While I’m not at all sad about having left Greensboro, I am sad that
gatherings with the usual geocaching crew, known as
The No-Dead-Weight Irregulars — friends Natalie (a.k.a.
Ms. Fishdownthestairs) and Scott (a.k.a. Diefenbaker) —
can be problematic. Not to mention we lost our friend and regular caching
partner, Rob, some months ago. But yesterday, circumstances came
together for a nice, day-long outing in Burlington, which I’ve been itching to
do since a bunch of new caches published there over the last couple of months.
There were some fun and challenging hides in this batch. The first one we
hunted required a fair change of altitude to reach, as you may see in the
photo on the left (and when Natalie took this picture, I still had a little
ways higher to go). There was one under a bridge that required some physical
dexterity to negotiate, and I’m pleased to say I managed it without any
problem. I may be old, but I’m not decrepit! (Not yet, anyway.) And there were
several with interesting field puzzles that we managed to conquer, some by
not-quite-prescribed means.
For lunch, we found a BBQ joint called
Smokehouse at Steve’s, which I’m going to recommend for the fantastic pulled pork. They had a
mean-looking brisket, too, which I’ll need to try on a future visit.
It was a fun day indeed, pretty much like old times. May the old times with
this crew happen again and again.
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| Notice a creepy old figure hiding in the shadows up there to Scott’s right... |