1st Flash mob in Maine

This weekend was the first every flash mob put on by the Maine Geocaching Society. This Saturday in Bangor at noon we all gathered in a park down by the river. We had a great turn out. I must say that I am very impressed with the amount of people that turn up to support the events put on by the Maine Geocaching Society. The last event they put on was the Georally, and the turn out was incredible. We had something like 30 teams, all with 4 members. That's a lot of geocachers put running around!

This Saturday we all were to gather near ground zero. We were supposed to either stay in our cars or make it look like we were muggles out for a stroll. Under no circumstances were we to acknowledge that we know each other or give any indication that anything was about to happen. Then, at 12 noon on the dot, the leader sounded an air horn and we all ran to ground zero and gathered as group. There were buckets with paper in them so we could all sign our names so we could log this as a cache. We just kind of hung around and talked amongst ourselves. Some folks exchanged travel bug and geo coins. Most folks just kind of milled around and used this as an opportunity to meet new people that share there love for goecaching. Next, at the stroke of 12:15, another horn sounded and we all dispersed very quickly. We all ran to our vehicles and took off. That was it, it was over. We were all gone like nothing ever happened!

It was a pretty neat experience. I had never been part of a flash mob before. I saw one on an episode of CSI Miami, other than that I had never really heard of one before. It was cool to be a part of something new and it was very cool to meet other geocacher's in the state. It was a good time had by all!

I can't wait to hear from you!

Until next time,

~Matt