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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #15 on: March 02, 2012, 08:03:38 pm »
Yes, I do remember saying that  ;)

I had been talking to various people at the event though, and they all said that they wanted a group walk with it - after all, that is what CacheWalker events are about, many are just a meet with the odd cache here and there. I think that it wouldn't attract as much people, many enjoy CacheWalker events partly because of the addition of the group walk - whether there are caches or not - but I'm not sure myself  ???

I did think about the time of year for a picnic event - but it really is the only logical time to organise it, if we are to do so this year, for a few reasons. Firstly, CacheWalker events tend to be once every 3 or 4 months - and, I thought the summer one was Snowdon?... Wouldn't we all be too busy with that, and other things, to organise two in one season? So, if you did want to do something else for the anniversary, we'd have to leave the picnic for next summer (or Spring), as obviously, December is no time for any picnic  :D

So, anymore thoughts? I'm happy either way, I guess you could organise the picnic for August, but then that would be too close to September, and do we really have the time to arrange 3 events in 3 months?  :-\

 
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2012, 08:58:47 pm »
Any thoughts anyone???  ???
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2012, 10:29:15 pm »
Anyone  ???
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2012, 10:36:05 pm »
I'm still thinking of words/question/songs/....................
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2012, 10:40:33 pm »
Ok. Let us know what you think after that then :D ;) ;D
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2012, 10:55:19 pm »
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2012, 11:11:14 pm »
OK - CacheWalker goes Extreme and we could get FTF as well  ;D
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2012, 11:22:13 pm »
Maybe... But what do you think about the above? Picnic or no picnic? Group walk or no group walk?
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2012, 11:47:22 pm »
Picnic but come pre-pared for weather as late Sept we never know what we could get but I doubt it would be cold.

I would like a short walk with caches or some fun different caches to find.
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2012, 07:46:42 am »
I'd don't know now, perhaps it is too late into the year?

I agree about the walk, problem is there aren't any particularly Short ones around there ::)
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2012, 10:07:56 am »
OK - CacheWalker goes Extreme and we could get FTF as well  ;D

Or we could do This one. Look at the picture gallery!!!

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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #26 on: March 03, 2012, 10:14:12 am »
Back to topic

When it was first mentioned I thought it would be a short walk with some caches and then a picnic when we had finished.

Only my own personal opinion but I would have thought that 2 - 3 miles would do for the walk, that way it can be attended by everyone including children. Then we can focus on the main event (the five year celebration), which is why we are doing the event isn't it.

I don't think we can worry about the weather as it can rain at any time. Remember July 2007.

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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2012, 10:51:54 am »
 ;D Couldn't have put it better myself  :)

I agree with you tarmacjohn, the whole point is the birthday celebration, and the fact that it should be suitable for everyone - Maybe we should set 4 miles as the maximum distance, if anyone struggles to find a 2-3 mile one in the area?

Another positive of a shorter walk, is we can depart later, I think 08:30 put a lot of people off, and with 2-3 miles we could start as late as 10?

Agree about the weather, it can change any time, perhaps I could try and find an empty barn for him to let us use if worse comes to worse? (I know, from walking round the farm, there are several old barns in cracking spots) so then we would have an emergency back up venue  ::)

With hopefully one person sorting out the caches, then the rest of us can contribute to the celebration, I am going to have a cake made with the CacheWalker logo on it by the way.

I also thought, a neat idea would to do something like a secret santa - everyone brings a present wrapped up, like a real birthday, so everyone goes home with one?

Anyway, we can get to all that later  :D

I better get arranging a good spot on the farm  :o
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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #28 on: March 04, 2012, 12:33:13 pm »
For those interested in planning the walk, I was thinking of this route... I think I have found the right place for the picnic, but need to ask first to see... Is that route too long? Can't see any way of making it shorter, myself... Unless, we only did the square like bit at the start?

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Re: CacheWalker 5 Year Event 2012
« Reply #29 on: March 04, 2012, 05:58:24 pm »
I think we need to remember the event is family friendly  :o Maybe the square one?

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