TravelFleas Sighting in Pirate Lair

 

You hear it all the time, geocachers and pirates seem to have a lot in common. Both like to hide treasure, use clues to describe where their hide is, and challenge other buccaneers to find it. Geocachers are a lot nicer of course. Just find the cache and have fun instead of all that plundering and pillaging.

The West Coast of Florida has seen their share of pirates and their share of geocaches. Legend has it that pirate Louis Aury operated out of Anclote Key and buried treasure on Honeymoon Island in the early 1800’s. Honeymoon Island is a Florida State Park now and the only treasure seekers are geocachers and nature lovers.

Beth K sent us this great shot of her TravelFleas™ tag going “Along for the Ride” on Tapley, Pedernales Pirate #2 which was in the cache named ½ Way to Paradise when we wrote this blog. As you walk along the Osprey Trail searching for the cache and hoping to find this pirate Trackable, you can imagine yourself side by side with Louis Aury hearing tales of his exploits while searching for the right place to hide his loot. Who knows, maybe you will find a bit more on Honeymoon Island than just a geocache……..

Thanks to Florida’s Fabulous Treasures for their pirate lore.

http://www.treasurelore.com/florida/florida_treasure.htm

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Historical Annapolis MD

A geocacher sent us this great shot near the cache “Acton Up” in Annapolis MD. They said this view is a very short walk from the cache and were able to remain inside the park near GZ to take the picture. The roots of American history abound in Annapolis. While walking in the footsteps of George Washington, you are also walking in the footsteps of other geocachers, as you absorb the scene in front of you from this iconic geocache. We would love to see your “View from a Geocache” featured on our website. Please email your story and pictures to admin@travelfleas.com

Greek Sons, American Countrymen

A faithful TravelFleas™ follower sent us this “View from a Geocache” located in Tarpon Springs FL. while enjoying a great October day near the cache “Greek Sons, American Countrymen”. During their Geocache hunt, they took this picture of a monument dedicated to the local servicemen who made the ultimate sacrifice to their country. This park is located in Klosterman bayou and serves as the backdrop to the yearly Epiphany celebration. What a great place to have a Geocache!
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TravelFleas train for Extreme underwater Geocaching with Geocrashers

 

As progress moves forward through kickstarter to fund the pilot for the Extreme Geocaching TV show “Geocrashers”, TravelFleas have begun training for one of three possible pilot episodes. As described by producer Jon Racinskas, option 1 is called “Rainbow Thermal Vents”. “The team travel to Arquipélago dos Açores, Portugal in search of a geocache that was placed beside a hydrothermal vent 1.2 miles below the surface of the North Atlantic. To get there they’ll need a Russian Mir submersible and a group of deep-water explorers. Along the way, they’ll learn about the unique life forms that inhabit one of the most extreme environments on the planet. (This cache has never been found in the ten years since it was placed.)”

The TravelFleas submarine captain shown here has spent numerous hours exploring the ocean, seeking new adventures, and all the while making plans to go “Along for the Ride”. We hope Jon plans on using a more substantial sub for his extreme geocaching adventure ;-)

If you would like to support Geocrashers and see a fun geocaching TV series, please visit ;

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1695029292/geocrashers?ref=live 

TravelFleas supports Extreme Geocaching Television Pilot

 

 

To present extreme geocaching at it’s finest to the world, producer Jon Racinskas has issued the call to all geocachers to help get this TV pilot created, and out in front of network executives. TravelFleas met Jon at GeoWoodstock XI and were impressed with his passion for this project. Please view this link to kickstarter and see if you can lend a hand in getting this exciting new TV show off the ground, and into your Television. As Jon says on his kickstarter site; “Travel. Adventure. Science. History. Geocaching. It’s the travel show for adrenaline junkie nerds!” Geocrashers Kickstarter project

Geocaching in the footsteps of Columbus - British Virgin Islands

Sand between your toes, cold drink in your hand, warm sun on your face with Caribbean breezes blowing through your hair, how could this get any better? Geocaching with TravelFleas, that’s how! A customer sent us this shot of their TravelFleas tag near the cache at the Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands named Cache Nap. Columbus sailed through here in 1493 on his second voyage to the new world. Now TravelFleas can claim to have passed through Columbus’s footsteps. Get your TravelFleas tags today and start your voyage of exploration.

Geocaching in Space, the Final Frontier

The most remote geocache (but not in the world..) is located on the International Space Station. Few will ever get to search for this cache, and since a DNF is not an accepted astronaut acronym, any cacher that makes this journey will be required to post a smiley! While we do not have a picture of the astronaut that boldly went where no geocacher has been before, we can imagine that their EVA (Extra Vehicular Activity) might have looked like this :-)

Geocaching in Medieval Times

 

A customer recently sent us this story about their trip to France and this view from a geocache that takes us back to medieval times.

"Our recent holiday brought us through the Burgundy region of France. Spending a night in the town of Vezelay allowed us the chance to both enjoy the UNESCO World Heritage historical sites and Geocache at this interesting location. The medieval walled town of Vezelay had its beginnings in the 9th century. Visiting the Basilica on the top of the hill was awe inspiring knowing that we were standing at the same location that launched religious crusades in the 1100's and 1200's.

The next morning we headed out to Geocache. Walking in the shadows of the ancient northern wall of the town my thoughts drifted, imagining what it must have been like to have lived in the medieval times. As we neared the cache, the imposing turret that guarded the entrance to the town loomed into view. Ports in the stone turret through which guards could view attackers or fire weapons were constant reminders of how dangerous life was then.

Finding the cache, I placed a Geocaching TravelFleas™ tag in the container, leaving a piece of my personal history to stay in this beautiful town. As we walked back to our hotel, I thought I saw a Knights Templer on horseback in the distance, sword raised and flag cracking in the wind, ready to defend the religious artifacts at the Vezelay basilica. Shaking the vision from my head, I realized my life had been enriched by the experience beyond a simple geocache."