As soon as we arrived at our allotted parking space for the
day made easy by the suggested parking icon on the gps, eldest had decided she’d
had enough of being cooped up in her car seat and was keen to get out and
explore. She headed straight for the biggest puddle where she jumped in and out
with excitement. We've been considering getting her little wellies but I'm not
sure they’d do a size 4G.
While she was occupied by this activity we got her little
sister ready in her snow suit, put on our walking shoes and coats. As we were
getting ready a cyclist spotted us and asked us where we intended ongoing,
would we be sticking to the footpaths and did we know we couldn't go down that
road. Having done several geocaching series I was confident that the gps wasn't going to
lead us astray and the caches are placed along the footpaths so she had nothing
to worry about.
It wasn't long before the first geocache was in our hands
and signed. The others were all about 175 metres apart and made a figure of
eight. We decided to do the biggest and closest group of caches on the series
that day and return to the area in the future to do the rest. All the geocaches
were easy to find and we loved seeing the imagination that had gone into
creating many of them. If you are looking for a series that has minimal Tupperware
and film canisters then this is a great one to do. The footpaths were really
well marked and the ground even under foot throughout making it easy to
navigate. There was only one field that we felt like we struggled a bit and
that was due to the sticky mud. There were also a number of easy to navigate bridges. One that overlooked a disused railway and several that went over little streams.
Towards the end of the series we spied baby peering at her big sister and giggling at her. Perhaps she was saying hehe I'm getting carried and you're not.
After a snack we decided to swap over who looked after which girl. My stomach was relieved to
have a rest from carrying baby. I had my second c-section 8 months ago. I took to walking with the eldest and was really proud of her. When we got to the top of the hill she pointed out this wind mill which she was fascinated by.
Oh and of course we had to stop to post an imaginary letter.
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Looks like you had a lovely day exploring!! #bestandworst
ReplyDeleteWe certainly did
DeleteAh lovely pictures! You sound like you had a good day and worked very hard with all that carrying. Thanks for sharing with #bestandworst x
ReplyDeleteThank you. We sure did and had a great work out in the fresh air.
DeleteWhat a great day out. We've been walking down the river behind where we live recently, it's so lovely down there and with the footpath having some attention its not all muddy so I manage to stay on my feet and not slip all over the place!:)
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It sure was. It's lovely to read that people are looking after the great outdoors.
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DeleteLooks like a fun day out.
ReplyDeleteWe certainly enjoyed it
DeleteThank you for sharing your special day with us at #ablogginggoodtime 🎉 it looks Like you had a fabulous time 💙
ReplyDeleteYes we had a brilliant time that day
DeleteHi Helena, geocaching looks so much fun and I love the way you still get out and manage to do it with two little ones in tow. Your little girl looks so cute in the photos. Don't wellies come in small sizes? Puddles are there to be jumped in, even I can't help myself.
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Thank you for the compliments Debbie.
DeleteWhen we went to a well known shoe shop around Christmas they said they had no wellies in her size so I assumed nobody did. I will have to take another look at what is out there.
Geocaching certainly gets you out and about a lot. Looks a lovely walk. I'd be surprised if you couldn't get boots that size. Could always go one size up and put thick socks on. Puddle jumping is fun. #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteIt certainly does. Good idea regards the socks.
DeleteThis looks like a great place to explore in search of geocaches and it's fab they're some more unusually packaged ones. My lot would've been straight into the nearest puddle back in the day too, they're definitely a draw to toddlers. Letter boxes and old phoneboxes really are a draw for kids aren't they? It must be the eye-catching red.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with me on #CountryKids.
Yes there sure were a lot of things that caught her attention
DeleteThis looks like a fun day out!
ReplyDeleteIt was
Deletelooks like a lovely place to geocache. We love doing this too! #countrykidsfun
ReplyDeleteIt's a great activity to do with the kids
DeleteThis looks like a lovely adventure. Love the imaginary letter. #myfamilyadventures
ReplyDeleteI think she must post Daddy's letters when they visit the post office in the village
DeleteI love the idea of the figure 8 for a geocaching expedition. We need to do a little geocaching on our next adventure. Thanks for joining in with #MyFamilyAdventures - we'll be back 26th March and hope to see you there
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is good fun and makes a walk more exciting I think.
DeleteWhat a great place to explore I love it. Looks and sounds like you had a great day out together in February. This is a lovely linky jumping over from #myfamilyadventures
ReplyDeleteIt is my favourite so far this year
DeleteWhat a lovely adventure, we have never done geocaching before but I'd like to try it out #MyFamilyAdventures
ReplyDeleteOh do. Once you start it can be addictive.
DeleteThis looks like a fun day out. We go geocaching too, when we remember (!). I used to carry my babies like you - have you ever tried back carries? It's much easier on you once baby is over six months.
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I think the carrier I've taken to wearing can be worn on the back too so will try that. Thank you.
Deletelovely! #mondayescapes
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteWe've been getting out and about in the mud lately too - it makes everything feel like a bit more of an adventure! This looks like a lovely place to explore, my son would have been fascinated by the windmill too! Thanks for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
ReplyDeleteI can't help but think of a children's book when it comes to walking through mud. I was surprised that eldest pointed at it as it came into her sight and felt I needed to explain it to her.
DeleteThere's nothing like a winter walk to blow away the cobwebs and get the cheeks red and rosy! #MondayEscapes
ReplyDeleteI agree
DeleteThis looks a great place to explore. We love nothing more than going out in our wellies and getting in the mud. Thank you for joining us at #SharingtheBlogLove
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was. All good fun.
DeleteSounds like a fun geocaching adventure. Love the photo of your eldest walking over the bridge :-) #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased at how that one turned out too.
DeleteAlways love hearing about your geocaching adventures. This one looks like a great day out :-) #CountryKids
ReplyDeleteAh thanks Lauren we enjoy getting outside and hunting them down. Godington was a great series to do.
DeleteThank you. Pleased to have inspired you.
ReplyDeleteAh you really should. I bet it would be fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAh I bet that pull on your tummy ouch, its not something I have ever done I will have to give it a go one day. Thanks so much for linking up #MondayEscapes xxx
ReplyDeleteOh we got into geocaching for a while and haven't been for ages, we must get out and try again. Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks for linking up to #MondayEscapes
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