Logs for Jantaculum 

I'm really rubbish at finding micros! 

Hooray for good clues! I wasn't supposed to be caching today but the South Bank caches were too tempting to resist so a quick find was much appreciated. TFTC 

It was snowing when we found this cache - we probably could have chosen a warmer weekend for our stay at the Izaac Walton but we were lured by the promise of good food and real fires...... TFTC 

We set off from the Izaak Walton hotel with no clear goal - should we climb Thorpe Cloud or go for the caches in northern Dovedale? Without a footpath map, Thorpe Cloud didn't really seem like the sensible choice.... but..... when we saw a signpost from the stepping stones, and what LOOKED like a clear footpath to the summit, we just couldn't resist - well it was the nearest cache!

The clear footpath soon gave way to a muddy track - but 'encouraged' by the other foolhardy walkers on the descent ('if you think it's slippery on the way up just wait 'til you try coming down!' were their words of wisdom) we finally reached the summit - and so did the mist. Or was it low cloud?

I'm sure the view is fantastic on a clear day (it's been lovely looking back through all the other photos on the cache page) but there's something quite magical in being on a summit in low cloud with the remains of snow on the ground and total silence all around. We actually loved it, Glad that we took a few waypoints on the way up though, otherwise we might have gone round in misty circles on the descent!

Thanks PuP, fab cache! 

There were big signs up saying that the (now-controversial) stepping stones were out of use today because they are unstable, but having just had a lovely leg-stretching slippery-slidey climb of Thorpe Cloud there was no way that we were going back to the bridge, and we took the age-old 'dangerous' route across the river. I'm pleased to say that the stones aren't unstable at all although they do look a bit weird now, like little limestone sandwiches.
We did see people attempting to cross in interesting footwear though - the girl with suede fashion boots probably regretted it.
As we got close to the cache site we nearly decided that the last 40ft would be too much for weary legs, but one last burst of energy on Mr Jantac's part and the cache was a quick find.
Left nothing but took a very sticky Fox's Glacier Mint and put it in the bin. TFTC, we wish we'd had more time to explore further in this lovely area today. 

Loved this cache and the walk around Ashbourne. We particularly liked the tunnel on the Tissington Trail (and the fact that we could walk through it to get another cache!). From here we couldn't work out why the written directions seemed to be taking us in the opposite direction to the arrow until we worked out that it was a diversion to the church which, luckily, was open today. It really is worth having a look inside, especially to see the poignant and beautiful memorial to Penelope Boothby.

For the record it took us 3 miles and 4 hours - lots of little diversions along the side alleys and into the shops, lunch at the rather fabulous Bramhalls' Deli and Cafe, and four other caches to look for on the way round made it more like a day out than a cache trail Thanks for setting up such a good walk and TFTC 

Visit the church! - the memorial chapel is really worth seeing. The snowdrop-filled churchyard was looking very pretty as well. We didn't visit any of the antique shops though - walking gear didn't seem appropriate....... TFTC and the information about this lovely street 

The GPS was playing up as we came towards the end of Ashbourne Meander and it did take us a while to find this cache - although quite how we missed it at first I don't know, it's EXACTLY where it says in the clue! Took the well-travelled geocoin and the TB. TFTC 

The GPS signals were playing up a bit, so we couldn't be quite sure that we were in the right location, but we investigated all the spidery little holes that seemed to fit the clue and didn't find anything.

We were actually in the wrong alleyway to start off with, but enjoyed this little diversion because of the mini aviary filled with beautiful songbirds - no idea what they were but they looked and sounded lovely! 

This was a lovely diversion from the Ashbourne Meander cache and we really enjoyed walking through the tunnel. We were listening very carefully for the sound effects, and thought we'd heard it at about three-quarters of the way through - but it turned out to be the echo of a man sawing plasterboard at the cycle hire kiosk [:o)] If you look carefully in the area where there's a lot of water coming in, you can see that there's stalactite-like ripples covering the bricks.

We came away from this cache armed with leaflets and inspiration for a cycle-hire visit next time we're here - thanks for showing us this interesting area. 

Second visit, this time with reinforcements, and second DNF. Ooops! 

UltraVets found this one on behalf of Team 'When I Was a Boy'

Perth: UltraVets
Liverpool: The Andes
London: Jantaculum
Camden: bella_candy
Brussels: gerarke
St John's: LostNewf
Toronto: Zoeker Bill & Cammanron

A friend of mine is emigrating from London to Perth this month - if I ever get the opportunity to visit her I'll find this cache for myself. In the meantime I'll just have to settle for this virtual visit!

Thanks to UltraVets for the emails and finding the cache, and thanks to Perth Tinkerbell - I very much enjoyed this international multicache.