- Doesn't matter where I
go I always seem to be looking and thinking "Now there would be a
good place to hide a cache." Now with most of these great hiding
spots I never get around to hiding anything in them at all, but
occasionally a location will stand out above the rest and I will
have to go and prepare all the necessary goodies and make a
placement. Now this was one such location. There was never any
doubt that I would put a cache here or what it would be called.
This is a site worthy of the FF&W caching
tradition.
NOTE: If you are new to geocaching and this is one
of your first finds, none of this description is going to make any
sense, but it will be a fun hunt anyway. On the other hand if you
are new and you do a search with the 29611 zip code on the main
page it will start to come together for you. If you are an old hand
at this by now and have lets say 2, maybe 3 or more caches under
your belt, then you will have probably found an FF&W cache and
will agree this is all that. Ok, with me so far?
Good.
Ok, now we have established that
this location stands out above the rest and a placement must be
made, so lets see if it meets our first criteria.
(1)Would FF&W place a cache
here? And our answer is a resounding YES! (... I think?)
So now we must decide what type of
container to use. FF&W have used a wide variety of containers
and clever techniques in cache placement over the last couple of
years.
Now since there is no mega parking
facility close by we can rule out any hole in the wall
ideas.
Also, having no suitable trees in
the desired vicinity we can also rule out the use of heavy duty
cord projecting skyward 75 feet. Even if there were my ladder is
too short for that idea.
I saw no dead trees immediately
close by that have long ago decayed and formed a hollowed out
stump. Doesn't matter though, that would be a rairyazz location for
this cache anyway.
Definitely did not see a baseball
park close by so no cheap seats were available. Also none of the
major tire companies seem to be conducting any tire to tree ratio
experiments in the area.
Now I did see a rabbit go by, but I
am pretty sure he was not a Swamp Rabbit and even if he had been he
was too fast and I wouldn't have been able to bridge the gap
between us.
Although there were plenty of woods
pretty close by, there were no ferns growing as far as I could
tell. So lets nix the Fernwood idea.
Next, since AOL never sends me
anything but a bill, I don't have a nice 1/4 inch thick AOL CD
container to hide in a crack only ants could possibly get
through.
Ok, apparantly all the really good
stuff is not going to work here so what should I do? Then I decided
I would go to the location and take a picture and come back home
and study it. So I picked up my camera case and was on my way out
when it hit me. FILM CANISTERS!! I have lots and lots of film
canisters in this bag and nothing says FF&W like a good ol'
black film canister.
Ok, we are moving along now. I have
a film canister and I am on my way. Ooops, almost forgot the GPS
unit...even an FF&W cache needs coordinates.
Alright, everything is going too
smooth now which is a good indication that something is wrong.
Argh!! No velcro. FF&W almost always use velcro. Ok, Detour to
Wal-Mart. Thank goodness for Wal-Mart. They always have what you
need and get the rest of your money for the stuff you buy that you
don't need.
Ok, now you know what to be looking
for. The cache is a micro (film canister) with a lonely log inside,
except for a few happy face stickers tucked in. I mean what would a
FF&W cache be without a happy face somewhere. And speaking of
Happy Faces like so many of the FF&W cache locations, you will
know you are close when you see the trademark FF&W happy face
and this cache is no different. A Happy Face is there for
you.
Oh, and we can't forget those
famous last words of FF&W..."Bring your own pen."
