Atlantic Geofest 2009 - Blomidon, Nova Scotia Event Cache
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Atlantic Geofest 2009 - Blomidon, Nova Scotia
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
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DUE TO HURRICANE BILL BLOMIDON PROVINCIAL
PARK WILL BE CLOSING AT 5 PM TODAY (SATURDAY) AS A RESULT THE EVENT
WILL BE ENDING AFTER LUNCH AS THE GATE WILL BE LOCKED. SORRY FOR
THIS BUT IT IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL AND SAFETY COMES
FIRST
Join us as we
celebrate Geocaching - East Coast Style!!
We are planning a Geocaching Social Weekend in this beautiful
Provincial Park.
Camping is available on the Group Site ... please contact the
organizers to reserve your spot here.
What: An Atlantic Geocaching Event hosted by geocachers from
around the province.
Where:Blomidon Provincial Park, Blomidon NS
When:Aug 21-23 2009
FEES:
Yuck!! Although we can appreciate nobody wants to see something
about fees, business is business …
Geofest Fees for 2009: (we have been trying to streamline
these fees and keep them to a minimum … but at the same time, still
cover our costs.)
Event Fee (payable ONLY if staying for the corn
boil): $5 per person OR $20 per family
Camping Fee:$5 per person per night OR $20 per family
per night (Keep in mind, this is only for the group site. Please
contact Provincial Parks to book a campsite within the main
campground.)
Please book your site in advance by contacting the
organizers
REGISTRATION:
(Look for the Geofest Café)
As in the past, the registration table and Log Book will be
available on the Group Site all day Saturday. Please feel free to
drop by to say hello or ask for information. Not a Geocacher? Not a
problem? This is the place to get some information!!!
GEOFEST BULLETIN BOARD & THE GEOFEST
CAFE:
New this year … look for it at the Geofest Café. Got something to
Sell? Looking for something to Buy? Trying to track down a fellow
Geocacher? Post a note on the GEOFEST BULLETIN BOARD. Look for
updates to hikes and activities here as well!!
ACTIVITIES:
CAMMO CONTEST: this contest is being sponsored by our
friends at the
After some careful deliberations, we have decided to challenge our
fellow geocachers (young and old) to come up with their BEST
camouflage skills and show them off at Geofest. We challenge our
fellow geocachers to camouflage a geocache and bring it to Geofest.
We have no intentions of complicating this little contest, we
simply ask for 2 categories of entries: children or adult (15 years
old is the cut off) … to make it really challenging, a plain
background will be used for the judging table. Time and place to be
announced.
INTRO TO GEOCACHING:
Blomidon Provincial Park has asked us to put on an Intro to
Geocaching Session. Since they have put up with our shenanigans
here for the last 3 years, it is the least we could do for them!!!
This will take place 2pm Saturday afternoon in the main
campground.
GEOCACHE THE WORLD
Pick a country or a region and imagine what a geocacher might look
like from that place.
Now imagine what costume they might wear to go geocaching (a
cowboy hat and chaps? a Scottish kilt? a grass skirt?). We invite
you to be creative or imaginative or even outlandish ... but BE
ORGINAL and show it off at the corn boil!!
We are inviting you to wear your "Geocache the World" Costume to
Saturday Night's Corn Boil at the Geofest Cafe around 5ish. There
will be 2 prize categories: adult and kids!!!
CAPE SPLIT HIKE:
If there is enough interest, we will again organize this yearly
pilgrimage. This is an arduous 16 km hike which usually takes at
least 5-6 hours and has 10 geocaches. WARNING: this hike is not for
the feint of heart and should only be approached with proper
preparation and proper footwear. This is not over groomed trails
and contains some very rough terrain in places. That said … the
views are spectacular and well worth the hike!!
Please check back here on a regular basis ... we will post updates
as they happen. See you soon!!!
The Crew would like the Thank the following for their generous
sponsorship and support:
Fergus Pals
And our friends at the New Minas Superstore
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