Geocaches secured, and a good day out

I seem to have a knack of dropping out of circulation just before something interesting happens, and the rule was in play once again, as I discovered, with an overflowing mailbox (full of notifications about geocache visits) and and brief update on Billy Twigger.

As always, I leave the detail of the words to the source (posted on September 16, 2007)…

More news from Ewan’s Dad: The move to a care home hasn’t happened yet; it’s a matter of a place becoming available and the arranging of training for their staff regarding Ewan’s special needs. The move should take place this month, we hope.
I’ve spoken to Ewan and Lorna about visits from fellow cachers and they’d both be very pleased to see people.
Probably the best approach is for you or your friends to liaise directly with Lorna or with Fraser (Ewan’s son). The best times are probably late afternoons i.e. from about 3.15/3.30pm – he’s often in the computer room until then. By the way, he has now bought his own lap-top – a declaration of intent if ever there was one!”

On September 22, a special geocaching event was held on the island, where the Scottish Geocaching Community adopted Billy’s caches,and took on their maintenance. A few more were also added to mark the day, with many being visited by those who visited on the day, and activity continuing thereafter.

Set to music, there is also a compilation of pictures taken of the day.

I remember visiting the first few caches not long after they appeared, and running out of ‘objects’ as I’d only meant to drop in on one or two in passing, while on a regular trip, and ended up spending the day trying to find them all (and failing). Now, 29 have been placed, most are still active, and provide an excellent opportunity to see places you might otherwise not visit.

There’s a summary and map (usually up to date) of Bute’s geocaches available on the Geocaching page in ButeWiki.