For those of you who don’t know what Geocaching is, according to the official cache hunt site, it 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.” People leave travel bugs and other little trinkets in these containers, and typically when you find one, you take something out of the container and leave something new in its place for the next person.
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.” People leave travel bugs and other little trinkets in these containers, and typically when you find one, you take something out of the container and leave something new in its place for the next person.
Two years ago, a previous WR team left a cache in Panajachel for future racers to find. So, being the adventure seekers that we are (along with the salivation that was induced at the hint that there might be Nutella waiting inside the cache), we set out on our day off to find the treasure.
Join me on a pictorial reflection of our hunt…
As we set out on our journey, we met a mangy little dog we affectionately called “Brownie” down at the boat launch. He led us along the miles of trail and even waded through the lake to make sure we didn’t end up off course.
Our clues and coordinates led us to La Riviera de Atitlan Hotel.
We talked to the security and groundskeepers there about the garden where the cache was supposedly hidden. We had been told that it was, “buried 4 inches deep to the right of the cement pad by the lake near the water spigot.” The above picture is the spot we honed in on based on that info. I think the hotel staff thought we were a little nuts, but they gave us the go ahead to dig. So the guys dug…
and dug, and dug some more. Brownie even waited patiently. But in the end, we found no cache…and had no Nutella. 🙁
However, we did make a new friend who followed us almost all the way home.
So, Talia and whoever else on your team buried the cache…from the pictures, were we even close? We were so excited to try to find it and so disappointed that weren’t successful. We don’t want to give up if we weren’t looking in the right area, however, we were thinking that considering it is in a garden and 2 years have gone by, perhaps someone else found it while planting flowers. Any more clues for us???
To be continued…we hope.
