't pass the checker.
Decided to try a few nearby values in the checker and on the third attempt struck lucky.

I'm glad to say the find today was without incident on the expected host.
TFTC

Very glad there was a friendly hint on the cache page to the MO as this might have finished up on the "to do" pile for quiet a while.

Straightforward find at GZ
TFTC

SL will change to find when done properly. TFTC

I was hoping to return and do this properly but it hasn't happened. Yet.
A little birdie told me where to look. SL TFTC Ray.

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Over 10 years ago I wrote:
'Accurately constructed triangles and calculations completed to an unnecessary level of accuracy, all to no avail! Got nowhere with the puzzle anagram' ...

Still can't resolve the puzzle anagram. ????

FTF
Unlike some (you know who you are), I had kept my notes so I had no difficulty with repeating the anagram solve, the O-level trigonometry or the degree-level wobderful final step . The only real doubt was whether I would find I'd been pipped at the post, like the last two caches I visited in this area.

The approach to GZ involved walking through something that looked as if it came out of a tractor engine, into which I managed to drop my phone, and at the indicated spot there were a worryingly large number of potential hides. Fortunately I spotted something of interest quite quickly, and it turned out to contain a blank log sheet, now duly signed and dated.

TFTC.

Well it seems that the source I used to generate a "random" equation for a particular number (the third equation here) gets it wrong every time for that number!?
This follows a detailed inspection by a true mathematician gilliwig for which I am most grateful. Even more so for giving me a quick fix to the equation.

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???????? ???????? ???????? FTF ???????? ???????? ????????

We live in troubled times, and it's not easy to find the correct response to recent events. Neither big grins nor slogans seem inappropriate, so let the flags above suffice.

Solving this puzzle was rather reminiscent of the workings of the code at its core, as it happened in stages of successive refinement. First, what kind of thing are we dealing with? Second, which one? Third, how does it work? My first guess at "first" was correct but it took a good deal of aimless searching before I stumbled on the answer, which was something I had not previously encountered. A drizzly walk then took me to GZ, where fortunately no aimless searching or stumbling was required.

????? ?? ??????.

I read the description with interest as I had not heard the word before! An interesting place. The cache was found as per hint in goid condition. Thanks for bringing us here Mr Crow and drawp.

This a Great story ..really enjoyed the read????????ha ha sounds like me placing caches sometime... you have chosen a great spot and the cache gets an abundance of finds...thats a credit to you ???? ???? ???? well done and thanks for your efforts

Coordinates changed from:
N 51° 47.584 E 0° 43.483

Coordinates changed to:
N 51° 47.314 E 0° 43.466

Distance from original: 1644.3 feet or 501.2 meters.

Cache page/posted co-ords updated at the request of the CO

Concrete host and cache have gone. Time to kill and revive elsewhere.

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Been mwaning to grab this for ages! Walked down after karate for a quick find. Tftc

Walked down to this after Karate. tftc

Mar/04/2022 - New log. OK here.

Mar/04/2022 - New log. OK here.

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was passing by and stopped to change drivers and stretch our legs, we were running a bit early so thought we would look to see if any caches here. this was the third and final, took a bit more of a search, thanks

was passing by and stopped to change drivers and stretch our legs, we were running a bit early so thought we would look to see if any caches here. Amazed this one so close, found immediately, fun cache, thanks

was passing by and stopped to change drivers and stretch our legs, we were running a bit early so thought we would look to see if any caches here, this was the second an another quick find, and fun cache, thanks.

Cache missing and time to relocate and revive.

Mar/06/2022 - OK here.

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TFTC! Almost there!

ABN 162

Cache missing and host area decimated. Moving and reviving cache.

I had forgotten that I had to be told the exact mo of the original, despite my own Trig related puzzle. Re-reading my original log didn't help either, but once illuminated the maths was quickly done.
Parking was a bit of an issue but safely resolved. Pacing was the next issue as there were many possibilities but the non BOT part of the hint certainly helped.
No sign of alpacas just an old horse, which thankfully kept it's distance. If fact the only sign was mine on the log.
TFTC Ray a neat revival.

Mar/08/2022 - OK here.

Mar/08/2022 - OK here.

Mar/08/2022 - Cache missing and replaced in a slightly diffrent place. See additional narrative.

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???? FTF ????

We had already planned to visit Crow Country today, so we were pleased to see two more Rally Rounds published this morning. Fortunately we were able to solve them both fairly quickly so we were able to add to our list.
Thanks for the fun puzzle and well placed cache, favourite point added.

Mar/08/2022 - Cache missing. Replacement in a slightly different place. See checker.

No problem in solving this puzzle, so added to our list for today.
Many thanks Mr Crow for the revised puzzle and well placed hide.

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???? FTF ????

Nine years ago we solved and found the original version, and this morning we were pleased to solve the revised one, and to add our names to a nice crisp blank log sheet.
Thanks Mr Crow for the interesting puzzle and hide.

Mar/08/2022 - OK here.
Nov/20/2020 - Missing and replaced.

Mar/08/2022 - Host and cache gone. Replaced in a slightly different place. Puzzle updated.
Sep/21/2020 - OK here.

Like the original puzzle the key for solving for us was the anagram.
Happy to add our names to the log sheet while nearby this morning.
Thanks Mr Crow for the neat puzzle and hide.

Mar/08/2022 - OK here.

Mar/08/2022 - Dried out. New log. OK here.

Mar/08/2022 - Original host gone. Cache moved slightly and puzzle updated.
Sep/21/2020 - OK here.

Mar/08/2022 - The host is there, so the cache should be too.

???? FTF ????

Very surprised to find a blank log sheet here this morning.
Another well thought out revised puzzle and neatly placed cache.
Thanks Mr Crow, have a favourite point.

Solving was so much easier this time, than the original version, as fortunately we had kept our notes.
Pleased to add our names to the well placed log sheet today.
Thanks Mr Crow for the pleasure this gave us.

Mar/08/2022 - OK here.
Jul/29/2020 - OK here.

Thankyou to Mr Crow for a very poignant cache, and to GB for his excellent log.

Mar/08/2022 - Cache missing. replaced and hint updated.

After many years the iconic broken green metal bench has finally disappeared and the cache with it. An alternative will be sought.

Oh no, loved that bench. (I sat on it once.(wasn't risking it a second time ????)

???? FTF ????

This brilliant cache was right up my street. Despite a few “Not In Service� occurrences l managed to complete my journey. A bit of local knowledge certainly helped me along the way.
I found using Mr Crow's OFCAWS mapping software an asset in solving this cache, it would have taken me longer without it.
Favourite point for the many hours in setting this one up.
Spot on coords led me to a well placed cache and a blank log sheet.
Thanks Mr Crow.

Got intimidated by the brambles

Found with Astec123. TFTC! Couldn't sign as didn't have a pen

Found with Astec123. TFTC

Oops, logged as not found instead of found

Found with Astec123. Couldn't sign the log as we didn't have a pen. TFTC

I thought about picking this up the other day but due to not satifying the checker and short on time I returned today.
Parked the 'taxi' and wandered down. Not to difficult to find once the hint was remembered.
SL Thanks Ray.
It's hard to believe this was the sixth in what has become an amazing puzzle behemoth.

The original RR31was the 19th cache I ever solved and found, and my 1st ever puzzle cache. That was in July 2011 and I had just come to terms with trads! I wouldn’t have looked twice at it but for the fact it because it was so close to home. I didn’t have a GPS in the early days and relied purely on printouts from the internet and the hints to find the caches. My daughter Louise thought that RR31 (version 1) was an easy puzzle and she did help me solve it.
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with puzzle caches ever since and if I can’t solve them I get extremely frustrated.

When Version 2 of RR31 was published recently I had to smile - as I knew exactly how to solve it. The same MO! The final location is an area I Know well as I pass within 100yards of it on my way to work. Decided to look for it this morning on my journey back from the vets. The phone signal was poor and although I thought I knew where it was going to be hidden from Google maps the phone was suggesting GZ was a good 50 yards away. I searched the most likely location and found nothing so walked further along. The Phone GPS then sprung into life and I returned to where I’d first looked. A more thorough search than my initial look and I spotted what I was looking for.

