The Enemy

This is my nemesis, the mosquito. Supposedly, only the females bite...I won't say anything else about that; my wife might have something to say about any further comments.

I've noticed that getting off of the beaten path here on Okinawa usually involves being subjected to well coordinated attacks by wave after wave of large mosquitoes. I'd like to get your input on the best ways to prevent being targeted by these voracious beasts. Commercial bug repellent, B-complex vitamins, dousing yourself with gasoline? What's your favorite bug-proofing method?

Let me know in the comments.

Kin Spring

Went out at lunch today and found a cache near a running spring where the locals will actually still cary water home from. It was well guarded by a cloud of very large mosquitoes...this must be a common theme with this activity!

It was still a fun way to spend the lunch hour.

Nakagusuku Wakamatsu Park

Here's some pictures of the Geocaching trip my wife and I made today at the Nakagusuku Park. There appears to be some castle ruins on this hill, and the mosquitoes were big enough to carry off a small child. It was still a fun afternoon.

First Find!

The above picture is of the contents of my first find. It was located in "Kin Park," in the popular town of Kin Villiage here on Okinawa.

It took me four visits to the park to complete it, since it was a "multi-cache," or two part cache. The first cache was a "nano," or really tiny cache that contained nothing but the lat/long of the final cache. The nano is in the top picture. The final cache was hidden so well, that it took me two visits to find it.

It was worth the effort, and I picked up a trackable "travel bug" that I can see the history of.

Now if I can just find a way to make my GPS get a signal under tree cover...

Welcome to Gunny's Cache!

This is my little spot to document my newfound enjoyment of Geocaching, the popular outdoor game of treasure hunting.

Geocaching involves using a GPS receiver to find caches, or hidden containers, of goodies that someone has hidden in interesting locations. You can then log your visit to the cache at the Geocaching website, and see who else has found it.

Hopefully, this site will grow rapidly with notes and pictures from here in Okinawa and, eventually, back in the U.S.

NOTE: You can click on the pictures to view them full size. All photos are taken with an Olympus Stylus 830 by either myself, or my better half.