Emer’s First Geocache | The Geocaching Junkie
On 30th August at 9:59am, we welcomed our daughter Emer in to the world. Nineteen days later, we are still getting to know each other and finding our way as a family of three. While we haven’t managed...
View Article7 Things You’ll Know if You’ve Done a Geocaching Streak | The Geocaching Junkie
In case you’re wondering what a geocaching streak is, I should start by assuring you that it has nothing to do with geocaching in your birthday suit. If you were hoping for some geo-nudity, you may not...
View ArticleChronicling C.S. Lewis in Belfast | The Geocaching Junkie
There are few books from my childhood that stick out in my memory. I spent hours getting lost in Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree series and being equally enthralled and terrified reading Roald Dahl’s The...
View ArticleThe Geo-Tourist’s Guide to Europe’s First Geocache (GC43) | The Geocaching...
Since Europe’s First (GC43) is hidden in my hometown of Bray in north County Wicklow, I often receive requests for information and advice from geocachers planning to visit Ireland to target the famous...
View Article8 Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas for Geocachers | The Geocaching Junkie
Since 2015 I’ve collated Christmas gift guides for geocachers, with an exhaustive list of ideas included in my 2017 guide. The gift suggestions are still relevant now so it remains a good idea...
View Article18 Memorable Moments in 2018 | The Geocaching Junkie
What a year it’s been! In geocaching terms, this has been my most cache-light year, with a find rate of 0.5 per day. The first 4 months of the year were dominated by morning sickness (which isn’t just...
View ArticleHello 2019 | The Geocaching Junkie
New Year’s Resolutions. Three words that immediately make me feel anxious. Every year I make them and more often than not, I don’t achieve most of them. At the start of 2018, I shared four geocaching...
View Article7 Things I Learned When I Went Geocaching while Baby-Wearing | The Geocaching...
The last four months of 2018 were pretty cache light for me. I had every intention of carrying on with my usual geocaching when I became a mother, but the new tiny human in our lives had other ideas....
View Article6 Reasons being a Cache Owner is the Best | The Geocaching Junkie
Geocachers collect many things: smiley faces, geocoins, favourite points, stories … I think my most treasured geocaching collector’s items are the souvenirs – those little pieces of artwork on your...
View Article8 Things Nobody Tells You When you Start Geocaching | The Geocaching Junkie
Next Sunday – August 25th – will mark my 6th anniversary of being a geocacher. I can still remember the sense of exhilaration upon discovering this entirely new and exciting world – I could hardly wait...
View ArticleGeocaching: Join the Club | The Geocaching Junkie
You might have noticed that I haven’t published anything here since August (four months ago – where does the time go?!). The truth is, having a demanding full-time job, on top of being mummy to an even...
View ArticleHello 2020: Walking in to the New Year | The Geocaching Junkie
With the aim of starting the year as I mean to go on, I decided to get outside on New Year’s Day and go geocaching. Nothing too strenuous, just a walk around the Cliff Walk in Bray to tick off the new...
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