How are you coping during these trying times? My mom is moving in with my sister. My dad died in 2011, and my mom has lived alone since. My sister lives in central Indiana just west of Indianapolis in Hendricks County. My mom needs to be with people. I think that’s best for her. I pray it’s what’s best for her.
Today, Gov. Eric Holcomb issued a stay-in-place order for Indiana residents, so I guess geocaching is out. And a new cache was just published in DeKalb County. If I take my dog out for a walk, am I violating the order? I believe regular exercise is vital to good health.
Last week, our Indiana reviewer announced he would stop publishing new event caches for the time being and would archive any event scheduled for March. I had already archived my March event, which was scheduled for tomorrow, March 24, at the library in Grabill, Indiana.
On Sunday, my son and I went to a three-year lonely cache. It was last found March 22, 2017. It’s a puzzle cache and we decided after solving the puzzle to go find it, but we had a lot of cold, rainy days last week. Sunday was cold but sunny (until it snowed in the evening), so we decided to look for it. The most recent picture from the cache shows a film canister, and we found a film canister at GZ. No log. No lid. I took a photo and asked the CO in my log if we can count the find. I’ll delete the find if the CO says no.
Mingo Madness will announce by April 1 whether it will still go off as planned on May 2. I am doubtful. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put a moratorium on gatherings of more than 50 people, and a mega event is a gathering of at least 500 people.
On March 15, we went out to Roush Lake in Huntington County and found a pair of geocaches then on the way back to Fort Wayne found one in a cemetery.
Be safe, dear readers. If you live in an area where it’s safe to geocache, go for it. Have fun. And practice social distancing.
Geocaching with Capt. TailWagger 