Hooked on Geocaching

One of the most common gripes I have about being a couple in Singapore, is that there's nothing to do, especially on weekends.

I mean, there's only so much shopping, eating and movie watching we can do, right?

And so, earlier this week, we decided to break our routine and try out geocaching.

In a nutshell, geocaching is akin to a scavanger hunt, where you are equipped with GPS devices, instead of a map and the aim is to locate hidden containers, called geocachees.

We downloaded the Geocache intro app on our iPhones (it's free btw!) and drove to Ang Mo Kio. It made sense to hang out in the North as we were heading to the Night Safari in the evening and we wanted to look for our first geocache in a neighbourhood we weren't familiar with.

Photos from our little 'expedition' :)

Follow the compass to find your geocache!

Our first geocache which took us a while to find

A geocache usually includes a piece of paper to log your date and comments

Finding the second geocache was easy peasy but we almost got bitten by red ants!

The third geocache was a real toughie (which explains why i stopped taking photos) and had us searching high and low, with no luck. Perhaps it has been removed by someone?

Anyway, i'd highly recommend anyone with an iPhone to give geocaching a try, especially if you're like me and love the idea of treasure hunts. Just don't forget to bring along lots of water, sunblock and insect repellant!