Incredible India Series-the Final

In the last couple of weeks we found five caches of the series Incredible India. All mystery caches with an India theme.
In each cache box a clue was hidden for the final cache of the series (GC1NW01-Incredible India Serie Bonuscache). But to find the coordinates of the final also a formula was needed that was attached to a TB. We found this TB two weeks ago and therefore we could calculate the location of the final box.

Today before the snow-fall we got out there and found the box at 15:30.
And with this cache we earned the next banner.

Our cache statistics after this final:

Dagger Mysteries

I recently solved a couple of Dagger mystery caches and today I had some time left to try to find them.
It was very cold out there but the sun was shining so lovely weather to be outside.
The cache GC1QTH4-et BosWandelPad logged at 11:45.

And the second one GC1E20A-Achel II : 2357 logged at 12:25.
Where the box was hidden two toad where inside there, I wasn't sure whether they were having there winter sleep over there or that they fell in mistakenly so I decided to put them on the ground again, so that they could decide for themselves to go back of find another place to continue with their sleep.

The Copper Teut

For the cache GC17TH2-De Koperen Teut we first had to visit a sculpture and we needed to remember it very well, since during the rest of the cache we would be asked about details about the statue.

The main part of the walk was through forest area.

Where some of the paths were wet due to the rain that fell down the last couple of weeks.

We also walked through sand dunes.

It was a 12 km hike so a rest near the end was well deserved.

It always a little exciting to see what is hidden inside the cache box. Although we never exchange goodies, only official trackable items like coins and TBs.

We logged it at 15:30.

Alfabet route

Ont the agenda for today one long multi-cache called GC1EH9C-VELDHOVEN 1 (de alfabetroute).
A nice walk through various surroundings ie farm land...

We had to count grey electricity boxes along the way.

Find a couple of mini-caches to discover coins and find some clues.

With success we found the box at 16:30.

Treasure of Urkhoven

In Eindhoven a town close by where we live a new series of caches is hidden recently.
We wanted to walk the dogs and decided that this series would give us the possibility to do this. It was raining so not the best weather for caching, but the dogs got to walk anyhow..
Arriving there we already spotted more geocachers, and when we started walking we discovered even more cachers. We waited a while for them to get going and once they were out of site we started the round ourselves.
When we were at the end we were followed by yet other cachers, that discovered the final box and showed us where it was.
This series consists of a mystery cache GC204BB-De Schat van Urkhoven, that actually passes by 6 short multi-caches. At those multi-caches information must be gathered that can be combined to calculate the final box location, we manage to do all this and log the final at 15:45.

The six caches of this series are:
1. GC204AA-Poel 1: Het Kamp logged at 14:05.
2. GC204AJ-Poel 2: Zicht op Urkhoven logged at 14:25.
3. GC204AT-Poel 3: Het Thomas van Rooijpad logged at 14:35.
4. GC204AY-Poel 4: Aan de Zeggenweg logged at 14:50.
5. GC204B6-Poel 5: De graslanden logged at 15:15.
6. GC204B8-Poel 6: Tussen de paardenweien logged at 15:25.

Halfway we could visit a mystery cache we solved GC1YRQ7-Cirkel found it at 15:05.
And on the way back home we came very close to the cache GC1KMQR-About Belgium another solved mystery that we decided to go for and we managed to find and log it at 16:10.
With this last cache we earned another banner for our profile.

Incredible India Series Part 2

We wanted to finish the Incredible India Series today, but first we wanted to walk the bonus cache of another series GC1HXMH-NMPS: Bonus.

We walked along side the canal.

But then we continued on paths through farm land. It was raining and it had rained a lot the last days, so the paths were very wet.

But with our boots on we didn't get wet feet.

We found the container and logged it whilst sitting in the car at 14:10.

After this walk some pick-ups of solved mystery caches:
The first one GC1YQPX-World Snooker: Grand Prix found at 14:45.

