We were too new on Feburary 29, 2004 to even THINK of hosting an event, so we missed that opportunity.
So first, it was on February 29, 2008 that we hosted our first leap year event: Leapin' Lizards! Let's Leap All Over Scottsdale!! GC19E5D
Then four years later we came back to Pennsylvania for the February 29, 2012: Leapin' Lizards II: Pennsylvania Style GC19E5W Event.
We were on a roll, so then we jumped around and hosted February 29, 2016: Holy Guacamole! It's Leap Day! GC5XKYH.
So now it time for a short, but sweet, event on February 29, 2020: Leapin' Lizards IV It's Four for Four! GC8JFPV
We just couldn't let a streak of Leap Day events go like we did the Shotgun Start and Easter Egg Hunt events, so this will be a quick coffee break at Panera Bread before we head out for "caching." Hope to see you there. We'll be giving away more of our geocaching collectibles because MiniMoggerOne and MiniMoggerTwo will sell it all on eBay when MrMogger and MommieMogger kick the bucket, so we may as well give a few away to local geocachers who will appreciate them, right?
A Leap Year Ditty to Remember It By
Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one
Save February, she alone
Hath eight days and a score
Til leap year gives her one day more.
BONUS! *If you didn't know, the tradition of women romantically pursuing men in leap years began in 5th century Ireland, when St. Bridget complained to St. Patrick about the women having to wait for men to propose. Patrick finally relented and set February 29 aside as the day set aside allowing women the right to ask for a man's hand in marriage. The tradition continued in Scotland, when Queen Margaret declared in 1288 that on February 29 a woman had the right to pop the question to any man she fancied. Menfolk who refused were faced with a fine in the form of a kiss, a silk dress, or a pair of gloves given to the rejected lady. So if you're a lady in need of a husband or pair of gloves, today's your day.