Some people are just natural born geocachers. If you're the kind of person that spent your childhood playing spy games, exploring the woods behind your house turning over every rock to see what you could find, or just hiding everyday objects in out of the way places where nobody would know to look, chances are you were born to cache. We'll admit it, we love adventure and exploring ... that includes doing normally crazy things like hiking glaciers! Why? For no other reason than, 'why not?' Besides, the glaciers were there in WA and we don’t have many in SC!
Many cachers just naturally have personality traits that lead to easily becoming hooked on caching. Maybe it's the thrill of taking part in something that the average muggle never has a clue about; maybe it's the chance to get out and explore the world. Let's face it ... whatever the reason, geocaching is addictive!
Are you hooked on geocaching? If so, this is your chance to overcome your addiction. How? Do not locate this or its twin cache, even though they are among the easiest around and right here in front of you begging to be found! If you can drive within a mile of this location and are able to not search for either one of these caches, feel free to share your success story by logging a note below! We can think of several cachers who will see these caches at the top of their nearest caches page, and their first reaction will be to go out and find them. We know who you are. You know who you are. We all know that it's easy to get hooked on this sport. But it's not an addiction if you don't want to quit, right? Well, what if you wanted to? We doubt you can do it! This is just one of the many warning signs of a geocaching addiction. Experts on the subject have identified a number of other warning signs to be on the lookout for including the following:
- You are familiar with words like ‘sltnln’ and ‘ftf.’
- You know the zip codes of all your out-of-town relatives off the top of your head.
- You actually look forward to visiting your in-laws.
- You no longer talk to your friends or relatives about geocaching ... none of them will allow it.
- You find yourself having to explain to your significant other why there is a never-ending shortage of Tupperware containers in the kitchen.
- Your driveway is covered with spray-painted cache box silhouettes.
- You begin making grocery purchases based on the items' usefulness as cache containers.
If this describes you, chances are you have an addiction to geocaching. These twin caches are here to help. In order to prove that you have the willpower to resist locating a cache if you want to, we put out these caches for the sole purpose of not being logged! If you're thinking about locating these caches, chances are you fall into one of three categories:
Locals: Unless you’re a premium member and take advantage of the new “ignore” feature, you'll have the hardest time resisting these caches. They will appear on your nearest caches list for as long as they remain unfound. Every time you check to see if any new caches have been hidden nearby, they will be here waiting, calling your name ...
Vacationers: This cache (and its twin) are right off interstate 95 at exit 164 … one northbound and one southbound ... right at the junction of I-95 and I-20. It’s also one of the more popular exits if you’re heading to Myrtle Beach ... or want some thing to eat ... or a place to spend the night … or need gas. Admit it, you plan both your pit stops and your vacations around geocaching. Don't be ashamed, you're not alone ...
Travelers: You may have the least challenge overcoming the temptation to log this cache, since there are several good caches in nearby rest areas that you can grab instead. Still, though, there are plenty of restaurants and travel centers at this exit, so you may find it nearly impossible to resist stopping during your drive through Florence ...
These are probably two of the lamest cache-n-go micros you'll ever find … we’re talking less than 500’ from the interstate ramps and no more than 5 minutes of your time! You don't even have to enter the woods to find them. Matter of fact, you can drive within 10 feet of both of them. Even the coordinates are accurate to 10’ ... there’s just no excuse as to why you couldn’t find these. There's also no interesting history lesson, no trade items, no challenge, and chances are you probably don't have to worry about being too stealthy. In fact, there's nothing to be gained from finding these caches except another two check marks and a two numbers added to your stats. So there's really no good reason to locate these, except because they’re there!
Oh ... if you find yourself too weak to resist the temptation to find these, use your car to block the view of muggles and be sure to re-hide them as well as, or better than, you found them to help others avoid the same failing. They could disappear fast otherwise ... best wishes not finding these caches!