Hello,
Today I was hoping to get out and find Hobditch Hunt, but we decided to leave it for the weekend, and complete this short, but very popular, series by the gnome-ads - with a plus point that it's closer to home, and so we'd only need a couple of hours to complete it!
Luckily, it was a warm, sunny day after yesterdays storm - felt sorry for all those at the local point to point! Arrived in Welford very quickly, and we were impressed by the May pole in the center of the village - a very pretty Warwickshire, and once we parked the car, we were very much looking forward to the series after admiring some far reaching views - we'd never have come here if It wasn't for caching!
The first cache was an easy find, and before too long we were on the existing cache, "Clives Cache", which was an easy find, but the cache was quite wet.
At #2 of the series, the devious and different hides began. That was one of things I loved about this series, the fact that you never knew what to expect - whether it was the container, or simply the way it was hidden. Also, as well as these epic hides, there were also nice big, well stocked boxes to keep you happy. Cache wise, this series had everything!
On the way to #3, we left the public footpath, as the series took us onto a permissive footpath - we're very glad the gnome-ads managed to place some caches there! Stunning woods, and a lovely little brook, swarming with wildlife and a variation of flora - all this was made even better under the sun, and by listening to the songs of the birds, we could even hear a woodpecker! There were signs all over the wood stating that it's a conservation project, and we can see why! A little gem to the series, which made it all the better! All the caches along these stretch were also placed sensibly, so there would be no risk of damaging the area.
Once we were out of the stunning woodland, it was a stroll along the river Avon for the rest of the series. The river Avon is famous for flowing through Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace, and so the footpath that we were walking along was called: "Shakespeare Avon Way". It was a lovely little path, and here the series displayed more in variation of terrain - now we were walking along a river!
More clever hides along this stretch, some making us laugh quite a bit! We even saw two swans, and then later two Canadian Geese!
Then it was to cache #10. This one had been getting lots of favorite points on Geocaching.com, and so I was really looking forward to it! I was quite shocked when I found a cache quite a bit from the coordinates, and inside was a log book! No coordinates or clues to find the second stage of this multi! Where had I gone wrong? Yes, I had found the final part of the cache, without even finding the first! I felt a little let down, after reading all the comments and not experiencing whatever the "twist" was myself, so my dad suggested to search for the first part, and go to the cache again. And am I glad he did! What a wonderful twist it was, truly unique, just a little sad I knew where the cache was. Don't want to give away any clues on here, but I will say that you simply have to go and find this cache! Best on the series!
And so, after two hours, our short morning 4 mile walk came to an end. And another nice view to finish with at #11.
An excellent series, Highly recommended, a great variation of caches, and a super walk - good terrain and nice views.
Griff Grof
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