Saw this series of caches advertised and was intrigued by the history linked with it!
Armed with young PinkFlash minus the Geo Dogs we headed to Woodcock Hill in Borehamwood. We had never been to this part of Borehamwood so it was a nice set of caches to do on a bright Sunday afternoon.
We roughly knew what to expect on our hunt as the description had described nettles! (and Wow! Was there nettles!). Even with trousers on the nettles were felt on the skin. The first cache was a nice easy one and was found as describe in the description. We had to take note the clue in the lid of the cache as this wa needed to help find the bonus cache!
Once the log book had been completed we entered our second coordinates for cache number two. Through more nettles we reached the top of the hill and come across sign telling you the history of the hill and the way it was used for communication. It made a very interesting read.
Continuing with our search for the second cache we waited for some Muggles to leave. Once clear we darted into some bushes. A short search revealed a well hidden second cache. We recorded our find and took note of the clue!
With the coordinates in for Clue 3 we were soon on our way through more nettles and into more bushes. It seemed we had well left the footpath and we were entering an area only visited by wildlife, the adventurous child or a mad Geocacher! Even though this was nice area to visit, we were glad we had not brought the Geo dogs Freddie & Sammy. They would have found the nettles and long grass too much. The third cache was found with the help of the hint, once we had eliminated which tree it was in.
We were now in search for the fourth cache. This cache was taking us further into deep bushes and away from the normal footpath. It was good it was not raining as the route that our GPS was taking us had involved tackling steep dry muddy slopes. We moved into an area that was open. There was signs that a vehicle with caterpillar tracks had once been along here, clearing and chopping down of trees. The hint had indicated that the cache was hidden amongst some logs!
We soon located the cache in a placed described by the hint! With the last clue in hand we made our way back to the footpath and to an empty bench!
Going through each clue we were able to get the coordinates for the bonus cache. With the final search, we arrived at the GZ which was a large tree. At the base of the tree we found our prize. "The bonus cache!"
A very enjoyable Multi cache in area of Borehamwood that we had not visited before!
