This is a Geo-Post
Office!
It is used to swap
letters and postcards between Geocachers!
Here is how it
works:
Caches are placed to
hold postcards. Each postcard will have a short message and a
forwarding address on it. The address will contain the person's
name that you are trying to send the postcard to, their home city,
and a destination cache. The idea is to move postcards between
Geo-Post Offices until they reach their destination. When you move
a postcard or message from one place to another, let the person who
it's being sent to know where you moved it to, because they might
be near enough to go and pick it up. If you move a postcard from
one Geo-Post Office to another, please move it closer to the city
or cache!
I've created the
"
Geo-Post Offices" Web Page , with the list of "Geo-Post
Offices" - there's also a place on the bottom of this page, where
you can "log" a message to another Geocacher (re: their postcards
or letters).
You can use the
following picture as a guide to the format to use when writing up a
postcard address.
You can send any message you want to anyone
you want!
How do you get
started? Easy! Just write up your postcard and drop it in the
Geo-Post Office!
If there are any
postcards in the cache when you arrive, feel free to forward them
on, if you can. If not, don't worry, just leave them for the next
Geocacher.
Or you can just log
your "find", as you would a regular cache, too.
The cache is a large
tobacco can (camo'd), and is well hidden. Please make sure the
cache is replaced in the same place and well hidden. There is no
swag in the cache - it is for postcards and trackables
only.
Please don't feel
that you have to run out and spend your hard-earned cash on a
postcard at the store. You can print and laminate a huge variety of
postcards off the internet. Or just write up a letter, the
"old-fashioned" way!
Click
here to visit the Halifax Geo-Post Office.
Click
here to visit the second Geo-Post Office in the Halifax
Regional Municipality.
Click
here to visit the Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Geo-Post
Office.
Click here to visit the Moncton,
New Brunswick Geo-Post Office.
Also,
"
Geo-Post Offices", for the list of Geo-Post
Offices
Who should I send these postcards or messages
to?
Anybody that you
want!
What’s the
purpose?
It’s another fun
thing that we can do with geocaching! It’s also nice to keep in
touch with others!
What do I need to put
on a postcard?
Put the name of the Geocacher, a city and
you’ll most likely want to put a cache that they can pick it up
from.
A little message is usually appreciated
too.
How far can I send
one?
As far as you want,
as long as there are Geo-Post Offices along the way
there!
How Do I send one?
Go to any Geo-Post
Office and place your message or postcard in there. Please, if your
putting one in try to move a different one along.
How Do I start my own Geo-Post
Office?
All you need is a
cache container, a log book, a stash note, some zip-lock bags and
of course postcards or letters to go in it! Put the post cards or
messages in the zip-lock and place the log book in another. Make
sure to put in the name of the cache “Geo-Post Office” so that
others will know. You may even want to include this note on the
cache page to introduce new people.
Have fun!