Greensted Church (and a geocache)

Hello everyone I guess I should really keep this blog up to date, but nothing really to exciting has happened over the last few weeks except for the fact that we are both working temp jobs now. Megan is working for a company called banktec and I am working for a company called Raytheon. Neither of our jobs are really that exciting so I won't write about them for now.

Today we went down to a place called Greensted Church which is located in the country about 30min away from us and is known for being the oldest wooden church in the world and the oldest wooden building in England. The oldest part of the church (one timber log)is dated at 1060 AD. The church is really small inside but has a honesty box store where if you want to buy something you just put the money in a box. Well at least it used to be a box last time I was there. It has now turned into a safe that you drop your money into. Can't trust people inside a church anymore.....

Once we were done looking around the inside of the church we made our way outside and walked among the graves trying to answer a few clues we got off the internet. Ok wait let me back track a little. There is another reason we went to see this church that is going to make everyone of you laugh at me. Well everyone besides Mike Chan that is.....sorry Mike but I know you would have done the same. Megan and I went geocaching although don't hold it against Megan as I made her come with me for this part. For those of you who don't know what geocaching is click here.. This geocache was not like the other one I have found (yes I have only done it twice so far but I will be going again soon). There was a series of clues that we had to find first such as the date on the crusaders grave, the date of a certain persons grave, and the dates that a certian choirmistress held her postion at the church. We had no idea why we needed to find them but like the clue said it became quite apparent once we found the cache. Once we located the cache which was about a 15min walk from the church, behind a small retaining wall. We realized then that the clues were the numbers to the combination lock that locked the ammunition box that held the cache. We got inside the cache and signed the log book as well as looking at all the junk people place in there. We didn't take anything or leave anything but at least we are putting my GPS to good use. Ok go ahead laugh again. It was a great little walk to find it though down by a few fields and streams in the English countryside. It was a great way to spend a sunday afternoon. I have attached a few photos below for everyone to look at and laugh at. Enjoy.

Front view of the Church

Back view of the Church

Megan points at the Geocache although we found it tucked down behind the wall.