Come celebrate this historic day with fellow geocachers. There will
be other geocaching events like this all around the world.
The event will last EXACTLY 8 minutes, not one second longer. It
will begin precisely at 8:08 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 08,
2008...080808. It will be held in the outdoor pavilion at Lake
Ella. A minute by minute time line is posted below.
At exactly 8:08 p.m. (as determined by the GPS clock) we will
place a swag/coin/travel bug trading bucket at the posted
coordinates. We will then yell "Begin!". At this point, all
geocachers will converge, seeming to come out of nowhere.
A volunteer will hand out "log sheets". Participants will sign
the log sheets (which will later become a log book needed to
qualify for attendance). The log sheets need to be dropped into a
designated collection box no later than 8:12 p.m. Bring your own
pen. Participants may trade swag, coins and travel bugs via the
trading bucket at any time. If any muggles are curious about the
event we will have a volunteer hand out fliers that explains
geocaching.
8:08 p.m. - Gather at the event site and fill out the log sheets
and start trading swag, coins and travel bugs
8:10 p.m. - Group photo - organize quick with as many of us as
possible
8:12 p.m. - Gather the log sheets and have a drawing for designated
FTF and for a coin generously donated by Dash.
8:15 p.m. - CITO the area and prepare to vacate.
At precisely 8:16 p.m., the trading bucket and log sheets will be
packed up and sealed away. We will yell "STOP!", signaling the end
of the event. The area will be vacated without a trace!!! Anything
that happens after 8:16:01 does not count as part of THIS
event.
Only those participants whose names appear on the log sheets may
log the event.
Tell your friends and help promote the event!
Suggestion: Come early and enjoy dinner at Golden Corral across the
street at 6 pm. There is plenty of time to have a nice dinner after
work and still make it to the event.
Note: Although participants are welcome to get together before
or after the event, the event will officially be over at 8:16:01
p.m.
I'm sure there will be several muggles nearby who will wonder
"What did I just see? What just happened?" (That's part of the
fun!)