This is a Geo-Post Office
It is used to swap letters and postcards between Geocachers!
Here is how it works:
Caches are placed to hold postcards. Each postcard will have a
short message and a forwarding address on it. The address will
contain the person's name that you are trying to send the postcard
to, their home city, and a destination cache. The idea is to move
postcards between Geo-Post Offices until they reach their
destination. When you move a postcard or message from one place to
another, let the person who it's being sent to know where you moved
it to, because they might be near enough to go and pick it up. If
you move a postcard from one Geo-Post Office to another, please
move it closer to the city or cache!
You can send any message you want to anyone you want!
How do you get started? Easy! Just write up your postcard and
drop it in the Geo-Post Office!
If there are any postcards in the cache when you arrive, feel
free to forward them on, if you can. If not, don't worry, just
leave them for the next Geocacher.
Or you can just log your "find", as you would a regular cache,
too.
The cache is a flat-ish tupperwear container. Please make sure
the cache is replaced in the same place and well hidden. There is
no swag in the cache - it is for postcards and trackables only.
Please don't feel that you have to run out and spend your
hard-earned cash on a postcard at the store. You can print and
laminate a huge variety of postcards off the internet. Or just
write up a letter, the "old-fashioned" way!
Who should I send these postcards or messages to?
Anybody that you want!
What’s the purpose?
It’s another fun thing that we can do with geocaching!
It’s also nice to keep in touch with others!
What do I need to put on a postcard?
Put the name of the Geocacher, a city and you’ll most
likely want to put a cache that they can pick it up from.
A little message is usually appreciated too.
How far can I send one?
As far as you want, as long as there are Geo-Post Offices along
the way there!
How Do I send one?
Go to any Geo-Post Office and place your message or postcard in
there. Please, if your putting one in try to move a different one
along.
How Do I start my own Geo-Post Office?
All you need is a cache container, a log book, a stash note,
some zip-lock bags and of course postcards or letters to go in it!
Put the post cards or messages in the zip-lock and place the log
book in another. Make sure to put in the name of the cache
“Geo-Post Office” so that others will know. You may
even want to include this note on the cache page to introduce new
people.
Have fun!
