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Don't be fooled April, this cache is da bomb!

This cache is hidden at Patrick Air Force Base. It's in a restricted area, but there is a long stretch of unposted fence topped with razor wire where you can access it. If you time it correctly, you should have no trouble slipping by the sentries. Once you crawl under the fence and through the ditch (watch out for the gator nest - mama was sitting on it when I was there) you're just about home free. The area past that used to be a toxic waste dump, but was more recently used as a training area for mine detection crews. No one goes there now.

The cache itself is partially buried at the edge of the bombing range. The cache container is an old bomb casing, but it can't be confused with other unexploded ordinance nearby because it's clearly marked "Property of Geocaching.com."The original contents include: a collection of vintage hardcore 'adult' magazines, tiny ziplocs full of various capsules, powders and herbs from my college days, a large Special Forces combat knife, a well-thumbed copy of the Koran, several dummy handgrenades, a loud ticking clock and some Twinkies.

Good Luck and if you run into trouble, just tell 'em, 'Nancy sent me.'

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April 1 by Crow T Robot (2 found) Wow, that was fun. What do you have planned for July 4th? [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Moag Ohana (196 found) Sorry I took so long I didnt have the cash to fly so I jumped on my skateboard and kicked it all the way from Diamond Bar Ca. Boy I am I tired!!! Found it easily with all the visits today. TNLNDNSL Mahalo and Aloha Moag Ohana [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Team Sprocket (1240 found) I hijacked a plane and demanded they fly over the base ''or I would give them a million dollars.'' (Sure, the official US policy is ''We don't negotiate with terrorists!'' but they don't have anything in the policy on how to deal with idiots.) The pilot thought I was bluffing so I started to write out a check then and there. He quickly turned the plane toward my destination and when we were over it, I jumped out, D.B. Cooper style and, during my freefall, tried to remember if he used a parachute. Luckily, I had my seat cushion from the plane and, according to the flight attendant, it could be used as a flotation device. Good thing I landed in the water just off-shore. When I came to, I got out my trusty Swedish Army Knife and, rather than risk cutting myself on the razor wire, I proceeded to dig a tunnel under the fence using the 'shovel' blade. Once through the fence, I used the 'dangling pocket watch' blade and hypnotized the alligator in the ditch. When I got to the toxic dump area, I used the 'noseplug' blade and held my breath really hard while I tiptoed through to the other side. (Lucky for me, after years and years of practice, I can hold my breath for up to 15 seconds at a time.) After each 15 second interval, I ran back to the beginning and took another breath of fresh air. Using this method, I was able to traverse the toxic waste dump in almost no time. Of course, I had to do all of this in my stocking feet to avoid tripping any errant mines so it took a little longer than I had hoped. I had a little trouble actually locating the cache until I listened for the ticking of the clock. That was a dead give-a-way. (As such, I think the difficulty for this cache should be reduced to half a star, or maybe even a third of a star. I wouldn't go as low as a fourth of a star, though.) When I did find the cache, I took all of the contents and replaced them with exact replicas. That is, except for the twinkies. I ate them; not because I was hungry but because you should never, never, never leave food items in a cache. After replacing the cache, I reconnected the red and blue wires that some idiot had left undone and I started plotting my escape. Just then, a humvee full of MP's drove up and asked me what I was doing there. I froze for a second and figured I would be thrown in the brig but then I remembered to say, ''Nancy sent me,'' and they said, ''Okay'' and we all had a good laugh and the base commander, whom I had never met, showed up and we had tea and scones and talked about the good ol' days and had a great time. Eventually, I had to go, though and the MP's said I could catch a ride with a group of Navy Seals that were just getting ready to leave the base. I accepted the offer and, although they smelled of fish and they mostly just layed in the back of the humvee on their stomachs and balanced balls on their noses, I appreciated the ride and was eventually able to understand the short barking commands they used to talk to each other. -- Team Sprocket [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by SwampKing (177 found) Being an amateur 'gator wrastler, I had no problem with the four legged reptiles. All they needed was a nice tummy rub, and voila...ZZZzzzzz I did have a problem with timing the bombs hitting the ground in the range. I just went bomb crater to bomb crater with GPS in one hand and green signal flares in the other. SL and left a kevlar vest!! TFTF [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by moochie (355 found) went to see what all the noise was about...they said it was some type of flight training...a rouse!! was able to find the cache and flag down a couple of topguns... [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Crow T Robot (2 found) This cache will self-destruct in 1 hour. