A Child Of Atom

Back in November I set a goal for myself in terms of Geocaching: To clear Manhattan island of caches before the first day of spring. Not really a big task when you consider it. At the time I had already cleared Central Park, which is home to over 40 caches, and I had about 50 left in order to clear the city. The problem is that I've spent most of the month of February hip deep in projects, or sitting inside shivering from fear of the cold. I realized a few days ago that I haven't found a single cache since mid-January. So I set aside the project that I had been working on this weekend (my comic book) and decided that today was about caching. Before I stalled I had been clear down to 59th street, give or take a few straggling caches that were either disabled or most likely missing. The problem was that 5 new caches had been placed in that time as well. Two of the previously missing caches had also been confirmed as being in place. I set out today with 7 caches in my sights which would get me clear again, at least in the areas that I had previously cleared. It was a great day to be out... mostly warm, but still crisp, and the snow had started melting but it wasn't so warm that it was muddy and sloppy. I'm proud to report that I found 6 of the 7 that I intended to find today, which leaves me 32 caches to find in order to complete my goal. Unfortunately one of those is the most notorious puzzle cache in NYC so I still have some work cut out for me. Regardless, I have 3 weekends left until my goal of March 21 rolls in. Wish me luck!