Burlington Chocolatefest May 22 – 25 2009 – Wisconsin Geocaching Association

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03/20/2009 at 2:26 am #1727931
Lostby7
The 2009 page for this event is taking shape and it looks like they will again be having a Geocaching aspect….I’m just sayin’

Mark the date – May 22 – 25 2009

http://www.chocolatefest.com/

…and here is a video about the city and event

http://www.chocolatefest.com/chocolatefestvideo.html

…While I did attend last year I don’t recall having any chocolate…
03/21/2009 at 1:32 am #1904118
3 Hawks
I’m still upset about last year….Our team was flying along and should have blown everyone else away. We passed up two teams before running into problems with the last cache. We could have spent 35 minutes on the last one and still cruised to victory, but the hour plus we spent spelled our doom. All of that running (and I’m not known as a runner) was for naught, but the humble pie was sure tasty.

However, I did enjoy some chocolate and my daughter won some cool prizes in the float building competition. Even though I was not part of the winning geocaching team, much fun was had by the entire family.
03/21/2009 at 2:43 am #1904119
Jeremy
Thanks for the reminder Gary.

I wouldn’t miss it for the world, and I’ve been training all winter so we can defend our title. Team ZigZagNuts will be faster than ever… we’ll be so speedy that we’ll just be a blur as we cross the finish line way ahead of our competition… if you blink, you’ll miss us as we collect our giant chocolate medallion grand prize.

Seriously, it would be great to see some other WGA teams/members come out for this. Last year there were several teams from south of the border (IL), including one that took second (or was it third?) place. That just ain’t right! 🙂
03/21/2009 at 3:01 am #1904120
The Crippler
I along with The Schmidt House Crew would love to do this but we are heading to Nashville that weekend.
03/21/2009 at 4:46 am #1904121
teamhandstand
I didn’t even know about this. Could someone please explain? I haven’t gone to Chocolate Fest since I was a kid… but this geocaching thing may bring me back.. if only I had some information on it… hmmm?
03/21/2009 at 3:25 pm #1904122
Decrepit
It sounds like tons of fun, but didn’t they limit it to ten teams last year?
03/21/2009 at 4:45 pm #1904123
Lostby7
@Decrepit wrote:

It sounds like tons of fun, but didn’t they limit it to ten teams last year?

There was a limit of ten but I think there actually 11 anyway.

@teamhandstand wrote:

I didn’t even know about this. Could someone please explain? I haven’t gone to Chocolate Fest since I was a kid… but this geocaching thing may bring me back.. if only I had some information on it… hmmm?

The geocaching portion is a timed race to find all the caches and get back to the designated location. There are staggered start times.
03/21/2009 at 5:41 pm #1904124
teamhandstand
new caches in the area? or just in the chocolate fest grounds… im pretty sure that i have found them all in the burlington area..
03/21/2009 at 5:56 pm #1904125
Lostby7
@teamhandstand wrote:

new caches in the area? or just in the chocolate fest grounds… im pretty sure that i have found them all in the burlington area..

They place temps out around town…this is non-GC.
03/21/2009 at 11:21 pm #1904126
teamhandstand
cool enough.. if you find out more information.. let me know.. i would be interested in joining a team..
03/25/2009 at 4:19 pm #1904127
thepharmgirl
Looks like I have to work that weekend. 🙁 🙁 🙁

Hope somebody else can have a lot of fun in my place. It was a blast last year.
04/06/2009 at 5:37 pm #1904128
Greendale4X4
I was just notified that the event will be held on Saturday. 😀

Keep checking their website for more info.

-Jason
04/06/2009 at 7:02 pm #1904129
Team Deejay
@Greendale4X4 wrote:

I was just notified that the event will be held on Saturday. 😀

Keep checking their website for more info.

-Jason

Ugh, that isn’t particularly good news. I think there is an organized bike ride in the area on the same day. Be careful out there, folks.
04/06/2009 at 7:03 pm #1904130
Lostby7
@Team Deejay wrote:

@Greendale4X4 wrote:

I was just notified that the event will be held on Saturday. 😀

Keep checking their website for more info.

-Jason

Ugh, that isn’t particularly good news. I think there is an organized bike ride in the area on the same day. Be careful out there, folks.

Bicycle or Motorcycle?
04/06/2009 at 7:05 pm #1904131
Team Deejay
Hurray, I was wrong. The bike ride is on Sunday. There is a foot race on Saturday morning, however.
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