Hello

[Kevin]

Hello,
Just joined this lark at the right/ripe old age of 70. Cor some of them are tricky puzzles aren't they?
I also find some of the messages hard to understand as there is lots of jargon and slang terms.
Is there a glossary on here please?
I took my grandsons on the first one which was probably a mistake as they were very disappointed not to find it.
Hopeful of the next ones though.
Kevin

[Griff Grof]

Hi Kevin, welcome to geocaching and the GAGB! You may find the following pages on our website helpful…

Geocaching Acronyms
Puzzle Solving Tips
Full list of Help and Getting Started resources

[Kevin]

Hi Kevin, welcome to geocaching and the GAGB! You may find the following pages on our website helpful…

Geocaching Acronyms
Puzzle Solving Tips
Full list of Help and Getting Started resources

Thanks Griff Grof,
My first 3 attempts have been to find 3 fairly easy geocaches. Solved puzzles, in fact one didn't even have a puzzle.
Sadly all 3 with long extensive searches were all fails. Is this normal success rate or maybe all the easy ones are taken and there is a selection effect here? Either way I had a great time searching and learning about the environ.
Kevin

[border caz]

Hi Kevin.

I'm sorry your first attempts have been fruitless. Remember not all caches are lunchbox sized plastic boxes - have a look at some of the sneaky little ones which we sell in the GAGB shop to give you some ideas of what you could be looking for, always check the size given in the cache description -"micro" is the size of a 35mm film pot or smaller. Look at the difficulty and terrain ratings - sometimes these can be quite high which suggests they could be difficult to find and/or awkward to get to. Read the logs from past finders - they often give a bit more information about the cache, and of course the "Hint" provided by the cache owner usually helps.

Finally, go along to any geocaching events in your area, meet fellow cachers and chat about geocaching, including asking for help.

Good luck.