Nova Scotia’s first cache shares the distinction of also being the first cache in Canada. It was placed at East River on June 28, 2000 in Graves Island Provincial Park. Not sure what geocaching is? Read on to find out more about this exciting new adventure!

So what exactly is Geocaching? Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPSr (Global Positioning System Receiver) users . Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should leave something for the cache.

The word Geocaching comes from GEO (geography), and CACHING - for the process of hiding a cache.

Sites of interest:

Maritime Geocaching Association 

Geocaching in Nova Scotia