Carrying Your Kit - GeoGrab Bag

One of the more popular questions seen on forums recently is "Whats in your Geocaching Bag". I've been currently using a rucksack to cart my Geostuff around, however I've thought about keeping a small bag of stuff in the car for those opportune caching times "Oh if only I had some swag!!!".

Looking for something cheap, I spotted some pouches on the good old favourate - ebay - which I picked up for a bargin price of £5.00.

Yes all of those in the picture for a fiver. The great thing about them is that they are completely waterproofed and slightly larger than I expected. So now sorting out which to load up into a GeoGrab Bag and which to either use with my rucksack or leave until I need them in the future.

The Middlewood Way Part 3

Part 3 of our walk along the Middlewood Way. Breaking the walk into sections has meant that we have been able to make circular routes combining the Middlewood Way and the Macclesfield Canal.

Caches along this walk were;

GC1J2AQ - Park up. This cache was near to where we parked at Poynton Coppice. A nice sized cache to start the day. Some good swaps for the kids which is great for starting a caching day off.

GC1N8J6 - Another cache for the Coppice. Unfortuntately we were not able to find this one. A quick check on the recent logs also showed that the past 6-7 cachers could not find this one either. Reported as needing maintenance.

GC1J2B7 - Canal View. This part of the Middlewood Way is better provisioned with benches to sit and take in the surounding views. There is the odd sculpture now and then to see. Watch out for the kingfisher sculpture near here.

GC1J2BF - Marker. A nice hiding spot for this one.

GC1J2BK - Big Bird. Another sculpture and a couple of picnic tables to have lunch on. We had nice weather which made the picnic even better.

GC27yJA - Middlewood Bikers. Like most of the caches in this stretch a reasonable size.

GC1J2BQ - Harrop Green. This was the last on the Middlewood Way before we went over to the Macclesfield Canal.

GC1J335 - Ryles Wood. A cleverly hidden cache which needed some thinking about to find.

GC1J338 - Mining Tribute. Great spot for a cache. Worth reading the plaques.

GC1J33B - Lyme View Marina. A couple of these caches are just off the beaten track. Need to trust the GPS a bit better.

GC1J33K - Rams Clough Cottage.

GC1J33N - Single File. Like a few of the caches along the way, the last finders were a Scout Group. Its good to see that the orientering methods are being updated with GPS these days.

GC1J33P - Iron Bridge. Last one of the day. Lid was missing off the container. Reported as mainteance required.

Now planning part 4.

Another installment of the Middlewood Way

Out for another circular walk today. We decided to do another part of the Middlewood Way and canal.

Started the walk along the canal this time and walked up from the car park at Nelson's Pit heading up towards high lane. Along the way we visited 3 caches along the Macclesfield Canal. GC1HVV6 - Marina View, GC1HVV7 - Ruins and GC1HV75 - Ladybrook.




After the canal we went along the Middlewood Way. Managed to go the wrong way intentionally to pick up a cache we couldnt do the last time we were on this trail - GC1HRYP - Last Post before heading the right way along the trail towards Neslons Pit again. Along the way we found GC1HVV3 - Middle wood and GC1HVV5 - Bridge 18, before taking a short detour to do GC1PB-F - Old Metal Gate. Back on track we walked along and visited GC1HVV5 - Nelson Pit stopping for a spot of lunch and going to the visitors centre there. After lunch just time to grab one more before time to go back home. GC1J2AN - Bridge 14.

Most of the caches today were film canisters which is a shame as there are plenty of good hiding spots along the way, but still enjoyable all the same.

Time to start planning another walk. Still some of the Middlewood Way to do.

The Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway opened in 1869. The line carried cotton, silk, coal and passengers, but struggled to make a profit. It was closed in 1970 and redeveloped for recreation as the Middlewood Way in 1985.

The Macclesfield Canal was completed in 1831, transporting Coal from Poynton and hats from Stockport.

Parkside Cache

A "Just in the area" cache today, whilst out and about. Visting GC2Az63 - Parkside Cache. Good weather for a walk and cache.

Didnt have much with me today so just a signing of the log book. Need to consider a small "Caching Grab Bag" to keep handy for those - Wonder if there is a cache nearby moments.

South Wales Caching

A bit late with this entry - Whoops!

05/06/10 - A break down in South Wales and the chance to do come caching near to where we where staying in Saundersfoot, so did GC1EYM8 - Harbour Heights, GC1eYN5 - Hectic Harbour and GC270JG - Muggle Mayhem.

06/06/10 - Looked for GC1TCPF - Crafty Kit, but unfortunately the cache had been muggled and stolen. Not good when that happens. Reported as missing.

09/06/10 - GC1TCPF replaced so went back and found the new cache. Thanks to the owner for a speedy replacement. A walk in the afternoon took us along the coastal path between Saundersfoot and Wisemans Bridge where we did GC1XoYA - Deer Hunter (Launched a new travel bug in this cache " A Hogs life"- TB33MV2) and then on to GC1VDXO - Rainbow Bridge.

Its a great walk with an unusual rock formation on the beach between Saundersfoot and Wisemans Bridge, formed by a very old lava flow.