Logsheet signed and returned to where I’d found it. Thanks Mr Crow. A favourite point – its been quite a journey since that first puzzle cache!

When it's predcessor was archived I looked to see if I had any idea/notes on solving. Remarkably I did, so I was all prep'd ready to go. Inexplicably when tackling the revival I collected not only one but two incorrect sets of data.
A message to someone who had staisfied the checker confirmed the mo and recollecting the necessary led to a quick solve.

Today at gz a muggle enquired if we were lost. "Treasure hunt" seemed to satisfy his curiosity and soon afterwards the cache was found. (well done sidsgranma)
SL and returned unseen.

Thanks Ray, as the title states "Fun?" Humm "Good Clean Frustration" more appropriate for me.

Mar/10/2022 - OK here.

Countless number of times we have picked up and put down the printout for this puzzle, doing a bit, changing our minds and redoing it again and again before finally getting it correct.
Pleased to say the cache was a nice quick find and in excellent condition.
Many thanks Mr Crow for the puzzle and hide.

How is it that sometimes you look at a puzzle and know straight away what's required, and at other times you have to wait hours or days before light dawns? (I could say more about Poisson distributions, but that would be a red herring.) Suffice it to say that though the subject matter was obvious, something else wasn't. The key to this puzzle lay in the hint, which turned out to refer to something right under my nose, though I hadn't previously made the connection. Once that was apparent, it wasn't too difficult to find my way around the network, though I didn't have the local knowledge of TA2. (Bonus points might be awarded to anyone who actually tries to follow the entire sequence - I wonder how long it would take?)

GZ was in a familiar location allowing a cache and dash in what had become quite heavy rain by the time I arrived. Fortunately this meant no muggles to watch me negotiating a thorny approach.

TFTC.

The first gillywig RR find was RR030 and this was about a month later. No ability back then to write a Personal Cache Note, and the excel file I must have used I was unable to locate. (even if I saved it/ transferred it from an old desktop)
Re-solved the other day, which seemed harder this time, even with some 'must be values'.
Passed by I parked and paced. I'd Streetviewed so thought it shouldn't be too challenging.
I spent far too long on the wrong side and only after returning to it's host did I spot it.
SL TFTC Ray. I'm slowly caching up with the revivals

Mar/12/2022 - Great Braxted Wall caches removed for maintenance.

Mar/12/2022 - Great Braxted Wall caches removed for maintenance.

Mar/12/2022 - Great Braxted Wall caches removed for maintenance.

Mar/12/2022 - Great Braxted Wall caches removed for maintenance.

Mar/12/2022 - Great Braxted Wall caches removed for maintenance.

Mar/12/2022 - Great Braxted Wall caches removed for maintenance.

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Log to follow

After the disappointment of seeing a Kestrel fly into the Little Owls favourite tree, we got just round the corner to the joy of seeing our first sight of lambs for 2022. This was followed soon after by a nice blank log sheet to write our names on.
Many thanks Mr Crow for the new version of RR062 and the straightforward find at GZ.
Favourite for the puzzle, oh and for us seeing the lambs.

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A lovely walk to this one and a nice quick find at GZ, signed log, TFTC

A nice stroll to this one and soon found, TFTC

Arrived at GZ and after a short rummage we were able to sign the log, TFTC

This one was solved yesterday ready for our visit to the area. A quick find at GZ, signed log, TFTC

A nice quick find here for us. Signed log, TFTC

We had been in this area not so long again. Steve soon located this one. Signed log, TFTC

A nice quick find here on a lovely sunny afternoon, TFTC

We are staying in the area for a couple of days. Today we decided to do this cache and asked at the pub if we could park which was no problem. We completed this cache using an IPhone and Tesco Internet. At first we had a very poor signal but after standing on the green for a few minutes we managed to get a signal and set off having no further problems. We enjoyed the walk and managed to find the final cache with no problems. TFTC

We had a lovely walk to this cache and it was a quick find at GZ, signed log, TFTC

We remember doing a church micro here some time ago. Quickly spotted the cache. TFTC

Did the puzzle at home (thank you for the checker) so went straight to GZ to make an easy find. Thank you for the cache.

A quick and easy find exactly as described. Thank you for the cache.

We have attempted this cache at least 4 times before and had decided this was the last time before it went on an ignore list. We have never actually made it to GZ as we could never find an access point. Eventually today we found a gate with a nature reserve plaque on it but it was very overgrown so had to battle our way in. Once in the reserve we walked across the field to the tree line but again no easy way in so more fighting with brambles. Eventually got to GZ and spotted the cache lying on the floor. So pleased to sign the log and have replaced it in base of tree. TFTC and the challenge

No problems with this cache, TFTC

A nice quick find here, TFTC

We had to divert a bit for this one due to road closures but eventually got to GZ and made a quick find, TFTC

This was a solved puzzle on our list to pick up today. Quickly found at GZ, TFTC

Coordinates changed from:
N 51° 47.929 E 0° 41.328

Coordinates changed to:
N 51° 47.903 E 0° 41.326

Distance from original: 158.6 feet or 48.4 meters.

Adjust to grid.

Last cache of the day for us and a nice quick find, TFTC

Parked a short distance away and walked back to GZ. A nice quick find, TFTC

We had looked for this one some time ago but today Steve quickly found it well hidden. TFTC

Coordinates changed from:
N 51° 47.940 E 0° 40.894

Coordinates changed to:
N 51° 47.912 E 0° 40.892

Distance from original: 170.7 feet or 52.0 meters.

Adjusting grid position.

Enabling briefly to change something

Maintenance continuing.

Coordinates changed from:
N 51° 48.439 E 0° 42.665

Coordinates changed to:
N 51° 48.411 E 0° 42.662

Distance from original: 170.9 feet or 52.1 meters.

Adjust to grid.

No problems here for us today and so pleased to find a large container. Signed log, TFTC

Really enjoyed our stroll around Messing on a lovely sunny day. At final GZ a quick find and log signed, TFTC

No problems with this one, signed log, TFTC

???? FTF ????

This was a puzzle on a different topic and after a slight hiccup the numbers soon appeared.
Cache was straightforward find, after avoiding all the dog walking muggles.
Many thanks Mr Crow for the puzzle and hide.

Eventually found it after using the photo hint. Nice and dry inside its housing. Def well hidden. Tftc

As seems the case with most revamped Rally Rounds I have no notes. Not a problem here as I remebered exactly what to do. I still clearly remember one cleverly and amusing mathematical aspect.
No sign at all of the bench. Not an immediate find, in fact I ventured field side before finding. Give away camo helping in the end.
SL Thanks Ray.

I'd been clearing a out a pile of papers in the study and found a folder containing paperwork for various puzzle caches that I'd started to solve and then hit a dead end. That was a few years back and with more experience of the devious 'Crow' brain I thought I'd revisit some of them.

This one was such a . Eventually I found the first link but hadn't realised quite what to do next devious puzzle and I went down the wrong path on several occasions. Had a hint a couple of years ago which I'd written down and it was this that helped me recently.

My second RR today. Arrived at GZ and couldn't see anything that resembled the hint item. I wondered if it had been removed but on closer examination I spotted what I was looking for and the cache followed shortly afterwards.

Pleased to find this one. N No more puzzles as hard as this one please! Thanks Mr Crow.

I'd been clearing a out a pile of papers in the study and found a folder containing paperwork for various puzzle caches that I'd started to solve and then hit a dead end. That was a few years back and with more experience of the devious 'Crow' brain I thought I'd revisit some of them.

This was one of those. I had got further than I'd realised and with a bit of googling I found what I needed. Please when the checker gave me the green light. Decided to go and look for it today but aware that it hadn't been found for nearly three years and the maintenance check was over a year ago. Parked close to the footpath and off I went. Passed a dog walker and rather an official looking person but soon arrived at GZ. The hind fitted but I searched several metres before GZ and found nothing there. Realised I wasn't in the right place and once I'd relocated I found something else that fitted what I was looking for. Cache was soon unearthed and the log signed. All good here.