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Yorky Lovers (319 found) After borrowing a "Moon suit" and some other ancillary equipment from NASA's emergency response team, I set off to do this cache after work. No problem getting past the gate guards as they were aware of the contamination problem in the area. Since the old GPS used as a cel phone trick wouldn't work through the faceplate, I explained that it was a toxic meter for measuring anticipated poisons, explosives and radiation levels. For some reason they seemed in a hurry to get to another part of the AFB and sort of resembled the Keystone Cops getting into their car to leave. Oh well, The water ditch was no problem with the Self Contained Breathing Apparatus of the moon suit and fortunately, the gator was discouraged by the flame thrower's noise and heat. Took a while to figure out which casing was the right one until I realized that by cooking them all, the live ones would eliminate themselves. Unfortunately, some of the cache items didn't survive the process, but the resulting puddle is kinda pretty. Someone might be able to use it as a warming plate or maybe a paperweight (once the rad count drops a bit). Took a toasted something. Left some fake white talcum powder, a bulging can and a plywood cache box with a trip wire. This area is wide open for other caches. Thanks for the challenge, Brad. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Renegade Knight (580 found) The Bell Tower locationless didn't work out quite like I planned. I was lucky to make it out alive. A quick check of the new caches showed me this was a must do. Unfortuantly I forgot to ditch my signature assault rifle when approaching this cache. The MP's showed me the real meaning of the word Police Action. The closest I got was bleeding on the cache. I might of left a tooth but I won't know until the swelling goes down and I can see again. Of course I'll also have to wait for them to re-assemble my jaw. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by King Boreas (256 found) Razors got me, but only needed 69 stitches. The Sheriff didn't make it out. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Ackidge (39 found) went with the Widget who never leads me astray! [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Pain and Panic (281 found) Saw a purple jeep that looks strangely familiar. Maybe it was a give away that it was somewhere that it wasn't supposed to be, but then again, neither were we where we should have been. Great cache, thanks. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by TheWidget (409 found) Yup it's still there, just follow the geo-trail. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by suemac (335 found) Found this one after our disappointment at Sloof Lirpa. I really don't see what the fuss is ... any stealthy cacher would have no problems with this one. I mean, sheesh, it's only a 1/1! I would like to remind the previous cachers to PLEASE replace the cache container JUST like you found it ... the cache owner definitely didn't leave this one under the barbed wire - there's no way it would have been approved like that. Also,reading the logs I see that Clan_Barron claims to have found it. Ha! I looked all through the logs and didn't see their name anywhere. This is clearly just another lame attempt to pump up their numbers so they can APPEAR to stay ahead of me. SOME people are such numbers ho's - it gives all of us a bad name! And what a fake log entry - there's no way they could have used their fishing hook and line to sew up any wounds - they left them on the ground by a well-known Jax cache - I found them there myself. Sheesh! TNLNSL, thanks! [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by FishPOET (1292 found) Came up through the sewer system about 300 yards from the cache. Just after signing in we were spotted by the K9 patrol. Managed to slip back down into the tunnel and out of harms way in the nick of time. TFTC [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Team Dakiba (2121 found) Followed the famous purple jeep past the checkpoints. TNLN. Thanks for the cache! [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by TucsonThompsen (419 found) After reconning the Sloof Lirpa cache nearby I headed to the beach for some rest. But then I saw this cache pop up and just decided I had to have it. So I pulled on my wet suit and tried for an approach from the beach. Too many manatees were in the way so I lit off a stick of dynamite that I snagged from the earlier cache and cleared them out of the way. Got to the beach and had som tasty sea cow steak and then washed it down with the six-pack of Mickey's I found in the cache. MP's didn't bother me as they drove up while I was signing the log by pissing on the logbook itself. All in all a good cache. Took whiz, left dump. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by StressMaster (130 found) Being a fine retired NAVY "number ho" type it was a snap to get into this location.. I just showed them that I was Large enough to be a Chief and TADA I was in... had to spend most of the day at the club telling old sea stories and a few fibs but finally got tot he cache to only find that I was not even close to being MEFF.. oh well was a great day and took a few hours to thumb my way home. in a all to tight uniform. Thanks [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by uperdooper (63 found) shtill knot drink enuff. home goin'. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Bravesfan (337 found) Thought I would have as much luck on this on as as the Kansas City Chiefs winning the Superbowl. Hey, maybe hades froze over!! TFTH! [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by ventura_kids (2180 found) This cache is not well thought out. We had to ask the guard for help identifying the correct casing. Moving the real left over ordinance was a bit challenging to say the least. Thanks anyways. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by objets (106 found) After our little um "run in" with tdjvolks at the last cache the kids wouldnt settle for nothing but a DNF for the days efforts. Whats the one time you can land at a military base ? An emergency, what else ? After what happened to our #1 on the way over they cleared the area for us and we shot right in. While everyone was ooohing and ahhing over what was left of the motor, we sneaked of in a borrowed tank and nabble the cache. Thanks Brad! Oh and Jamming J, someone from the FAA will be by to talk to you... Objets [view this log on a separate page] Ouch! The remains of #1 after our little BUMP with Jamming J whats wrong with THIS picture ? Hum something is missing, what ever could it be ? reverse who needs it stopping is SO over rated... reverse who needs it stopping is SO over rated... Nice ride... The ONLY way to geocache!

April 1 by Snoogans (186 found) Dang, Whom ever, the heck Hazzmatt is, he gives terrible advice. The sentries saw right through my disguise. I never tried walking in high heels before. I chose a black dress because black hides my love handles better. (Black turned out to be a bad choice. It picks up way more than lint.) I packed my bra with socks and inert hand grenades for trade. It was either the clanking of the grenades in my bra as I walked, or the filth and sand stuck to my dress from crawling around under the razor wire that gave me away. Oh, and I forgot to shave. My face that is, I shaved everywhere else. I was quite proud of my cleavage. So anyhooo, I guess I took the hard way in because I had to crawl under and climb over some really hairy **** to get to within 75 feet of the cache when I hear an M-16 and a 12 gauge. shotgun go hot behind me. That is a sound that one NEVER forgets. I had my hands up in the air before they could even yell "HALT!" Well, I tried to talk my way out of it, but one of the MPs was a reall jerk. I hummed one of the inert grenades and hit SMACK in his metal helmet. He went down like a sack of potatoes and peed all over himself. The others saw the grenade and hit the dirt. I sat down because I was laughing so hard and when the others started to look up a yelled, "April Fools!" They musta kicked the crap outta me for at least half an hour. I can't be sure. I was in and out of consciousness. All that effort for naught and now they (The MPs) Are talking of shipping me off to someplace they call "Git Mo." One of the other inmates said that is in CUBA! We have military bases in CUBA??? Maybe I should have made my phone call instead of logging this DNF......... Sngans [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by SeaTrout (36 found) Suffice it to say that I need legal advice/assistance asap. Apparently it involves armed trespass on a military installation,possessing aerial photos of a government facility,conduct unbecoming a geocacher, and involves a Russian trawler. While kayaking near the posted coords I guess that I stumbled across a underwater tunnel that goes under A1A to a sub base inside one of the hangers. If anyone has working knowledge of the military code of justice please call me at (555)3170-BR549 Seatrout [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Dudeface (86 found) Still wearing the protective gear from my last find, all I needed was a ride. And there it was, sitting next to a tree... a pogo stick. The gods of transportation have been kind this day. It didn't take long. A hop, skip and a jump as it were. Wasting no time ( the gerbils needed to get home), I signed the log and departed. Another fine day of geocaching behind me. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by stringcachers (305 found) I was about to go home to AZ from the Sloof Lirpa cache nearby, when I saw this one pop up. Quick find, since I still had my hazmat stuff available from the previous cache. Left steely marble, took special forces combat knife. Thanks for the fun hide. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by ShowStop (483 found) My typical attire of suit and tie wasn't going to get me to this cache. I parked my Humvee at the house and hopped in my tank. Knowing I needed more then good looks to get through the guard gate, I brought along an escort of police to usher me through. Signing the log was another issue in itself. I couldn't get out of the tank due to all the sniper fire, so when you read the log, look for the log with the tank tracks. [view this log on a separate page] My tank and escort

