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Another good week for Premium Member Earthcache fans…

Premium Member Only
GCB8E0V Bwlch y Groes by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T3
GCB8E30 Glacial Striations by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T3
GCB8E1T The Dolwyddelan Syncline by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T3.5
GCB8D26 Roché by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D1/T2.5
GCB8D3G Moel Siabod Cleavage by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T4
GCB8CYK YOSM #1262 Carn Fadryn by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T3
GCB8CZR YOSM #1263 Mynydd Rhiw by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T3.5
GCB8D3Y YOSM #1264 Carnedd Moel Siabod by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T4.5
GCB8BWN Mynydd Graig Goch by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T4.5
GCB8C0W The Snowdon Volcanic Group by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T4.5
GCB8C2W Pelk Point by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T1.5
GCB8AMG Ordovician Mega Ripples by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T3

GCB782G Wedding Day by Optimist on the run Traditional D1.5/T1.5

On behalf of 9 Usual Suspects and all of the North Wales geocaching community we would like to say congratulations to Simon & Liz on their marriage, wishing them a very happy marriage with lots of fun, laughter and adventures.

Event
GCB8G4G 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 79 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Thursday 26th, June 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves

TB Race Update

Our TB race is now just past the halfway point. This was the leader board on 13.6.2025

1. Golden Goose owner Clueless_Goose 23,487.8 km
2. GraPeS The Bear owner Bess’s Friends 22,719.0 km
3. I Met Signal Tag owner Ecobake 22,566.3 km
4. 16,113.9 km Leap Year Devon Mega 2017 owner FfiLli 16,113.9 km
5. DJ’s Dolphin Adventure owner Cwm DJ 16,100.5 km
6. 9US Race 2025 Go For It owner escapefromwork 15,911.9 km
7. Incy owner sionyn68 15,803.1 km
8. 2025 New Adventure racing Hummingbird owner Wendy2000 15,770.1km
9. 74jen Signal Race Tag owner 74jen 13,233.6 km
10. Racing Pirate owner Ann@Birdbrook 12,668.7 km
11. Compass Winnie owner Bess’s Friends 11,941.6 km
12. WanderBug the World Traveler owner naturesbyte 4,644.4 km
13. RACING KINGFISHER owner YnysMonBirders 4,481.2 km
14. BONUSTOWN I’M IN A RACE owner lostnwet 3,642.1 km
15. Lackey Tag owner Mossfamilymacc 2,053.9 km
16. Travel Sun geocoin owner WelshDisneyMum80 1,184.6 km
Stitch Lackey owner Geojade2013 1,184.6 km
18. Mardi gras 2015 owner Mossfamilymacc 363.6 km
19. Piratemania Chorley Chuckle jude100 194.0 km
20. Clogging all over the world owner Team Marzipan 0.0 km

Total distance traveled by all TB’s 204,064.9 km

A global race, so far 23 countries visited:
Argentina, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Egypt, France, Falkland Islands, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA, Uruguay

Currently the Best Picture award uploaded to a TB page goes to Golden Goose owner Clueless_Goose. I think this picture of a turtle in Barbados is going to take some beating….

Memories of Elaine

It is with great sorrow we have to announce the passing of Elaine Welch, a friend to all and a big part of 9 Usual Suspects adventures. Elaine & Richard attended their first 9US event way back in 2017 and quickly became involved with 9US escapades. One of the first to volunteer, becoming very proficient at putting up the tents, lights and props. Always mucking in wether making tea or washing up, she had a knack of spotting what was needed and getting it sorted without any fuss. Elaine hated litter and joined us on many of our CITO litter picks, deriving much satisfaction from leaving a rubbish free environment.

Her parents were Welsh and being a ‘Jones’ North Wales had a very special place in her heart. All her life she had holidayed in Wales. After retiring Richard and her had a caravan on seasonal pitches near Criccieth where they spent as much time as they possibly could.

We know she will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts at this difficult time are with Richard, their family & friends.

