where the wind blows, new york edition

Our adventures on March 28th started early in the morning. The GPSs juice had run dry so we needed to stop home and recharge it. During this time we got some lunch and also picked up my brother, since we planned to do more caching once the GPS began cooperating again.

Wave to Grandpa and Grandma!
The first stop of our second time out today was in West Chazy. The cache's was called Wave to Grandpa and Grandma because the cache owner's grandparents lived across the river by the cache. Just as before the wind was blowing pretty hard so the kids and Colette stayed in the car while Justin and I went searching. I followed the GPS to the coordinates and we began looking. After ten minutes of searching and readjusting our location I noticed a block that seemed out of place. Lo and behold there was the cache, hiding under it. I signed the log, put it back, then we cut across the courtyard back to the car.

Bee Cottage at the Sign of the Frog
This stop resulted in a did not find. We pulled up right next to the garden that is suppose to be home to the cache and all took turns looking around. This was the first time that we had stopped to a cache that was on private property. The cache's description mentioned that the Bee Cottage is a bed and breakfast, but that it also was not open at the time that we stopped by. We decided to move on for now and come back when the place is actually open. I hope that caches being on private property are not a theme, it was very unsettling!

Forever Grateful 2
In Beekmantown, which is south of West Chazy, there is a memorial trail that was built by eagle scouts. On this trail there are plaques that offer information about various wars our country has been a part of. The intention of the trail is to pay respect to those that died or were assumed dead. The trail is beautiful and very well maintained and also leads to the Beekmantown Rec Park. The tree coverage there was also sufficient enough so that the kids could enjoy the trail as well. Oh! I almost forgot to mention, there's also a cache here! :) About half way through the trail the GPS had us enter the woods and Justin found the ammo canister cache. Inside we found our very first travel bug. Travel bugs are similar to geocoins in that they're tracked online. The difference though is that they are like dog tags that you attach to something important or interesting to you, like a toy or a souvenir. Some people give them missions or stories, to make them even more fun. The one that we got was a pig that we would later find out was named Mademoiselle COCHONNE which in english is Miss Piggy! We plan on helping her find her Kermie in due time!

IN BETWEEN (Tt-06)
This marks our third attempt to find this painfully cleverly hidden cache. Justin and I both took a look but we were unable to locate it, yet again. My GPS had a habit of bouncing around a lot near the buildings, which I believe made things even more difficult.