Wherigo to the Cito?
Friday night was the night. I was actually running about town all day, and doing work around the yard. I was looking at the event tonight and thought that I was going to be too busy. The event was a Cito event at the park the Wherigo Halloween Party When I was within about an hour of the event I finally determined that I was going to have the time and packed it up and headed out.
The event - introduction
I got there and and it was the typical event. People were gathering, and some were in costumes (not me I had forgotten). We sat around and talked, then passed out some bags to get trash and head out. The event was hosted by Joephaw and Rannthaw. They explained about the process of a wherigo, and stepped people through a wherigo they made to introduce the cache type. On the way through the park we picked up trash (the Cito part of the event) PeanutsParents arrived and he and I chatted and talked together while we did the cache.
It was a simple cache with a few steps, and was to show people how they could be made. They talked about some of the players and some of the builders you can use to build them. It was pretty interesting. I have made a half dozen, but I it is cool to learn something more.
The big Wherigo
Then it began. After a few snacks and a few chats, we were heading off for the main event. There were a few caches that were part of the Wherigo that we were working on.
There was four caches in the one wherigo cartridge. PeanutsParents and I hung around for a while waiting for everyone. We finally drove up to the starting point, and began the adventure. The park is a few hundred yards wide, and a half mile long.
Zone after Zone
This was a long cartridge, and big. There are about 25 zones that you can travel to (and that is just a guess). We ran into a large number of creatures, and people that you run into. They give you items that will help you on your quest. We started about 6 or 6:30 and we went for about three hours. I think my kids would think it was great, and in the dark it added another dimention to the game.
This was not something you would just casually try. The cache needs to be done in the dark. There are a number of questions that you will only find the answer in the dark. It was fun, and if I have the chance it will have to bring my daughter and a friend or two so they can try it out.
If you want to try something like this, try. It can be a lot of fun