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Another good week for Premium Member Earthcache fans…

GCB82ZM Benllech Multi by hryaaw Multi D2/T2

Premium Member Only
GCB7RZB Church Micro 15411…Rhoscolyn by Glaslyn1 Traditional D1.5/T1.5

GCB871K Criccieth Veins by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2
GCB855J Dixie by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T1.5
GCB817W Machroes…Fault by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2
GCB8185 Machroes…Ironstone by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T2.5
GCB81FT Machroes…Tessellation by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T2.5
GCB8189 Machroes…Cliff Spiral by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T2.5
GCB8183 Machroes…Slickensides by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T2.5
GCB8180 Machroes…Fold by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D1.5/T2.5
GCB8181 Machroes…Lamination by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T1.5
GCB807A Porthmadog Stylolites by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T1.5

Event Reminder

GCAZVXE 2025 Community Celebration Event by Bess’s Friends Community Event D1/T1
When: Saturday 7th June 2025
Where: Rocklands, Cymyran Road, Caergeiliog, Anglesey LL65 3HN
Time: 1pm to 6pm
Join Bess’s Friends for a BBQ followed by an afternoon of fun and games to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. If you have a favourite board game they ask you to bring it along.

New Treasures

Tuesday 10th June sees the release of two new Treasure Collections, Event mementos and Planets. To start collecting Treasures in Event mementos, geocachers must first complete Classic trackables. To start collecting Treasures in Planets, geocachers must first complete Mystery books.

CITO Tree planting Update

GCAXW19 CITO 2024 Season 2, Let’s Plant Trees!

Back in October we hosted a CITO that instead of picking up litter looked at trees and their contribution to our local environment. We asked attendees to gather tree seeds while out geocaching and to bring them along to the event which we then planted. The response of our attendees was incredible….

We supplied all necessary pots, containers etc.

We can now report that some were a success and others a dismal failure. Sadly the Squirrels and Jays had a feast on the acorns but one has survived, the biggest success is the beech trees followed by the horse chestnuts. The Hawthorns are still germinating.

Just a few of the Horse Chestnut, Beech, Oak & Holly sapplings.

If you have space for a tree and would like any of the trees please contact us.

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Again another good week for anyone that likes Earthcaches and is a Premium Member:

GCB7F9E In the Middle by hryaaw Traditional D1/T1.5
GCB7RW4 Lakeside Snowdonia Business Park by DaveHGeoCach Traditonal D3/T2

Premium Member Only
GCB7A77 Memorial Stone. by Bess’s Friends Mystery D3/T3.5

GCB7PRV Beddgelert Beach by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T2
GCB7RAB Gyrn Ddu by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T4
GCB7QAM Tin Man by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T3.5
GCB7Q7X Porthmadog Park by MrsMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T1.5
GCB7PQK Little Bridges # 3143 Beddgelert by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T1.5
GCB7MMR Pwllheli Minerals by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D1.5/T1.5
GCB7MJT Pwllheli Contact by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T2.5
GCB7KWA Bangor Metasomatism by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4.5/T1
GCB7MJ2 Pwllheli Glaciation by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T3.5
GCB7M98 Bangor Palaeocurrents by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T1
GCB7GG1 Pistyll Cwn by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4.5/T4.5
GCB7E45 YOSM #1249 Mynydd Cilan by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T3

The End of Another Heritage Cache

GC9472 Nant-y-Gamar by ldbooth & stonemasons Traditional D2/T3.5 Hidden 28.9.2002

Sadly, even though in place and in excellent condition, this 2002 cache has been archived. Why? Because the cache owner did not respond to a Reviewers 30 day notice. The current owners of the cache only found 61 caches and have not visited Geocaching.com since 29.12.2014. We tried to adopt the cache but were, unsurprisingly, unable to trace ldbooth+EJ the owners, therefore unable to transfer the cache ownership.

Our reviewer advised us to contact Geocaching HQ to see if they would allow us to take on the responsibility and maintain the cache. Disappointingly we had no response from Geocaching HQ. After the cache had been archived I complained that my message had not been acknowledged and received the following:
“Geocaches are considered property of the cache owner. It is for this reason that we cannot allow any transferring of ownership without the owner’s permission – or any exceptions.“
The cache is now geo-litter. Is geocaching HQ ignoring the problem of maintaining and keeping alive these old heritage caches?

While attending the Giga Event in Prague we spoke to a HQ Lackey about the problem of old caches being archived and the difficulty of tracing cache owners who no longer geocache making adoption impossible. He was very sympathetic, promised to raise the problem at HQ but didn’t think that there was much chance in changing the current policy. He did point out that even if a cache is archived it can still be logged as a find unless locked by HQ. He also suggested that owners of heritage caches should put a note on their geocaching profile page saying that if for any reason they had not visited Geocaching.com for 12 months that they give their permission for adoption of their owned caches.

