UK Mega day itself…
I have written before how the actual Mega days are a bit unexciting, and this Mega was no different, Yes there are a lot of people there and many you don’t see from one year end to the next – indeed I spent a lot of the day sitting out in the sun chatting to an ever changing table of people and that was pleasant, but that was outside of the Mega committees offerings to entertain their customers
– And don’t forget we are now customers as the Megas are no longer free.
If Yorkshire do hold the Mega again in 2028 and I am in any way involved I will be pushing for a more immersive experience, not sure how that will be achieved yet but one thing it won’t involve is starting things off throwing away a set of 10 Lab caches between the gates and the hall itself.. They had tried a bit, they were about different notable places in the West Midlands… but they were multiple choice so that made it that you didn’t even need to see the board with the question on as long as you were near enough you could answer the question… You could do so much more with the Lab caches and make them so much more interesting and exciting
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – The Tower Block – cache #6044
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – Yet Another Castle – cache #6045
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – Industrial Revolution – cache #6046
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – What a Folly – cache #6047
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – The Cathedral – cache #6048
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – Run to the Hills – cache #6049
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – MMM, Chocolate! – cache #6050
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – Lady on a Horse – cache #6051
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – Swanning Around on the River – cache #6052
6th August 2022 – The sights of the West Midlands region Lab Cache – Anyone For A Pint? – cache #6053
6th August 2022 – West Midlands UK Mega 2022 GC9D1HX – cache #6054
They used 6 different horse shoe logsheets… I signed them all
Of course there were the usual Mega puzzle type lab caches
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Armchair Logger – cache #6055
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Rock and Roll – cache #6056
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – The Lab Cache – cache #6057
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – The Monster Mash – cache #6058
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Birdhouse in Your Soul – cache #6059
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – We Love Cache Reviewers – cache #6060
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Warwick’s Ragged Staff – cache #6061
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Shark Bait – cache #6062
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Magic Numbers – cache #6063
6th August 2022 – The Old Fashioned Way Lab Cache – Orac’s Error Code – cache #6064
Then after seeing and doing everything the Mega had to offer – other than ‘real’ caches on a walk up and down the river Dove – I went back into Uttoxeter town centre for another set of Labs that were there
6th August 2022 – Henry Bamford Lab Cache – 2. Samuel & Henry – cache #6065
6th August 2022 – Henry Bamford Lab Cache – 5. The Headquarters of Bamford & Sons – cache #6066
6th August 2022 – Henry Bamford Lab Cache – 4. The Leighton Ironworks – cache #6067
6th August 2022 – Henry Bamford Lab Cache – 3. Leighton House – cache #6068
6th August 2022 – Henry Bamford Lab Cache – 1. The Start of it all – cache #6069
6th August 2022 – It’s a ’Mega’ Community Celebration Event GC9NVQX – cache #6070
In the evening there was an event, which was okay, there was a singer on who was pretty good, and the weather was lovely so we sat outside for a lot of the time
