Hey Bermuda, have you ever heard of geocaching?

Best described as a “worldwide treasure hunt”, geocaching is a fairly recent phenomenon in which technology and nature work hand in hand to promote outdoor exploration.

The idea behind geocaching is simple: using a GPS device (most Blackberries/Smartphones come equipped with them), you enter specific coordinates found at the official Geocaching website, then use them to locate a hidden “cache”.  Hidden in publicly-accessible locations, caches come in various shapes and sizes, and your GPS will lead you within approximately 10 meters of a given cache location before you must hunt for it yourself.

Depending on size, caches are typically filled with trinkets such as key chains, toys and coins.  Geocaching etiquette states that if you take anything from a cache, you should replace it with an item of your own.  This way, items within the caches are circulated regularly and have a better chance of travelling long distances.  You can even start your own!

Bermuda has near one hundred geocaches ready for you to discover, spread out around the island in various parks, beaches and historical sites.  Visit geocaching.com to start your adventure today!

This week saw Bermuda play host to Bermuda International Invitational Race Week. This week-long sailing event is much anticipated by the local sailing community: it’s a highlight of the sporting and social calendar.

Bermuda Yellow Pages are sponsoring BIIRW this year, as they have done on previous occasions. Our close ties with Race Week are at least in part because of Gary Taylor – Yellow Pages Big Cheese and sailing fanatic. Gary competes every year in New Wave alongside Trevor Boyce and his team.

Anyway, the result of all this is that yours truly has put in no fewer than three appearances at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club this week, and the prize-giving ceremony tonight will drive that total up to a (frankly obscene) four.

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7.00 am: my alarm beeps. I fall out of bed and begin to grope my way towards the shower, when my sister (who has presumably heard me stumble into the bedside table and yelp in pain) calls me into the living room. I arrive just in time to see Kate Middleton step out of the big black car and begin the long walk up the aisle of Westminster Abbey.

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It’s been all quiet on the blogging front recently, but not so in the Yellow Pages Office where phones have been ringing, photocopiers bleeping and motivational music playing (a dubious mix of Katy Perry, The Beatles, and Journey). We’re into the busiest weeks of the year for us: the run-up to printing the Yellow Pages Directory at the beginning of June (sales officially closed on March 28^th, but if you still haven’t been in touch with us about your entry in the Yellow Pages then give us a call pronto!). Smiley-face badges have been distributed and the graphic design team are being reminded that coffee is their friend. And the worrying thing is that everyone keeps hinting darkly that the worst is yet to come: ‘Believe me girl, you haven’t seen anything. It’s going to get crazy. Craaaa-zy.’

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