Personally I think it is time for a change of HQ policy with any cache over, say, 20 years being allowed to be adopted or at least maintained by another geocacher. What do you think?

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Something for everyone this week, for those that enjoy Earthcaches an especially good week! Please note all the new caches are Premium Member Only.

GCB76DH Porth Ceiriad – A look into the Quaternary by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T2
GCB76FY Porth Ceiriad – Fantastic Folds by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D1/T3.5
GCB769Z Port Bach – Strata by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T3
GCB76EY Porth Ceiriad – Bouma Sequence by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T2.5
GCB7A9M St Tudwal’s Islands by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T5
GCB79P3 Natural Concrete by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2.5
GCB79NA YOSM – Penychain by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T3
GCB78QT Peridotite Perambulation by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.3/T2.5
GCB7834 Longshore Drift at Abersoch by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2.5/T2
GCB78NX Porth Ceiriad – Unconformity by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3.5/T3.5
GCB78MM Into the Ordovician by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D2/T4
GCB78JB YOSM – Mynydd Penarfynydd by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4.5/T3
GCB78Q4 Pwllheli Fracture by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D3/T2
GCB7AA9 YOSM – Mynydd Tîr-y-cwmwd by MrMagnaDefender Earthcache D4/T4

GCB766M St Mair’s Church – Y Felinheli by ECOBAKE Multi D2/T1.5
GCB5RVZ Steller Droid 97 by sdharding Traditional D1.5/T3.5

Event
GCB7484 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 78 by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Thursday 29th May, 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves

We are back again at Snowdonia Parc for this months N&N.

UK Mega 2026?

It looks like there will be a UK Mega in 2026:

We are looking out for the announcements….

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Thanks to a very busy Clueless_Goose we have several new caches since our last post:

GCB5YXY REALLY SideTracked – Port Dinorwic by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T1.5
GCB5RKC SideTracked – Llanfairpwll by Clueless_Goose Mystery D3.5/T1.5
GCB5V3A SideTracked – Bangor (Gwynedd) Traditional D2.5/T1.5
GCB5QE3 Pont Britannia by Clueless_Goose Multi D2/T2.5
GCB5M1E Taken for Granted by Clueless_Goose Multi T2/D2

Premium Member Only
GCB60FP Water Under The Bridge by OuroborosOutdoors Traditional D4/T4.5
GCB5V2C REALLY SideTracked – Griffith’s Crossing by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2.5/T1.5
It is nice to see a cache back here, see below for a brief history of this once ‘famous’ station.

Event Reminder

GCB5JC5 9 Usual Suspects Nosh & Natter 77 by 9 usual Suspects
When: Thursday 24th April 2025
Where: Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm
For this months Nosh & Natter we are back at the Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr.

Griffith’s Crossing, a Brief History

The Griffiths Crossing Station was a Station on the Menai Bridge to Afon Wen line which was opened in stages between 1852 and 1871.

13th July 1913 the royal train arrives at Griffith’s Crossing

In 1911 a ceremony was held in which the future King Edward VIII was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon castle. Part of the event was a procession into the town led by King George V and Queen Mary. Griffiths Crossing was chosen as the location at which the royal party would alight. The station facilities were considered inadequate for the royal party, so temporary timber structures were erected which included an extension to the down platform and a canopy. The Royal train stopped at Griffiths Crossing on 13th November 1911. After the event, the station reverted to its basic form.

Griffith’s Crossing station at time of closure in 1937

The station closed in 1937 even though the line remained busy into the 1960s, but following the closure of Caernarfon and Afon Wen section in 1964, it went into decline. In the second half of 1966 the line through the station was singled, and the former down line lifted. On 1st July 1969 Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarfon castle, once again it was decided that a procession would take place and that Griffiths Crossing would be the ideal location for the royal party to alight the Royal train. As Griffiths Crossing had been demolished a temporary platform was built further west then the original station, where the bridge passed over into the Ferodo Factory.

Below is a video showing guests to the investiture arriving at Caernarfon Station, now Morrisons, and the royal train arriving at Griffiths Crossing with the then new Ferodo Factory in the background.

