Interactive Geocaching Treasure Hunt Showing 1,351-1,400 of 1,958

[Barb]

I can take the last longitude 2 for the 280 pages in Cruel Candy

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Kylie & Barb! All our numbers have been claimed.

[♞ Pat]

♞ Pat wrote: "I'll grab the Latitude 4 with French Braid ~ 244 pages..."


Sorry this took me so long. Lots of horse stuff this week!

Finished 2.5.23

[Catsalive]

Long3 done: Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb 6/2 4★, In Death #3

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks for the updates Pat & Kylie! Don't worry about it Pat :)

[Meg, Contributor]

Longtitude #3 - The Egyptian Antiquities Murder - is done

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Meg!

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "NEXT I'll take LONGitude 7 with - West with Giraffes - 357 p"

Completed ✔ 06Feb23 - 4****

[Jan, Moderator]

Appreciate the update BC!

[Barb]

Finished longitude 2 / 280 pages Even if I hadn't enjoyed the story (which I did), I'd continue the series just to read more about Watson, the corgi. Who doesn't love corgis? 😉

Cruel Candy (Cozy Corgi #1), by Mildred Abbott, finished 2/6 ★★★.5

[Laila Jane]

Finished Electric Idol by Katee Robert (02/08/23) - 350 pgs for Latitude 5

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks for the updates Barb & Laila Jane!

[Karen ♐]

Karen ♐ wrote: "I'll take Longitude 1 with - 156 pgs"

Finished 2/5/23 - 4 stars

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Karen!

[Jennifer]

I finally finished Murder in the Vicarage (sorry I can’t link I’m on my phone). Sorry for how long it took. I’m a slow reader and long work days aren’t helping. This was my first Miss Marple and I really enjoyed it.

[Jan, Moderator]

No worries Jennifer! Thanks for the update :)

[Andrea]

Y'all, I apologize for the lengthy delay in finishing my book this round. Work got crazy on me very suddenly. I'm halfway through and hope to finish by the end of the week.

[Jan, Moderator]

That works great Andrea! Thanks for the update :)

[Andrea]

Finished Justice Delayed, 2/25/23. And will definitely try to be snappier with my reading next round. :)

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Denise! That wraps up this hunt!!

[Jan, Moderator]

Here's the treasure that was found!

Treasure #23
Latitude: 52.37480431320022
Longitude: -1.5046733331920534

Coventry Cubes found at Baginton Mill Bridge on the River Stow
Coventry, England

Like most treasures, the story of these cubes found at the bottom of an old English river, is made up of at least three parts: the quest, the discovery, and how it came to be where it was found.

Let's begin with the quest. To stave off the boredom of the pandemic lockdown, Will Read and his two sons (age 7 & 5) began a new hobby called magnet fishing. These novice "mudlarkers", as magnet fishermen call themselves, set out daily with metal detectors to search for treasure. They had been at it for just two weeks, when on May 8th they found a mysterious treasure trove off Baginton Mill Bridge on the River Stow.

Now on to the discovery. First reeling in keys and pennies, our treasure hunters noticed what they thought were a pile of dumped tiles. Upon closer look, they discovered 64 of these lead cubes, each small enough to hold between your finger and thumb. The six sides of each cube were engraved with a 3X3 numerical grid, captioned by an inscription. But they had no clue as to what these mysterious cubes were used for. Luckily, Read was livestreaming this mudlark expedition on Facebook, and he posted the images on Reddit’s thread called "whatisthisthing". Receiving more than 600 comments, it was surmised that the cubes are connected to a mystical Hindu prayer ritual. The grid on each cube face was an Indian ankh-yantra, specifically the Rahu yantra written in Devanagari Script. The word yantra means instrument, apparatus or machine, and refers to a geometrical diagram used in the Tantric traditions of the Indian religions.

The next mystery was how these sacred cubes ended up in the River Stow. The most common hypothesis is that they were thrown in the river as a votive offering. In fact, several of the Reddit comments mentioned that such incantations for prayers take effect when they are thrown in running water. For the Hindu community in England, the Thames has become a substitute for the Ganges and it is actually quite common to find Hindu religious objects in its waters. In this case, the River Stow possibly became a substitute for that famous river. But what is certain is that this treasure is definitely a curiosity and a notable discovery for this family's treasure hunting history.

[Jan, Moderator]

Our next coordinates have been posted.

[Karen ♐]

I'll take Latitude 5 with - 572 pgs

[Book Concierge]

I'll take LATitude 8 - 288 p You're Not You

NEVERMIND above

[Book Concierge]

I'll take LATitude 2 - Series # 2 - The Dog who Came in from the Cold

[Andrea]

I’ll take Longitude 3 with What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma, 323 pages.

[Meg, Contributor]

I'll take latitude 4 with Blackmail and Bibingka

[Jan, Moderator]

Meg wrote: "I'll take latitude 4 with Blackmail and Bibingka"

Meg - what's the connection for the 4? It says it's series #3, published in 2022 and 270 Pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

Everyone else is updated!

[Catsalive]

I can take Lat7 with The Eyre Affair, 374p

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Kylie!

[Meg, Contributor]

Jan wrote: "Meg wrote: "I'll take latitude 4 with Blackmail and Bibingka"

Meg - what's the connection for the 4? It says it's series #3, published in 2022 and 270 Pages."

Sorry, spaced out and marked it as #4 on my March tbr list. I'll switch to Hot Sun Cold Killer, which should be #4 in the Murder on Maui series

[Barb]

I'll take latitude 5 for the 512 pages in The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog, by Elizabeth Peters

[Jennifer]

I can take Latitude 2 with A Symphony of Echoes, book 2 in the St. Mary's Series.

[Jan, Moderator]

Meg wrote: "Sorry, spaced out and marked it as #4 on my March tbr list. I'll switch to Hot Sun Cold Killer, which should be #4 in the Murder on Maui series."

Thanks Meg!

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Barb & Jennifer!

[Barb]

Finished latitude 5

The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody #7), by Elizabeth Peters, finished 2/27 ★★★★

[Barb]

I can take latitude 4 Death of a Coupon Clipper has 410 pages.

[Jan, Moderator]

Thanks Barb!!

[♞ Pat]

I can do Latitude 0 with

Woman, Eating ~ 240 pages

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "I'll take LATitude 2 - Series # 2 - The Dog who Came in from the Cold"

✔ Completed - 28Feb23

[Book Concierge]

Next I'll do LATitude 8 - 288 pg - You're Not You

[Andrea]

Finished What I Would Tell You, 2/28/23.

[Andrea]

I’ll take Latitude 0 with Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam, 320 pgs.

[Book Concierge]

Book Concierge wrote: "Next I'll do LATitude 8 - 288 pg - You're Not You"

✔ FINISHED - 28Feb23

[Book Concierge]

I'll do another LATITUDE 8 - 318 pg - Harlem Shuffle

[Catsalive]

Catsalive wrote: "I can take Lat7 with The Eyre Affair, 374p"

Done: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 1/3 4★

[Jan, Moderator]

There some quick reading going on! Everyone is updated!

[Catsalive]

I'll take a Long1 with The Unquiet, 2011

[Barb]

Finished latitude 4

Death of a Coupon Clipper (Hayley Powell #3), by Lee Hollis, finished 2/28 ★★★.5