Eddie

"Travel to Miami, Florida, oh Eddie, across the sea so vast and wide. There shall ye seek out a ship, a giant white ship with funnel of red and blue proudly bearing the name 'Carnival' for all to admire with awe. Board that ship, oh Eddie, then send us photographic proof of your presence on-board (we believe that photographic technology will have been invented by the time you complete your quest). Contact us by carrier pigeon to the usual address, or use the new-fangled e-mail to eddie@the-austins.org."

Tag! Ich heiße Eddie!


Hello friend,

Thank you for dropping by and picking me up on your travels; it's so nice to finally meet you – it's been a while and I have been so much looking forward to it...

Anyway, as you can see from my attire, I am a warrior adventurer from the Chicken Clan of Erfurt (the Capital of Thuringia, Germany). Some people think I am nothing more than a dogsbody cum shield bearer for the Purple Duke, but don't let my red hair and freckles belie the monster underneath...

But hence the reason I am here, appealing to you for your help and assistance. In order to prove myself to the – and I hate to say it, but I have to: soberly-challenged – group of Germans and visiting Americans (plus a Kiwi-Australian Brit), they have set me the above task.

In order to further challenge me, and allow my progress to be tracked, they have lumbered me with this weighty metal chain bearing a number – you can visit www.geocaching.com to see where I've been so far and let them know where I am now – who knows, they might take pity on me and send some news from home to warm my heart during the onward journey...

So, friend, I am at your mercy. Please help me if you can. I will be forever in your debt.

Yours honourably,

Eddie