Like I said folks I might not be up for the mileage charts today.
10 and a half hours it took us to get back from Cornwall. Just chilling with a beer. Will update a two weeker next week.
Dave
Like I said folks I might not be up for the mileage charts today.
10 and a half hours it took us to get back from Cornwall. Just chilling with a beer. Will update a two weeker next week.
Dave
Hello everyone,
Had a little help from my niece aged 1
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https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/showt...php?9AZ\\aasqG CVA\zat=37SAS 96
Sorry about that, Chloe Mai (15 months) says hello (I think, or gugu gaga). She was attracted to the power button on the laptop because its the one with a light on! Anyway the weeks 23 and 24 are online, my little helper has assured me they are correct but .
https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3796
Gotta go the little one is heading for the fish tank!
Happy Caching
Gained the 5000 mile award today .... and my car (which is two weeks 'younger' than the coin) passed the 10,000 mile post ...
I'm obviously not stopping for enough caches
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Had a funeral on Friday so will do a two week update next week.
Out caching today near St Clement and found our own GAGB coin in one of the caches.
Couldn't resist taking a picture of our Dipper Coin and our GAGB coin together.
Sorry everyone really no time to do the mileage properly this week and I didn't want to leave it more than 2 weeks if I could help it. So here is everyones mileage so far in Order:
Name Week 25 and 26
Slightly Tall Paul 18190.7
simplysup 13502.8
Captain gore-tex 12826.7
pete37038 12418.6
svk616g 6358.3
Maple Leaf 5471.8
Aligees 5202.9
countrymatters 3583.2
Jacaru 3240.2
3fatties 3137.7
Predictable Bob 3084.4
Wemnog 3048.6
Nick & Ali 2749.4
BigLad & Co 2746.4
Stuey 2734.6
border caz 2675.9
lfc4eva 2403.9
Baira 2350.2
Mrs Blorenge 2276.5
DOSK 2192.6
sandvika 2040
RedFerret 2015.8
DrDick&Vick 1950.4
The_Street_Searchers 1933.5
zarbi&zarbibird 1895.3
walker clan 1869.7
Blid435 1630.3
mumbo jumbo 1591.3
scubaclogger 1479.4
jaybeez 1274.1
Mogwai Liz 1234.7
Fermentum 1146.6
Team Noodles 1089.1
beauchief 991.9
Bear and Ragged 966.6
Matrix 955.5
Palujia 893.2
ClareLouise 849.3
Mr Donut 753.3
staffsgeo 681.1
Smithbats 596.7
Dan1980 469.6
RuberyBlue 438.9
tony and carina 378.7
susiemerlin1 336.3
ThePeckwoods 283.6
LympstoneBogtrotters 117.4
Al & Tracy Smith 51.6
Bill D 0
pieman 0
Once again I am going to struggle to do the mileage. I may have to do it mid week to catch up. Hope everyone is doing well?
Dave
I managed to pass the 2500 mile mark this weekend opcorn:
Hey Dave
Doin very well thanks, just gone through 500 miles!
Trouble is, sun's come out to play and being on the South Coast of Devon, next to the sea, TRAVELLING isn't really an option!!!!
Cache On!
Phil
Just logged my first caches for 3months. Can I catch up with the front runners? Nope
RB
Hello everyone,
Just haven't had the time to update the mileage. If anyone has more time than me and would like to take it over it would be much appreciated?
Dave
Looks like the 'competition' is stuttering to an early end if the mileage cant be regularly recorded, it was good whilst it lasted.
(so far!)
I must admit I have stopped dipping my coin now and it has been moved to my collection.
Fermi/Dave
I'm just wondering if it it feasible to do a monthly chart rather than try to do a weekly one ...... I know how quickly the weeks go by and they seem to go even quicker in the summer! It would be a shame to see this competition fade when we are over half way through ..... but at the moment I haven't got the time to commit to helping you.
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And the competition was your idea Daryl !
Is there anybody else that isn't bothered about participating anymore - if so, let us know here (or via pm) as there is no point Fermentum (or anyone else) wasting their own time checking trackable logs if they aren't going to change.
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[quote=Maple Leaf;52011]And the competition was your idea Daryl !
quote]
I know, but then when the updates stopped it seemed a bit pointless really.
I don't see why it has to stop just because Fermentum can't do the weekly updates for now. Those interested can still continue visiting their tracker to caches and at the end of the year someone will be the winner.
