One evening, I was having a wee dram and browsing the geocaching
forums, when I became aware of my dog, Sandy, barking outside. At
first, I thought that her barks were quite random. Then I realised
that amongst other barks and growls there were two distinct sounds
– a yip and a woof. Now call me mad, or perhaps it was the
effect of the whisky, but in a moment of clarity I understood what
she was saying. She was telling the bull terrier down the road her
age. (They are on regular barking terms.) She told him that she was
yipyipwoof years old. He replied that he was only yipyip years old;
so she was twice as old as he was! I should have guessed that dogs
have a different way of counting than we do. Anyway, I am giving
you the co-ordinates to a great place for walkies (and the cache)
in dog-count. This may even advance canine-human relations! Now
then, where’s the Old Grouse?
(Note that each digit is translated separately.)
N yipwoofyip yipyip° yipyip yipyipwoof . yipyipyip
yipwoofwoofwoof yipyip’
W woof woof yipwoof° yip yipwoofwoofyip . yipwoofwoofwoof
yipwoofwoof yipwoof’
In the hint there's a clue to deciphering the above!
The cache is a small rectangular plastic container with the
following inside when placed: log book and pen, FTF certificate,
duck photo frame, animal balloon, panda trolley coin, propelling
pencil, pink fluffy topped pen. When I place my caches, I usually
put in some quite nice goodies to start them off. Please note that
I don't expect people to trade equally value-wise - if you find the
cache, you are welcome to take whatever item takes your fancy -
well, except the log book of course! - and just leave some
appropriate item, so long as it's not total rubbish e.g. a bus
ticket, dead leaves or broken piece of plastic!
This area was once bustling with industry, relics of which are
still in evidence, but nature has taken over for the most part.
Wildlife abounds and there are some beautiful trees here. The area
is destined to become a country park and local nature reserve; but,
in the meantime, at weekends and evenings you may encounter
off-road motorcyclists who rather destroy the peace and quiet and
tear up the ground. Don’t be intimidated by them but do watch
out for your dog or small child, as they don’t always take
the care they should near pedestrians.