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On my way back from http://coord.info/GC11H9M http://flic.kr/p/8oofF1

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Mosquito Repellent Patch

Mosquitoes love me, they really do.  I can’t go out for more than 15 minutes without getting bitten at least once.  Well that was before the Don’t Bite Me mosquito repellent patch.

A few months ago I saw a commercial for mosquito repellent patches.  I couldn’t believe something so simple could work so well.  I’ve been a long time user of DEET based Cacher’s Cologne.   I hate using sprays but I didn’t have much choice if I was going to to out geocaching in the woods.   I knew I had to try the patches.

I have not been out caching three times and I can say that I have returned bite free.  At one point yesterday I was in a particularly mosquito infested area.  Several times there were mosquitoes on my arms and legs.   I thought they might have been biting me but today I don’t have any bite marks.  I’d have to say the patches worked.

It turns out that I’m just over the recommended size for a single patch.  This means I need to wear two patches.  The recommendations say to place the patch on a hairless area of the body.  Easier said then done in my case.  I resorted to my shoulders or my buttocks.  Applying them to the shoulder is a much more suitable if applying them in public.

You might want to give these patches a try.

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A group of Toronto Area Geocachers went on a bit of a road trip this past weekend.  There goal was to reach several specific terrain/difficulty caches to complete 81 Proof.  As part of their trip they encountered and obsticle.  Emzernask came prepared.

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Well after four days in the US I can say that I have completed the geocaching triad:  Original Stash,  Last North American Ape cache and Groundspeak Headquarters.   Groundspeak is in Fremont now.  A rather neat area.  I’ll be posting pictures when I return to my office.

I also met Mijaou a geocaching blogger from Sweden.  She taught me some Swedish.  You’ll find me trying it out in a video she recorded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXrqWK9rgz8 (I’m around minute 2:00)

A future update on the trip will be forthcoming.

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15 mins away from Geowoodstock. I hope the rain holds off.

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