Day 5 - Geocaching around Scotland (discover, explore)
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Earlier this year, I became really interested in geocaching and over the summer holidays, found 50 caches all over Scotland. Geocaching is a fun and interesting way to explore new and familiar places, with over 3 million sites globally. The ones pictured are larger caches but they can be as small as a thumbnail with a tiny rolled-up log inside and I found ones of all different shapes and sizes over the last few months. I spent my birthday close to home, walking up to the Black Linn waterfall and finding the cache there (image 1) - which I had discovered before when I was little but never while actually knowing what it was! Inside I also found a trackable - a small toy that travels the world through geocaches, this one (Karma Dillo/Karmen) came from Los Angeles and had travelled all across North America and Europe before ending up near Kinlochard. Later in the holiday, I dropped her off near Aberfeldy to help her on her journey (image 2). I also found one at Juras Rock (image 3), which I found while on a walk from Kingsbarns to Crail (a section of the Fife Coastal Path) when on holiday in St Andrews. I also walked a few different sections of the Rob Roy way which has geocaches galore (image 4 is one example). Among the other places I found caches in the holidays were in the Cairngorms NP (where I found another trackable), around Lochan Spling in Aberfoyle and in the Peak District when I went with the National Park in October.