By DINA ARÉVALO
Port Isabel-South Padre Press
editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com
January 22, 2015
“Whopper & B” laughed as they traded geocaching stories with their friends “Willie and Wilma” beneath sunny skies just north of San Benito Tuesday. The two Winter Texan couples regularly team up to trek across the Valley in search of hidden treasures using GPS devices as part of a game played around the world called geocaching.
Tuesday found them in the Resaca City taking a brief respite from the treasure hunt to admire and reflect at the Freddy Fender Grave and Memorial located at San Benito Memorial Park. They had heard about the memorial while on one of their many geocaching adventures and, fans of country music, decided to pay their respects.
“Whopper & B” and “Willie and Wilma” aren’t their real names, however. They’re pseudonyms chosen for use in geocaching. Whopper & B are really Don and Brenda Kloepper, who have traveled to the Valley from Egffingham, Kansas for the past eight years. Willie and Wilma, who are really Pat and Jan Gabris, drive just a little bit farther. When not in Texas, they call Ontario, Canada home.
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