On December 21st, Mr. Seeker of the solid-rock-seekers and I (Ben of the solid-rock-seekwells) traveled to Kennebunkport to place this cache. I liked the idea of using a geocache to propose to my girlfriend Bridget, and had selected this location due to the potential for a beautiful sunset view over the bay. Because my favorite aspect of geocaching is chasing FTFs (as documented in the solid-rock-seekwells' FTF bookmark list), and Bridget enjoys chasing FTFs with me, I came up with a plan to propose through this "First-To-Find" geocache.
I decided to place a ring box with Bridget's name on it in a cache as the "First-To-Find" prize, with an inexpensive ring inside. After discussing this plan with my parents, the solid-rock-seekers, and enlisting their help, Mr. Seeker and I drove to Kennebunkport and placed the cache in the best place we could find. The next day I asked Bridget out on a geocaching date day near the seacoast. After a few hours of caching, Mr. Seeker placed a pre-arranged call to me to alert us of a “new FTF” called “Sunset View,” available in the seacoast area. I then gave the phone to Bridget to the get the coordinates for the new cache. Since we love chasing FTFs (this would be our normal course of action on a geocaching date), we deviated from our "planned caches," and drove to Kennebunkport.
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| Bridget Making the Cache Find |
Arriving shortly after sunset, Bridget found the cache, opened the container, and said yes after I pulled the real ring from my pocket and proposed!
Despite the cold, wind, and dark, we took a number of pictures at the location before re-hiding the cache container.
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She Said Yes!
Ben and Bridget after the "cache find"
and subsequent engagement. |
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Solid-rock-seekwells Become Plural!
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Bridget took a ring and a fiancé, and left a boyfriend!
Unfortunately the First-To-Find prize won't be a diamond ring for the next First Finder!
After the wedding, we headed up to our engagement location for some photos with our photographer, Timothy Avery. We intentionally planned the trip for sunset (and made it on-time!), to capture the photos seen below.
