DIRECTIONS information:
In Pelham two bridges are OUT! One is the Abbott Bridge
on OLD BRIDGE ST North – the other is the Bridge on MAIN STREET.
Both of these bring you into the center of Pelham where you need to
be to get to 8 Nashua Rd.
Coming from the south (Lowell area) you can come thru Kearney
Square and Bridge St. (Rte. 38) up to the first set of lights in
Pelham (see Brooks Drug on the left corner). Turn LEFT onto WILLOW
St. (may still have a No Trucks sign) go to the end and turn RIGHT
onto MARSH Rd. following to Stop Sign (passing schools on the right
and Town Hall/Library/Police Sta. on the left). OR – you can come
up MAMMOTH Rd. from Lowell, going to RIGHT at MARSH Rd. and
continue as above.
No problems from the Nashua/Manchester area coming
west/south.
From Salem NH/Lawrence MA area, come down Rte. 38 from Salem and
turn RIGHT onto HOBBS Rd. (in Pelham) to the end, turn LEFT onto
WINDHAM Rd. (111A) to Pelham Ctre. (see Fire Sta.) and turn RIGHT
onto NASHUA Rd.
Bring “food to share” - pot luck or snacks.
Non-alcoholic beverages will be available. Putting geo-names and
faces together is always fun so generic name tags will be provided
for those who do not create their own.
SPECIAL EVENT CACHES are being planned, and there
will be EVENT BUTTONS, one per team. As of this posting
there are 14 caches in Pelham; 30 caches within a 5
mile radius of Pelham and 145 caches within a 10 mile radius
of Pelham.
TRAVEL BUGS: To facilitate a smooth transfer at
the exchange table, please consider posting a note in advance to
log in and drop the NAME(s) of TBs you will be bringing. Please
take no more than one for each one you bring. You can to sign them
IN and OUT on the sheets that we use to answer any questions that
arise during the week after the event. And, don’t forget to log in
at the meet any late travel bug arrivals. If you have an extra one
to drop you’ll allow a newcomer who has none, to grab it to learn
about travel bugs and move one along. Log them out on the website
as soon as you can, but do allow some time if they were not dropped
early.
CACHE ITEM SWAP You’re invited to bring trade
items (value about $5.00). At 3:00 p.m. we will start drawing one
name at a time for someone who is in the room to pick out an item,
then pick the next name etc. etc. We will continue this until all
items are picked. Keep it simple, make it fun.
NEARBY CACHES: Coordinates will be available
Food – Fun – FINDS - Friends - Hope to see you there!!