Caching in Hernando, MS - September 20, 2008

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Our primary goals for Hernando on this trip were:
1) Get some lunch
2) Get some batteries
3) Attempt Elite Cachers # 1 (Strength) by bomb280 (GC14129) - a 1.5/5 cache

Passing by the location of the cache, we saw that a football game was going on and there were muggles aplenty. I figured that we could pick a place to eat from one of the "Hungry in Hernando" series. Stopping at Hungry in Hernando #3 by htowngs153 (GC1EAHY), we made a quick find of the cache near stage 1 of a previously hunted cache. I wasn't really sure of the eating establishment related to this cache, so we just went down the road to a Wendy's.

After lunch we headed off to Hungry in Hernando #1 by htowngs153 (GC1EAHP), making a quick stop at a nearby Walgreens for batteries on the way. The cache was another quick find thanks to the lack of muggles. Next was the last for the series, Hungry in Hernando #2 by htowngs153 (GC1EAHT).

We made a quick pass by gshome by htowngs153 (GC18M7G) and the groundskeeper was watching us so we left.

We made another pass by Elite Cachers # 1 (Strength) by bomb280 (GC14129). Still busy.

We avenged a DNF at Urban Shell Shock #1 by Pyxis Centauri (GCY3DA). Looks like the coords are off by at least 30 feet and the log is mush.

The next cache, and the only multicache we hunted, was Sons of the South by tinksdad01 (GC1D9HP). The cache took us through Hernando Memorial Cemetery which had a number of Confederate soldiers buried within.


Thanks to jbgreer knowing what a "filial" is and my visual surmising of a projected waypoint, we made quick work of finding the cache.

The last cache we intended to hunt was 55 South by CamoHunter297 (GC16QVW). This cache was located on the grounds of a really neat rest stop. I spent some time after the find exploring the "Hospitality House" where I ended up buying a soda.

Heading south, we missed our exit for turning around so I suggested we hunt Ranger Futbol by chimps8mybaby (GC1DVT1), which was just off of the next exit. We had a few delays finding the proper entrance to the area, but managed to arrive where we needed to be. While I stood roughly 10 feet from the cache location, jbgreer did a masterful job of not telling the security officer what we were really doing. After the officer left, we retrieved the cache and signed the log. All in all, a successful day of caching and just having fun. We got back on I-55 and headed back to Memphis.