April 1 by hazzmatt (130 found) This was better done in drag after charming my way on to the base I made my way to the cache. Sign log with my ruby red lipstick Took- Vintage hardcore adult magz Left- Earthen Hemp smoking jacket hydrophone and small brown rhesus monkey used in my medical research.(goodbye Steven you will be missed) [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking (254 found) Wow another great cache for today. Ive been trying to get my muslim sister in law to go geocaching with us and she finally agreed when she heard there was a copy of the quran in the cache. So off we went. With all the military geomuggles there we had some qualms about our stealth techniques, but fortunately good old sis in law was quite the distraction. I guess maybe she shouldnt have shouted out to us about her life in Pakistan or worn traditional attire. We managed to find the cache and left a whole bunch of hotel bibles. We took some cool trinket out to give to our sis in law........as soon as we figure out where they took her. Hmmmm, I wonder if my brother will be mad at us for losing her? Thanks for the great cache. It gives us some ideas on what kind of cache to put onto the Barry S Goldwater Bombing Range in Arizona. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by rusty_tlc (117 found) Wow! Two astral projection finds on my first day! Am I a naturla or what? Took Halibut, left afterglow. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by sledgehampster (252 found) After 2 too many Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters (PGGB) thought I would give it a shot. Marvin the paranoid Andriod wanted no part of if so I went alone under the alias Zaphod Beeeblebrox. Not a challenge at all! [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by GOT GPS? (157 found) Having been in the USAF, this was easy. I went in, wearing Special Forces Gear and having a forged ID. I also used a stolen Invisibility Shield, and a Hovering backpack. Dropped in on the cache area, while hovering and was able to trade and sign log without putting pressure on the nearby landmines. Got out of there quickly to a secrete place and a friend teleported me back home. WOW what a headache, with something more severe than jetlag squared. Geoff GOT GPS? [This entry was edited by GOT GPS? on Thursday, April 01, 2004 at 12:53:46 PM.] [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Monkeybrad (1817 found) Easy drive by, number 43 of 126 this morning. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Team Grizzly (116 found) This one was kind of difficult, on account of hightened gov't security, but I found a way around the problem. I simply dressed up in an old, sunbeat desert-robe and sandals, a fake beard, an AK 47, and a fake suicidal explosive back-pack. Then I just drove up near the base and waited to be picked up by the MPs. "Ahhhh haaaa! April Fools!! I'm not really Al-queta afterall!!" I cried - and we all had a good laugh. Then I talked the base commanding officer into coming along on the cache find with me. We took out a hummer and a couple of tanks. What a hoot! Thanks for a great cache! [This entry was edited by Team Grizzly on Thursday, April 01, 2004 at 12:42:35 PM.] [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Pacholik (384 found) You all call Yourselves stealth geocachers. I Think not. By the time I got to the cache area, there where Black helicopters everywhere. Lucky I had my camo pants on. I just walked into the area and saw the log book laying on the ground. I signed the log and threw it back in the area. Someone was stealing a tank, so it was easy for me to just slip out of the location. -Mike [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by DeerChaser & Company (161 found) Found this one on my way to dump some bodies, I mean some friends off. I have used this area many times, momma has helped me a lot!! I remember back in the toxic days you could dump anything in there, it would just melt away. Now momma does my dirty work. I did have some trouble with a guard, momma gonna be full tonight. I did find one of those mines that go missed, well I didn't find it but so much for my new caching hound. I didn't take anything but I did leave some plutonium, a map to Jimmy Hoffa, and a powder puff girl. Thank for the easy cache Nancy [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by SylvrStorm (113 found) After having such an easy time with the Sloof Lirpa cache (supposedly 5/5), I figured this 1/1 would be a breeze. Not so. Since I'd abandoned my out-of-gas rental car, and it didn't look like a train would be passing through any time soon, I needed transportation. Luckily there were a few helicopters sitting around. One of them said HazMat Team on the side (whatever that means). It looked cool, so I took it. Inside there was this really cool yellow suit with a full-cover hood. I was finding it awfully hot and humid, so I put the suit on and it did the trick. It was the most comfortable thing I've worn in decades. I've never flown anything before, so