Thanks for the hide and the puzzle, Mr Crow!

Enjoyed the walk from the campsite we have been staying at. A lovely day to do this cache, TFTC

This is our 4th visit to this GZ. Before we went we got our coordinates confirmed and the CO also gave us a bit of a hint (thank you). Today it must have been the lovely weather as the first place we looked revealed the cache. Finally after what feels like a decade we have replaced a blue face to a nice yellow smilie face. TFTC

We really enjoyed our Adventure around the area and it was a nice quick find at GZ, TFTC
N.B We experienced a problem at stage 5 as we had trouble with a signal (O2) but a local told us to hold our phone up in the air which soon got us a signal)

Well I was chuffed to solve this puzzle and learn something doing it too!

We're in the area for a couple of days and having seen the DNFs came along on the off chance that we might find it.
But nope!
After much toing and froing we got to the tree and gave it a good old search but couldn't see anything cache like.
Considering the long time since it was last found we wonder if it might be missing.

A 2.5* Mr Crow puzzle that was oh so easy! QEF by ATM a GZ TFTC

QEF at obvious host Put TB's through for mileage TFTC

A QEF once we found the route to GZ. Log a little damp but ok to sign TFTC

QEF here after negotiating the mini lake on the way TFTC

QEF here. Nice fit camo spotted and there it was TFTC

We were passing this one on our way home. A nice quick ind, TFTC

A well hidden cache in a lovely spot. Thanks for placing it

No problems here with this reissue
Managed to get a bootfull of muddy water whist looking for the cache ????
Eventually realised I was on the wrong side of the path ????
Quick find ...
TFTC

Identical puzzle here except the formula.
My heart sank at GZ when I was confronted by an ICT, but thankfully it was an easy find with the hint.
TFTC

My notes for it's predecessor were incomprehensible but didn't take long to solve.
Quick find ..
TFTC

Thank goodness I had my old notes as I didn't fancy doing the anagram again.
Even found my old Excel calculations ????
At GZ I wasn't sure what side I should be as I couldn't see a finger post.
But an old broken stile lead the way.
TFTC

Another reissue which didn't take too long with my old notes although stage 2 did catch he out as I had not made any reference to it. My notes back in 2015 were sketchy to say the least ????
Quick find with spot on coordinates.
TFT

I briefly looked at this before turning in but couldn't get the MO.
In the middle of the night the penny dropped. Strange how the brain keeps processing.
Having got the right MO the battle for the numbers commenced.
Usual suspects were tried with little luck.
I was certain one of the numbers was wrong so returned to the cache page to find it had been edited. With the corrected puzzle the numbers fell easily.

Quick find today but I would encourage cachers not to delay finding as the nettles will be 5 ft deep in a few months.
TFTC

A flash of inspiration and had an idea of what to do for this puzzle. Pleased to find I was correct.

Looked for this cache on Monday and failed to find it then as I'd muddled the hint up with another RR and searched in the wrong place. Realised my mistake and so back for another look today. A quick find as this time I knew where to look!. All good with the cache - the logsheet is nice and dry.

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow

Decided to archive and rethink series.

Decided to archive and rethink series.

Decided to archive and rethink series.

Decided to archive and rethink series.

Decided to archive and rethink series.

Decided to archive and rethink series.

A complete and utter horlicks here. Using the wrong image, trying and failing to re-solve the original and reverse engineer and then some.
Thankfully sidsgranma knew what was what.
Apppropriatly at gz I didn't find it either. Too busy sun gazing and trying to sort my East from my West.
At least I signed the log. TFTC.

No problem with the puzzle. I had read the logs and expected a quick find. In the end I stumbled (literally) upon it and almost missed it.
SL the sixth RR of the day, if not a personal record it's been a long while.
Thanks Ray.

This puzzle was difficult and I have to admit to having help with this one. Out to find a few solved puzzles this morning.

Searched the obvious place and found nothing so widened my search - still no cache to be found and so stood back and thought about it. Had another look and after a bit more investigation discovered what I was looking for. Nicely made container.

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

I have a fantastic memory of an 'O' day with the co. Thanks again.
This time the puzzle was a tad easier and soon solved.
Today, in beautiful sunshine, as gz was approached ... Oh!. Not my pre-concieved interpretation of the hint.
Spotted, and thought, how do you retrieve that? After a much closer inspection managed to make the connection.
SL eventually! and returned.
A favourite for several reasons and my favourite of the day. TFTC.

Looked for this one almost three years ago and failed to find it back then. Had another look today and found without any problems.

Pleased to turn the blue face on my caching map into a smiley one. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

This puzzle was started during lockdown and took ages to solve. I ended up giving it to muggle husband to tackle as he at least understands football and is much better at maths than I am. It went on the back burner until recently and then another go to try and extract the coordinates.

Out to collect a few solved puzzles this morning and started with this one. It had fallen from its perch and I was surprised it was still there. Log signed and returned to where I believe it should have been.

Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

First of a quartet solved when published and placed on the 'wait for a nice day' pile. This morning was one such day.
No problem finding. Signed log.
Thanks Ray.

???????? ???????? ???????? Found ???????? ???????? ????????

One of my problems was the conversion from cyrillic. Helped out by Jq(thanks) the issue now was it wasn't where it used to be. It wasn't somewhere else where it used to be also.
Eventually I found what I needed. (I'm sure I had searched for that previously)

A route I know extremely well but checked streetview anyway. I saw something which I thought must be the location and it turned out to be, though not straight away.

SL Thanks Ray.

When published I knew 5/6 of one and 1/2 of the other. The eastings in particular give much conjecturing promise. Daily quota used with at least one guess within 50m.
When the play on word was unravelled, I still could not get anywhere. Even when at sixes and sevens so to speak I couldn't reign in anything sensible.
Helped out eventually by a fellow puzzler, I 'sort' of understood the mo. One aspect I would never of thought of doing. [The joke who's puchline is "park in it man", comes to mind.]

Incomplete map, ie just a mental note '44 down 13 in', wasn't as helpful as I thought it would be and it took a while before I turned up where I needed to be. At one point my unspoken utterings would have turned blue.

Multiple doggwalkers avoided, I set off and at 40 paces was relieved to see a way in. Then it was the thrid place I tried.

Beautiful sunny March morning. Thanks Ray for getting me out and bringing me here.
SL TFTC.

What a nice spot for a cache, really cool and quiet place.

So few people up here today in general and we get this spot to ourselves.

Cache all good!

Compared to some of the other Crow puzzles I've solved recently the final coordinates for this one were found in minutes. I hadn't planned to look for it today but I ended up covering for a sick colleague and went almost past this one on my way to work.

A very quick find today. Just as well as there was a fair bit of activity nearby! Thanks for adding this church to the CM series, Mr Crow,

Published

Published

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My sort of hours! ????????

Published

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Published

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Published

Published

Solved this a while back
Passing so stopped off
Lovely spot for a hide
Frav from me

Signed log

TFTF

Quick find now that’s what I call a cache

Went straight to it lovely area although finding paths to caches is another thing

Waited whilst gps settled then quickly found

No luck gps all over the pkace

FTS&F
A highly rewarding weekend, featuring a double hat-trick of solving and finding not just one but six of this brand new series of RRs within 24 hours. In fact solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. On those I signed and dated the back of the log with a note "will log when solved" or words to that effect. On returning home I found the solutions for two more, and fortuitously they were both at the locations I had already visited. So all six were found on Saturday afternoon, as the dated signatures will attest, but some not solved until Sunday morning. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was a Classical crypt, with columns and architraves and a pediment and an inscription... even an apparently random sequence of digits can possess structure, and this one was no exception, soon leading to a plausible set of coordinates.

GZ was on familiar territory, so this was a quick find.
TFTC.

