there's always time for caching!

Monday, April 5th wasn't as nice as the day before. The temperature had gone back down and it was gloomy outside. Colette came up with the idea of heading into the city and walking around in the mall, picking up some odds and ends, and maybe stopping at one of the parks. I really liked the park idea so I drove to Penfield Park in Plattsburgh first. The kids had a great time! It was the first time Zaiden had been on a swing and he really got a kick out of it. Of course, during the time the kids were playing, Colette was right on the GPS looking for a nearby cache. We let the kids play for a while, when finally the chilly wind forced us into the car.

Child's Play
Colette wouldn't tell me where we were headed, just that I'd really like it and to follow the directions. After a quick hop onto the north way we were in South Plattsburgh on a few roads I hadn't traveled yet. A couple turns later we were at the South Plattsburgh Park. They had a lot more traditional playground toys that most newer parks don't bother with. Among them was a turn-about! Zoey knew exactly what it was and hopped on double quick. I decided that since Zaiden had mastered the slide earlier he shouldn't have a problem holding on if we didn't spin it too fast. As I was putting him on Colette tells me that the cache is located in the park. We both started searching and soon found the cache nearby. Colette quickly opened and signed it and stealthily as possible because of the nearby city workers getting the park ready for this summer. As a result we were unable to get a picture of it, but this was definitely one of our favorite caches!

Roadside Cafe
Our second and last cache for the day was on our way back toward Target. This cache is located right near the airport. According to the cache's log you can access other caches along a nearby trail from this cache. Unfortunately the path was blocked by a locked gate. We figured it was seasonal access, fortunately it didn't stop us from quickly grabbing the cache. We're looking forward to going back later and doing the caches on the trails!