GoSA Grapevine May 2016 - iPajero's trip across America

iPajero's trip across America
Mega geocoin available
Geocaching International Film Festival 2016

iPajero's trip across America

This month we are privileged to have iPajero, who are the most prolific geocachers in Africa (and South Africa then obviously) with currently more than 14 000 finds, share the details of their visit to America with us. During their 5 month trip, they travelled almost 30 000 kilometres and found 1 900 geocaches, including finding the oldest active cache in the world and visiting the Groundspeak Headquarters. Read all about their fascinating trip here.

There are some big geocaching weekend events coming up in the next few months:
• GC6B2Y6 Tswaing Crater Sleepover VIII, 2016 on 15-17 July in Gauteng
• GC6FRHH At The Coast (Weekend Event) on 26 - 28 August in Western Cape
Both these events look like they will be fantastic weekends, with lots of fun activities planned, so try attend one of them. If there is nothing like this near you, maybe you should get together with some of your fellow local geocachers and plan one for your area,

The first set of CITO Week 2016 events are over now, were you one of the more than 80 teams that helped clean up the environment around you?

The next CITO week is September 17-25, keep an eye out for the next set of events.

16 Years of Geocaching

This May geocaching turns Sweet Sixteen. On 2 May 2000 GPS signals were descrambled, increasing the accuracy of GPS devices worldwide by ten times. The following day, what would become known as the first geocache (now called The Original Stash and with GC code GCF) was hidden.

Mega 2016

Cape Town 2016 (GC5YRDE) is the next South African Mega-Event. For the latest news and updates about this exciting event, you can:

like the SA Geocaching Events Facebook group or follow them on Twitter at @GeocacheEventZA
visit the www.capetown2016.co.za website to register and get the activity program. Early bird tickets and various items of Mega gear are available already.
The stunning Mega Geocoin has gone on sale during April, order yours now from the Mega Team or from the Caching store or from the Capri Cache Store.

Film Festival 2016

The Geocaching International Film Festival is back for the fourth year in a row.

The GIFF 2016 theme is Story Worthy Moments. Groundspeak are asking you to think of your most noteworthy, most exceptional geocaching stories...and get them on camera.

Submit your film by August 1, 2016 for the chance to have it viewed by a worldwide geocaching audience. Find out more.

We are always on the lookout for photos from events or cool caches, as well as any fun, interesting, unusual or exciting geocaching stories to share with the geocaching community. If you want to share yours, send it to us by emailing it to our webmasters.

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Start collecting souvenirs with the Geocaching Road Trip '15

Geocaching Road Trip ’15

The Geocaching Road Trip '15 is now underway, with the first quest already open and the second one about to start.

After each quest begins, you’ll be able to complete it and earn your souvenir until 2 September 2015. Complete all five and you'll earn a sixth, extra special souvenir. So get ready to hit the road because here are your quests and their start dates:

June 19 Find a geocache with 10 or more Favorite Points
July 3 Attend an Event, Mega-Event or Giga-Event
July 17 Find a T5 or D5 geocache
July 31 Find an EarthCache or attend a CITO
August 14 Find a Mystery Cache

All the quest details are available on the geocaching.com blog.

There are several events being organised around the country to support the Road Trip souvenir collection, check out our website for more details.

Share your Road Trip stories

We are looking for your fun, interesting, unusual or exciting road trip stories to share with the geocaching community. If you want to share yours, then send it to us by emailing it to us.

Other upcoming geocaching activities include:

Annual Tswaing Crater event over the weekend of 17-19 July 2015
An Earthcaching event in Barberton on 8 August 2015
International Geocaching Day on 15 August 2015. Several regions have already organised their events for the day.
- The Kite Flying event in Gauteng on International Geocaching Day is trying to reach 500 attendees for the weekend, please log your "Will Attend" so that the organisers can understand the numbers and plan accordingly.

Events

Event Caches are social gatherings of local geocachers. They are an opportunity to meet the faces behind the names and to discuss anything geocaching related. There are events happening nearly every week somewhere in South Africa. Check the website to find an event near you.

Mega 2016

The venue for the Cape Town Mega has been confirmed as The Wild Fig in Observatory, Cape Town from 1-2 October 2016. More information will be available next month, and you can also follow the Mega Event Facebook group, SA Geocaching Mega Events for the latest news and updates.

