GEOCACHE #500

WooooHoooo!

 

This milestone in my geocaching career happened Jan. 21st in Vero Beach, FL.  The cache name was Australia.  We were curious about that name until we noticed, in the fenced field to my left, lots of horses and--an ostrich, or more likely an emu which is the largest bird native to Australia.

Should have looked closer to see if there was a kangaroo or two loitering within the herd of horses.

 

The cache, to which I am expressing my appreciation above, was a small tube attached to a stiff wire; both covered in camouflaged tape.  It was hiding in a crevasse in the trunk of the little palm tree behind me and was concealed by scraps of the tree's woodsy debris.

 

Our Garmin Oregon 450 GPS is in my left hand along with a very handy Mini-Maglite flashlight.  We use the car GPS to find our way from cache to cache then zero in on its specific location with the hand-held model.  The flashlight is a big help in illuminating the often dark hidey-holes cachers seem to enjoy using.

 

Saturday we take a brief break from geocaching stories to bring you a nice photo display of glass art at the McKee Botanical Garden in Vero Beach.  We hope you stop by and take a peek.