Bring towels and swimsuits the POOL is open!!!!
Bring a dish to share...to compliment The usual GRILLMASTER's menu!!!!!!!!
What is Third Wednesday?
Third Wednesday is an informal gathering to talk geocaching and just socialize. It's a great way to get hints about caches that stump you, meet the faces behind your favorite caches (or the diabolical ones) and pointers for hiding your own caches.
Where is Third Wednesday?
It bounces around from month to month, so make
sure you check back and get the most up-to-date coordinates. We choose restaurants in and around the Reading/Berks County area.
Who comes to Third Wednesday?
Everyone does. If you're a veteran cacher or this is your first one, it doesn't matter. It is always friendly and laid back. The "crowd" tends to be more adult, but there are usually a few youngsters at each event and they are always welcome.
When is Third Wednesday?
It's not the first or second Wednesday, always the Third Wednesday of each month. More specifically, we start at 5:30 and usually carry on till 7:30 at the earliest (sometimes we stick around till 8:30). If you can't make it for exactly at 5:30, no problem. You're not considered late unless you arrive after everyone has left. It isn't uncommon for cachers to show up after 7:00 with the majority of cachers coming in around 5:30 to 6:00. But this month we will be opening the gates for a 5:00 start.
Extra things to keep in mind: If you pick up a Travel Bug or trackable coin at one of the events, make sure you log it out so it doesn't show up in the events list. If a trackable sits as being listed in the event for a couple of months, the cache owner is the one that gets the e-mail from the TB owner(s). The bill for what you eat sometimes comes as a whole group bill, but mostly it is done by table. The bill will usually be tallied depending on where you are sitting when you order. It helps to have cash for the event since not all places will do a partial bill on a credit card. Since we are a large group, gratuity is included on the checks and is 15% to 18%. It is usually listed on the check with the tax amount. Please make sure you include that when you pay.
The first Third Wednesday was in March of 2005. Thanks to MoHo for the GCJ71Q idea. And thanks to MissJenn for originally organizing the first 3rd Wednesday! Thanks, KurtRoedeger, for keeping it going through year three. Thirteen years later the tradition is still going strong. We still have different hosts at different locations around Berks County just like it was in the beginning!!