FTS&F
A highly rewarding weekend, featuring a double hat-trick of solving and finding not just one but six of this brand new series of RRs within 24 hours. In fact solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. On those I signed and dated the back of the log with a note "will log when solved" or words to that effect. On returning home I found the solutions for two more, and fortuitously they were both at the locations I had already visited. So all six were found on Saturday afternoon, as the dated signatures will attest, but some not solved until Sunday morning. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was another Classical crypt, but it appeared that the architect had lunched heavily, and this necessitated a little more work to decipher his inscription...

GZ was on familiar territory, so this was a quick find.
TFTC.

FTS&F
A highly rewarding weekend, featuring a double hat-trick of solving and finding not just one but six of this brand new series of RRs within 24 hours. In fact solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. On those I signed and dated the back of the log with a note "will log when solved" or words to that effect. On returning home I found the solutions for two more, and fortuitously they were both at the locations I had already visited. So all six were found on Saturday afternoon, as the dated signatures will attest, but some not solved until Sunday morning. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was amother classical crypt in a different sense, with a geometrical simplicity once the correct formula was found.

GZ was on familiar territory, so this was another quick find.
TFTC.

FTS&F
A highly rewarding weekend, featuring a double hat-trick of solving and finding not just one but six of this brand new series of RRs within 24 hours. In fact solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. On those I signed and dated the back of the log with a note "will log when solved" or words to that effect. On returning home I found the solutions for two more, and fortuitously they were both at the locations I had already visited. So all six were found on Saturday afternoon, as the dated signatures will attest, but some not solved until Sunday morning. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was another exotic crypt, with an inscription that could mean anything. But yet again, with the right resource a message unfolded in prosaic digits.

GZ was on familiar territory, so this was yet another a quick find.
TFTC.

FTS&F
A highly rewarding weekend, featuring a double hat-trick of solving and finding not just one but six of this brand new series of RRs within 24 hours. In fact solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. On those I signed and dated the back of the log with a note "will log when solved" or words to that effect. On returning home I found the solutions for two more, and fortuitously they were both at the locations I had already visited. So all six were found on Saturday afternoon, as the dated signatures will attest, but some not solved until Sunday morning. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was amother classical crypt in a different sense, with a geometrical simplicity once the correct formula was found. This time there were three (or maybe six) possibilities, but only one produced a solution with the expected elegance.

GZ was on familiar territory, so this was another quick find.
TFTC.

FTS&F
A highly rewarding weekend, featuring a double hat-trick of solving and finding not just one but six of this brand new series of RRs within 24 hours. In fact solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. On those I signed and dated the back of the log with a note "will log when solved" or words to that effect. On returning home I found the solutions for two more, and fortuitously they were both at the locations I had already visited. So all six were found on Saturday afternoon, as the dated signatures will attest, but some not solved until Sunday morning. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was a particularly exotic crypt, with hints of Turkish influence, or maybe even Maltese?
Nevertheless with the right resources to hand it yielded some straightforward digits.

GZ was on familiar territory, so this was another quick find.
TFTC.

Took the short diversion track hoping to get a picture of the mountains reflecting in the lake, but with no water within, I am guessing it has been a very dry season

With the help of the spoiler image, and some rock hopping, I was happy to have found the cache, and be signing the log.

Love that little bag it was hidden in, and the story as to how the cache came to be. Thanks for the hide Mr Crow (maintained by drawp)

Did the maths and a very short walk to cache

???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ????????

I had quickly found the reference for solving this cache but stupidly overlooked one important step ????
Quick find at GZ

Road trip from Rotorua North Island. Another South island cache found. This one took us a bit of a while. Found by Mr PorknPuha. Blood was spilt. Got there in the end. Still loving the view.
TFTC

In the area, so I had to tick off this one. Given the notes from (1) solving it presented no problems. (plus, since encountering the original, or something like it, I now have an entire suite of software devoted to solving this and similar puzzles )

No problems at GZ, with the arrow pointing directly at one particular location.

TFTC.

FTS&F
Following on from my highly rewarding weekend, two more of the set. Again solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. Today the same pattern repeated itself: while finding the two more I had solved, a little "hypothecation" took me to the remaining two locations, which are currently Found but not Solved. So I know where all ten bodies are buried and have logged eight. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was a Geometrical crypt in a sense, and it took far too long before the penny dropped ... and bounced ... and dropped again, giving two for the price of one.

GZ was on familiar territory, but still took a while to locate.

TFTC.

FTS&F
Following on from my highly rewarding weekend, two more of the set. Again solving and finding took place slightly out of sequence: having solved four, on the bird-in-hand principle I set out to find them before attacking the rest. On the way I found two more I hadn't (then) solved. Today the same pattern repeated itself: while finding the two more I had solved, a little "hypothecation" took me to the remaining two locations, which are currently Found but not Solved. So I know where all ten bodies are buried and have logged eight. Apologies for the somewhat cut-and-paste nature of the logs but as can be seen these Cryptic puzzles have a lot in common.

Back to the puzzles: I had an idea about the first stage based on memories of a couple of other puzzles using a similar device. Enlisting a cronic insomniac to do a little research soon confirmed my guess and I had a better idea of where to go next... into one of ten crypts

This was a Geometrical crypt in a sense, and it took far too long before the penny dropped ... and bounced ... and dropped again, giving two for the price of one.

GZ took me far too long to find but eventually yielded a container.

TFTC.

After finding 16 of StratOman's caches we moved across to Messing.
A tricky little cache, but only because we couldn't find notes from the previous RR120.
And as we suspected parking is a little tricky.
Thanks for the puzzle.

Solved 7/2/22. Very similar to RR205 and our notes from the original puzzle were a great help.
Thanks, Ray.

After finding 16 of StratOman's caches we moved across to Messing.
I still think that equation 3 is wrong and doesn't get through the checker for me.
I knew my location was "near enough" and didn't have any problem finding the geocache today.
Update 04/04/22 There was a subtle change to equation 3 between versions 2 and 3 which escaped my notice. Thanks to gillywig for pointing it out to me. Equation 3 is correct.
Beware robots !
Thanks for the puzzle.

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha on all his first to finds in this series.
We said his name as soon as they were published.
Pleased to solve this one and to be the second to find after solving. Cache was a nice quick find on way back from a days birding with Andrew. TFTC

Congratulations must to grinning_buddha on all his first to finds in this series.
We said his name as soon as they were published.
Pleased to solve this one and to be the second to find after solving. Cache was a nice quick find on way back from a days birding with Andrew. TFTC

When this appeared I searched for the title and did not find. (see image) Something else told me what was necessary and searching differently it was confirmed.
A great idea for a puzzle and when I eventually got through the first checker I though it would be plain sailing(?). Not the case however and many a frustration at subsequent stages. Knowing the anagram didn't help as I had something similar. The updaed clue clarified later stages and after many tries and one corrected mis-location the last checker was cleared.
A quick look on streetview at the final gz and what! no start nor stop stop!
Cache was exposed and after signing rehid better.
Thanks Ray for the cache and puzzle.

Would love to attempt it in reality. I suspect it could take many a day.

Very hidden in the camo bag :)

Knew I would be in Tiptree today, so tried to solve this one ahead of my visit. Struggled at first to see the way to a solution, so I asked a friend for some help - many thanks, kareninwb! - which enabled me to get an idea of the location. Only really one place to look at GZ and the cache was soon in hand. TFTC #4772 CM #380

Completed the Ad Lab series back in October, but it started raining just as I finished it, so resolved to come back for the bonus another day. That day was today, and I was pleased to make a nice, swift find. A few possibilities at GZ, but I got lucky and felt in the right spot, putting my hand on the cute little cache. TFTC #4771

Found it! Almost spotted by muggles. Lucky it’s in a camp bag ????

Lovely little find in a nice woodland walk. TFTC ????

A nice off Route location that wasn't too hard to find.

Found and signed. Not solved.

30/08/2022 Solved.

After solving Cryptic 1 it was a short step to solving this one.
Glad to be able to log as solved and found.
TFTC&P.

