Geocaching

We recently joined the ranks of the Geocaching community. The aim of Geocaching is to find containers called geocaches that have been hidden. You can use either a smartphone, such as an iPhone, or a dedicated GPS device, and then log your finds online. For those interested, all the information is available at: http://www.geocaching.com/

 

For example, the Oodnadatta Track, which runs from Marree to Marla in South Australia, has thirteen caches hidden along its length. As a premium member (costing $30 per year), you can create a route and download these caches to your device before searching for them while travelling. Some might wonder why bother with this; well, it gets you out of the car, exercising, and allows you to see places you wouldn’t usually visit.

Over the past week, we have found numerous caches in the towns we visited and at several rest stops along the way.