UK Bound GC541A - LBA BUG HOTEL

Took a trip to Woolwich in East London on the River Thames for some challenge caches. The Woolwich Royal Arsenal has a 500-year history as a place where weaponry was developed, tested and manufactured. From its beginnings as a dockyard making ships for Henry VIII, it can claim a pivotal role in shaping the course of global history. It played an important part in developing the technologies of the Industrial Revolution and was central to British efforts in The First World War. Lots of urban renewal happening now. 💣

I still have lots of new house stuff to deal with so you are staying close to home and just going for a wander around Chiswick House and Gardens today. I was looking for this cache and a rat ran into my leg. I’ve never had that happen before. Unpleasant and I’m not even rat phobic. 🐀

Zoomed down to Mitcham, south London, to grab some Tram Sidetracked caches to boost my numbers as I’ve been ignoring them lately. It is thought that Mitcham and other Thames plain settlements were some of the first populated by the Anglo-Saxons. The Anglo-Saxon graveyard next to the Wandle River is the largest discovered to date, and many of the finds from it are on display in the British Museum. 🚃

Resurfacing after a house move. There are too many things going on in my life atm. Wandered into Liverpool Street Station in London for an event. The station served as the entry point for 10,000 child refugees arriving in London from mainland Europe as part of the Kindertransport rescue mission prior to the start of WWII. Most of the children never saw their parents again. 🧳

Tonight was GeocachPro’s last night in The United Kingdom before he heads to his new life in our home country. He’s even changed his geocaching name. We decided that a visit to Abba Voyage was a fitting send off. What a great show! Both Mr Wombat and I were lucky enough to see real life ABBA when we were growing up. So Long, see you honey, go and Bang A Boomerang. 🙋‍♀️