Conjectured. Since comfirmed and now solved. (thanks to a little help from others)
I thankfully recalled the hide otherwise I don't think I'd have looked here.
Thanks for the cache and puzzle.

Out for a visit; part solve, part conjecture, part of the way. This was the 4th find of the day but the only other of the finds I have solved so far.
In fact it was the first solved. Well once the hint had dawned on me it was a case of trying a couple of possiblities before the checker agreed.
SL TFTC&P

Conjectured. Now solved. (thanks to a little converstaion with others)
No recolection of finding a previous cache here, but an easy find given the size, for the cacher's eye.
TFTC&P Ray.

I'd like to echo "Well done grinning_buhhda". I have been struggling with this series and have made little inroads. This however this being the second solved.
First stop today a walking ESE-ish.
Struggled a bit but found eventually.
SL TFTC&P

Parked nearby and after a short walk along the road we managed to find this one relatively easily. Love bigger caches like this, so this trail has really made our day today, but specifically this one! Lovely peaceful woods today, hardly another soul in sight

Another nice sized cache, so nice and fun to locate. Found this one nice and quickly, Unfortunately we lost our pen on the trek between this cache and the next one on the trail though!

We lost our pen on the way to this cache so unable to sign, but we found it just the same! Took a bit of hunting to find this one, but got there in the end!

No luck here today, and this was the only DNF of our whole walk. Co ords not staying in the same place and although I thought I checked all the possible hiding spots, apparently we couldn’t find it this time, but I’m sure we’ll return because the woodland is so peaceful here

Aly and I both saw the AdLab come out and messaged each other to see if the other fancied it. We both did so agreed to meet at no 1.

Generally I'm not a fan of sequential AdLabs but this one made sense, given the lateness of the hour we drive the cars from 1 to 2 to 3 to 4 as we didn't fancy walking on narrow roads at night. The only stage that was any problem was the 2nd as the information needed was not in the form we were expecting. The other stages were all straightforward.

We then parked back at the Village Hall to get the fifth and final stage, remembering a trip out 3 or 4 years ago where we had been here for a potential FTF (can't remember if we got it). Anyway the final stage information was gained and the coordinates for the bonus flashed up.

We tried to find the cache page but then realised the cache was as yet unpublished, we plotted the hide and made the short journey to it. Once at GZ we had a little trouble getting the compass to settle but when it did I soon made the find.

It was an odd feeling, normally I get excited over a potential FTF but I didn't get that feeling this time, the cache was unpublished and well hidden so unlikely anyone would stumble across it and no one had put a review on the AdLab, and we would almost certainly have seen them anyway, so without looking I knew it was a FTF.

And if course it was FTF

TFTC, found with AlyNorth 23:43 08/04/22

{FTF} on Friday 8th April 2022 at 11.43pm with Hafgood (pre-publication, but details gained from completed AdLab).

For the first time ever, I actually received notification of a new Adventure Lab, so a plan was hatched to go for it.

Met at #1 and got the required information. The newly published AdLab was sequential (my least favourite) but it was a logical sequential, so was ok. Nothing worse than walking forwards and backwards on a sequential AdLab! ????????

Enjoyed gathering the required answers. Been to the Monastery before for a cache a long time ago, so recognised the area. Also been to the Village Hall and Playing Fields before but couldn’t remember how long ago it was.

Bonus details obtained from completion of the AdLab but no GC code to load on phone. Then realised they’re published by different reviewers so it hadn’t actually been published.

Plugged the coordinates into a random cache page on Cachly app and navigated over to GZ. Took a little bit of searching with Haf discovering it first.

We sort of knew it was a FTF (nobody else had completed the AdLab) so there was none of the suspense that normally comes with a potential FTF search, but nonetheless we’d done it - whoooo hoo! ????

Thanks for the adventure and the cache Mr Crow!
TBs visited for mileage as not quite big enough to drop.

Last one of the day. Not seem one like this in a while.
Thanks for all the great Caches in Layer Wood.

More bouncy GPS but got there eventually.
TFTC

Bouncy GPS but found it eventually.
TFTC

Quick and easy. Trust your GPS ????

Published

After doing the Lab and getting the co ords
This was a nice addition
Final walk to Gz
Cache soon in hand
Thanks for this

Signed log

TFTC

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Thanks. First time caching in a while.

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Thanks. First time caching in a while.

Solved this puzzle a couple of weeks ago. Having tackled the original puzzle for the previous Totham Triangle certainly helped.

Found this morning after meeting a friend for lunch. I did search the wrong hint item first but it was a perfect place for a 'Crow' hide. Finding nothing their I looked a at the phone to discover I was still 20 minutes away. Once at the correct location I soon spotted what I was looking for.

Thanks for the hide Mr Crow.

Found it after doing the Ad Lab. Thanks for setting

Having enjoyed a walk around the local area. We came back to retrieve the bonus cache, dog training was in progress so some caution was required. The old loose laces trick was employed and the cache was retrieved, signed and replaced. TFTC

A lovely walk around the village completing the Adventure Lab in the sunshine. A few people out walking their dogs, and a couple of children in the playground. Set off for the bonus and found it within seconds of arriving at GZ. Log signed. Not the only person to find it today!

Thanks Mr Crow, Have a favourite point.

After enjoying the Adventure Labs this morning, we made our way to GZ for a nice quick find, before going on to Abberton. Thanks Mr Crow.

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha a man of integrity and honour who has solved and got 8 first to finds of this series, without having to resort to checker bingo.
Pleased to solve and add our names to the log sheet.
We had an interesting chat to farmer who was moving sheep from one field to another. TFTPC.

Apr/11/2022 - SX in puzzle corrected to SW.

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha a man of integrity and honour who has solved and got 8 first to finds of this series, without having to resort to checker bingo.
Pleased to solve and add our names to the log sheet. TFTPC

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha a man of integrity and honour who has solved and got 8 first to finds of this series, without having to resort to checker bingo.
Pleased to solve and add our names to the log sheet. TFTPC

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha a man of integrity and honour who has solved and got 8 first to finds of this series, without having to resort to checker bingo.
Pleased to solve and add our names to the log sheet. TFTPC

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha a man of integrity and honour who has solved and got 8 first to finds of this series, without having to resort to checker bingo.
Pleased to solve and add our names to the log sheet. TFTPC

Congratulations must go to grinning_buddha a man of integrity and honour who has solved and got 8 first to finds of this series, without having to resort to checker bingo.
Pleased to solve and add our names to the log sheet. TFTPC

If you're wondering if I have solved it ... sadly not. Educated guess.

After another pleasant walk around TK - and a footpath I'd not found before - I completed the AdLab and was lead to GZ for a quick pick-up, sign and replace.

TFTC

Brambles indeed! We were out today for a family walk and geocaching always gives it purpose. Wanted to get whole set but after a dnf one kiddo got very grumpy so missed out one in the end. We'll be back! Love the custom caches here, well worth a fav point.

Just love these woods, thank you for placing these caches here for us to find.

Just love these woods. Thank you for placing these fab custom caches for us to find.

15 min search didn't yield a find. We will be back!!

Quackers!!!! Really enjoyed this series, we will be back to turn a blue face into a yellow one on an earlier cache.

On a walk around Tolleshunt D'Arcy with the CO. Found this one after completing the Adventure cache. Not seen a triple potted cache for a while. No chance of a damp log here! TFTC

The CO accompanied me on my walk around Tolleshunt D'Arcy. Really enjoyed the walk/adventure. Quick find of the bonus once I'd completed the tour. TFTC

Had a walk around Tollelshunt D'Arcy with the CO completing th D'Arcy Adventure Lab and 30 MPH caches. Enjoyed it so much we moved on to this one. Lovely walk revisiting some familiar places. Lovely tour so have a favourite. TFTC

When this appeared I considered conjecturing. With hindsight as it had been found before I woke up, I'm glad I did't.
I have no tech for Ad Labs but know someone who does! So taxi collected passenger and off for a visit. At the start I wondered if I could have found the final directly, and found something highly plausible and hint fitting, but no cache.
After an enjoyable collection of the stages, including one which I know a bit about, (it was the only overbridge on the 8 and a half miles of the Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway), there followed a short stroll to the final.
Shocked to see that the CO and Kitty!! about, about the same time.
SL TFTC.

