my $foundstring = get_foundtime_from_garmin($gcid);    
    print "   DEBUG add_new_cache 4: return value from get_foundtime_from_garmin: $foundstring\n\n\n";
    
    if ($foundstring eq "n/a") {
        # need to read the time from the note.txt file
        my $notetxtfile = $gcdir . "/found/" . $currentdir . "/note.txt";
        $foundstring = read_date_from_notetxt($notetxtfile);
    }