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Hit the trail with Geocaching Road Trip '15
Join in the World Wide Flash Mob

Geocaching Road Trip ’15

Did you earn your 15 Years of Geocaching Souvenir on 2 or 3 May 2015? Even if you didn't, you have an opportunity to take part in the Geocaching Road Trip '15 mission and earn six other souvenirs.

After each quest begins, you’ll be able to complete it and earn your souvenir until 2 September 2015.

Complete all five and you'll earn a sixth, extra special souvenir. So get ready to hit the road because here are your quests and their start dates:

June 19 Find a geocache with 10 or more Favorite Points
July 3 Attend an Event, Mega-Event or Giga-Event
July 17 Find a T5 or D5 geocache
July 31 Find an EarthCache or attend a CITO
August 14 Find a Mystery Cache

All the details are available on the geocaching.com blog.

Cape Town and Johannesburg are also having events on 3 July to kickstart the collection of the second souvenir.

Other upcoming geocaching activities include:

Annual Tswaing Crater event over the weekend of 17-19 July 2015
International Geocaching Day on 15 August 2015. We will provide more information as these events are planned. Gauteng has already organised their event for the day.

WWFM XII

WWFM XII (World Wide Flash Mob #12) is scheduled for the 13^th June 2015. Check the website to find a flash mob near you.

Mega 2016

Follow the Mega Event Facebook group, SA Geocaching Mega Events for more details and to get the latest news and updates. The event is planned for October 2016.

Congratulations

Two of South Africa's most prolific geocaching teams hit significant milestones in the last few weeks. Team iPajero recently went past the 12 000 cache mark, and team rodnjoan just found cache number 5 000.

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Celebrate Geocaching's 15^th Birthday
Learn Geo Language from the Geocaching Glossary

Welcome to an early May newsletter. With the public holidays and short week we don't want you to miss out on the May happenings which start this coming weekend with Geocaching's 15^th birthday.

15 Years of Geocaching

This May celebrate the history of geocaching by unlocking your mission for 2015. On 2 May 2000 GPS signals were descrambled, increasing the accuracy of GPS devices worldwide by ten times. The following day, what would become known as the first geocache (now called the The Original Stash and with GC code GCF) was hidden.

8 Months later, a geocache called GCZA01 (with the GC code GC163) was hidden as the first South African Geocache on the 14th January 2001. A few days later, Sentinel View (GC185) was hidden on the 18th January 2001, and this is the oldest active cache in South Africa.

Celebrate 15 Years of Geocaching on May 2nd and 3rd by finding any geocache or attending any geocaching event (click here for details of the local birthday party events). You’ll earn a new digital souvenir for your geocaching profile. Unlock details of your 2015 geocaching mission by reading the souvenir’s description. Join the conversation with your fellow geocachers on social media by tagging #Geocaching15 in your posts. Find out more here.

13th Annual Cache In Trash Out Weekend

Did you do your bit for the environment and attend one of the 8 CITOs organised around the country during the 13th Annual Cache In Trash Out Weekend?

Other upcoming geocaching activities include:

World Wide Flash Mob # 12 (WWFM XII) on 13 June 2015
Annual Tswaing Crater event over the weekend of 17-19 July 2015
International Geocaching Day on 15 August 2015. We will provide more information as these events are planned. Gauteng has already organised their event for the day.

Geocaching Glossary

Confused when you read about PAF, OPOR, BYOP and JOMBWGH? We have built up a glossary for South African geocachers on our website. Get it all in our Geocaching Glossary.

Mega 2016

Follow the Mega Event Facebook group, SA Geocaching Mega Events for more details and to stay up to date as this gets planned for October 2016.

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GoSA Grapevine May 2016 - iPajero's trip across America

iPajero's trip across America

16 Years of Geocaching

Mega 2016

Film Festival 2016

GOSA Newsletter July 2015 - Road Trip '15 Continues

Geocaching Road Trip ’15

Share your Road Trip stories

Events

Mega 2016

GOSA Newsletter June 2015 - Geocaching Road Trip ’15

Geocaching Road Trip ’15

WWFM XII

Mega 2016

Congratulations

GOSA Newsletter May 2015 - Happy 15th Birthday Geocaching

15 Years of Geocaching

13th Annual Cache In Trash Out Weekend

Geocaching Glossary

Mega 2016