For the last week of August, Geocaching HQ put out a challenge — find at least one cache each day from 25 August to 31 August. Those who did that received an electronic souvenir on their geocaching profile.
On Friday I picked up two First to Finds. A First to Find, or FTF, is awarded to the first geocacher to find the cache after it is published. I needed to run some errands, so an FTF or two was not on my radar when I left the house. After stopping at the bank and then paying a bill, I headed for the first cache. Surely, it had been found, I figured. But when I got to the cach and opened the container, it contained a blank log. FTF.
I immediately posted a log that the cache had been found then drove to a nearby discount store. While there, I checked to see where the other new cache was. Five miles due north of the store. I hopped in the car and drove up there. Again, I figured someone else had already made the find. Once again, I found a blank log. Another FTF. That made three for Streak Week. In June, I found three in one day up near the Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.
I had my two caches and I was at six days for Streak Week. Saturday proved to nearly be my undoing. My hay fever erupted with a vengence. I couldn’t stop sneezing and blowing my nose. I was miserable. On top of that, I was running errands with my wife and son. I got to Aldi to pick up some avacados to make some guac. My wife and son decided to go to Starbucks across the steet while I was a Aldi. A light-pole (or lamp-post) cache was in the parking lot nearby. I put the avacados in the car then headed to the cache. Quick find. Streak complete. Yes!
What about you? Did you complete Streak Week? Any highlights? Any lowlights?
Geocaching with Capt. TailWagger 