Searching a cache starting with an H

We brought a travel bug from Denmark that wants to stay in caches beginning with the letter H. We couldn't find an appropriate cache in Denmark, so now back in the Netherlands and after our 300 milestone reach it was time to find a cache for it.
We decided for the cache (GCZEDB - Het Loon), a nice multi cache, we took or bikes to get to the start.

It was a nice walk and when we arrived at the stash location and started searching for the box, we found a black bucket buried in the ground, we immediately thought that the cache was ripped and went home to inform the cache owners of this misfortune.

Back home I read the last logs and figured out that this black bucket had nothing to do with the cache ......
We went back early in the evening and could log at 18:20.

And because we were on the road we decided to go for another one (GCKZ0D - 8 zaligheden: Duizel), a picture cache that we could solve by driving around and go for a short walk we could find the stash at 19:40.

Engineering Nature

And for our number 300 we selected a 5-star difficulty cache (GC1FF01 - Engineering Nature).
The first way point is inside an area where dogs are not allowed, the rest of the walk they are allowed so I decided to look for WP1 separately.
It took a little while before I found the needed information hidden there.

This is the nature reserve that the dogs weren't allowed to enter.

Way point 2 was hidden in a forest area.

And the next way point also were located in this forest.

At some points the dogs could walk freely of the leash.

And they helped us search for the next hiding place.

And they could also find water to enjoy.

We found the stash box and logged at 15:10.

The banner we earned with this great cache:


Still time left, we decided to pick up a couple of trads and solved mysteries in the neighbourhood.
The first of a series of 5(GC1DFX9 - Blik op Laarbeek 3:Mariahout), that we logged at 15:55

The second a simple mystery (GC1HXHG - NMPS: Breinkronkels) that I solved, also of a series of 5.
Found the nano and logged it at 16:35

Then another of the same series (GC1HXJR - NMPS: ReflectieeitcelfeR), found it and logged it at 17:05.

Then we found the cache (GC1HV4V - Lieshout en zijn Molens: Vogelenzang) at 17:15.
And very close by the solved mystery (GC14XRR - Biologisch, heel logisch!), a very nice mystery with very old vegetables, that I had to ask my mother about. Found it at 17:25

And then the last of the day a mystery cache (GC1DK4T - Goed Kijken!!!), near an animal farm.

The cache hiding place.

The boys waiting while I write our name in the logbook at 17:50

Difficult Mysteries

Having a total of 297 caches we decided to go for two caches to set our total on 299.
There is mystery (GCRK8R - Theyeti 8 : Eavesdropper)
that I solved, that we tried to find before but then the calculations weren't correct. Having corrected that at home, and since a very interesting travel bug was inside this cache, we went for it.
The bears enjoyed the small canal nearby.

It was about 4 months that this cache was last found but we managed to find it and log at 15:15.

And this mystery (GC1QAYH - Magma Reagan) I was able to solve during our holiday. It is hidden not to far from our home so we decided to try to find it, which we managed to do at 16:25.

And now we are ready for a new milestone our cache numero 300.

Back to the Netherlands - Westerwolde

We picked up a coin that wanted to go to Hamburg, Germany. We figured out a cache along the highway not to far from Hamburg (GCNFYK - OsteTal), we combined it with a well deserved rest from the drive from Denmark.

We logged it at 15:00 and left the coin behind.

We made stop in the North of the Netherlands because to drive home in one go would be to far.
In the neighbourhood of the camping site of choice a couple of caches were hidden. Actually on of those (GC141R3 - Koppie koppie) started at the entrance of the camping site.
While walking the route we by accident discovered the stash of the cache (GC1Q2T9 - Noorder rondrit ~ De Bonus), a bonus cache of a bicycle trip around the area. We logged this one at 20:45.

We also passed by a virtual cache (GCJ8BN - The Big Crash), a crash site of two airplanes a couple of years ago.
We passed by at 21:30.

We discovered the stash of the (GC141R3 - Koppie koppie) cache at 22:00, just before dark.

And then the next day before driving home we decided to go for a multi-cache (GC13AJR - Mooi Westerwolde), that also starts at the entrance of the camping site.
A nice walk in a forest area, with sunny weather.

It was a very nice forest but with a lot of ticks, that were crawling around in the coat of the bears. I catch-ed almost one hundred of those dreadful animals.

We logged it at 13:00 and went back to our motor home to drive homeward.

Statistics of this holiday
Total caches found after holiday: 297
Caches found during holiday: 54
Earth caches: 1
Virtual caches: 3
Traditionals: 36
Multi caches : 9
Mystery caches: 5
Caches found in the Netherlands: 4
Caches found in Germany: 6
Caches found in Denmark: 44

(Møgel) Tønder

Our last stop in Denmark would be on a camping site in Tønder. We visited Mogel Tønder about three years ago with our oldest bear Toby, Brego wasn't born yet, and we still had our old motor-home.
We walked across the beautiful village Mogel Tønder.

We found the first cache (GC1G4RR - Æ kagmand)

We logged it at 15:05, it was a nano as you can see in this next picture.

The next cache was in a very nice spot (GC1G44E - Liebestempel), we had to search very thoroughly

This again was a nano and we were able to find it and log it at 15:25.

The third in row was the cache (GC1PYJK - den brandgoe tønder), it was hidden near a fire station, and hidden in a place that we wouldn't have found without the hint helping us.
We logged this one at 15:50.

And the last of the day was the cache (GC15A1M - Tønder Festival), hidden in an area were the Festival is taking place once a year. It wasn't that time of the year so it was very quiet around here now.

We were able to find it again hidden in a sneaky way and log it at 16:00.

So we were ready to go back to the camping site to relax a little bit.

And then for this last caching day in Denmark we went fir a biking trip to the scenic village of Møgeltønder.
It was a very nice sunny day so when we arrived it was time to rest a little bit and have something to drink.

The multi-cache (GC1B8WP - Schakenborg Møgeltønder) is a walk that leads through this nice village. So since we enjoy multi's more than anything we went for it.

We had to count the number of entrances tot he graveyard.

The walk also brought us to the entrance of the castle where the Prince of Denmark is living.

And some more beautiful spots in this small historical village, at one point we had to figure out the stash location that was located in a park. We couldn't find the box at the first place that we searched.

After some trial and error I discovered our mistake, we had the wrong number of crowns. Once that was corrected we found the box, and could log at at 14:45.

This was the last cache we found in Denmark and our number 292 cache found.

Gronninghoved Strand

Next stop in Denmark was Gronninghoved Strand on the mainland. We found a camping site nearby the shore but also with a forest in the back yard.

After we arrived and were a little bit settled down it was time for a walk in the neighbourhood and a little tour passing by some caches.
The first cache we found is a cache laid down by a Dutch team in the early days of geocaching.
(GC67C1 - The Little Container)

We logged this one at 16:50

Next into the forest hills to find the next (GC1DZ9D - On the way to Skamlingsbanken)

We logged it at 17:30
And then we walked back to the camping site to get something to eat.

Next day it was time for some other caches in the area nearby the camping site.
Today we left the camping site via the backdoor directly into the forest.

We walked up the hill to arrive at a very nice place.

(GCB854 - Nice View)
We made this picture at 13:20, and could find the needed answer to the question.

The also on top of the mountain the cache (GC1656V - Skamlingsbanken) was hidden. Actually it was hidden in a meadow where sheep were grazing, so our bears would have loved to gather them around, but ofcourse they couldn't and had to stay on the leash.

We found the container at 13:40