Dovecote, Devotion and Drownings - GCJ6OT

Due to workload and other commitments I've not been caching for ages, and so this blog entry marks the return to my favourite pastime, along with pictures from a brand-spanking new DSLR camera. Sarah, Robert, Cathy and I went for a weekend at our ramshackle caravan on beautiful island of Anglesey in an attempt to make the best of our remaining months at Plas Coch and before we are unceremoniously booted off the site for having a caravan that is showing it's age.

Tonight, sarahjones65 and I decided to go on a late evening caching expedition, only setting off at about 8.15pm. The weather had cleared up after being overcast and drizzling rain off and on for most of the day. We left RiggyRob and CathyMay watching a DVD in the caravan at Plas Coch as they showed no interest in coming out with us.

After driving the familiar route through Menai Bridge and Beaumaris, we reached Penmon Priory in about 20 minutes. The evening was still quite light at this time and we parked in the usual place. Sarah took charge of the GPSr and soon we were heading through a graveyard and along one side of the priory. As we hadn't read the clue at this point, we weren't sure exactly what we were looking for. After wandering around for a few minutes, it became clear we would need to read it!

As soon as the word 'cliff' appeared in the clue, we knew we were in the wrong place - and then the GPSr batteries died! I headed of back to the car to get some new ones, only to be told by Sarah that they were in the rucksack she was carrying, With fresh batteries loaded, I decided on a different route around the priory which looked more promising for finding a cliff.

Soon we had climbed up some steps crossing a high wall and were shoulder high in amongst the brackens. Now we could see a small cliff and the GPSr was pointing that way, It didn't take long to get there, although Sarah commented that due the the tall and closely packed vegetation she felt like she was avoiding the raptors in Jurassic Park.

When we reached the base of the cliff, the item mentioned in the clue was easy to spot and the cache was discovered quickly. We signed the log and left Whiskas TB before heading off for the next cache of the evening.