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name: Suzanne Redmond, George Springthorpe, Michael Springthorpe,
Jenna Springthorpe
Geocaching name: TeamRedSpring
Ages: 45, 50, 14, 6
Birth state:
Suzanne’s a Florida native, born and raised in Cocoa Beach. George
is from Warwick, Rhode Island. Michael and Jenna were born in Florida.
Marital status:
Suzanne and George are the married parents of Michael and Jenna.
How did you get into geocaching?
George saw a note about it on the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
message board. Suzanne grilled the firefighter/cacher at a party
for more information, then we bought a GPS. After being befuddled
by the GPS, we finally had a friend take us out, five months later.
We were immediately hooked.
What’s the meaning behind the screen name?
It’s a combination of our last names.
Do you cache alone or are you part of a team?
All four of us cache under the same name. Suzanne’s the more maniac
of the group and has done 99% of the finds. George finds a couple
extra when he goes out skiing each year. And we love caching with
other cachers and bringing along some of our kids’ friends to join
us.
How many caches have you found and how many have you hidden?
We have found 767 and hidden 34. We go through spurts where we find
a lot, then have a dry spell when we’re busy with our other lives.
Have you cached in other states or countries?
We like to take driving trips in the summer, and have cached in
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio. We’ve visited Portland a
few times, and have hit Oregon and Washington. George has skied
and cached in Colorado and Utah. We also traveled to Scotland and
cached there. The caches in Scotland are not as concentrated. You
could take a 1 ½ mile hike up to the top of a hill and just find
one cache on the very top. All the cache containers are wrapped
in a plastic bag, I guess because they get a lot of rain. We’ve
been on some beautiful hikes through the woods to find caches in
other states.
Besides caching, what do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Suzanne likes to make jewelry, create paintings, and cook, especially
desserts. George plays on a couple softball teams when he’s not
working at the fire department. Michael goes camping with the boy
scouts and likes to go canoeing through the canals in Royal Palm
Beach. Jenna likes to play with friends, climb trees and skateboard.
What kind of wildlife have you encountered while geocaching?
After finding a cache in Siesta Key with an Ohio friend, a manatee
broke the surface in the water right next to us. Later, while caching
at the Myakka River State Park, we had to walk across an 8-inch
wide dam to get back to the car, and there were alligators on both
sides. And once, while caching at Jonathan Dickinson, we came across
an albino (maybe) iguana that was either dead or comatose from the
cold and staring at us. Very creepy.
What advice would you offer new geocachers/hiders?
Just have fun with it.
What do you say when muggles ask you what you are doing?
George gives them the whole explanation of geocaching, while Suzanne
walks away and pretends they’re not there.
What is your favorite cache container?
Anything really clever.
What is the strangest thing you have ever found in a cache?
Candy. How gross.
What was your most memorable caching find/experience?
The day I went caching with Rnrgrl, Gator Man and others, and we
found 42 caches in one day. They laughed at me when I said that
was the most I’d ever found.
Urban hides, love em or hate em? I love getting finds, but
hate caching with an audience.
Are you planning on attending CacheApalooza 4 in December?
And what would you like to see more of at the event?
Yes, we’ll be there. George and Michael vote for more night caching.
And finally, Garmin or Magellan? I’ve got a Magellan I’ll
sell you real cheap. ‘Nough said.
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