Stories from our latest Geocaching adventures.
St Govan’s Head Our first port of call for Friday was St Govan’s Head to have a look at the remains of an old 14th century chapel which was carved into, and out of, the limestone rocks that surrounds it. The area itself was named after a sixth century monk, and hermit, called Saint Govan who lived…
Trying out one of Europe’s most loved wooden rollercoasters… Oakwood Theme Park is fairly small but it has some great rides and is home to one of Europe’s most loved wooden rollercoasters, Megafobia. And on first sight of it, it was easy to see why. It has an old school charm that you just don’t get from the…
A coastal drive from Cardigan to St David’s Cathedral… The previous evenings’ night caching escapades had left us feeling a bit groggy and we had to do a double-take when we arrived at the car park in Cardigan the next day to see that all of the pay machines had been vandalised. Obviously we were happy that we…
A match at Manorbier… After deciding we wanted to go to Tenby and Saundersfoot for the day we ended up in Manorbier…funny how the mind wanders like that once you’re on the road. Anyway, it turns out that Manorbier was an excellent spot for skimming stones. The whole beach was full of the perfect ‘skimmers’ and even my…
Finding our feet in Pembrokeshire… We’ve spent quite a lot of the summer this year travelling around the UK and one of our ports of call was Pembrokeshire. It was actually my Mum’s choice having spent quite a few years of her childhood there when her father was stationed at an RAF base at Pembroke Dock.…
Battling through beautiful Barcelona… Those who managed to catch part one of this holiday might remember that by the time we set off from Andorra I was feeling quite ill with a nasty cough. I was still however very determined to do Barcelona justice and overall we had a great time. We saw the sights,…
Part One: Barcelona to Arinsal in Andorra… We’ve recently returned from a double holiday, an eight day adventure involving snowboarding, Geocaching and sightseeing in Barcelona and Andorra. We managed to squeeze in a lot over that eight days and the next few lines you are about to read is the story of the first half…
Geocaching in Kent: Seeing Christmastime in Canterbury and walking along Dover’s infamous white cliffs… At the end of November it was MrBizkitz’s birthday so we decided to escape the delights of Surrey and head down to “The Garden of England”, aka Kent, for a couple of days. Both MrBizkitz and I are a stickler for…
Subterranea Britannica… All over Britain there are secret underground places to explore, from railway tunnels to ice wells, nuclear bunkers to disused underground stations and so I wanted to find out if there were any Geocaches hidden in one of these subterranean hideaways. I soon found a bookmark list that GeoCass had put together, of Geocaches all…
A wander around Waverley followed by a dash around Dockenfield! With news that my Mum and Bro were coming to stay for a few days plans were quickly drawn up for potential new adventures whilst they were here. We’d all agreed to do something outdoors, which we all now know is code for ‘I’m…