Monday, September 22, 2008
Introducing Geocaching
Let me introduce you to a new sport. A Web 2.0 sport in fact. It’s called Geocaching. 
Think community web site. Think GPS. And think buried treasure. That just about sums up geocaching. It’s like orienteering using the web to guide you to waymarkers or hidden treasure (geocaches) that has been left by fellow enthusiasts, known as Geocachers.
I discovered it after being sent a link to Geocaching.com. 48 hours in I’m addicted. Here’s a geocache that I located over the weekend within 10m of an ancient monument in Northumberland.
According to the Geocaching.com web site:
Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment.
There's more than 600,000 geocaches located worldwide with GPS co-ordinates and cryptic clues stored online. There’s even an organisation called the Geocaching Association of Great Britain been set-up in the
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Comments:
This sounds like a fab weekend sport for Cornwall..bet there are loads down here. Will check it out. My geeky husband is MOST excited at the prospect!
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