Could someone please enlighten me as I seem to have missed something somewhere along the way. Where does all the talk of COMPETITION and WINNER come into the equasion, I was under the impression this was a just for FUN and to try to keep track of the mileage we cover whilst caching.
Last edited by Blid435; 12th August 2011 at 10:48 AM. Reason: spelling
You're right. I shouldn't have said "winner".
I'll rephrase my post above as "Those interested can still continue visiting their tracker to caches and at the end of the year someone will be declared as The Furthest Travelled in Pursuit of Geocaches.
I've rarely checked on the weekly mileage graph anyway, I've just been visiting my Blorenge Dipper as often as I remember to do it! :lol:
Agree with you John. The competition element came into it when Daryl mentioned possibly gifting a geocoin to the cacher whose GAGB Milage Tracker had covered the most miles.
Disappointing that the person who originally suggested the event has given up, especially when he suggested an event longer tracking period!
I'll keep dipping mine until the end of the year, I'm currently on a work-assisted 22080.3 miles, but I'm also dipping my cachemobile (TB in the nearside rear window) to give a more accurate figure of the milage that I cover when not in my HGV. Just for fun, of course!
We're still interested and are still dipping the GC. It's a shame that the weekly update charts have now stopped as we always looked forward to seeing where we stood every Friday but I understand that circumstances change and everyone's time is at a premium. Unfortunately we neither have the time nor the knowledge to take over from Fermentum.
Quit, don't quit? Noodles, don't noodles?
If Fermentum has a list of the coins in the race, I could look at updating every week.
Adam Robbins (Bobbinz)
As you say Paul, it is just for fun and for me part of the fun was seeing the graphs weekly. When Fermi found that he didn't have time (and who can blame him) to do it regularly the fun element went out of it for me.
Sorry that it disappoints you that I have given up, but it is a personal decision and doesn't affect whether others decide to continue or not.
Hello everyone I hope you are all well.
I have managed to do a catch up for 9 weeks (can't believe its been that long). So it will show as a long line for 9 weeks. The weekly one is an accumulation of the 9 weeks as well.
Sorry I haven't had time I know everyone loves to check it out. I will try and do it more often.
Lonewolf, nice to see you on the forums, it seems a long time since we met in Bolton that day! How is Dobpet and son? Send me your coin details and I will add you in the next update (hopefully not in 9 weeks time!).
Bobbinz thanks for offering, it is a lot of work looking up 50 different peoples mileage and then putting them into 6 graphs! I wouldn't expect anyone to do it who isn't involved.
LFC4eva, I for some reason had a lot more mileage for you for the last update so I have corrected that, no idea what I did there! Oh and also I would like to point out that Hull City beat Liverpool the other week end 3 - 0! Woohoo!!!!
Hopefully thing will get better now that the nights are drawing in and I am not hectic on the weekend.
https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/showt...2041#post52041
Here is the link.
Enjoy! And happy caching!
For no other reason than I've managed to clock-up the 1,000 miles mark with my GAGB coin today! (at long last )
I have a Geocaching problem...
Work gets in the way!
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Yeah - well done.
I was only thinking yesterday that we could do with an update on everyones mileages - I don't mind going through and looking up the individual coins if Fermi can do the graphs.
Also, I should go through the 7,500 this week (if I get time to find a cache whilst I am working north of the border) ... but there isn't a rosette for that number :-(
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It is about time I did an update, I am away this week end but I will try early next week.
Sorry about that!
Fermi
Hello everyone,
Sorry for not updating in a while (again).
I have done a full update from weeks 35 to 46 today. I have said up to 04/11/2011 but its actually today. I thought it would be better to keep it as a Friday date for when I do the next one (probably the end of the year the way its been going.)
Some may notice Matrix has the most since last time but I have put Slightly Tall Paul as the winner since last update because Matrix coin went to Florida and back, which was outside of the UK. I have however not taken them miles away because I haven't checked everyones.
https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3796
Enjoy!
Dave
I know it is 'just for fun', but seeing that we are this far through the year I feel that the overseas visits should be deleted just to try and keep the miles/graphs fair (as per the rules in January)
I noticed last night, that Matrix's wasn't the only coin to go for a little holiday to the sun hmy:
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Into the last month now and I've crossed the 8,000 barrier but doubt if I will get another rosette before the end of the year.