All services ended on the 4th January 1970. However on 23rd of May 1970 a fire on the Britannia Bridge isolated Holyhead from the railway network. Holyhead was at the time an important freightliner depot, so Caernarfon was pressed into use for freightliner services. Freightliner trains passed through Griffiths Crossing until 5^th February 1972. The line then closed completely and was lifted.

The site of the station was lost under a road improvement scheme but the house nearby is the old Station Master’s House, and is the only evidence of a station once being here.

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In our area we have had five new caches, all placed by Clueless_Goose published and a some events for your diary, a CITO and after CITO event.

GCB5210 Church Micro 15374…Llanedwen by Clueless_Goose Multi D2.5/T1.5

Four of the new caches are an extension to the highly recommended Bryngwyn Slate Trail linking the end of the existing trail back to Rhostryfan. If parking at Rhostryfan this creates a circular walk.

GCB4VDV Alexandra Tramway by Traditional D2/T2
GCB4VZ4 Capel Hermon by Clueless_Goose Multi D2/T2
GCB4W7H Behind the Bush by Clueless_Goose Traditional D1/T1
GCB4W7Z Winging It by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2.5/T1.5

GCB4TNP Grit and Grime by Bradshaws65 Event D1/T1
When: Friday 11th April 2025
Where: Bridge End, Llangollen
Time: 6.15pm to 7.15pm
A chance for local and not so local cachers to meet up and discuss our fascinating hobby.

GCB4YXC CITO 2025 Season 1, Lon Eifion by 9 Usual Suspects D1/T2.5
When: Saturday 12th April 2025
Where: The Old Bridge, Morfa Parc, Caernarfon
Time: 2pm – 3.30pm
This is our last CITO to gain the Season 1 Souvenir. We will be concentrating our litter picking on Lon Eifion, most of the cycle path is litter free but some areas are awful. Our base will be on the old bridge as in previous litter picks. We will be splitting up into 2 groups with some volunteers starting in Bontnewydd to work their way back towards Caernarfon while others starting at the beginning of the path in Caernarfon. Hopefully in the allotted 1.5 hours the two groups will meet some where around the ‘Crossing’ cache.

GCB4YY7 9US A Thank You, Cake and a Brew by 9 Usual Suspects D1/T1
When: Saturday 12th April 2025
Where: Old Bridge, Parc Dre, Caernarfon
Time: 3.30pm to 4pm
As a Thank You to our hard working volunteers we will be supplying refreshments and a chance to catch up, swap TB’s and enjoy some geochat while having a brew and cake.

GCB53M3 Caernarfon, Gwynedd – Final Counties Tour by goldpot & FLtravelers Event D1/T2
When: Tuesday 29th April 2025
Where: Black Boys, Caernarfon
Time: 7pm to 8pm
Goldpot & FLtravelers are touring every area of the UK finding caches in every county. While in Gwynedd they are hosting this event and would like to meet up with local and not so local cachers to discuss our fascinating hobby.

GCB53QA Pontcysyllte, Wrexham – Final Counties Tour by goldpot & FLtravelers Event D1/T1.5
When: Wednesday 30th April 2025
Where: Pontcysyllte Viaduct
Time: 2pm to 2.45pm
A continuation of Goldpot & FLtravelers Uk geocaching tour of the UK.

Celebrate 25 years of geocaching at Community Celebration Events – Official Blog

GCAZVXE 2025 Community Celebration Event by Bess’s Friends Community Event D1/T1
When: Saturday 7th June 2025
Where: Rocklands, Cymyran Road, Caergeiliog, Anglesey LL65 3HN
Time: 1pm to 6pm
Join Bess’s friends for a BBQ followed by an afternoon of fun and games to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. If you have a favourite game they ask you to bring it along.

New Treasures

From April 1st two new Treasure collections, Navigational tools and Egg hunt, became available for geocachers to collect when they find and log qualifying geocaches. To access these collections, you must first complete the Celebrating 25 years collection.

Navigational tools
This collection celebrates the tools that explorers have used to navigate the world. The collection features five Treasures ranging from an astrolabe to a map.

You can collect these Treasures by finding and logging any Traditional geocache with a difficulty rating of 2 or higher, and a terrain rating of 1.5 or lower.