Found!! Shame there’s no battery would be great to see all the pictures!

Kids are loving this series!!

Nice quick find

Thank you!!

Predictably cache missing given the last floods in the area. Will re-site and revive later.

1556. 9:22 am. I had accidentally log this cache with just the count number with my limited internet connection at GZ. Oops! We needed the spoiler picture to set us right. Found with eKitten, GRAkiWi, Li0npaw and Jenryellea. Signed kanoe+ GeLj. TFT(novel)C

Found it!!

Published

If only I could spell and type. ????

This is going to be fun.....

I can spell and type. Just not both at once .

A lovely wander around the village and despite the monastery being closed there was plenty of activity there today, Easter Sunday.
After successfully completing the Ad lab we made our way to the bonus where the cache was quickly found.
We had a pen with us and had tested it n the car but it would not write on the log. In desperation we punched out an F and took a photo to confirm and our find. I hope this is acceptable.
Many thanks for the labs and the bonus.

Found this one easily enough. TFTC

Cache missing, presumed buried. Host area has become a dump for earth and trees.

New location found, revised puzzle in progress.

Apologies for the late log but the caching app I use is currently having an issue with saved logs and is pending an update. The update has yet to arrive so I'm working through the caches on the website instead.

Saw this one was out but I'm a bit hit and miss with Mr Crow caches, some of his puzzles I get, some I don't but with having plans for the day already I didn't look at it, however, in the evening Aly messaged to remind me of it and so we both started to look at it, her in Yorkshire, me in Colchester. my first few attempts were pretty rubbish when Aly mentioned a list, she'd found a list of geocaching countries from 2013 on their website and if we put that into a spreadsheet we could filter out those with more than word in their name. So I spent a little time trying to figures out how to do it but it didn't want to play (although it appeared to be a spreadsheet it was the webpage with the image on it) so I delved a little further. Took a bit of time but I eventually managed to find a resource with the list of countries on and was able to put it into a spreadsheet, with a bit of data manipulation it was soon in a useable format.

It wasn't perfect and Aly messaged about one as she couldn't see what it was, fortunately I could but it didn't help her reach the magical 100.

I started another attempt, things started to fall into place, I got to 68 before messing up, I was spending too much time trying to use the list alongside the webpage but as the anagrams all repeated it wasn't long before I found myself using it less and less.

Then I had the go, the one that gets to 100, words were falling into place, anagram after anagram solved until I got to 89. And then it was the turn of LESOTHO to fall before me. Except it wasn't. For some reason my head changed the name of the country to LETHOSO.

Game over.

The PC was close to going through the window at that point but whilst I don't like the PC I do like the windows so I managed to restrain myself.

Aly was still plugging away in Yorkshire using the limited tech she had available to her. I was starting to think she would be our saviour. My next few goes were rubbish, I was making silly mistakes and I was worried that the perfect game had escaped me.

But then along came game number 30. Again country after country fell before me, anagram solved after anagram. I did have to refer to the list for TOKELAU as I knew what it was but was still struggling to spell it (I'd already failed two or three games on this country!) but slowly and surely I watched the number solved go up, and I knew I was on a decent time schedule. I was actually shaking a little once I got into the 90's and nearly messed it up on the 100th! The answer was MOZAMBIQUE but my fingers found and X rather than a Z and I so nearly entered MOXAMBIQUE. Fortunately I had enough time to take my time, to double check and to correct before I hit enter. And there is was 100 solved. Coordinates gained.

I let Aly know and we started looking at the location. From the maps on geocaching and google it wasn't obvious how to get to the cache and I didn't fancy wandering around with a torch given where the cache is at 1.30 in the morning. I messaged the CO with the coordinates (although he could see from the leaderboard that I'd solved it) and asked how to get to the cache, there looked like two possible spots but I wanted to be sure which was best.

By now Aly had brought up her Ordnance Survey app and found their was a footpath on it, but I still wasn't going at night.

Next morning I had a message from Mr Crow confirming we were correct with the best place to park and so I headed to the cache. Was a nice quick find at GZ even though it was sneakily hid. I unrolled the log and was very pleased to see it was still blank, log signed cache replaced and rehidden.

TFTC, FTF I signed for both Aly and I as we had worked on it as a team and I couldn't have done it without her help.

Being stuck in Yorkshire with no PC or laptop and dodgy WiFi was not a good way to start on this new cache but I tried.

I had a first attempt and soon realised that I was going to need some sort of list to help, so started searching the internet. I came across a 2013 list but didn’t have access to Excel to be able to manipulate and sort it.

Hafgood had his PC so set about going through the list to be useful and soon there was something we could use.

Then I set to work on trying to solve. My eyes were sore and working on an iPad and phone didn’t help. I managed 6 attempts in total and got to a score of 46 until I had to give up as it was giving me a headache and a sore back. I apologised to Haf and let him carry on.

I refreshed the page and could see he was progressing nicely. Then I got a message to say he’d done it and got the coordinates! Whooo hooo!

Plugged the co-ords into Cachly and tried to figure the best way to get to GZ. It wasn’t obvious, so I opened my OS app. I found the official footpath and screen shot it to send. By now it was the early hours of the morning and Haf didn’t fancy going, so he messaged the CO just to check the way was correct.

The following morning Haf travelled over and it was a nice quick find for him at GZ, a FTF too. He signed my name on the log as we’d worked on it together, but as I’d not actually got to 100, nor had I been to GZ, I can’t actually log as a find.

Thanks for the challenge Mr Crow!

That wasn't easy!!
TFTC!

Published

I stumbled across something the other day and thought what's that. Then I remembered.
Puzzle soon sorted, the once day job helping in a very small way.
Made a sketch and notes from GE but from the OS 1:25000 would have been better, as I realised when I arrived.
Not the easiest of finds and pleased to locate it.
SL FTF circa 11am. Thaks Ray for the Cache & Puzzle.

STF, STS(2nd to sign).
2nd to find. Still to solve.

In the area so had a speculative look and hey ho what ya know. ????

Will continue to try and improve my typing speed and leran to spell ... esp Senegal !!!

TFTFun

As 2022 ends I have still not solved properly. As conjected logging as found in 2022.
Will continue to attempt.

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All good here thanks

Didn’t find this today 20 Apr 2022. However we (garyth777 and Connor) will be back sometime to try again to find it (wherever the little bugger may be). Many thanks for placing this cache! … ????????????????????????

Nice little detour - definitely worth while. Thanks.

Gauntlet set!
Would have been better but for an unfortunate misspelling of one particular four-letter nation...

A nice easy drive by cache, found it very quickly!

Good spot

Really fun hide! Despite the brambles lol signed Marshall’s and Asher

Clever cache!!! Signed Marshall’s and Asher

Found it! Really good find enjoyed that! Signed Marshall’s and Asher

Nice find to end the day! So much fun! Took a swappable and left one!!! Singed Marshall’s and Asher

Great little hide!!! Left a swappable!!! Signed Marshall’s and Asher

Great cache! Quick find after the dog went in the smelly pond!!! Signed Marshall’s and Asher

Nice find on the way to Hooker lake. Beautiful scenery

I had solved the Previous Sum Problem puzzle which really helped with this one! Decided to go and look for it today. As luck would have it, it started to rain as I got out of the car to start my walk to GZ, and by the time I got to GZ it was raining quite hard. A familiar location but I think it was for a different Rally Round!

Soon found what I was looking for and added my name to the Logsheet. Thanks for the puzzle and the hide, Mr Crow.

Soon has this sorted as same as it's predecessor, but a bigger number ????

Coords seemed a bit out at GZ, but the hint soon lead to a quick find.
TFTC

Although I haven't finished solving this series I was in the area so though I would collect the four I had solved.
The first problem with all the 10 puzzles was sleep related. Luckily I have lots of friend both early birds & night owls who helped me out.