it took me a few minutes to figure out the helicopter controls. Once I got going though, it was great! That thing really rips! I didn't really understand any of the gauges and dials, but my GPSr clocked a top speed of 180 km/h (that's a bit over 100 mph). I figure with a lesson or two I could probably go even faster. Anyhow, it didn't take too long to get to this cache area. (I'm thinking of keeping the helicopter when I return to Canada, for commuting to work, and caching of course. I wonder if there's duty on stolen helicopters.) As I approached the area a couple jets flew by, but they veered off when they got close enough to see in the window and see how I was dressed. Thanks to the helicopter, I didn't have to worry about the razor wire, the crocs, or most of the other hazards mentioned in the cache description. I simply landed where my GPSr zeroed out. There were a few guys in uniform, but they were all running away by the time I got out of the chopper. One of them yelled something about gas masks, but I don't know why he thought he might need one. Anyway, I started looking around, but all I could find were a bunch of weird metal things lying around. Most of them said "Property of USAF". I know USA means America, but I don't know what the "F" is for. They looked like junk, so I CITO'd them out. There was one that said "Property of Geocaching.com" and that caught my attention. But it was empty except for a clock and what looked like some really fancy 3-D glasses that didn't work. I'm not sure if this was the cache or not. I don't think clocks are allowed in caches, are they? Just to be safe, I trashed it out. I'm guessing the funny glasses may have been a broken McToy, so I CITO'd them too. There was no log book, so like I said I have my doubts that this was really the cache. I spent over half an hour searching the area, but couldn't find anything else, so I'm afraid this is a DNF. I hope this cache turns up. I hate to see a good cache go missing. Thanks anyway, SylvrStorm [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by November babies plus 1 (117 found) I saw this one come up today and figured I needed to call my Dad to meet me. He is an ex-JAG officer so he can get me on the base. Our first decision was whether to go help Blue Man out of the brig or head to the cache. Well as any good cacher knows you can't log a visit unless you sign the log, so we headed out to find the cache first. We had much less trouble getting to it since dad has ID tags to get around the base. We found the site pretty easily since it is now glowing yellow. We decided to send the 3 year old across the bomb field, as she is lighter and less likely to set off anything. She grabbed the log for us and we were able to sign it. TNLN, as I don't need any "herbs", my mom is a pharmacist or knives I have young children. We are now off to see what Dad can do about helping any geocachers out of the brig. Happy first of April. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by adampierson (112 found) Donned on my cloak of invisibility for this one... along with my aluminum foil hat. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by ghOzt (1 found) I drove all the way from Wisconsin to suffer a DNF!?! I think an independent verification of the coordinates and difficulty level needs to be done. I searched for a good 2 or 3 minutes and came up empty-handed. I know there is nothing wrong with my caching ablilities, so I must recommend that NO ONE ELSE ATTEMPT THIS ONE until the verification can be completed. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by tdjvolks (645 found) Well we got up this morning ready to head to Orlando for some Numbers caching and saw this cache pop up. With all the security around the area we decided to call old military buddy of ours and have him pick us up in the C-130 transport, down here at the compound off Degroot rd. There on maneuvers out their this week. So we headed out there and he picked us up and we headed up that way to the cache. as we descended for final we got a call to divert to Canaveral, they had a F-16 with landing gear problems on the runway and we could not land. So we headed on up to Canaveral AFB. Once we got there we got on board the USS FLORIDA a TRIDENT class submarine, the sixth U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name of the state. So we headed out the inlet and out to sea, headed south and parked a half mile of the coast due east of the cache. We asked how are we going to get to the cache? The commander said Boy your in for a wild ride. Were going to send you via a hollowed out MK 48 torpedo. WHAT! D, said and Jammin J said COOL! So we got into the torpedo, we had to lay on our backs not much room in there. They closed the lid and off we went. They also sent 3 Navy Seals with us to help us with our Stealth. Boy was it a ride! All we herd was WHOOSH then silence then a sudden stop as we hit the beach. I'm sure glad they took the war head of these torpedo's. We got out and the Seals got us camouflaged, Jammin J really liked this part. Getting crossed A1A was hard, alot of muggles. We got to the fence and one of the seals said we can gain access here. I used the new multi pliers I got from a cache in Okeechobee to cut the fence. Just