A geocaching event on Leap Day: 29th Feb 2016.
Don't miss it, or you'll have to wait another four years!
What are Leap Years and Leap Days? Although most modern calendar years have 365 days, a complete revolution of the Earth around the Sun (one Solar Year) takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours. An extra 24 hours accumulates every four years, requiring that an extra calendar day be added to align the calendar with the Sun's apparent position. Without the added day, the seasons would move back in the calendar. So in every fourth year (...2008, 2012, 2016, 2020…) February has a 29th day, and the year has a 366th day!
The 29th of February, Leap Day, is a special day for geocachers. It's an opportunity that only comes once every four years: Logging a geocache fills the 29th February square in the calendar grid on your statistics page, which is great for completists, and can help you qualify for a bunch of challenge caches! You will also gain the leap year 2016 souvenir.
I will be walking Archie in the park so this is a chance to meet and chat with other geocachers, swap tales and trackables. All are welcome.
We will be at the hut in front of the lake at the given coords between 11.45am - 12.30pm, if it does rain we can shelter.