This cache is a follow-up to one of my 10 October hides, “Streaking Past Your Slump Challenge, GC5EJQM) . I am very impressed with the low number of slump days that many geocachers can boast, especially in light of my huge slump. Most geocachers have taken a day or two off from caching. It is rare to meet a person who has never taken a break from caching since their very first day. If you are one of those people you qualify for this challenge right off the bat. Some people may qualify more easily for this challenge than others. This challenge requires that you have a geocaching streak twice as long as your longest dry spell. That is, you must geocache every day, finding at least one unique cache per day for a period at least two times longer than your longest period of days without finding a geocache on geocaching.com.
I have nearly done this, and let me tell you, it hasn’t been easy. You see, my longest dry spell lasted almost a year to the day, 361 days. As of the publication date of this cache I have completed 706 days of a streak. On December 28, 722 days into my streak, I will qualify for my own challenge. Don’t check, I’m not currently caught up on logging. You can read the story of my first, and longest slump, on the page for the first challenge.
I had a goal for 2014 of hiding caches on days when the month and date match. I hid one cache on 1/1, two caches on 2/2, three caches on 3/3, and so on. It was hard work but I was able to keep it up all year. I guess you could say this was a challenging month since many of the 12/12 hides are challenge caches. This is one of my twelve December hides. Thanks to all the cachers who have found my caches and sent messages of support and praise.