Who: Anybody that caches in the NW Ohio
area, whether you are new, experienced, or just wanna know more
about
geocaching.
What: A monthly Meet & Eat
at Schlotzsky’s Deli in Maumee, Ohio. Come
alone, bring a friend, bring the family, plan on dinner or
just grab a coffee, it’s all casual. Stay all night, stay an
hour, stay 10 minutes, or just open the door and say "Hi",
it’s up to you.
When: The first Tuesday evening of each
month at 7:00pm, ie. September 5,
October 3, November 7 and December
5.
Where: Schlotzsky’s Deli, 1419 S. Reynolds
Rd., Maumee, Ohio, 419/893-9266 – the coordinates at the top
of the page.
Why: To allow new cachers and experienced
cachers to meet and mingle. Normally in this hobby it’s a solo
effort and you only read the names of fellow cachers in the cache
logs and online, but here you can meet those whose caches you hunt
and the cachers who find them.
So...why Schlotzsky’s you ask ? Well, some
thought went into this and there are a few
reasons:
Schlotzsky’s in Maumee has
free, that’s FREE, wireless internet connections for computers as
well as having 3 computers that are free for use right there at the
restaurant. For more info on the WiFi connection click
here.
This means that you can bring your laptop
along with you and show everyone a caching or mapping program
you like or pictures from a caching expedition or the cache
page for a great cache that you think everyone will like. You
can even bring a caching and technology question with you and
the computer gurus in attendance will be able to offer
advice. There are smart people in our group that have info on
caching and mapping programs as well as websites and wireless
internet.
Another reason is that they
have darn good food. Here is a link to their menu
so you can
find out ahead of time what tempts your
tastebuds.
Also here’s a link to
some e-coupons
for the
restaurant, print ‘em out and bring ‘em
along.
The third reason is that
it’s a relatively good location. No one particular place will serve
all cachers in NW Ohio conveniently but this one is very close to
the turnpike as well as I-475. The restaurant is just north of the
Meijer store in Maumee. If you are on the turnpike you can exit at
the Maumee exit and follow your GPS from there. From I-475 it’s the
Salisbury/Dussel Road exit. Here’s a link to a
zoom in/zoom out
map for this restaurant.
If there are any questions, post a note here
on the page and someone will happily answer it. Also, if
anyone wishes they can log Travel Bugs into this event cache
and we can swap 'em.
ALSO: if you live near the center of NW
Ohio, you are also welcome to attend our "Findlay "Style" Meet
& Eat. It takes place every 3rd Thursday of the month at
7:00pm at the Panera Bread in Findlay. Find our event cache
page here or by
searching the Findlay Zip Code
45840.
Click to visit our nwogeo.org website!