I have a brother and sister in law who are hooked on geocaching and they go near and far in the quest to discover these hidden gems. If you have the time and inclination it is a great way to expand your boundaries and travel to areas far off the beaten track. Another friend is sometimes stumped by the 'cryptic' clues and sends around an email asking for any ideas to help solve the location puzzle.
When reading through the information on this section I kept thinking about what a fantastic tool this could be to promote Mandurah. The tourism operators could use it to bring tourists close to their premises. The City (or the Peel region) could use it to promote community buildings (libraries, museum) , services, history. Schools could use it to teach a variety of subjects, eg: history, social studies, geology. The following link had a great idea about teaching students the history of their area by each cache containing historical information in a sealed test tube, this combined with a worksheet could make for a fun learning activity. A real information treasure hunt.
http://spotlight.macfound.org/featured-stories/entry/chicago-public-library-helps-teens-find-history/
Wouldn't it be great for the City of Mandurah - or the Peel region to market a geocaching 'hunt' as part of a regional promotional tool.
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