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![]() This month in the Grapevine: Plans, Merchandise, Warthog Tales and more….
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From the Desk of the Chairman
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![]() Because sometimes, for some people, it is about the numbers… Here is a summary of South African Geocaching activity for September:
979 Cachers found a total of 4,453 caches during September (33.5% fewer than in August). 30 Cachers placed 49 new caches during September. The number of Cachers who found at least 1 SA cache in the previous 12 months is 8,090. The number of Cachers who placed at least 1 SA cache in the previous 12 months is 195. The total number of active South African caches at the end of September is 16,334. Top Dogs
![]() ![]() Note: All the above statistics include all South African caches on the geocaching.com database, which doesn’t include Adventure Labs. |
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Congratulations to the winners of the October 2022 Quiz from Capri Cache Store! If you don't enter, you don't have a chance. If you have entered and have not been lucky as yet, keep trying! You can enter every month, as long as you only submit one entry for the month AND you are subscribed to the GoSA monthly Newsletter.
Each month, 3 lucky winners will be drawn from the hat. Hint: Read the questions carefully ;-). 19 entrants were entered into the October Quiz, with 7 new quizzers - whoop whoop! One entry was found in my "Promotions" folder when I was searching for something else. Although they entered in September, I have included them into this draw, because it was not their fault that I missed their entry for September. Please chat to your geo friends and encourage them to enter this Quiz. It costs nothing to enter and it is fun too! Please note: The November Quiz will be the 2nd last Quiz for the year. The final Quiz will be in the December issue of the GoSA Newsletter. The closing date for last Quiz will be 24th December instead of the usual 20th of the month. Winners for the last quiz will be published in the January 2023 issue of the GoSA Newsletter. The winners for October, are as follows: First Draw: waydom – Wayne & Dominque Smythe Second Draw: iPajreo – Norman & Deanna Bowman Third Draw: Urban Campers – Bert Peake Capri Cache Store will be in touch with each of you to get your prize delivered. Look out for next month's Quiz and try your luck! Answers to October’s Quiz 1.What is the minimum distance in meters allowed between geocaches? 161m 2.What was Groundspeak originally called, back in late 2000? Grounded Inc 3.True or False - There is a Webcam cache in Antarctica. True 4.In which year was the word "geocache" added to the Scrabble dictionary? 2014 5.What other name is the Geocaching Headquarters known as? The Lily Pad ![]() QUIZ TIME – NOVEMBER 2022
1. How many countries in the world have geocaches (reported in 2021)? 2. What is the name of the Largest Geocaching GeoArt according to the Guinness World Records, hidden in 2020? 3. Which team is the Top Hider of all time in South Africa? 4. Where was the physical meeting place of the 2022 GoSA AGM? 5. In May 2013, the World's Most Found/Logged Geocache was what? (GC Code please). We look forward to receiving your entries for the November Quiz! Please follow all the steps below to participate and please encourage any of your geocaching friends who are not on the GoSA Grapevine mailing list to sign up so that they too can enter the competition. Please use the following link to subscribe: https://www.geocachingsa.com/ |
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New Souvenir: Signals Labyrinth #4 - Hedge Maze
![]() A quick summary of how this souvenir series works:
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