The Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Scavenger Hunt is enjoying ever-growing popularity, as it is a fantastic game that draws people from far and wide across the town's countryside, and even further afield, where various gems, signs of past human habitation and natural wonders can be found. This year, the theme of the game is old traditional routes, streets and paths. All over the town's countryside, you can find traces of journeys made by inhabitants of bygone eras, who left their mark on the landscape on their way to, for example, the nearest fishing station or a seasonal settlement.<\/p>\n
All information about the game can be found at ratleikur.fjardarfrettir.is<\/a> and on the Facebook page Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Treasure Hunt<\/a><\/p>\n The geocache began on Friday, 3rd June when mother and daughter B\u00e1ra H\u00e1lfd\u00e1nard\u00f3ttir and S\u00f3ley Harpa Aronsd\u00f3ttir were handed the first maps, but S\u00f3ley is only 2 years old and first took part in the game in her mother's womb. B\u00e1ra has taken part in the game for about seven years and is in a good group that calls itself the Impulsive Walking Group, which she says often sets off with more optimism than foresight. For the past two years, S\u00f3ley has gone along to the game and enjoyed being outdoors.<\/p>\n The game is suitable for almost everyone, and people have the choice to look for some of the signs or all 27 of them and compete to become the Riddle King of the Year. If people find 18 badges and submit their solutions, they could be nominated as Hiking Hero of the Year, and those who find 9 badges can receive the title of Lightfoot of the Year. Generous prizes have been provided by companies, and there are also prize draws for those who attend the harvest festival in the autumn. However, the game runs until 26th September.<\/p>\n A high-quality outdoor map is available free of charge from various locations around the town, including at swimming pools, the Library, Fjar\u00f0arkaup and elsewhere. The game is published by H\u00f6nnunarh\u00fasi\u00f0 ehf. in collaboration with the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and this year's main sponsor is Rio Tinto in Iceland. Gu\u00f0ni G\u00edslason designed the game for the 15th time, while \u00d3mar Sm\u00e1ri \u00c1rmannsson has provided invaluable assistance; he runs the information website ferlir.is, which contains a wealth of information about the Reykjanes Peninsula.<\/p>\n Participants are of all ages, but the game is a popular family game. People often share photos and stories on social media, and here are a few examples:<\/p>\n \u201eTrolls and monsters are distracting me from the search for sign no. 8, I've already had two attempts. The flowers and natural beauty are also distracting my concentration!\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n \u201eThis is one of the best signs of spring, I'm really looking forward to it.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n \u201eNow I understand the traffic jam at Fjar\u00f0arkaup.\u201c (when the first cards were distributed)<\/em><\/p>\n \u201eSo, the first caches of the year have been found. The joy of finding a geocache is always just as great!\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n \u201eMy husband calls this geocaching community a \u201ecult\u201c, which couldn't be further from the truth!! He did, however, come with me to eight geocaching sites, and as it happened we were searching at the Vi\u00f0ista\u00f0akirkja on our wedding anniversary, the 19th of June, exactly 28 years after we got married there. What won't a man do for his woman?\u201c<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 27 ratleiksmerki er a\u00f0 finna v\u00edtt um b\u00e6jarlandi\u00f0 sem \u00fe\u00e1tttakendur hafa allt sumari\u00f0 til a\u00f0 finna Ratleikur Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar n\u00fdtur s\u00edvaxandi vins\u00e6lda enda fr\u00e1b\u00e6r leikur sem dregur f\u00f3lk v\u00edtt og breitt um b\u00e6jarlandi\u00f0, og jafnvel v\u00ed\u00f0ar, \u00fear sem \u00fdmsar perlur er a\u00f0 finna, merki um mannvist fyrri alda og n\u00e1tt\u00faruv\u00e6tti. \u00cd \u00e1r eru \u00fea\u00f0 gamlar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lei\u00f0ir, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15059"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The mother and daughter, B\u00e1ra and S\u00f3ley Harpa, received the first cards of the summer of 2022. <\/h4>\n
A fun game for everyone <\/h4>\n
Free outdoor recreation map<\/h4>\n
What do the participants say?<\/h4>\n