Then the cache GC1JGGR-Circle Of Tyrants logged at 15:10.

And the the three caches of the Incredible India Series, we didn't finish the series, because we missed one of the codes needed and after finishing the third it was already getting dark
The cache GC1NVPW-Incredible India Serie #1 - De staten van India found at 15:30.
The cache GC1NVYT-Incredible India Serie #5 - Met de bus in Mumbai found at 15:55.
And the cache GC1NVWB-Incredible India Serie #4 - Hindoeïsme found at 16:10.

So for the final of the series we have to come back someday.

Crossroads

We picked up a very interesting TB needed to solve the final cache of the Incredible India series this morning in a cache we already found before.
We wanted to hold this TB as short as possible and therefore we went for a couple of caches recently placed in the small village next to ours.
The cache where we left the TB was GC20YEN-Crossroads Waalre, logged it at 16:00.

Inside this container we found the coordinates of the bonus of this cache called GC1YN5Z-Crossroads TB&Coin Hotel, we also could find that one at 16:25.

The Wedgie Cache

When we drove to the multi-cache of choice we passed by a solved mystery cache (GC1CQG2-kan ik er OVER............WEG?) that we found very quick at 12:35.
The we drove on to the start of the multi-cache GCQP89-The Wedgie Cache.
It was a walk that brought us to a forest.

With small lakes always enjoyed by the bears.

And with sand dunes, this one with climbing tools for children.

We found the box at 13:40.

In this neighbourhood again a couple of solved mysteries to be found.
GC1YC66-World Snooker: Shanghai Masters logged at 14:05.

A mystery with a very tough puzzle GC1TCQ5-PrimEviL logged at 14:20.

A final of a small series about mills (GC1HV4Y-Lieshout en zijn Molens: Ruweelsels), the third time we tried to find it, the first two times we didn't calculate the correct coordinates, now we did an found the box at 14:45.
And then almost home a solved mystery about the Olympic Games near to our hometown called GC1VF5F-'Wie de top niet haalt, kent de vlakte niet' found the hiding place at 15:30.

And inside a very pink container.

Oud Meer

We needed to pick-up a window frame that we need for some construction work at our home.
We took the bears and afterwards we walked a cache called GC1A26D-Oud Meer. The weather was not that good and it rained a little. But the cache was fun to do. Finding all kind of information on different spots.

In a surrounding real spectacular.

And as a reward the final box at 13:10 that can be seen on the next picture with two wet bearded collies on the side.

Blankenheim Weekend

We planned a holiday weekend in Blankenheim Germany.

And of course we cached a little.
On Saturday we first visited the cache GC196EM-Die Abenteuer von Elli Ihrem Hund, a funny cache nearest to our camping site.

Some of the way-points were real tricky, but we managed to find them all.

And others were funny.

We even visited the castle to look out for a pizza hut.

And we managed to find the cache location at 13:10.

Then after a coffee and some lunch we visited the cache GC17PT1-Ahrtalbahn #3: Finkenberg Tunnel, also just a short walk from our motor home.
For this cache we had to visit three tunnel entrances on a track where once a train use to ride.

At each tunnel entrance we had to find a canister with some information to find the final box.

It was rough overgrown terrain. But a real adventure for us.

Some cachers walk through the tunnel, because entrance #2 and #3 are the end of the same tunnel, but we didn't, we walked the hard way, mainly because the tunnel is forbidden area, but secondly we didn't dare to with our two bears after all they don't wear shoes like we do.

The last tunnel was found.

And with this last gathered information we could find the cache box and add our name to the logbook at 15:35.

We took a different route back to our motor home.
On Sunday we had time left to walk a cache called GCKTFB-Tiergartentunnel, again starting not to far from our camping site.

The walk was in an area with a lot of information shown to the public.

Some of that information was needed for locating the way-point at the well. And there we found the coordinates for the final box.

That we logged at 13:00.