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Heavens to Murgatroid, this is it cache-fans, Arkansans evvven... The McGillicutty's are officially on their way to Sunny Southern CA
for a new chapter in McGillicutty's Cache-A-Lympia! Mrs McGillicutty & Jaybird flew out this morning for their whirlwind adventure of
house hunting & job jumping. Chickadee has been tasked with the ever daunting challenge of "Cat Whisperer" on our long
voyage across Route 66 in the weeks to come. Unfortunately the checkered flag has flown on our time here in AR,
and the wacky races, Razorback Edition, have come to an end. :(
But fear not fellow cache-fans, all is not lost. Before we go, Chickadee & I will be attending the
ArkGeo events this coming Saturday & the SWAG Monthly MnG at Colton's next Monday.
Also if time allows, we may even squeeze in HWF6's "This Aint Your Average Picnic" at the end of June.
If we do, the Cacheball gear will be readily available if anyone is interested in getting in one last game before we depart.
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Some of you have been aware of our plans for a little while, to others this may be a bit of a surprise.
We've talked about moving back to CA for years, but it was always an abstract idea until 2013 rolled around.
Then certain things started falling into place, that made the abstract a possibility.
Two things are certain though, about our time here in AR.
1: Without Arkansas, the Geocaching McGillicutty's would NOT exist!
It was Mrs McGilicutty's now former dentist, who introduced us to Geocaching.
Who knows if we would have ever discovered the obsession otherwise.
2: We wouldn't have known ANY of the great friends we've met over the past couple years if NOT for caching.
I maintain the best part of GC'ing is the people you meet & the stories you share.
To that end, here are some McGillicutty's AR highlights:
Spelunking the network of Dr Evil's underground bunkers beneath the mean streets of El Dorado with Mr Fab5!!
Never finding an Arkayaker cache in Malvern with ArkFireMedic, because flipping over a kayak in the Ouachita River (5 times) was more fun! :wink:
Spraining not one, but both ankles, yet STILL completing the 4 1/2 mile Seven Hollows Trail with Zeke & Jaybird at Petite Jean SP!
Getting lost in the deep woods of Little Rock's Conner Park with IronHorse4 & EJ1231 after the bottom fell out of the AR sky!
Helping surprise a young cacher with her 16th birthday cache-mobile! (We didn't actually "buy the car", her parents did, but still...)
And who could forget the 700+ OK Land Run with StealYourCache, SJClimber & Savoy! Half of whom came home withtyphoid fever, LOL!
Last but not least, S.W.A.G!!
No offense to everyone else but the best group of cachers reside in Garland County!
And for our time here in AR, the most fun we ever had was with S.W.A.G!
Between the hayrides, hotdogs, hijinks & hootenanny at Swagville,
March's Mulching Madness at Transportation Plaza & the countless monthly MnG's,
I can honestly say we're better off for being a part of team S.W.A.G!
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We couldn't pull off Geowoodstock XI: Gator Edition this year,
BUT since GeoWoodstock XII is in CARDINAL NATION in 2014
we will definitely be coming back to St Louis. That's right,
GWS Redbirds Edition!!!
If the Cards are playing a home series we should all get group tickets to Sunday's game!
Hope to see everyone there!
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Final side note:
I have every intention of off-loading a Troybuilt push mower and,
a Husqvarna gas-powered weed wacker before we leave.
First come, first serve, PM me if your interested.
Also if anyone is interested in helping load the moving truck,
beer & pizza can be accommodated. ;)
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Join us next time as we span the globe again, to capture the triumph of the cacher,
the torment of the vanquished & the eternal struggle to be Cache-A-Lympics champion!