as we got inside I was face to face with momma Gator. HOLY S%^$ what do I do now? Luckily she did not see us because of the cammo. So we slipped past her and crawled through this yellow-green stuff and we started to glow. D said this must be the toxic waste the B-man was talking about. Then the Seal guy got the mine detector out and started to sweep for mines, lucky they were with us. The GPSr said we were close so we started looking around and Jammin J said I got it! Opened it up and I had to have the large Special Forces combat knife for my collection. So I traded one of the Seals night vision goggles for it. Just then the seal guy said we got to get out of here, he herd on the radio there going to start the bombing runs in 5 minuets. D signed the log and we headed to the river. Once we got there the seal guy called for a Sea Hawk chopper to pick us up. and off we went back to Palm Bay. The pilot hovered over the house and we repelled down the ropes and they flew off. Special thanks to the unnamed Seal guys for the expertise in stealth as we got in and out undetected. And thanks Brad for one of the best Geocaching adventures we have ever had! tdjvolks... [view this log on a separate page] Us crawling through the toxic waste Bombing runs Us getting picked up That shark almost got us! My cammo Under water Getting into the torpedo Moma! Us repelling down the rope

April 1 by Doc-Dean (214 found) While attending a conference today, I saw a demonstration of a virtual surgery application. After explaining geocaching to the operator, he agreed to allow me to handle the controls. Manuvering the bot into position was the most difficult aspect, but once we got into place it was a cinch using the multiple tools this baby has on its 4 hands to get into the cache and sign the log. Took nothing, may have dropped a dirty needle from hand #2. um... just take some Cipro if you come into contact with the needle and avoid direct sunlight for 17 hours. If you have any complications... um... oh... nevermind. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by uperdooper (63 found) not drunk enough to try it. be back later. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by clan_Barron (357 found) Despite having to work today I couldn't pass up a chance at this cache . I called in "sick" with eye problems (I couldn't see any reason to come to work today when there was a cache of this magnatude to be found ) I had hoped to be first finder on this one so I knew that my one chance to get from North Fla to the cache location first was to fly. Fortunately a buddy of mine has a small plane located at the airfield near my house. A quick check of the map showed that SCUBA gear would be required (fortunatley the Mrs & I are PADI certified) so we grabbed the gps and SCUBA gear and headed for the airport. It was so cool because as we got to the general area of the cache we got a personal escort from some F-18s who kept radioing something about "restricted air space" or something. Anyhow, my pilot buddy made a low pass over the cache location so we could hit the water and start looking for the cache. (Last I saw of him it looked like he was playing "tag" with his jet buddies - I hope he had a good time). We hit the beach and immediately saw the opening in the razor wire as described. The opening isn't that big so I can tell you from experience BE CARFUL. (The cut on my shoulder has almost stopped bleeding now that the Mrs. has stitched it up using the fish hook and line from our emergency survival kit.) After we got to the final location we found that boy are there a lot of placed it could be ! Thank goodness I printed out that webpage on bomb defusing before I left the house. Once we found the cache (and it is full of goodies as Cache & Keri state) we were suddenly surrounded by men in camo. At first I thought they were just geocachers but I realized that nobody had a GPS but us . I was so annoyed because they dragged us away before we could drop off our "Traveling pipe bomb" travel bug and sign the log. On the bright side they did allow us one phone call so I'm using mine to dial in with my palm pilot modem and log this cache. If the next cachers could please bring my lawyer with them I'd appreciate it. THANKS FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL CACHE! I haven't had this much fun since, well I don't know when. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Jackie and Bob (598 found) Man... I'm tired. First I took the red eye to Florida to do CacheMonkeez new cache. Then flew back home for work. Then I saw this cache .... talked to the guys out at March Air Base Museum... They've been getting the SR-71 (that is there) ready for an upcoming air show, and were going to test fly it. I told them about this cache and they let me go along for the ride. Man that thing is FAST. Landed at Patrick AFB. And the base people actually escorted me to the cache where they had taken BlueMan. No wonder they suspected him, they thought he was camoed, but I know for a fact this is what he looks like. Anyway signed the log and caught the return trip on the SR-71. Thanks for the fun Capaldo. Jackie and Bob [view this log on a separate page] BlueMan Why would anyone question this guy? I was only looking for a cache.

