Cool thing from a cool person

Originally posted on Wednesday, January 10th, 2008

So all day yesterday I was swamp tromping with some geocaching buddies. We were having a blast going through the mud and the cedar swamps. I know I over-exerted myself both yesterday and the day before because when I got home last night my ribs started making a weird crunching/clacking noise when I moved. Hurt like hell. No worries, though. I was going to take it easy today and do some house stuff. Relaxing and not getting out of my PJs all day.Around 11 I get a phone call. Chuck (Uncle Fuzzy) is in the Batsto area. Hiding something. And I have to go out there before it gets published because there is something in it for me. I decide to finish up a few things and then head out. I keep my PJs on (so I won't get any crazy ideas to continue finding things...) and throw on a sweater and a hat. Off I go. I drive to where the coordinates are taking me. The road gets narrower and narrower until I am 250 feet from the cache. I get out of the truck and start walking. Aaargh! A cedar swamp!Thinking that Chuck is being a wise ass and he thought that i didn't have enough of swamp tromping, but not going to let it get the best of me, I continue. Mind you, I am in slip-on shoes and refuse to go back to the truck for my waders. I get to the area and search for a little bit and then call Chuck to let him know I am there. He is laughing when I tell him that I crossed the stream and the marsh and how I was dressed. Finally I spot the cache. Pull it out and open it and what is there? A brand new shiny unactivated geocoin (with a matching pin)! Around the edge it says "Geo-Achievement One Thousand Finds". Inside that area it says "This geocoin certifies one thousand cache finds". Very cool! I flip it over and my name is inscribed on the back!!!He has had the coin for a while and was looking for the perfect opportunity to give it to me. He couldn't have picked a better way or time.Funny thing, whenever I am feeling a little down, or lonely, or just plain hurting, a friend comes through and does something to make me feel all better, lol. I was always hesitant about who I called a friend before. Sometimes they are just sitting there waiting for an opportunity to smack you upside the head and realize how lucky you really are. Thanks Chuck!