Welcome to the 100 Acre Woods Cache Series
This series is based on Winnie the Pooh and is a
tribute to the 100 acres of city parkland that we have to enjoy
each and every day. Since being introduced to
Geocaching, I have been completely amazed at the number of local
parks that I never knew ever existed, and if it was not for
Geocaching, I do not believe I would ever have had the pleasure of
exploring even a fraction of them.
The
purpose is to celebrate the local parks we have and to promote
members and families to walk through some of the vast number of
parks that the city has to offer.
This series is also a tribute to my birthday and my
500th cache milestone.
A birthday is a celebration of life and continued
good health. In our family it is a tradition that when you
are having a birthday that instead of you receiving gifts you are
expected to give someone a gift. It could be another family
member, volunteering your time and talents, giving a gift to a
friend, or someone less fortunate, or perhaps a stranger.
This year I am celebrating my birthday with my fellow geocachers,
by giving to you all this cache series. Starting from Sept 21
(which is my actual birthday) I will be having a couple of caches
published each week, until all the caches have been published.
The series is made up of 13 traditional caches
which are hidden in various parks throughout the Surrey/Langley
area. For those like myself who are not fond of micro caches
then you are going to like this series because there is NO micro
caches. Each cache is a Lock&Lock style box, for those
who enjoy nothing better than finding those pesky immature micro
caches, well you either have to suck it up, or go and find some
other caches to hunt for. Each cache contains some swag
items, and at least one clue that is required when finding the the
final mystery/puzzle cache. To complete the series you must
find and record all the clues contained in each of the 13
traditional caches and use them to decode the following message
that will direct you to the final cache.
Pvj xly tkrww xlvo exx gaqnppmhh xn opyj oay
jtjq unyn zvc ix wmj fvlvn zmdfo hb gngfwym mm danwo qhwwb ecup
fnia kchp rxcex dtjs anyn wjf mrg rjvf fln lyegppq odh xzyjiu wra
woesn jayi cfkrw kaxp tnrgnjg vjq nclmwl ocx wmj fvlvn cw fd vxzx
ffeceosw wmfw tr vzghjd tj mr nsh wpps gnl xlyes zv aeh jke zd feg
qjs seb axf fl o tnatye zoiqjg femzq ufwo
The final cache is a large ammo box of which the
contents are four characters from the 100 acre woods as travel bugs
waiting to be set free to venture from cache to cache within the
100 acre woods. Please one per geocacher.
There are also many other Pooh theme special swag items and other
special items which I am not going to spoil the fun but will let
you find out for yourself. What I will say is just that the
items contained are unique and premium items, so come prepared to
trade fairly. The final cache will have a FTF, 2TF, 3TF, and a 4TF
certificate.
Enjoy the series, and a special thank you to the City of Surrey
and the Langley Township for supplying the caches with their city
swag.
Eeyore's Gloomy
Place
Eeyore is everyone's favorite delightfully dismal
donkey. But Eeyore doesn't see himself as gloomy -- he just has low
expectations. He expects nothing from anybody, so whenever his
friends do come to his aid his expectations of the worst are
overthrown, and he is sincerely grateful. Eeyore's tiny bright pink
bow on his tail, the one hint of color against his gray, is a
perfect symbol of the kernel of joy that occasionally surfaces in
Eeyore. Though he may pretend he's helping because there's nothing
better to do -- make no mistake, Eeyore is always there for his
friends.
This cache is located in Tynehead Park in the older
part of the park that is no longer used. There is talk about
converting that area into a golf course, or some tennis
courts. I am an avid golfer, but do we need another golf
course? The main Tynehead park has
the Tynehead Hatchery, Dog Off
leash Area, Picnic Areas, Washrooms, Natural Area and Trails.
I picked this side of the park because it is less used, and the
trails have become somewhat overgrown and is gloomy, a perfect
place for Eeyore to live. The cache is a 500ml Lock and Lock
container, and its original contents are: FTF pin, geocaching pin,
carabineer, whistle, Eeyore and Pooh sticker, Eeyore keychain,
Eeyore felt marker, city pins, magnets, and of course clue #7 for
the final puzzle cache.