GeoCaching - "Sunflowers are always in bloom" one for Patty

What is Geocaching? Please refer back to my blog "What is GeoCaching" or visit http://www.geocaching.com/  to further help you appreciate this 'sport'.  My family (brother and dad) as well as myself, Black Rose, her boyfriend and friend all geocache.  We have experienced many things, many places and many containers.  Geocaching has taken us to locations (such as in Newfoundland) that maybe we wouldn't have known about or gotten to see. Because one can't disclose the location of these geocaching sites, I can't tell you exactly where they are, but I will tell you about this one as a point of interest GeoCache location.   Arrow Air Flight 1285-On Thursday, December 12, 1985, the chartered DC-8 plane carrying 248 members of the 101st Airborne Division of Fort Campbell, Kentucky and 8 crew members returning home for Christmas from peace keeping duties in the Middle East, crashed during takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland. There is a beautiful memorial site and one which we visited while in Newfoundland in July.  Very humbling this location is.

Many of you have been reading my blog for a long time now and have known of our experience with Wilsons Disease.   We recently placed a GEO'cache' in honor of Patty - below is the description as well as the hint on where to find this 35mm film cannister that GeoCachers use to log their 'find'.   We have recently placed a puzzle cache (or first) using her stone and the information from within to get the cordinates for another cache location.

"Sunflowers are always in bloom"
A cache by NB   Hidden : 10/04/2011 Difficulty: 1.5 Terrain: Size: (Micro)
Description:
Remember when you used to run barefoot through the grass? Or jumped into a pile of leaves in the fall? Or enjoyed Sunflowers as the birds came by for seeds? Sunflowers are always in bloom is placed in memory of Patty. Patty loved Sunflowers! Patty, like this area, was a yet to be discovered 'gem'. She was attending University to become a Teacher when she became unable to continue with her education as a result of Wilson’s Disease. She would have loved this area – children can run and play, adults can sit and watch or walk the various short paths while still being able to see them. Or maybe head down by the river and look for minnows as we did when we were kids. Bring a picnic and stay a spell. Please bring a writing stick.

Additional Hints (Encrypt)
needles are no fun

'Tis Halloween in Spooky Town and Guests have arrived

It's not Terabithia

 - l;

Bridge to Terabithia is a work of children's literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom. It was written by Katherine Paterson and was published in 1977 by HarperCollins. In 1978, it won the Newbery Medal. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 when a friend of Paterson's son was struck by lightning and killed.

Bridge to Terabithia is the story of fifth grader Jess Aarons, who becomes friends with his new neighbor Leslie Burke after he loses a footrace to her at school. Leslie is a smart, talented, outgoing tomboy, and Jess thinks highly of her. He himself is an artistic boy who, in the beginning of the novel, is fearful, angry, and depressed. After meeting Leslie, Jess is transformed. He becomes courageous and learns to let go of his frustration.

Dangers in GeoCaching - yes there are some...............

Well, I have really gone and done it now. I poked my eye with a tree branch (again), sad part is I didn't see the branch! Well, obviously or I might not have gotten myself in the eye. I spent 5.5 hours in Emergency Friday..........

They asked me to step back to the wall and read the eye chart covering my left eye and begin reading the letters on the 3rd row from the bottom. I have to tell you that my right eye is "normally" my "bad" eye vision-wise.

Okay now cover my right eye and read from the same...........I took one look at that blurry wall and read the FIRST 2 lines and part of the 3rd before I told her I couldn't see further to read them correctly and that I had guessed at some as it was.

In comes the Doctor and examines my eye,asks me a bunch of questions, freezes it, checks the pressure in my eye and says.. put these drops in every 2 hours that I am awake for the first 2 days and then 4 times a day for the next 5 days. Also to return here (to the EMERGENCY Department) 2 days from now to see an Ophthalmologist and here's the time to come on Sunday.

Let me tell you right here and now, once I can see better I am headed to Princess Auto or Canadian Tire and getting myself some welding safety glasses to wear in the woods when I geocache.

The good news is that it's not 'ulcerated' but does have a bad infection. They are adding a steroid drop to be taken with the other drops I already have. I have to return to see him in 10 days………they will call to set up the appointment. May or may not be related to being poked with the branch as it didn't appear to rip my contact - possible red herring there. He explained it like a scratched windshield and I added 'that's foggy'.

So, for now - I wait and keep putting in these drops like a good girl and no contacts.

Next Step - "The Dress" challenge

Well, maybe not one of these --but looking around. Big 'girls day out' sale is soon.