Jason Silver

Saturday, December 4th, 2004

Frustration Abounds

I wasn't thinking clearly last night, when, at 11:00 p.m. I asked Lucas to wake me at 6:00.

I said we'd go GeoCaching together-- which would normally be fine, even at 6. But when Seth started wimpering in his sleep at 3, came into bed with us, and then starting talking at 5, I knew I was in trouble. Then at six I realised the sun doesn't come up until 7. The boys played computer games while I tried to catch a few more z's.

Eventually the three of us piled into my car to head for the Bock-Bock cache, which we hadn't found a few days ago. On our way up Mount Albion road, a police road-block signalled to us that we weren't going to find that cache that day. We finally got a signal lock with the GPS and turned around, heading for Stoney Creek Battlefield Park.

But we couldn't seem to keep a lock. My i.Trek CF GPS is garbage. The last one was wonderful, but this one can never aquire a signal from the satelites. I'm so frustrated.

We drove around for a while, then gave up. An hour in the car, with nothing to show for it but two disappointed little boys, and a severely annoyed grown-up.

~Jason