Dill Bert

To visit as many Cities/Towns as possible that start with the letters "Dill", such as Dillon, South Carolina. There are plenty more all over the USA. I would also like them to take a picture of Dill Bert at the community sign if possible. I will kick it off with a picture at DILLSBURG and I will attach a laminated card to Dill Bert explaining its GOAL.

He's brought us such celebrated caches as Pickeltown #1 and Pickeltown #2, this little dilly celebrates PAMAP's 1,000th geocache finds.

And here's a bit of trivia for you...

International Pickle Week (Worldwide)

May 20-30

Yes, we know there are seven days in a standard week, while International Pickle Week has 10 days.

First celebrated in 1948, International Pickle Week spans two full weekends and includes the traditional start of the summer season, Memorial Day weekend.

In honor of the humble (albeit tasty) pickle, and International Pickle Week, a few bits of pickle trivia:

The pickle got its name in the 1300s when English-speaking people mispronounced William Beukelz’ name. Beukelz was a Dutch fisherman known for pickling fish.

The phrase "in a pickle" was coined by none other than William Shakespeare himself. He writes, in The Tempest, "How cam'st thou in this pickle?" and "I have been in such a pickle…."

There are 36 basic types of pickles. Dill pickles are the most popular, followed by sweet pickles.

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, pickles are technically a "fruit" of the vine, but they are generally known as a vegetable.

And last, but not least, the children of Israel wandering around in the desert pined for those cucumbers (pre-pickles) back in Egypt: "We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic," Num. 11:5 (KJV).

There you have it, by the authority of the Supreme Court, Shakespeare and the Good Book. But don't tell Mom about International Pickle Week. She only gets one day.