We have one new cache and an event to report since our last post:
GCAWE5G Bangor Rambles Adventure Lab Bonus Cache By escapefromwork Mystery D3/T2
GCAWF8W 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 70 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
When: Thursday 29th August 2024
Where: Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves
Event Reminder
Yes, this is this Saturday!
GCAVKYR 9US Celebrate International Geocaching Day 2024 by 9US Event D1/T1
Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle
When: Saturday 17th August, 2024
Time: 2.00pm-6pm (the bar will remain open until the last person leaves!)
Games Start Time: 2.30pm
BBQ: 5pm
Trackable Raffle Draw: 5.30pm
Let’s celebrate International Geocaching Day with an afternoon of fun, games and plenty of geo-chat. Just to confirm there will be 5 new caches going live along Lon Eifion.
End of an Era
Some of you may have already heard that Martin and Linda have sold the Bryntirion Inn and moved out of the area. The pub was a meeting point for the caching community with many a caching tale being recalled over a pint or two of very good beer. I think we all have enjoyed finding Martin’s inventive caches that have received 3,188 favourite points and the archiving of these caches are a loss to the local geocaching community. Their Halloween events attracted cachers from a very wide area and will be missed. Where are we going to celebrate Halloween?
We would like to wish Martin and Linda all the best for their future and to say TFTC.
Our New Coins
At last we have received our latest batch of very limited addition 9US geocoins. At the beginning of the year we ran a competition to design our next slate coin. Our judge chose Julie of Bess’s Friends design, her prize being one of the lovely coins.
We are now selling the coins for £11.00 each. They will be available to purchase at Saturdays event or contact us either through the comments or email geocoins@9usualsuspects.uk
Adventure Lab Credits
Have you wanted to create an Adventure, but didn’t have a credit? The wait is over!
On July 23, 2024, Geocaching HQ released a new self-service portal for credit distribution, enabling Premium members to receive Adventure builder credits through the Adventure Lab® app.
Criteria to qualify for a credit:
- Active Premium membership
- No available builder credits
- No unpublished Adventures
- Passed eligibility date*
If a creator meets the above criteria, they can claim a credit in the Adventure Lab app and start creating their new Adventure right away.
* The eligibility date is determined by how recently a creator received a credit. Creators are eligible for a new credit every 90 days.
Echoing your comments about the sad loss of the hospitality and great caches at and near the Bryntirion Inn that I’m pretty sure we’ve all really enjoyed finding over the years in the past.
Wishing Martin and Linda all the best for a happy, successful and long retirement in their new home (perhaps we’ll see more of them now they’ve moved so much closer to us) [;)]
If they read this post we’d love to offer them a lift or two on our, some may say, “somewhat mad cache’n’dash” days out to your own excellent events [:P] Can’t guarantee a safe journey home without a police escort though ! [;)]
Sorry can’t make it this Sat for international caching day [:(] I’m on a rocket to Mars [;)][;)]
P.s.
Save a new slate coin for me please [:P] (Ali might one too) [;)]