I realize the significance of the date as I schedule this. It is appropriate to stop and reflect on what has happened in the last 13 years but it is also important that we go on living our lives. When Papa offered me the date and the option to hold it a day early, I thought it was appropriate not to change the rythm of the AACC because of the day of the week on which 9/11 falls this year.
The AACC is the brainchild of "Papa" from SNAP, a local geo-legend, who began this tradition during August of 2013. In August, 2013, Groundspeak ran a Challenge “31 Days of Geocaching” to get people to find a cache every day of the month. For each day found, cachers were awarded a souvenir. "Papa" came up with an idea to run a daily, weekday event to allow people to pick up an “Event” find during the work week. Because we formed a little support group at AACC events, Papa decided to make this an ongoing thing. Approximately every two weeks or so we are getting together to swap stories, plan trips and outings, trade trackables and maybe provide each other with tips and intel on caches in the area. The AACC regulars are taking turns hosting AACC events. This is my fourth hosting gig for this series of event caches.
Come on out and meet some local cachers. It is a chance to take a moment with friends in a random parking lot somewhere in the Hampton Roads area to get back in touch with your inner Geocacher.