April 1 by CacheMonkeez (705 found) Went through Blueman's hole. Found the cache no problem. After GM's and Blueman's visit, the only things taken are the twinkies and the adult material. Took the Koran, left a gerbil from (visit link) On my way out I got surrounded by MPs, but I told them Nancy sent me and they respectfully let me pass. Thanks Capaldo! [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by GreyMouser & Gisela (100 found) Could it have been Cache & Keri we saw in uniform. You guys weren't out there partying by the cache were you? [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Cache & Keri (647 found) We saw this cache pop up this morning and decided to hunt for this one before heading over to the Deltona area to find the "April 1st" cache by CacheMonkeez. Having lived for several years in the Satellite Beach area, we knew of an alternate route to the cache location. So we donned our scuba gear and headed for the marina located at the southwest corner of the base. We surfaced to the west of the cache location and immediately saw USAF helicopters leaving the scene with a person who was hand-cuffed and appeared to be a representative of groundspeak. We figured he was out there to approve the cache. Since we left this morning without breakfast, we were drooling at the thought of the pack of twinkies. All of a sudden I hear, "Son of a $&*&*", Keri had found the empty wrapper on the ground. At least we knew we were close to the cache. Just another 200 yards of saw palmettos and we could see the area surrounded by military officials. We quickly changed into military uniforms and slowly edged our way into the roped area without being noticed. WOW, there were so many fantastic trade items to choose from. You gotta love that Capaldo! While the military guards were reading some really cool magazines, we found the log book and quickly signed. All of our trade items were lost on the difficult journey to the cache, so we didn't take anything. The Special Forces combat knife was really tempting...but I left it for some future cachers. We left through the main gate and Keri said she thought she saw the Blue Man's car alongside A1A. Thanks Capaldo for a really interesting and challanging cache hunt. We learned a whole lot about using stealth while looking for this cache. I'm sure Keri and I will never again underestimate the value of stealth after searching for a cleverly hidden cache such as this one. [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by GreyMouser & Gisela (100 found) Thanks to BlueMan, we were able to get through the fence. We ran into some uniforms, but they looked like they were actually partying, you know sharing cigarettes and stuff. Smelled like the college dorms from the 70"s. Sort of a sweet smell. Hmmmmmm. Uniforms asked if we would like a helicopter ride and said something about the rad man in blue. We declined and decided to leave the scene - strange characters. TNLN [view this log on a separate page]

April 1 by Blue Man (476 found) Wow, what a great cache! I was really surprised to see this one urn up - I thought the security at Patrick was too tight to allow caching. However, since this area of fence wasn't marked I figured it was OK to enter. Especially since Capaldo got permission to place the cache here! I had a little trouble with the razor wire and had to go back to my truck for the wire cutters. Once inside, I wasn't sure whether to go through the dense brush or try to skirt the perimeter. As usual, I chose the beeline method; that necessitated the use of a brush hook and machete. It would be nice if these guys maintained their caching area a little better. Once I got to the coordinates, there were a lot of ''containers'' to choose from. I couldn't tell by looking which one was which, so I used a hammer. It took a few tries, but I finally found one that sounded hollow when I whacked it. You know, these things are pretty loud for duds! There was so much neat stuff to choose from that I didn't know where to begin. I was pretty hungry from all that work, so I ate the Twinkies right there! The wrapper blew away in the wind andI had to run a long way to catch it - CITO, folks. As I caught the plastic, I realized that the wind was actually the downdraft of a rather large Blackhack helicopter. Cool! As the occupants rappelled down their ropes, I realuzed that this must be one of Capaldo's surprise twists to his rather amusing caches. I was grabbed up by several of the guys and hustled towards the chopper. At this point, I realized that the first finder's prize must be a helicopter ride over the base. We only traveled a short distance before landing - bummer. I was taken to a small room where a man asked me all sorts of questions about what I had been doing and why there was so much cache loot (actually, he called it ''contraband'', whatever that is) scattered over the ordnance field. I can only assume that Capaldo has requested feedback about his cache but was too busy today to be here himself. Funny thing, though, was that he didn't seem to believe any of my answers. I couldn't understand why he was getting so worked up. Was it because I left the cache before I had a chance to trade? I would have traded up, I promise. Anyway, I'm sitting around waiting for Capaldo to show up and explain things. Who would have guessed that there's internet access in the brig? I hope I get in out in time for lunch. [view this log on a separate page]