From Frugal Foundations to Fortified Family Future

Greying_Pilgrim

Thanks rt our chum could introduce us to that, as they have another chum who likes to do it, and has taken our chum up and around various densely overgrown embankments and up and down a trail 47 times in search of the elusive "treasure" 🤣  But our chum also admits to a little bit of a thrill when the geocache is found 😁

Greying X

badmemory

Geocaching sounds like an excellent idea, especially as it is active rather than reactive.

Also an excellent idea to keep up with reading.  According to my sister (retired primary school teacher) anyway.  She used to complain that in the long summer holidays over half of her class hadn't picked up a single piece of reading material & the odd one almost had to learn to read again.

teapot2

Was also going to suggest Geocaching, my family have had a go at this and very much enjoyed it, the eldest is keen on map reading and orienteering stuff which helps.  'Treasure' sounds easier to find in this neck of the woods though as it took a lot less than 47 ventures up and down an embankment to locate it. x

Cheery_Daff

I was going to suggest geocaching too, although I've never done it 😂 I have been having a lot of fun with little local ish orienteering events that use GPS though. There are quite a few near me but I don't think they're exclusively round here. They're very kid friendly, and you get a paper map to follow (but the little spots to find are just GOS positions, so you do have to have the phone switched on to track them). Usually £5 if you enter in advance so not super expensive.

Greying_Pilgrim

Good Morning MFW'rs

Well, I'm grateful I achieved any sleep last night.  I thought it was going to be elusive, then the next thing it was 5 o'clock.  

I was brave stupid and put the oven on last night, we had burger baps and wedges.  Thank goodness the kitchen is on the coldest side of the house, but even so.......  The baps and tatties were YS'd.  

I need to put a works wash on just now.  

DH is popping in to work for a couple of hours this morning.

Can't think of anything else MSE to add at the mo.

Greying X

northwalesd

On the geocaching front one of the more recent developments is Adventure Lab Caching. So instead of scrambling 45 times up and down a bank through nettles and brambles to find a small tupperware box, you are directed to (usually) 5 locations where you have to get some information and answer a question based on that. It does rely on yet another app on a smartphone though (and users setting them up in your vicinity).

Greying_Pilgrim

northwalesd - that sounds an interesting blend of activity - the 'detective' and the 'Quiz show contestant' all in one whilst out and about.  Thanks for that, something else to investigate and have in my arsenal (😉), for the hols.  

Edit:  I know it's not quite the way to do it, but I've just been watching some videos about the adventure labs, one was in Grand Rapids, Michigan and one was in Bremerhaven, Germany.  Very, very good.  The inventiveness of the lab stations in the German episode was excellent, knowledge, observation, physical skill - very good.  

Greying X

Watty1

Am I the only one wanting to spend a holiday with Greying?  There are so many fun activities being planned, great food and I'm quite willing to be a fake auntie for the holiday if that helps?

rtandon27

@Watty1 - you and me both hun! If GP was closer, I'd be showing up on the doorstep like a lost pup begging to be included! Being a surrogate Aunty is a lot of fun.

Greying_Pilgrim

Watty & rt - you guys 🤣  All additional 'family' welcome - plus hosses 😁 rt - I wish I had the confidence to come down to London Town, we could wave at you from the London museum, doing the mudlarking exhibition 😁

Greying X