Like it's partner this too took a little while to sort.
There is a very clever numerical link between the puzzle & it's solution. ????
Also now realised what the two date were ????

My first attempt at the find reveled a ground level nest with eight beautiful eggs in it. ????????????
I carefully covered up the nest and moved to the next obvious hide.
I hope the owner soon returns to hatch the eggs.
TFTC

I initially put this on the "To Do" pile as I'm hopeless at map's and haven't been on a bus since a childhood. Sidsgranma encouraged me to have another look and between us we managed the torturous journey.
Nice quick find at GZ
TFTC

Although haven't finished solving this series I was in the area so though I would collect the four I had solved.
The first problem with all the 10 puzzles was sleep related. Luckily I have lots of friend both early birds & night owls who helped me out.
Similar puzzle to 10 ....
Quick find at GZ.
TFTC

Although I haven't finished solving this series I was in the area so though I would collect the four I had solved.
The first problem with all the 10 puzzles was sleep related. Luckily I have lots of friend both early birds & night owls who helped me out.

A few options here but eventually got the right calculation.
TFTC

Although I haven't finished solving this series I was in the area so though I would collect the four I had solved.
The first problem with all the 10 puzzles was sleep related. Luckily I have lots of friend both early birds & night owls who helped me out.
The hint for this puzzle soon lead to a solve.
Having done the original series when they were trads and remembered a lot of the hides.

The highlight of the find was the little lamb and it's mum who watched as I retrieved the cache.
TFTC

Did need the photo spoiler. Cheers

Did not find

Found after completeing the lab cache. Tftc

Wiw, that took longer than should have thanks to greenery.
Had dome muggles asking what I was up to, then explained and aaahhh brilliant Tftc and adventure

Good easy find :)

Lovely cache!!! Signed L+F+T3 (lornaleigh21)

Awesome hide! Had to clear some cobwebs! Thank you for the swap! Signed L+F+T3

TFTC!!! Nice little hide! Signed L+F+T3
@lornaleigh21

Nice little hide!! TFTC - signed L+F+T3 ????

FITW harisree
Mt Cook for work and Harisree decided to join me
Beautiful sunny day for a drive , walk and spend some quality time together.

TFTC

FITW Albijos
When Albi mentioned about his work commitments at Mt. Cook Village, we thought why not make a good day out of it. It was a really beautiful day indeed, spending some quality time together, enjoying the drive, picking up some caches, did some walks, including the Hooker valley track in this perfect weather.
Initially I couldn't figure out where the wall is, but luckily I had my lucky charm with me to find it pretty quickly. Cache is all good here. TFTC.

More challenging then it seems. Cache needs maintenance as it appears water has gotten in. Log to wet to sign

Last one for the day. Brilliant hiding spot

Another little area i didnt know exsisted

Thank you Mr Crow I have started the RR series at the beginning. Being new to the art of puzzle caches and caching generally I was pleased to find one I could solve and then find at GZ.

Just realised I should have added a note that this is the first time I have managed a resuscitation

Log signed and replaced as found

Tftc

Made some errors while working through the puzzle, so it wasn't as easy as I expected.
TFTC and puzzle.

This was an easy puzzle for a RR.
At GZ we found ourselves on a path we had used for previous Mr Crow caches.
TFTC

Sumthing easily solved by our favourite on-line tool.
The last of 7 Rally Rounds found today.
TFTC

We solved the previous puzzle 6 years ago. Fortunately, we had saved all the workings and a spreadsheet, so it was just a matter of plugging in the given numbers.

Having solved the previous NeuroCrow we knew how to solve this one.
TFTC

I found a tool which made light work of the encoding.
Today's walk took us to a path from our early days of Crow Caching.
I may have dropped our special geocaching pen on the ground at the cache.
TFTC

My brain was tuned into this theme when the cache was published.
3rd to solve.
Found after a short search. The cache only revealed itself by feeling.
Thanks for the puzzle and cache.
Favourite point awarded

Coordinates changed from:
N 52° 9.103 E 0° 26.766

Coordinates changed to:
N 52° 9.110 E 0° 26.784

Distance from original: 79.4 feet or 24.2 meters.

Cache being compromised in existing position. Now on the metal fence at the end of the churchyard wall .

Quick easy find after completing the lab caches, signed the log and replaced exactly as found TFTC

Visiting the Maldony chandlery I took the opportunity to find a few caches in the area.
Unfortunately the sunny weather brought out crowds of muggles, making it impossible to search for some of the trickier hides, so I moved on to this one.

Quickly solved a long time ago, with the help of my notes from (1), but an attempted FTF was thwarted by lack of daylight on my first visit. Having seen it now by day, I can see why I didn't spot it first time round. Thornproof clothes are definitely required, and it's not accessible by approaching from the back. Luckily there were no witnesses as I scrambled in and out, and added my name to the pristine log.

TFTC.

I have been very slowly solving my way through the Rally Rounds for years now! (6 years-ish and I’ve still only managed 40-odd). Never actually went looking for them as I still have so many left to solve. However, after a recent look through to see if inspiration would strike on any unsolved ones, I saw that a couple of the ones I had solved are currently archived so thought maybe I should actually get round to finding some! Only 3 today, but it’s a start.

This was another puzzle that wasn't too tricky to figure out what I was doing with it and so I soon had the right coordinates. Finding the cache proved a little trickier and I did need the hint, but with it, I soon found the right place. It wasn't that easy to get to and get out of its hiding place but I managed, however, when I got it out, the log was soaking wet and falling apart!

I have been very slowly solving my way through the Rally Rounds for years now! (6 years-ish and I’ve still only managed 40-odd). Never actually went looking for them as I still have so many left to solve. However, after a recent look through to see if inspiration would strike on any unsolved ones, I saw that a couple of the ones I had solved are currently archived so thought maybe I should actually get round to finding some! Only 3 today, but it’s a start.

This puzzle wasn't too tricky. It was obvious what was needed and I have done plenty of similar puzzles before unlike many of the Rally Rounds where I'm not sure where to even start! The find was equally straightforward. The vegetation did try to attack me, but the cache was soon found! Log was a bit damp, but signed.

I have been very slowly solving my way through the Rally Rounds for years now! (6 years-ish and I’ve still only managed 40-odd). Never actually went looking for them as I still have so many left to solve. However, after a recent look through to see if inspiration would strike on any unsolved ones, I saw that a couple of the ones I had solved are currently archived so thought maybe I should actually get round to finding some! Only 3 today, but it’s a start.

This was the first of the afternoon and it was the one I really wanted. The puzzle was one I just had to keep at until I got it. My mental maths isn’t bad, but getting the balance between speed and accuracy proved difficult. By making sure I got them right, I was getting somewhere in the region of 90-95 right in the time, but as soon as I sped up I started making silly mistakes. Eventually I cracked it though and I’ve never been so pleased on getting the coordinates for a puzzle cache!
I was wondering if it would still be there as it hasn’t been found for a while, but I soon had my hands on the cache.
Thank you for keeping my brain active and taking me to a nice spot for an afternoon walk.

Had to deliver a parcel, then carried on for a couple of caches.
Solved soon after publication, and pleased with good hint that led to a quick find this morning.
Thanks for the neat puzzle and hide.

Had to deliver a parcel this morning, then carried on for a couple of caches.
Congratulations must go to Fenners1984 for an outstanding time in solving and to Hafgood for first to find after solving.
We were in Cumbria visiting our son and daughter in law at the weekend, and Sarah kindly did the typing for us. We had got to 51 with 5 goes at home and then timed out.
Tenth to solve and second to sign the log sheet on this well placed cache this morning. TFTC.

After completing the Ad Lab series at Tollesbury Marina, I came through Tolleshunt D'Arcy with Mrs PB on our way home, so we stopped to complete this one as well. A nice walk around in the sunshine, with all answers easily found. Bonus coords were duly revealed and, with a short stroll, I arrived at GZ and homed in on a likely spot. Cache was well covered and I replaced similarly after signing. Many thanks, Mr Crow, for the Ad Lab series and this bonus. TFTC #4898

Found! Ttfc

Correct coordinates, just could not locate that pesky little cache ????

