I squeezed in the City Scavenger Hunt badge on a busy day including errands like: "Buy milk, bagels, fruit, house". Well, not quite. I transferred the funds to the lawyer today. We buy the house on Tuesday.
I had to be in Orangeville, which is the only full-fledged city within a short driving distance. Unlike the Trail Scavenger Hunt, there was very little on the list that I knew how to find so it really was a random scavenger hunt. There was a long list with different point values for different items: Hose, Public library, Basketball hoop, Bridge, Horse, Boat, BBQ, Flag, House with red front door, House with decorative outdoor lights, etc. You can be awarded a maximum of 65 points but the list is longer than that, and you can keep going for as long as you want.
As I meandered around Orangeville's downtown, it seemed to take forever to get to 30 points. I didn't expect to get full points. There were things I knew I wouldn't find - like a train - and things I didn't expect to find, like a phone booth or a person wearing a cowboy hat. But my luck started to turn when I found their park, where I got points for swinging on a swing and sliding on a slide, and for finding items like a soccer net and a tennis court.
Then I got *really* lucky. There is a vague item on the list worth 10 points: "Hold a rainbow in your hand." I remembered Kissy holding her neighbour's rainbow flag during Pride month - but this is September. Then I saw this telephone pole - yahoo!!!
After holding the rainbow, it got too easy. A full-sized tractor was parked in someone's driveway in a residential neighbourhood (ka-ching!), a motorcycle was tucked in the corner of a parking lot (ka-ching!) and a cat crossed the road (a big one - 5 points!) I stopped at 81 points so I could go buy groceries. More fun than I'd expected.