Egg hunt
This collection highlights seven different geocache types with seven different Treasures. Each Treasure in this collection has different criteria for the geocaches you have to find and log in order to collect the Treasure. The Treasure can be collected in any order:

- Egg 1: Collect by finding and logging one Traditional Cache with a difficulty rating of 2 or above
- Egg 2: Collect by finding and logging one Mystery Cache with a difficulty rating of 2 or above
- Egg 3: Collect by finding and logging one Multi-Cache with a difficulty rating of 2 or above
- Egg 4: Collect by finding and logging one Letterbox Hybrid with a difficulty rating of 2 or above
- Egg 5: Collect by attending any regular Event Cache
- Egg 6: Collect by finding and logging any EarthCache
- Egg 7: Collect by finding and logging any Virtual Cache

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We have replaced 2 of the caches that have regularly gone missing on Lon Eifion with different hides, just the same location. Hopefully this time they will stay in place!

GCB4QFY Lon Eifion, Another Oak Tree by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D3/T1.5
GCB4QFC Lon Eifion, Sycamore Gap Returns by 9 Usual Suspects Traditional D3/T2

Event Reminder

GCB496T 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 76 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
When: Thursday 27th March, 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves

CITO Season 1

After a recent maintenance run along Lon Eifion we were very disappointed on the amount of litter we found between Bontnewydd and Caernarfon. So we are planning another littering picking CITO for the weekend 12th/13th April. This will give anyone that has not collected CITO Season 1 souvenir a chance do so. Please let us know if you prefer Saturday or Sunday for this event.

Blue Switch Day Souvenirs

On May 2nd, 2000, the United States government decided to discontinue restricting GPS accuracy, known as Selective Availability, making GPS technology more accurate for everyone. May 2nd became known to geocachers as “Blue Switch Day.” The first geocache was hidden the following day on May 3rd, 2000.

To celebrate 25 years of geocaching there are two new souvenirs to earn for Blue Switch Day 2025, a finder and hider.

To earn the Blue Switch Day 2025 Finder souvenir log one geocache, attend an Event, or complete an Adventure Lab® Location between May 2nd and 4th.

To earn the Blue Switch Day 2025 Hider souvenir have any type of geocache excluding events and Ad Labs published between May 1st and 31st 2025.

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We have one new event for your diary:

GCB1A0D Meet&Greet at Caernarfon, Wales / Cymru by gingerfred99 Event D1/T1.5
When: Tuesday 15th April 2025
Where: Anglesey Arms, Caernarfon
Time: 6.30 to 7pm
Gingerfred99 is visiting our area from Germany and would like to meet local and other visiting geocachers to discuss our fascinating hobby, swap TB’s, get recommendations for geocaches and places to explore while on holiday from Germany.

Treasure Collections

Geocaching’s newest feature ‘Treasures’ is now live. Collect the required Treasures to complete a collection. You can collect Treasure by finding and logging caches that meet specific criteria set by HQ. Below are the criteria for the first two collections:

Collection 1: Geocaching origins
You can collect these Treasures by finding and logging Traditional Caches.

Collection 1 has to be completed to unlock Collection 2.

Collection 2: Celebrating 25 years
You can collect these Treasures by finding and logging any type of geocache with a difficulty rating of 1.5 or lower. If you complete the ‘Celebrating 25 years’ collection, you will earn the ‘Celebrating 25 years’ souvenir.

Is Treasure available for Basic members?
Treasure is available to both Premium and Basic members, though some future collections may be Premium-only. The first collections being released are open to all. Premium members can use Advanced search to find caches that fit collection criteria.

Pete & I have found that logging the same cache does not mean you will receive the same Treasure!

For more details follow the link Treasures

Village Hall Week 2025

To celebrate Village Hall Week there are 71 events published for the week, which include 8 x community celebration events and 3 x CITO’s and only one of them is in Wales!

