Hi all
Well this is the first of what I hope to be many of my
geocaching blogs I am going to piece together. I am fortunate to have a job
which allows me to travel and go find these caches which I would not normally
do.
A word of warning though… for those who read this and know
what I do, please do not comment on it. If this happens then I will be required
to delete this blog. This blog is for my geocaching adventures only and nothing
else… now having said that, here is what I was up to…
The area cached was called Kapiolani Park in the shade of
Diamond Head just outside of Waikiki… there were at least 10 caches within a 2
mile radius and I made it my goal to get them all.
One of the best things about
geocaching is finding areas you normally wouldn’t go, and I did that today… It was a great 3 hours just by myself enjoying the outdoors.
I was pleased to be walking in a lot warmer and dryer
environment than Victoria… and I couldn’t believe the caches hidden well in
plain sight… wow… lots of small and nano’s (it is a pretty built up area), but
there were two highlights which garnered favorite points as well as a comment
in this blog.
The first one was called Waikiki Nanotorium and Aquarium
(GC2JQYZ). This cache was placed on the site of the old War Memorial in
Waikiki… this site is now in disrepair but there is a move afoot to restore it,
which would be amazing… to see such a peaceful place to remember the fallen is
breathtaking… I hope it gets restored! The only regret I have is that I forgot
to take a picture, so a stock one will have to do.
The other one was known as the Tree of Souls (GC3GWNB) and
is the Travelbug hotel I strove to find… this gnarly tree in the middle of a
park was an amazing place to hide a cache. It took me 10 minutes to extract the
cache but it was nice to see one of these just a quick away from downtown
Waikiki… how the trees grow here with the intertwined roots is amazing… you are
just left in awe of the majesty of how nature works.
I left the 5 racers from
the Amazing Race as well as a sheep from Germany to start their travels. May mine win! (sorry dear and my kids... but all is fair in love, war, and TB Races!)
All and all, a great day to enjoy geocaching!
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