GCAEG98 Church Micro 14938…Llanfaelog by Glaslyn1 Traditional Premium Member Only D2/T1.5
Christmas Dinner
We have been waiting for confirmation of The Goat Inn’s Christmas Dinner menu and start date for Christmas group parties. Today we have received confirmation that this year they will not be starting Christmas parties until Friday 1st December. So we now have a couple of options, try another venue or change the date to either Friday 1st or Saturday 2nd December. Do you have a preference? Please contact us either through comments or message 9 Usual Suspects geocaching account.
One traditional cache and 2 events have been published since our last post:
GCAEG8R Church Micro 14937…Aberffraw by Glaslyn1 Traditional (Premium Member Only) D2/T1.5
Events
GCAEFH4 Trick or Treat with 9 Usual Suspects by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1.5
When: Friday 3rd November Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB Party Starts: 6pm Party Ends: 9pm or when the last person leaves Attire: Optional Halloween Fancy dress
This event is still very much work in progress there for we will publish more details nearer the day.
GCAED06 GIFF 2023, Geocaching International Film Festival by 9 usual Suspects Event D1/T1
Where: Talysarn Community Centre, Station Road, Talysarn, Caernarfon LL54 6HL Date: Sunday 19th November 2023 Doors open: 2.00pm Film showing starts: 2.45pm approx, duration approx 1 hour. Venue closes: 5.00pm
The GIFF 2023 souvenir will be awarded to all attendees of this event.
GIFF a Brief History
The Geocaching International Film Festival (GIFF) began in 2013 and was a part of the ‘Geocaching Block Party 2013’ held at Geocaching HQ, in Seattle. The finalist films were screened in a park near HQ and it was a huge success. There was another GIFF in 2014 with the same format.
In 2015 all of the finalist films were ready to go but there was a torrential rain storm. The GIFF team were forced to cancel the event in the park and came up with an alternative plan. Geocachers across the world were invited to host events to show the films in their local communities. This was a great success and this has been the format ever since. 9 Usual Suspect have hosted every GIFF event since 2015.
GIFF Stats
2013: Hosted in Seattle only 2014: Hosted in Seattle only 2015: 449 Events | 46 countries 2016: 123 film submissions | 16 finalists | 526 Events | 44 countries 2017: 47 submissions | 17 finalists | 601 Events | 55 countries 2018: 83 submissions | 16 finalists | 656 Events | 58 countries 2019: 54 submissions | 16 finalists | 688 Events | 56 countries 2020: Cancelled due to Covid 2021: 61 submissions | 17 finalists | 425 Events | 40 countries 2022: No GIFF due to 20 year anniversary celebrations
Just one new traditional cache near Barmouth and our event published since our last post:
GCAE2D0 Geobabies waterfall walk by svl379 Traditional D1.5/T1.5
International Earthcache Day 2023
This year International Earthcache Day is Saturday 7th October, any earthcache logged on either the 7th or 8th will qualify for the souvenir. To earn the souvenir visit the physical location of an EarthCache, complete the logging requirements to receive both a smiley and the 2023 souvenir.
All non-Premium EarthCaches are open to everyone throughout the weekend on the Geocaching® app from 11:00:00 UTC on Friday, October 6, until 10:00:00 UTC on Monday, October 9.
9US Earthcache Day 2023
Our original idea was to visit the earthcaches at Black Rock Sands but the tide times are against us so we have had to revise our plans and put this event on hold for another day. To find earthcaches that our regular attendees (especially Glyn) have not found is hard, but there are 2 earthcaches at Cwmorthin that have very few finds by locals. This will be our 3rd earthcache day event at Cwmorthin but as it is such a beautiful location I am sure no one will object to returning. For any one who has not geocached here there are a further 15 earthcaches, 25 letterbox and traditionals mostly with high D/T ratings.
Our last visit back in 2017
GCAEC35 9 Usual Suspects Return to Cwmorthin, Tanygrisiau by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T3.5
Where: Cwmorthin, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog When: Sunday 8th October 2023 Time: 11am to 11.30am
We will meet up in the car park for the event, around 11.30am we will head up the hill to discover:
GC8AGBJ Rhosydd Crazy Stones…. by treboR nosnwoT Earthcache D2/T4.5 GC8AGQC Rhosydd Vesicles….. by treboR nosnwoT Earthcache D2/T2
Thank you everyone for attending and for your hard work making this another very successful litter pick. 12 bags and 6 blue boxes were filled with the usual cans, bottles, fast food containers and general litter. There was a few bizarre items including a hand held vacuum cleaner, a micro wave oven and set of oars. I would love to know how the oars got to the wood behind Tescos. After the litter pick cake, drinks and geochat were enjoyed before everything was packed away for another day. All collected rubbish was disposed of at the recycling centre.
Christmas Dinner
Yes, we know it is only September but bookings for groups are already being taken. We are planning to return to Tafarn Yr Afr/The Goat Inn, Glandwyfach, on either Saturday 25th or 29th Wednesday November. Do you have a preference? Please contact us either through comments or message 9 Usual Suspects geocaching account.
