I wasn't really feeling the special for the day so I ordered my usual, cheeseburger and fries with a side of tarter. I sat down and waited until they called my number. It was weird eating food by myself. Every time I've been here it was with at least one or more people. I silently sat there and ate my food while I texted Ben and Bev. I also wrote down a few caches in the area I did not have. There were five to get since it wasn't raining and I had some time before it got dark.
I put the coords into Nuvi to the first cache, Shortcuts (GC5EC8P) and when I got there I knew I have been here before for another cache. I parked in the same place and talked to Ben for a few minutes before he had to get ready for work. I got out and looked. The only spot it could have been and it was missing. I didn't want to log a DNF so I replaced it. All of my cache maintenance stuff was in the back of my car so I got a container out and put some black electric tape on it. I signed it and put the logbook in a baggie. I hid it as best as I could. I was probably stolen in March. I made a note that I replaced it for the cache owner in my log.
I put the coords in for the next one. That one was down the road a little ways near the spiral walk way over I-5. Again, there used to be a cache here a few years back. I parked in the exact same spot. I followed my arrow to the location and found nothing. Does this guy not replace his caches? I didn't want to leave empty handed again so I made another replacement cache for Trackable Heaven (GC5AR9D). It was suppose to be hidden in the ivy so I tried to hide it as best as I could. I believe the neighborhood kids had something for its disappearance.
I got onto Linderson Way, it paralleled I-5. I saw where Wheels on the Bus Go...(GC5F9RD) was suppose to be and found a place to park. I got out and tried looking for it. Logically I would look on the bus stop, the glass had been shattered by I think a battery that was on the ground nearby, but the coords took me to a tree in a grassy area. After ten min of searching I called Bev for some hints. She said Bob found it and it was a while ago. She couldn't remember. I couldn't find anything so I left becasue I didn't have a replacement for this cache. Maybe the cache owner will replace it?
Apples Anyone? (GC5F8G2) was the next one down Linderson near the hotel. I parked at the hotel and walked to ground zero. The hint was confusing and the coords were 30 feet off so I looked at the fire hydrant first and when I didn't find anything there I checked the obvious apple tree and found a red pill bottle.
The last cache was on the other side of I-5 so I drove down towards Isreal Road and crossed over, went through several roundabouts and headed to the back side of a doctor's office. As soon as I got close to it my GPS died and I thought I had more batteries in my bag...nope. I got onto my phone and to the geocaching website and read the hint. I checked two places and found it right away. It was at the other side of the spiral walk way over I-5. Medication (GC5C0FQ) was hidden between a rock and a hard place.
It was getting to be that time so I decided to head home. Before actually going home I stopped and did some cache maintenance on my Triangle II (GC2RP33). Someone had crushed the lid with the rock so it was letting in a lot of moisture making the contents inside very moldy and mushy. I took the stuff out of the old cache that wasn't molding or wet and put it in the new one. I put it back and added more rocks to hide it better. Off I went towards home. It was a good day.
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