FEATURED CACHERS - mbooda & pbooda
 


How long have you been geocaching?
I got my geocaching.com account around Christmas 2005, the same time I got my first GPSR.  However I didn't actually start looking for geocaches until March 10, 2006, and didn't get started in earnest for a couple of months after that, around the same time my wife pbooda started.

How did you choose your handle?
First initial, last name: M. Booda. My wife is P. Booda.  (Oddly, there was already a "booda".  No idea who it is.)

How did you find your first Geocache, and which one was it?
Olde Towne Cache (GCHJJW) in Slidell.  Looked in two places and it was in the second place I looked. ;) pbooda's first was Davis' Treasure (GCMQB3), also just outside Slidell.

Who usually goes with you when you go caching?
Normally pbooda, although we occasionally team up with mitrustme, 2mudbugs, bajaone, short circuit 2, Big Doggy, Bamboozle, bluesprucejr, afwingman, leftygator or Biloxi Bay.

How long will you work on puzzle caches before you give up?
Really depends on the puzzle.  I don't think I've ever completely given up on a puzzle.  Some I "put down" for a while, then come back to later.

What town/areas have you most enjoyed caching in?
I don't enjoy urban caching as much a rural/arboreal.  We had a great time caching in Europe a couple of years ago, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  In America, there's nothing I like better than beating the bush in a large park or forest. pbooda's the same although she's not as nutty about hiking long distances as I am.

Do you do paperless caching?
I do now, although it took me a long time to learn how to do pocket queries.  I still don't download caches directly to my GPSr; I download the queries to my PDA and hand-enter the ones I'm interested in to the GPSr.

What kind of geocaching rig do you use?
Garmin GeoMap 76CSx.  pbooda and I also have Nuvis in our cars to get us in the general vicinity.  I have a smart phone, but I only use it for Wherigos, in combination with my Garmin.  My first unit was a Garmin Etrek Vista.

Why would you recommend anyone else to take up geocaching?
Only if they have a LOT of free time on their hands.  And in the rare cases where I think they can figure out a cache better than I can. ;)

Where are you originally from?
Born in Yokosuka Japan, grew up in Arlington, VA.  (Navy brat)

States you have geocached?
All the US states in the south and along the east coast all the way up to Maine.  Also West Virginia, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

What was your first event ever attended?
The March, 2007 CDM monthly meeting.  Interestingly, that one was in Metairie, although mostly we find it easier to attend the Mandeville CDM's.

How many caches have you found?
As of Apr. 26, 2012: 6,643.
 
Which type of cache container do you prefer over the rest?
Ammo cans, of course, although I love a well-crafted homemade container regardless of the size.

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