May/27/2023 - OK here.
Jun/02/2021 - OK here.

???? knew I shouldn’t of worn shorts today!
TFTC

Don’t want to mark as a DNF as it should be an easy find as the tree and holes are very obvious.
Extensive search inside and no luck.
Possibly been muggled?

???? TFTC

???? but still going ???????? TFTC

???? TFTC

Not about duck pond! ????
???? TFTC

Little trip out to Tolleshunt Knights to complete the AdLab series. Thought I might be scuppered by a sharp shower and have to drive between locations but it soon stopped and I was able to walk the route. Really enjoyed the info and even saw a little baby magpie on the path ahead of me at one point (see photo). Glad that the bonus was not too far from the final location, and it was a quick grab, although the capillary action on the wet grass did soak my jeans as I retrieved it! ???????? TFTC #4922

Found quite easily, great one for kids x

Dead tree has been removed and the cache has gone.

Published

2nd of the day and first in this little series, quick find and lovely cache, tftc

Nice quick find, once managed to get to gz, tricky to navigate to from my chosen direction of approach! Tftc

Tricky to locate gz, I think tree cover not helping, but nice cache and quick find once there, tftc

Spent a while searching around apparent gz according to phone but no luck, had just given up and about to leave when spotted something off the opposite side of the path and bingo, found it. Nice little set in lovely woods, tftc

Didn't take as long to find as it could have done!

I struggled to find the hint item at first but once spotted the cache was soon in hand. Tftc and tftal.

Passing by while finding a few other caches in the area on this sunny summer Sunday, so I took the opportunity to tick off this one too.

Harry Cox held me up for a while, as his description seems to have changed, but fortunately his dates have not. With all the letters identified it didn't take me long to track down the hide.

TFTC>

Passing by while finding a few other caches in the area on this sunny summer Sunday, so I took the opportunity to tick off this one too. Once I'd worked out that I was on the wrong side of the tree line (you need the side with big trees, not bushes ) and corrected that error, it didn't take too long to find a way in, where the container was clearly visible. It wasn't even particularly bramble-ridden, or maybe I was inured to the thorns after some of my earlier finds today in various kinds of luxuriant scratchy undergrowth.

TFTC.

I too stumbled across something the other day and thought what's that. Then I remembered (this may be starting to sound familiar? ), but it took a couple of days before I could use it. With a straightforward problem description and identical MO it didn't take long to find the coordinates.

GZ was soon identified but the local flora and fauna took a tribute in the form of scratches and bites before I found my way to the container.

TFTC.

I solved this about five years ago, and although I recall the first step of the solution, the details now elude me.

Anyway, on two occasions I spent what felt like several hours searching tree-covered undergrowth to no avail. This time was luckier. GPS first pointed me at a tree in the middle of a bramble-and-nettle forest, and while looking for an easier way to get to it, I noticed a much more accessible tree with what looked as though, just perhaps, maybe it was, take a look, oh, get on with it. And to my surprise there it was - about 40 metres north of where I first looked.

TFTC.

FTF

This was published while I was on holiday, so I was slightly surprised to see that nobody had found it by the time I returned, especially as that (2) suggests it's a variation on a previous theme.

Fortunately I had kept the main resource I used to solve the previous version; even more fortunately I managed to rediscover a couple of useful facts that had slipped my memory owing to the fact that they're only useful a few times in a decade or so. Furnished with the required data I set the machinery in motion and it was not long before the coordinates emerged.

As it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the next step was obvious and I arrived somewhere near GZ with plenty of time in hand to find this and a few more caches in the area. It took a while to locate the hint object and the undergrowth fought back with all kinds of scratchy things before I finally unearthed the container and a pleasingly blank log sheet.

TFTC, and a favourite for once again exercising my memory

Solved some time ago. With the same MO (up to a point) and the same data source as the previous edition this should have been an easy solve, but I seem to recall that it wasn't quite so straightforward, though I did eventually satisfy the checker.

My first thoughts on approaching GZ were somewhat depressing, but once I realised there was another path on the other side it became easier. A bit of a stretch, a convenient handhold, but not a climb. After a short game of Pass the Parcel, the log was revealed and duly signed.

TFTC.

A quick find here after a rather slow progression round the Adventure Lab (an FTF was my first priority today, but visiting that and some other caches in the vicinity left me at the wrong end of this sequence, so I ended up visiting most of the locations twice, but as it were backwards [:o].)

TFTC.

Nice and easy ????

Having found three of the quarry caches near Stanway I was heading home and decided to stop and look for this one. Solved some time ago (I think during the first lockdown) but I hadn't really been in the right place at the right time to look for it. Set off down the footpath and arrived at GZ. I spent a good 30 minutes looking for it. The area is quite overgrown ( It has been 3 and a half years since a found log) and although I discovered what I thought might be the cache I couldn't extract it from the tree! I'm logging a DNF here as I'm not sure whether I actually found it. I have photos Ray if you want to see them!

Nettles, Japanese knotweed and brambles was about two meters high for about quarter of a mile ???? Hopefully someone behind me will have easier walk or will take a road like I should ????

Hcb

Schrödinger's Crow?

I solved this a very long time ago, though a little nudge was needed to direct me to the relevant area of expertise. Since then I have walked past GZ on several occasions, but didn't have the necessary agility or auxiliary equipment to visit it properly.

Recently I acquired the relevant piece of equipment for my visit and as it was a fine afternoon I set out for a final find. Alas, it was not to be. The most recent maintenance log says, "The host is there, so the cache should be too.", but that's only a statement of probability. Now, whether it's murder or natural causes, there is a famous quantum question about whether or not a cache (or a crow, or a cat) is alive when we only have a probability to work on. Here the answer seems to be "no".

I approached and ascended as planned, and came face to face with the Guardian, who is undoubtedly present. However, even after investigating all the holes I could safely reach and digging through enough leaf litter and rotted wood to make an Infinson cache, there was no sign of a bag or a pot, let alone two pots. For form's sake I signed a bit of paper and stuck it in a hole, but didn't have a container for it so it will probably blow away.

Still, I now have a nice shiny new tool for next time it's needed.

[log now changed to "found" by kind permission of CO]
TFTC.

Finally solved with a bit of help and reverse engineering after hitting the checker.
TFTC&P.

A rather dull looking church with a low tower but a glorious copper beech in the grounds. We,angelou and I didn’t explore the church, but signed the log as ‘ta’.

TFTC

No problems here, many thanks for the cache.

Published

I knew where a couple of these benches were
We set off and grabs the required numbers
Parked up to do the workings
But the numbers didnt make sense
Haf turned up and he was also confused
I couldnt make head or tail so i went home
I ll be back

(FTF) (FTF)

Well i already explained i found all the info
And it didnt make sense
But once at home and looking harder
i suddenly saw what i missed
I felt such a fool
We came straight back out as i liked the plot
I could not work out how to put it into the checker
Parked up and i set off
Once at Gz i soon had the cache in hand
Opened and it was a blank log for me at 5 mins pass midnight
Had fun this eve
Have a Frav for making me have a DOH moment lol

signed log

TFTC

Saw this one come out and printed off the cache page. A Google earth examination showed me the likely overlay and I was right. The benches were soon visited and numbers gained but like Pip I ran into a brick wall, it just didn't make sense.

I left Pip and Glenys to their pondering and headed home confuzzled.

One Thatchers Rose Cider later (there are, of course, other brands of cider available) and with a little bit of Google I was kicking myself for being stupid. The solution was staring me in the face but I'd been too stupid to see it.

Decided I wasn't going back out, and that I'd go in the morning.

So next day I was up early and off to get the cache. I was second. Pip had obviously seen what I'd seen but unlike me had de idea to go back out.

Oh well, can't win them all.

TFTC

Nice easy find.
T.N.L.N.
T.F.T.C. C-Shell