However, I am a long way behind the leaders - it looks like 'Slightly Tall Paul' is going to break the 30,000 barrier very soon ..... and I expect he will be the clear winner. I hope Santa has his prize ready
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Any plans for an end of year round up. It would be very much appreciated in this household!
Quit, don't quit? Noodles, don't noodles?
Mine?
Tracking History (2228.3mi) 45 caches.
The extreme caches the coin has visited in 2011:
North: N 55° 13.097, Between both Roads - GC2RFH0 (Dumfries and Galloway)
South: N 51° 22.751, Sidetracked - Oldfield Park - GC1EDN9 (Avon)
East: E 0° 21.617, A14 Newmarket Travel Bug Motel - GC366ZQ (Suffolk)
West: W 3° 24.892, Between both Roads - GC2RFH0 (Dumfries and Galloway)
Furthest Cache: 221 miles, Between both Roads - GC2RFH0 (Dumfries and Galloway)
Elevation.
Lowest cache: A Transporter, but not on the star ship Enterprise - GCC813 - 10 Feet
Highest Cache: Cachewalker Challenge -Bonus - GC1GVXY- 619 Feet
I have a Geocaching problem...
Work gets in the way!
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Walking and Caching in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire areas
I am sure Fermentum will do an end of year round up for us.
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I like the idea of Bear & Ragged's history, so here is mine.
Maple Leaf's GAGB 2011 Mileage Coin (TB3Y2XZ)
Tracking History (8734.4mi) 232 caches.
The four extreme caches the coin has visited in 2011:
North: N 56° 23.934 Smeatons Bridge – GCRZQ0 (Perth)
South: N 49° 57.553 Bumble Rock Sea Stack – GC28AM4 (Cornwall)
East: E 001° 23.710 Church Micro 1650 St Gregories Rendlesham – GC2Q0RA (Suffolk)
West: W 005° 14.001 Nice Places 3 – GC1D7B8 (Cornwall)
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I think I am going to use another one of my new coins to do the same in 2012.
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Hi guys,
Are you creating those stats manually, or is there a little tool somewhere for doing it that I don't know about?
Nigel
...miles to go before I sleep...
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I have a Geocaching problem...
Work gets in the way!
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Walking and Caching in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire areas
Ours are:
Tracking History (5824.7mi) 868 finds.
The extreme caches the coin has visited in 2011:
North: N55° 13.215, Arkleton Hill - GC308H3 (Dumfries and Galloway)
South: N51° 06.531, Stourhead 2 - The Obelisk - GC1GWXT (Wiltshire)
East: W001° 38.608, C.L.a.S.S. (#84) - GC2KWWB (County Durham)
West: W003° 59.751, Mumbles Road Station - GC2PZ31 (Swansea)
Furthest Cache: 261 miles, Stourhead 2 - The Obelisk - GC1GWXT (Wiltshire)
Quit, don't quit? Noodles, don't noodles?
Hello everyone,
Well done to everyone for the mileage in 2011. I have done the final mileage charts. I have missed out the one that gives the winner since last time because its been a while.
https://www.gagb.org.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3796
I also made the overall ranking.
Have a great new year everyone!
Thanks Fermentum for doing the end of year graphs etc.
But I think Slighty Tall Paul should have done another couple of caches just to get over the 30,000. Looks like you are definitely the winner.
I've decided to use my second GAGB coin to record my mileage in 2012 ... and it visited the first cache today - one of Captain Gore-tex's puzzles
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Furthest from home: 431.54 Miles, Neptunes Staircase GCMMBC
Most Northerly cache visited: N 56° 50.690, Neptunes Staircase GCMMBC
Most Southerly cache visited: N 50° 13.232, Dodman Point GCY2ZB
Most Easterly cache visited: E 0° 00.564, Gates of Greenwich #7.2 GC2AZ8K
Most Westerly cache visited: W 5° 05.743, Neptunes Staircase GCMMBC
Youngest cache visited: 12/10/2011, Avatar GC35VQJ
Oldest cache visited: 14/01/2001, Tim & Jon's 1st Re-Stashed GC177
Number of caches visited: 618
Total distance: 4,826 miles
Cheers,
Stuey
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Top 6 for me Thanks to Florida
For some reason I cannot thank Fermentum for the chart so I will add my thanks here instead
Last edited by Matrix; 22nd February 2012 at 09:53 AM.
Just waiting for STP to get in touch so that I can get a geocoin to him for winning the mileage race.
lol I noticed a few had gone abroad with their coins but due to the fun element I ignored it.