Perfect for Pooh Sticks Traditional Cache

Our first ever cache, an easy one placed on a bridge close to where we live and near where we found our first ever geocache, hoping to inspire other beginners out there.

This picturesque path leads down the beck through the woods and on to the banks of the river Wharfe. The bridge is perfect for the game of Pooh Sticks  - rules below. You are looking for a film canister.

1. First, you each select a stick, brach or leaf and show it to your fellow competitors.
2. Check which way the stream is flowing. Competitors need to face the stream on the side where it runs in, under the bridge (upstream). Note: If the stream runs out, from under the bridge you are standing on the wrong side! (downstream).
3. Choose someone to be a Starter. This can be either the oldest or the youngest competitor.
4. All the competitors stand side by side facing upstream.
5. Each competitor holds their stick at arms length over the stream. The tall competitors should lower their arms to bring all the sticks to the same height over the stream as the shortest competitor’s stick.
6. The starter calls, ‘Ready – Steady – Go!” and all the competitors drop their sticks. Note: the stick must not be thrown into the water.
7. At this point in the game all the players must cross to the downstream side of the bridge. Please take care – young players like to race across. Remember, other people use bridges.
8. Look over the edge of the bridge for the sticks to emerge. The owner of the first Stick to float from under the bridge, is the winner.