{"id":11352,"date":"2012-09-22T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=11352"},"modified":"2016-01-18T10:24:22","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T18:24:22","slug":"astro-the-eyepiece-the-tale-of-a-travel-bug-on-a-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/astro-the-eyepiece-the-tale-of-a-travel-bug-on-a-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Astro the Eyepiece: The Tale of a Travel Bug\u00ae on a Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Where Astro was picked up
Happy Cache Inn, der Ort an dem Astro wieder in Empfang genommen wurde.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Travel Bug\u00ae that traveled 63,000 miles is back home in the U.S. state of Oregon.<\/p>\n

Astro the Eyepiece<\/a>, a telescope eyepiece, was on the move for eight years before it was retrieved by its owner at Shelrik’s Happy Cache Inn (For TB’s & GC’s)<\/a> this July 5th.<\/p>\n

Geramy, a.k.a.\u00a0CrazyGAF<\/a>,\u00a0released the Travel Bug in 2004 with this mission: \u201cAstro\u2019s mission is to travel East\u2026a long ways East! You see, Astro is a telescope eyepiece and would like to travel to Greenwich, England\u2026home of the Greenwich Royal Observatory and Greenwich Mean Time! After his trip he wouldn\u2019t mind traveling the world a little more before, hopefully, coming back to his hometown of Portland, Oregon. He knows this may be a very long trip, but he\u2019s ready! So\u2026if you\u2019re traveling East, please take him with you. If you\u2019re traveling West, please let him stay. Thanks!!\u201d -Cacheopia (now\u00a0CrazyGAF).<\/p>\n

The journey began when\u00a0bbmagic<\/a>\u00a0grabbed Astro the Eyepiece on February 14, 2004, a few days after it was placed in the Cascades Parkway cache.<\/p>\n

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Astro at the Greenwich Observatory
Astro beim Greenwich Observatorium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Geramy says, \u201cthis\u00a0was our first bug that we ever released.\u00a0Its original goal was to make it to the International Date Line. It did that and then it continued around the globe and made it back into our hands. We kept it for a little while and then let it go again. It traveled around again for quite some time before it got stuck in South Korea where we thought it might have been lost or stolen\u2026but then it started up again and made it the rest of the way around the globe a second time.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this time Astro the Eyepiece is back home and getting some well deserved rest and relaxation.<\/p>\n

According to Geramy, \u201cWe\u2019re not sure we are going to send it on a third journey or if we are going to let it enjoy a life of retirement after such an active life. It seems to quite like our home here in Gresham, Oregon. After all\u2026 it has seen the whole world and always comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about Travel Bugs or to live vicariously through each Travel Bug\u2019s adventures, visit the\u00a0Latest Travel Bug Reports<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n

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Astro’s trip across the globe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Astro<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Okular<\/dfn>: Die<\/dfn> Geschichte<\/dfn> eines<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug\u00ae<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> einer<\/dfn> Mission<\/dfn><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>Der<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug\u00ae<\/dfn> reiste<\/dfn> 63<\/dfn>.000<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> zur\u00fcck<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> Hause<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> Gresham<\/dfn>, OR<\/dfn>, USA<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Astro<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Okular<\/dfn><\/a>, ein<\/dfn> Teleskop<\/dfn> Okular<\/dfn>, war<\/dfn> acht<\/dfn> Jahre<\/dfn> unterwegs<\/dfn>, bis<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> seinem<\/dfn> Eigent\u00fcmer<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Shelriks<\/dfn> Happy<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> Inn<\/dfn><\/a> (ein<\/dfn> Travelbug<\/dfn> Hotel<\/dfn>) am<\/dfn> 5<\/dfn>.Juli<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> entnommen<\/dfn> wurde<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Geramy<\/dfn>, a<\/dfn>.k<\/dfn>.a<\/dfn>. CrazyGAF<\/dfn>, schickte<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Jahr<\/dfn> 2004<\/dfn> mit<\/dfn> dem<\/dfn> Ziel<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> Reisen<\/dfn>: “Astro<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> Mission<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> reise<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> Osten\u2026den<\/dfn> langen<\/dfn> Weg<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> Osten<\/dfn>! Astro<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> Teleskop<\/dfn> Okular<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> m\u00f6chte<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> Greenwich<\/dfn>, England\u2026Heimat<\/dfn> des<\/dfn> Greenwich<\/dfn> Royal<\/dfn> Observatorium<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> mittleren<\/dfn> Greenwich<\/dfn> Zeit<\/dfn> reisen<\/dfn>! Nach<\/dfn> erreichen<\/dfn> dieses<\/dfn> Zieles<\/dfn>, m\u00f6chte<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> sich<\/dfn> noch<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> wenig<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> Welt<\/dfn> ansehen<\/dfn>, bevor<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> zur\u00fcck<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> seine<\/dfn> Heimatstadt<\/dfn> Portland<\/dfn>, Oregon<\/dfn> kommt<\/dfn>. Er<\/dfn> wei\u00df<\/dfn> dies<\/dfn> kann<\/dfn> eine<\/dfn> sehr<\/dfn> lange<\/dfn> Reise<\/dfn> sein<\/dfn>, aber<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> fertig<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Trip<\/dfn>! Wenn<\/dfn>… Du<\/dfn> also<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Richtung<\/dfn> Osten<\/dfn> unterwegs<\/dfn> bist<\/dfn>, bitte<\/dfn> nimm<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> mit<\/dfn>. Wenn<\/dfn> Du<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> Westen<\/dfn> reist<\/dfn>, dann<\/dfn> la\u00df<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> bitte<\/dfn> liegen<\/dfn>. Vielen<\/dfn> Dank<\/dfn>!” –Cacheopia<\/dfn> (jetzt<\/dfn> CrazyGAF<\/dfn>).<\/p>\n

