freakylynx, grizz593, cliff_husky, coyoty, axelwolf, happypup, rapidtrabbit, rukario71, sunookitsune, bondage_husky, and I. (I'm sure I'm missing a bunch of names.)Of course, I had to bag a couple of geocaches on my way there. This time, I just went to Saugerties, found their 3 quickest geocaches, and was on my way again. When I got to the Empire State Plaza parking garage at 10:30am, I thought the security checkpoint might take a while but the guard just scanned my ID and waved me in. Our changing area started out in a curtained space in one of the back corridors but midway through the gig, we were moved to a spacious dressing room with our own restroom and showers! Conveniently, the dressing room was behind a break room where lunch was served.
As for the event itself, I spent a lot of time in costume wandering the convention hall and also some of the outside hallways. It was a big crowd and I don't think there were too many moments when our group wasn't mobbed by kids. At 2pm, we had a group photoshoot. At around 4:30pm, we started packing up to leave. There was one geocache near the plaza. So I took a walk through the South Concourse and up to Madison Avenue to take a look. I decided against joining the group for the post-gig diner meal. The rain put a damper on my on-the-way-home geocaching plans but I still got two quick ones, one at a Thruway rest area and another on the way to Long John Silver's in New Windsor.
Wii Little Cache (New York)
STP Cache (New York)
Past, Present and Future! (New York)
Cedar Grove Heroes #1 (New York)
History is Enlightening (New York)
Veteran's Park (New York)