Thank you. Thank you.

THANK YOU.....

First, our dedicated crew with out whom we'd all be sitting around in lawn chairs passing a bag of potato chips between us.

Shop99er's get a lot of glory for the events but the real thanks and glory goes to:

-Hawk-, Tim

for co-hosting and working so hard to get the LuauLympics to come out so well. You put more time and effort into everything to do with GeoLuau 3 than you probably should and there's just no way to thank you enough.

W7WT, Dick

for the continued dedication of the GPS accuracy game which humbles the mightiest of cacher.

Ajetpilot, Bruce

for being the voice of reason, the 'go-to guy', the general in the field and Dick's right hand man.

Pirate Ruck...arrrggg

for helping to man the Kids GPS toss, being a line judge at the LuauLympics, for helping Mr. Shop99er get the tents set up, but mostly for becoming Pirate Ruck and doing it to the hilt. Also many thanks for helping to break down and pack up.

Pasha, Pasha

for creating and manning the web site.

Bunygrl, Pamela (don't call me Pam)

for helping Mr. Shop99er get the tents set up. For working on the Kids GPS Toss game.

Mrs. the4Grays, Dene

for taking charge of the Adult Registration table, selling raffle tickets, handing out badges, keeping track of the distances and everything else you did flawlessly.

Lady-Hawk-, Stephanie

for taking charge of the Kids Registration table and keeping all the little LuauLympians straight.

Cray'Z, Jeanne

for the surperb job at the Kids Registration desk and kid wrangling.

Mr. the4grays, Steve

for helping man the Adult GPS field, set up and knock down. Also for bringing the laptop and printer. Just one step closer to being a pro event!

Mrs. Snowdogs, Alice

for helping Dene get everyone signed in, keepng the food area clean and helping Mr. Shop99er get those tents up.

GeoDiver, Rick

for helping get the food tends squared away, being part of the Adult GPS crew, for helping Mr. Shop99er get the tents set up, and for stepping in and flipping burgers.

Mr. 2bugs, Chuck

for adopting the whole spirit of the GeoLuau...the tiara, the grass skirt...you are Da Man! For the help with the kids games and the moral support.

Whizzo917, Chuck

for the moral support, the dozens of misc. things that needed done, for the donation of the wood posts and for helping get the perimeter set up.

Mrs. 2bugs, Ruth

for keeping the food tent organized and stocked.

Mr. Snowdogs, Tim

for working on the kids games and heling get set up.

mikeandbeth4ever, Beth

for bringing in Google as a sponsor. For bring so much food that that it was just unreal and for carrying on when she nearly cut a toe off getting food ready for us all.

This is the Shop99er GeoLuau event crew and these are the people who diserve the thanks and credit. They are the backbone of the GeoLuau.

THANK YOU...

Team Misguided, Steve & Janet

for always staying to help us pack up, clean up and for always bringing something special to the party.

Snookie74, Jennie

for sweeping through the food tents and keeping everything tidy.

THANK YOU...

Everyone who attended

from near and far. From far and wide....and New Jersey. You changed plans, braved the Tacoma Narrows, stayed and played with us all day. We do all this for you guys and you guys 'do it' for us!

THANK YOU.....

All our sponsors. We had lots of them. Local and national companies as well as fellow cachers. Some gave raffle items and some gave materials to make the GeoLuau run a little smoother.

If you can please send the sponsors an email and let them know that you appreciate their support. If you're in town, drop by one of our sponsor's stores and thank them in person. They didn't have to sponsor us but they did.

Google.com

Geocaching.com

CoinsAndPins.com

Hawaiian Tropics

Cacher - Kayakerinme - Barry Hansen

Cacher - Kirkland Explorer - Randy Gerth

Heads Up Brewery in Silverdale

Six Star in Port Orchard

Scott McLenden's ACE Hardware in Port Orchard

Geonickels.com

Geocaching University.com

GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)

GeoCoinStore.com

Sissy N CR

GeoCache Treasure

Lost & Found

We found a few items after the GeoLuau. They are listed below. If anything belongs to you please let us know and we'll try to get it back to you as soon as possible.

Large food container

Blue lid, round, had fabulous pasta and salami salad in it

Pairing Knife

Small, black plastic handle. Ever Sharp brand.

Single earring

Pierced, three long chains with stars on the end. Silver color.

Had blackberries in it.

Two Way Radio

Black and red. Midland brand. X-Tra Talk. Believe it was found in the woods behind the park.

The 411

Just to clear up a couple of questions....

Yes, the Shop99ers do have jobs. Mr. Shop99er is a Shop 99 Supervisor at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The Truly Unpleasant Mrs. Shop99er has a little sewing business she runs.

Yes, the Shop99ers do host 3 GeoCaching events a year in addition to a bunch of other things. The Shop99ers are just annoyingly organized and stupidly ambitious.

Yes, Mr. Shop99er does have over 200 Hawaiian shirts.

No, Mr. Shop99er does not wear anything other than Hawaiian shirts. The winter Hawaiian shirts are long sleeved and flannel lined.