Die<\/dfn> Reise<\/dfn> begann<\/dfn> als<\/dfn> bbmagic<\/dfn><\/a> Astro<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Okular<\/dfn> am<\/dfn> 14<\/dfn>. Februar<\/dfn> 2004<\/dfn>, aufnahm<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> wenige<\/dfn> Tage<\/dfn> sp\u00e4ter<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Cascades<\/dfn> Parkway<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> ablegte<\/dfn>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Geramy<\/dfn> erz\u00e4hlt<\/dfn>: “Dies<\/dfn> war<\/dfn> unser<\/dfn> erster<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn>, welchen<\/dfn> wir<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> Reise<\/dfn> geschickt<\/dfn> haben<\/dfn>. Urspr\u00fcnglich<\/dfn> war<\/dfn> sein<\/dfn> Ziel<\/dfn>, dass<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> internationale<\/dfn> Datumsgrenze<\/dfn> \u00fcberschreiten<\/dfn> sollte<\/dfn>. Es<\/dfn> tat<\/dfn> dies<\/dfn>, dann<\/dfn> ging<\/dfn> es<\/dfn> einmal<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> Welt<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> zur\u00fcck<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> unsere<\/dfn> H\u00e4nde<\/dfn>. Wir<\/dfn> behielten<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> eine<\/dfn> Weile<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> dann<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> loszuschicken<\/dfn>. Es<\/dfn> reiste<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> einige<\/dfn> Zeit<\/dfn>, bevor<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> l\u00e4nger<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> S\u00fcdkorea<\/dfn> verweilte<\/dfn>. Wir<\/dfn> dachten<\/dfn>, da\u00df<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> verloren<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> gestohlen<\/dfn> wurde\u2026aber<\/dfn> dann<\/dfn> begann<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> zureisen<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> vollendete<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Weg<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Globus<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> zweites<\/dfn> Mal<\/dfn>.”<\/p>\n

Momentan<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> Astro<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Okular<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> Hause<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> genie\u00dft<\/dfn> seine<\/dfn> wohlverdiente<\/dfn> Rast<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Geramy<\/dfn>: “Wir<\/dfn> sind<\/dfn> uns<\/dfn> nicht<\/dfn> sicher<\/dfn> ob<\/dfn> wir<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> eine<\/dfn> dritte<\/dfn> Reise<\/dfn> senden<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> ob<\/dfn> wir<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> seine<\/dfn> wohlverdienten<\/dfn> Ruhestand<\/dfn> nach<\/dfn> solch<\/dfn> einem<\/dfn> aktiven<\/dfn> Leben<\/dfn> genie\u00dfen<\/dfn> lassen<\/dfn>. Es<\/dfn> scheint<\/dfn> so<\/dfn>, da\u00df<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> sich<\/dfn> ganz<\/dfn> wohl<\/dfn> hier<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> seinem<\/dfn> Zuhause<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Gresham<\/dfn>, Oregon<\/dfn> f\u00fchlt<\/dfn>. Nach<\/dfn> allem<\/dfn>…er<\/dfn> hat<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> ganze<\/dfn> Welt<\/dfn> gesehen<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> immer<\/dfn> wieder<\/dfn> zur\u00fcckgekommen<\/dfn>.”<\/p>\n

F\u00fcr<\/dfn> weitere<\/dfn> Informationen<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> weitere<\/dfn> Abenteuer<\/dfn> anderer<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> erleben<\/dfn>, besuche<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> neuste<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn>–Berichtsseite<\/dfn><\/a>.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL TRACKABLE STORIES:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Zus\u00e4tzliche Trackable Geschichten:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Teile jetzt Deine Trackable-Geschichten<\/a> mit anderen und habe die Chance auf diesem seltenen und begehrten Moun10Bike Trackable.<\/p>\n

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Pr\u00fcfe und schaue Dir die Trackable Etikette<\/a> an<\/p>\n

Check out<\/a> the Travel Bug that\u2019s traveled far enough to circle the globe 8 times\u2026 and is still moving (and moving, and moving\u2026)<\/p>\n

Schau Dir<\/a> den Travel Bug an, der so weit gereist ist, um den Globus 8 Mal zu umrunden… und er ist immer noch unterwegs (und bewegt sich und bewegt sich…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Astro the Eyepiece: The Tale of a Travel Bug\u00ae on a Mission<\/a><\/blockquote>