For the past few years we've been exploring the world of geocaching. It was really fun for a while. It was a great family activity. However, relying on the GPS app was a big challenge and sometimes I just wanted to put the screen away and be in nature. So we stumbled upon this movement called Sooke to Sidney Rock Hunt. The community would paint rocks and hide them around their communities for others to find. You could keep the rock or re-hide it somewhere for another to find. It was wonderful fun!
We've found rocks in the most unexpected places (in a parking lot, on a ledge by the liquor store) and it's been a motivation to get outside and visit places we haven't been before. The kids and I both painted rocks with enthusiasm. We wrote the year on the back in the hopes that at sometime in the future we will find the rocks again and be surprised by how long it's been since we painted it.
It's very tempting for my children to keep each rock they find. It's like treasure for them and the would love to have a box of their collected rocks. However, the spirit of the movement is to spread joy with the rocks and share art and nature with the community. It doesn't seem right or fair to keep every rock we've found. So they each have one or two rocks that mean something special to them and the others have been re-hidden for others to delight in.
If you'd like to take part in the fun search Sooke to Sidney Rock Hunt on Facebook to find the group (I'm no longer on Facebook so I don't have the link). If you find a rock on the island labelled SSRH or SS Rock Hunt those are part of the hunt as well. Enjoy, be safe and have fun.
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