Springtime Geocaching

To celebrate the nice spring weather we went Geocaching. We cycled 8 km along the river and found a couple of cashes alongside the lake. We walked the Upplandsleden trail to the small cottage, Lunsen, and collected a number of additional cashes on the way. In total we found 7 caches, walked 12 km through the woods,  had a nice picnic and a lovely day out. Some pictures below.

Second cache for the day, on the site south of Uppsala, where the old bridge between Uppsala and Stockholm crossed the Fyris river

Third cache for the day, just inside the forest

Crossing a marsh inside the forest

Another one logged

Huge anthill

Taking a break at Lunsen cottage along the Upplandsleden (dating from the 1800s)

Last cache of the day, a Madonna at a road crossing

R&C

Geocaching

This weekend we tried out a new hobby/activity, geocaching (http://www.geocaching.com/). Geocaching is a "real-world outdoor treasure hunting game". Thousands of people around the world hide "treasures" named caches, and put the coordinates on the geocaching website. The aim is then to find the cache. The cache usually is some kind of small trinket, which you can either leave there or replace with something of a higher or similar value. Also in the "treasure chest", usually a small lunch box, is a log book, where you can record your name and the date you found it. You can then also update your online profile and register your finds. Most treasures have a short description of the history or significance of the site in which it is hidden. This Saturday we located 6 caches in the Norby forest and Hågadalen, not far from our home. It was not always easy to find the caches but we enjoyed the experience a lot and will surely do it again. It gives you the opportunity to go out in nature and learn a bit more about the places.

Thanks Marcin for recommending this to us!

Below are a few pictures from the outing.

C&R