Travel Bug Dog Tag The Goat of Gävle

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Released:
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Origin:
Gävleborg, Sweden
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Current Goal

Hello!

Take me to all the 50 capitals in Europe. Take a photo of me and a famous building in each capital.

I like to move on. Dont keep me more than a week.

Take me back to Gävle in Sweden when i have visit all capitals.

About This Item

The Goat Of Gävle

The Gävle Goat is world’s largest Christmas goat of straw on wooden frames which since 1966 set upin Gävle, Sweden before the on Sunday of 1th Advent each year. The tradition is maintained by some local buissnes.

The Gävle Goat is erected every year on the first day of Advent, which according to Western Christian tradition is in late November or early December, depending on the calendar year. Because the fire station is close to the location of the goat, most of the time the fire can be extinguished before the wooden skeleton is severely damaged. If the goat is burned down before Lucia (feast day of Saint Lucy, 13 December), the goat has been rebuilt. The skeleton is then treated and repaired, and the goat reconstructed over it, using straw which the Goat Committee has pre-ordered.
From 1988 onward, English bookmakers took bets on the goat's survival. In 1996 the Southern Merchants introduced camera surveillance to monitor the goat 24 hours a day. The goat was in Guinnes World Record book.

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Tracking History (53096.4mi) View Map

Dropped Off 3/9/2024 Pumpkin67 placed it in BPP - Tweet Tweet London, United Kingdom - 6.78 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/2/2024 Pumpkin67 retrieved it from Tower Bridge TB HOTEL London, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Picked up on the way to watch Crystal Palace away at Spurs
Dropped Off 3/2/2024 Wombatwandering placed it in Tower Bridge TB HOTEL London, United Kingdom - 1.17 miles  Visit Log

Goodbye The Goat of Gävle, I’ve dropped you off after an event to see the Tower Bridge bascules raised in order for a boat to pass underneath. It was a condition of building the bridge that it did not obstruct river traffic. Originally, the bridge opened around 17 times a day whenever a boat arrived. Nowadays, you need to book an opening for your boat 24 hrs before you arrive. It’s still free though. It’s usually a fun thing to see except if you are caught unawares and need to get to the other side of the Thames. Good luck! 🚢

  • Tower Bridge, London, UK
  • City of London &The River Thames, England
Visited 3/1/2024 Wombatwandering took it to 30th February! London, United Kingdom - .64 miles  Visit Log

Pinch and a punch, it’s March. A quick trip into London for an event outside St Paul’s Cathedral. The present church was built in 1710. At 111m high, it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1963. ⛪️

  • St Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/29/2024 Wombatwandering retrieved it from City of London Leap Evening Event London, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Hej The Goat of Gävle, I picked you up from the big City Of London Leap Year event. It was in a pub that used to be a bank. Very busy and noisy. I’ve actually been to Gävle and seen the place where the Julbock stands. Unfortunately it was summer so no goat. I heard it got attacked by birds this year because there were too many seeds.

I can’t get your map or past visits to load on my iPad. This means there have been too many boring visits. 🇬🇧

  • Taking The Tube, London, UK
Dropped Off 2/29/2024 bright_bros placed it in City of London Leap Evening Event London, United Kingdom - 381.49 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/29/2024 bright_bros retrieved it from Tower Bridge TB HOTEL London, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Retrieved from tower bridge hotel. Will move on soon. Might hold on until my trip to wales.

Dropped Off 2/28/2024 eLHiT placed it in Tower Bridge TB HOTEL London, United Kingdom - 500.43 miles  Visit Log

Hey little goat, thanks for joining me the last months. And at least I brought you to a capital and a beautiful cache next to the Tower Bridge.
Have a save trip home! ☺️

  • Hey little goat, thanks for joining me the last months. And at least I brought you to a capital and a beautiful cache next to the Tower Bridge. Have a save trip home! ?? Bild aus der Geocaching®-App hochgeladen
Visited 2/13/2024 eLHiT took it to Highway Service Station #1 Bayern, Germany - 2,046.57 miles  Visit Log

First cache this years - spring time at the highway

  • First cache this years - spring time at the highway Bild aus der Geocaching®-App hochgeladen
Visited 11/12/2023 eLHiT took it to San Agustin 2018 Islas Canarias, Spain - 12.09 miles  Visit Log

To visit this beautiful tropical island is a must… 😁🤷🏻‍♂️ no worries, I’ll take you back home to the north after this trip.

  • To visit this beautiful tropical island is a must… ????????? no worries, I’ll take you back home to the north after this trip. Bild aus der Geocaching®-App hochgeladen
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