There are only 3 Village Hall caches in our area:
GC9FKR2 Village Hall Series 1141 – Beddgelert by Flowerpot_man Mystery D2.5/T1.5
GCADNZN Village Hall Series 1475 – Llanfairpwll by Glaslyn1 Traditional D2.5/T1.5
GC9Z8VX Village Hall Series 1336 – Betws-y-coed by Flowerpot_man Multi D2/T1.5

In Village Hall week there are 3 profile badges available for finding a Village Hall Cache, attending an event and hosting an event or placing a cache. For more details follow the link Village Hall Week 2025

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A new mystery cache and an event for your diary:

GCB44PM Pi Puzzle Box by 9 Usual Suspects Mystery D4/T1

Event
GCB496T 9 Usual Suspects – Nosh & Natter 76 by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1
When: Thursday 27th March, 2025
Where: Parc Snowdonia, Waunfawr, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4AQ
Time: 7pm to 9pm or when the last person leaves

Event Review

GCB3F98 Pi Day Party by 9 Usual Suspects

This event was part of 9 Usual Suspect 10th anniversary celebrations. 10 years ago before 9US had a geocaching account ‘A Slice of Pie’ hosted by naturesbyte was the event where several of the original 9 Usual Suspects first met.

For this event we had already planned to have a lot of different pies when we received a message from RichieBlod ‘Do you think we will have 25 different pies. We could then qualify for the locationless cache. I’ll do a poster anyway’. We like a challenge so the hunt for 25 different pies was on. A team effort, with the scouring of several different super market shelves and we had the required 25 pies.

Here is the list of pies that were devoured at the event:
Steak & Kidney, Steak, All Steak, Steak & Cornish Ale, Chicken Ham & Leek, Creamy Chicken Smoked Bacon & Leek, Chicken & Mushroom, Beef & Stilton, Minced Beef & Onion, Chilli Con Carne, Spinach Feta & Pine Nut, Wild Mushroom, Cheese Leek & Potato, Sweet Potato Feta & Pumpkin Seed, Curried Chick Pea Red Pepper & Spinach, Mini Pork Pies, Mini Cheese & Pickle Pork Pies, Pork Pie, Pork Egg Gala, Melton Mowbray, Apple & Blackcurrant, Apple, Cherry, Mince Pies, Hot Cross Pies.

A lovely afternoon of eating, geochat and playing with RichieBlods green screen was had by all. The new cache was found and the log signed after some teamwork mainly by our junior attendees. Thank you everyone for attending and the donations of pies. Maybe in the future a ‘tart’ event?

Here are a few photos from our day:

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We have no new geocaches or Ad labs to report since our last post.

Event Reminder

GCB3F98 Pi Day Party by 9 Usual Suspects
When: Saturday 15th March, 2025
Where: Plas Gwernoer, Nantlle LL54 6BB
Time: 3.14pm to 5.14pm or when the last person leaves

This event is part of 9 Usual Suspect 10th anniversary celebrations, 10 years ago ‘A Slice of Pie’ was one of our first events

Join us for a P, P & P! The plan is to have as many different types of pie as possible for us all to sample, I think we can do better than our first attempt. Hopefully, there will also be a new Mystery Cache appearing very close to this event enabling us all to get the Pi Day souvenir. See below:

Pi Day 2025 Souvenir

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi), observed on March 14th because the date (3/14) corresponds to the first three significant digits of π (3.14). The tradition began in the United States and has since gained worldwide recognition.

To earn earn the Pi Day souvenir find and log any Mystery Cache between Friday 14th March and Sunday 16th March. All non-Premium Mystery Caches are open to everyone throughout the weekend on the Geocaching® app from 11:00:00 UTC on Friday 14th March until 10:00:00 UTC on Monday 17th March, 2025.

Event Review

GCB34QK CITO 2025 Season 1 by 9 Usual Suspects CITO D1/T3
Followed by:
GCB34RZ 9 Usual Suspects Cake and a Brew by 9 Usual Suspects Event D1/T1

The weather was perfect for a litter pick, warm and dry, a lovely Spring day. We all headed off in different directions leaving Pete & Jack to tackle the steep drop below the bridge wall. In an hour an a half we managed to pick 10 bags of the usual cans, bottles and MacDonalds take away containers plus a few bazaar items, a paint tray, plate out of a microwave, carpet, a plug, bicycle bell, wooly hat, car parcel shelf and some laminate flooring.

While litter picking a local lady came over and asked me to pass on her thanks to everyone for keeping the area tidy and litter free, she said it is very much appreciated! Also we must thank Jack for securing us more litter picking equipment.

On returning to base we all enjoyed a drink and event cake accompanied with plenty of geochat before we all headed off leaving the area looking a lot tidier.