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Travel Bug Dog Tag Smth Blue Bound for Australia

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Owner:
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Released:
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Origin:
Sweden
Recently Spotted:
In Welcome to Abbotsford

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Current Goal

From Northern Sweden to Brisbane in Australia to greet my masters school mate from 30 years ago...

About This Item

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Once upon a time in Australia two girls starting primary school became friends. Then one day in December 1977 one of the girls had to go back home to Sweden She moved way up north, north of the Polar Circle.
A snowy December day 31 years later the travel bug "Smth Blue Bound for Australia" begins it's journey from the girl in northern Sweden to the girl in Australia she once knew. Reaching her in Brisbane is the goal of "Smth Blue".

Hopefully it wont take "Smth Blue" some thirty years to reach the girl in Brisbane, which is what it took for the two girls to meet again, they have actually met again! The Australian girl managed to find her long lost schoolmate and phoned her one spring morning 2006. She was on her way to northern Sweden that summer and so they met. Wow. But the girl in Sweden wont be able to visit Australia for long so she now sends "Smth Blue" off to visit her old friend down under.

"Smth Blue" is more of a worm which is good since the shortest way actually would be to dig through Mother Earth. The two girls are as far away from each other as can be - on the opposite side of the world!

Oh, "Smth Blue" has a message to you: Please be careful since I am made out of clay! Keep me in the little plastic bag. If I would break, I can continue my journey in pieces in the plastic bag... Image: Travel Bug (Worm) "Smth Blue Bound for Australia" inside a snow ball cave way up north in Sweden. Warming up for the long journey to the other side our blue planet.

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Tracking History (23878.4mi) View Map

Discovered It 7/23/2011 EagleinBC discovered it   Visit Log

I'm not heading anywhere to help it on it's way. Good luck!

Dropped Off 7/9/2011 nanakatz placed it in Welcome to Abbotsford British Columbia, Canada - 66.32 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/30/2011 nanakatz retrieved it from NO JUNK MAIL , please British Columbia, Canada   Visit Log

Aussie here you go, Will take to the mainland next week.

Discovered It 6/12/2011 Septembermoon discovered it   Visit Log

Discover from Colibrie

Dropped Off 5/28/2011 2geocachindogs placed it in NO JUNK MAIL , please British Columbia, Canada - 12.59 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/14/2011 2geocachindogs retrieved it from Welcome to Parad-ICE British Columbia, Canada   Visit Log

This TB ended up in one of my Geocaches, and, as I always do, I read the story about it. Your story was very heart-warming. I decided to go and retrieve it so I could be part of it's journey to Australia. Will set it free again very soon. Thank You for such a great story.

Discovered It 4/16/2011 Big G. discovered it   Visit Log

The bug is in good shape sitting in the forest near Chemainus.

Dropped Off 4/15/2011 barnardski placed it in Welcome to Parad-ICE British Columbia, Canada - 5,027.67 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/18/2011 barnardski retrieved it from A 'ROYAL' LAGOON Hawaii   Visit Log

I'm not heading to Australia, but I will move TB along tfth

Dropped Off 3/12/2011 Jake39 placed it in A 'ROYAL' LAGOON Hawaii - 9.43 miles  Visit Log
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