14 September 2008
I did my first ever treasure hunt today. It was Monopoly themed and I was invited along by my old university buddy, L, and his boyfriend. It was such fun!
I came equipped with two pens, a compass, a Maglite (in case we had to read something in a dark place), an A to Z, water, chocolate, an umbrella, a list of all the Monopoly properties and a notepad.
L and man turned up late (as usual) with no pens and a gammy leg.
We started down by the river and charged about looking for answers to clues and discovering lots of plaques and beautiful architectural detail, finding out lots about London that we didn't know and showing off about the stuff we did know. The city was beautiful today in the gorgeous sunshine and there was a lovely festive atmosphere due to all the concerts and processions and stuff that was going on. Even the feckless tourists were not a bother.
We were, of course, highly competitive and tried to look nonchalant whenever we spotted the answer to a clue.
And best of all...
...we won! We got back to the finish with six minutes to spare and wiped the floor with the opposition. Spent 30 mins gloating in the pub and then spent half of our winnings on a slap-up tapas meal.
A near perfect day.
I came equipped with two pens, a compass, a Maglite (in case we had to read something in a dark place), an A to Z, water, chocolate, an umbrella, a list of all the Monopoly properties and a notepad.
L and man turned up late (as usual) with no pens and a gammy leg.
We started down by the river and charged about looking for answers to clues and discovering lots of plaques and beautiful architectural detail, finding out lots about London that we didn't know and showing off about the stuff we did know. The city was beautiful today in the gorgeous sunshine and there was a lovely festive atmosphere due to all the concerts and processions and stuff that was going on. Even the feckless tourists were not a bother.
We were, of course, highly competitive and tried to look nonchalant whenever we spotted the answer to a clue.
And best of all...
...we won! We got back to the finish with six minutes to spare and wiped the floor with the opposition. Spent 30 mins gloating in the pub and then spent half of our winnings on a slap-up tapas meal.
A near perfect day.
# posted by gilamonster : 23:47
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Sounds great fun. Wish I could've joined in but I probably wouldn't get any of the clues. What was the prize?
It was very good and quite tricky. You had to read the clues very carefully. The prize was the two thirds of the combined entry fees. The runners-up go the last third. We got about £75 each. Not bad huh?
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