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.
A Nice Place For
Picnics
This cache is located in Fleetwood Park. The Fleetwood
family owned much of the land in this area in the early 1900.
In 1917, Lance Corporal Arthur Thomas Fleetwood was killed while
serving in France during World War I and in memory of him the park
was named after him and was opened in the late 1930's on the
eve of World War II. In addition to forested trails and a creek,
Fleetwood Park offers a playground, water playground and picnic
area with 4 shelters, which make it ideal for family outings. The
park has several play fields, which is used all year round, for
Soccer, Football, Softball. There are games courts, Tennis
courts, Sand Volleyball courts, and a lovely flower garden
area.
The cache is a 1 litre Lock and Lock container and is located
close to one of the Riparian areas (the areas around
streams). These areas are susceptible to trampling and
erosion, which degrade the habitat value of the area and the
quality of the spawning habitat in the stream, and although the
cache is higher up away from the stream please take care of area
around the cache. The area where the cache is can be accessed by a
trail until the last 15metres. The cache original contents
are: FTF pin, carabineer, whistle, keychain whistle, pen, city
pins, stickers and magnets, and of course clue #8 for the final
puzzle cache.