The Cache
This is a micro container and is inside a post. It was placed using a sit on kayak .It is tied in place, please use a tweezers to extract the log and when replacing ensure it can't be seen.
Challenge
This is a Challenge cache so to log a 'Find', as well as signing the log, you must also meet the criteria listed below. You may sign in advance of qualification and log a 'write note'. 'Found' logs that do not meet the requirements will be deleted. The cache is not at the listed coordinates but in a visible waypoint at the bottom of the page.
In order to meet the challenge you must of found 150 caches with the "Boat" attribute. You must have finds in at least 2 different countries. Countries are as defined by Geocaching rather than any politics. There are no restrictions on find dates, cache types or any other sneaky ones.
You may use this Challenge Checker to see if you qualify. I would be grateful if you would add the result to your log.
Random Joke
Q: Why do you always find a lost cat in the last place you look?
A: Because you stop looking once you find it.
Loch Ross Kayak Trail
This is one of a series of caches around Lough Ross. The Lough is quite open and in windy conditions can get very choppy. The rivers that enter and exit it can have wildly varrying water levels in them depending on recent rainfall.
The caches were placed using sit on Kayaks. I do not recommend inflatable kayaks as some of the placements are not friendly to that type of craft. Any other type of craft is at the finders discretion and at their own risk.
The series are all tied in place. Please do not untie them. A tweezers might be need to pull the log out of the micro containers, althought this series does have a mixture of sizes and types. Some caches will require you to exit your watercraft and step up into a tree, None of the tree climbs are particularly high or difficult.
On the first cache in this series I have indicated a waypoint which is for the parking area. There is plenty of parking, a slipway, some picnic tables, a basketball court and a public toilet that is even open occasionally.
You might also be tempted to try and do these from land. There are no public rights of way to any of the final locations and most overhang the lake/rivers so please stick to the water.
Safety (mostly kayaking based)
- Be competent in the use of whatever craft you use.
- Wear a personal life jacket or buoyancy aid. The canoe should be sufficiently buoyant to remain afloat if you capsize
- It is recommended not to canoe alone
- A canoe may be difficult to see from a larger craft so carry a whistle
- You do not need to be able to swim a long distance but you should have sufficient water confidence to deal with a capsized boat and get ashore safely
- Carry water and snacks.
- Wear adequate clothing, prolonged immersion in cold water leads to hypothermia, sun even in Ireland can burn quickly on a good day.
- Leave details of your journey with a responsible adult
