How to get a big canister geocache out of 3 meter long hollow tree?

How do you get a big canister out a 3 meter long hollow tree? It took me a while, but I made it! This is how:

Cave Caching just across the border from Maastricht

The Caestert caches series is one of my favorites geocaching locations. Recently I noticed there is still one I haven't found yet so it was time for another Caestert cave adventure! The search resulted in a DNF but that's a good reason to go back one more time!

First Dutch

Recently I've found the first Dutch Geocache. Not sure this is really the first cache in The Netherlands, as this one is competing for the same title. Anyway, the cache is like a dinosaur geocache should be. Nice place and a big box burried in sand.

Finding is one thing...

... and getting it back into place is another. This unused tunnel with dirt on the ground and the colorful graffity on the wall gives a really nice movie setting. Enjoy watching.

Sometimes it's just not enough...

Some geocaches require to bring water. In this case 1 liter is just not enough... Damn!

And I'm back.... (Lost Place Geocache)

And.... I'm back ;-). After working a lot on other projects, I didn't really have time for this Geocaching blog. Recently I bought a GoPro camera, simply because you can make such beautifully short films of your outdoor activities with it. That also makes the GoPro a perfect Geocaching accessory. To combine the GoPro, Geochaching and this blog, I'm considering to change this blog into a vlog. We'll see in the future how that works out. Anyway this is the first vlog, enjoy!

Two weeks ago I did this amazing cache at a lost German shooting range from World War 2, and of course used the GoPro to film the adventure. Have fun watching!

Action type challenges already retired

Sometimes I wonder what the life at Groundspeak HQ is like. Sometimes it looks like they do meetings like this all day long:

J: "What shall we do today, guys?
E: "Let's invent geocaches without a box!"
J: "That sounds like the worst idea ever Elias. Do you have a good idea Bryan?"
B: "Let's invent geocaches without a box!"
J: "Great idea Bryan! How should we call them?"
E: "Challenges!"
J: "I don't like challenges, what do you think Bryan?"
B: "Challenges"
J: "Yeah that sounds great!"
E: "Didn't I just say that?"
J: "No you said something stupid, like always. Anyway, we have different geocache types. Should we als create different challenge types?"
B: "Photo type challenges."
E: "Action type challenges."
J: "Ok great ideas, let's create photo and action type challenges."
E: "Did you just really listen to me, Jeremy?"

Then the next day, another boring meeting:
J: "Let's focus on people with a smart phone."
B: "Ok, but what about Garmin?"
J: "Who cares about Garmin?"
B: "Yeah right, no one really cares about Garmin."
E: "The people at Garmin care about Garmin."
B: "I heard a disturbing noise, did Elias just say something Jeremy?"
J: "No, I heard nothing."

Days go by with boring meetings and half a year has gone by.
J: "What shall we do today, guys?"
B: "Let's retire action type challenges."
J: "Great idea Bryan! I always thought they were crap anyway"
E: "But you loved them half a year ago!"
J: "Did you say something Elias? No? Anyway. Who cares."

This way it could happen that the action type challenge is retired only half a year after it has been created. It looks like there is simply no strategy or concept in the things Groundspeak is doing. I understand there are some problems with action type challenges but I think they can be resolved.

Anyway, this all means I am now the proud creator of one of the few action type challenges in The Netherlands!