Blue Switch Day!

Earlier this week I read something about a new geocaching badge we could earn and I made sure there was a geocache nearby so I could go out and grab it after work.  It was Blue Switch Day.

On Blue Switch Day 2017:  Geocaching has evolved and so have geocachers.  On May 2, 2000, the United States government disabled selective availability--increasing the accuracy of civilian GPS devices.  On May 2, 2017, seventeen years later, geocaching has become a global phenomenon to get off the couch and get outside.

That day I went to work...it was my last week in the mailroom and I tried to make the most of it.  It was a little bittersweet but I was ready to move onto another area.  (More about that later.)  When we got home it was time to go get some groceries because we were basically out of food so we hit up Walmart in Hawks Prairie.  We were there for about an hour and since I drove I wanted to get my souvenir cache for the day to celebrate Blue Switch Day. 

I saw there was one (after I upgraded my caching subscription) at Long Lake Park near the lake.  It was part of that 9 Lives Series.  It seemed easy enough since it was part of a small series.  I haven't been to this park in years probably since the last time I grabbed a cache here which was probably in 2012.  We followed the road to the swimming area, got out and walked around.  I found the cache, Copy Cat Cache at Long Lake - 9 Lives Series (GC6W20R) immediately.  It was a bison tube stuck to the fence with a 9 sign in front of it.  I signed our names and took a picture with it.

We continued to walk around the swimming area for a little bit and onto the dock.  Then we were good and headed back to the Escape because it was drizzling.  I really didn't want to get soaked. 

We got home, put the groceries away and because of the time I made something quick.  We had French dip sandwiches and they were tasty.  We watched some TV and then got ready for bed since 6 a.m. comes awfully fast.  I was pretty nervous about starting my new job next week but kind of excited at the same time.  I had no idea what was ahead of me as far as my career.  I tend to doubt myself a lot but more and more I am realizing that I am capable and know more than I think I do.  Bring it on!

Next Adventure:  A Microburst Away from a Tornado