Another 2025 Event
Save the Day……. London Calling Mega 2025
London Calling have announced that they will be hosting this event for the third time on Saturday 3rd May 2025.
GCAE2X5 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 61 by 9 usual Suspects Event When: Wednesday 27th September Where: Anglesey Arms, Harbour Front, Caernarfon LL55 1SG Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
Event Reminder
GCADQC3 CITO 2023 Season 2 by 9 Usual Suspects When: Saturday 16th September 2023 Where: Parc Dre/Morfa Caernarfon Time: 11am-1pm
Why not come and join us for another litter pick at one of our regular sites. Our task for the day will be to pick up as much litter as possible starting from the the bridge, around the park then following the River Seiont towards Lon Eifion cycle path. By attending this event you will earn CITO 2023 Season 2 and 75 points towards this months Wheel of Challenges souvenirs.
Cadw, Open Doors 2023
Cadw is a Welsh word meaning ‘to keep’ or ‘to protect’ and is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government. Cadw works to protect the historic buildings, structures, landscapes and heritage sites of Wales.
This September, more than 200 of Wales’ historic sites, landmarks and hidden gems will offer visitors free entry, events or guided tours. Explore some of the country’s lesser-known and smaller-scale sites ― several of which are usually closed to the public.
When: Saturday 23rd Sep – Sunday 24th Sep 2023 Where: Barclodiad-y-Gawres Burial Chamber, Ty Croes, Anglesey, LL63 5TE Time: Tours will be at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. Meet at the monument.
Barclodiad-y-Gawres is a partially reconstructed Neolithic burial chamber, famous for its decorated stones. The spectacular, cliff side position of this later Neolithic monument is one of its great attractions and accessing it provides a short pleasant walk. Barclodiad-y-Gawres means ‘The Giantess’s Apronful’ and is a traditional local name.
To find out what is happening near you click on this link Open Doors
2025, A Big Year for Geocaching
2025 sees not only the 25 anniversary of Geocaching but also 9 Usual Suspects 10th birthday – there will be a lot happening. Below is the first event that has come to our attention:
It has recently been announced that in 2025, Piratemania will travel from England through the English Channel across the North Sea and through the Rhine to Germany. The event has yet to be published but will be somewhere in North Rhine-Westphalia. We will keep you updated as more information is released.
It has been a busy few days so apologies for the delayed post and it may be a bit longer than normal. We have 3 recently published caches:
GCASW19 Cefni Dam by CheesyPasta Traditional D1.5/T1.5 GCADW0A Damsel fly city! by CheesyPasta Traditional D1.5/T1.5
Premium Member Only GCADNZN Village Hall Series 1475 – Llanfairpwll by Glaslyn1 Traitional D2.5/T1.5
Event
GCADQC3 CITO 2023 Season 2 by 9 Usual Suspects When: Saturday 16th September 2023 Where: Parc Dre/Morfa Caernarfon Time: 11am-1pm
Why not come and join us for another litter pick at one of regular sites. Our task for the day will be to pick up as much litter as possible starting from the the bridge, around the park then following the River Seiont towards Lon Eifion cycle path. By attending this event you will earn 75 points towards this months Wheel of Challenges souvenirs.
Wheel Of Challenges, Teamwork
This is the final month of the Wheel of Challenges souvenir challenges and there is another two souvenirs available, easy and hard. To qualify for the easy earn 100 points and the hard 1,000 points, you can keep track of your progress on your leaderboard. Events and CITO’s gain the maximum 75 points and unlike other challenges Ad Lab stages do not count as a ‘found it’ log.
This challenge started on Monday 4th September and runs to Sunday 1st October.
Here are the leaderboard point values for this challenge:
Attended an Event
75
Attended a CITO Event
75
Found a cache with 10+ Favorite points
50
Received a Favorite point on an owned cache
50
Found it*
25
*Log a Found it on any other cache type except Adventure Lab® Locations.
SS Denham Event
GCACYNA 9 Usual Suspects Visit a Wreck by 9 Usual Suspects D1/T5
Well what can we say about this event? Here in North Wales 9US hold a lot of events with the average attendees of 8 -12, for this event within a week of publication we had 25 ‘will attends’! This has certainly smashed our records as I write this we have 37 logged attendances and over 100 photos in the gallery! We have joked many times in the past about ‘our’ weather god and they certainly came up trumps for this event, a perfect evening for a stroll across the sand followed by beautiful sunset. It was a shame about the photographic club who thought they had sole rights to the wreck site. We would like to say a very BIG THANK YOU to everyone who attend making this such a special event. See our video below:
One for the Future…….
GC7B7E1 St Helens Fort by Mario McTavish Virtual D4/T5
Any one interested in a trip to the Isle of Wight? This has been on our ‘to do’ list for a while, maybe a 9US road trip with an event here. Interested? Contact us either through the comments or message us via our geocaching account.
