On August 16, 2002, I was browsing the wheresgeorge.com website and
saw a link to something called geocaching. I clicked on the link
and was intrigued by the thought of finding hidden containers. I
also noticed that there were two geocaches five miles away at UCF.
I though it would also be a fun family activity for my baby
monkeez, aged 3, 6, and 8.
Our first find was UCFi on August 18, 2002. The monkeez had a
good time finding the cache despite the mosquitoes, bushwhacking
and August heat. I took a couple digital photos and
logged our find later that day.
Back in August of 2002 there was a handful of geocachers in the
Orlando area, very few of whom are still active today. There were a
few dozen caches sprinkled throughout Orlando and Winter Park.
Fast-forward five years. There are many active geocachers
throughout Central Florida and hundreds of caches in the Orlando
area. And my little 8-year old monkee? He's now a teenaged surf
punk.
To commemorate the 5-year anniversary of our first find, we
placed a geocache at the site of the original UCFi cache. The
posted coordinates are recommended parking.