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Travel Bug Dog Tag The Tortoise

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Owner:
MaMa Bear Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Origin:
New York, United States
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I am in a race against "The Hare" once again! This is a test to see if I have retained The lesson I learned on my famous historical victory! (For those geocachers with little cachers in-training I found some neat web links connected to this story.) At (visit link) you and kids can read and listen to a "short version" of this tale. At (visit link) you and kids can read a "story book version." At (visit link) you will find LOTS of activities you and kids can do that again are related to the story.

About This Item

I'm the guy on the left!

"The Hare" and I were released into caches near each other by MaMa Bear. The race begins! Our instructions are to move from cache to cache until the racing deadline - April 23, 2003. The winner is the bug who has moved the farthest from home. But wait that's just the 1st leg of this two-legged race. The second leg is to see who then returns to our home cache "A Tribute to Music and Local Musicians" located near Auburn, NY(zip code 13021), first. PLEASE help me not to forget the POWERFUL lesson that I learned on the first race - PERSEVERANCE WINS THE RACE! (And don't let me become boastful and careless on this race...just because I beat "The Hare before.) Just keep me moving from one cache to the next. Thanks...The Tortoise

MADE IT HOME TO MAMA BEAR - AUG 2004 - MY NEW MISSION IS TO FIND "THE HARE"...PRESENTLY IN THE CARE OF A CALIFORNIA CACHER!

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Tracking History (4889.3mi) View Map

Grab It (Not from a Cache) 10/31/2003 keagriver grabbed it   Visit Log

I found the Tortoise at Singing meadow. There was a nice batch of leaves nearby, a stream was babbling along, and the winds were not too frigid. BUT... winter is coming. Tortoise is interested in heading home.

Retrieve It from a Cache 9/13/2003 Jayco retrieved it from Jim's Puddle Maine   Visit Log
Dropped Off 8/16/2003 Lahaye Family placed it in Jim's Puddle Maine - 20.08 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/26/2003 Lahaye Family retrieved it from China School Forest Maine   Visit Log

We picked up The Tortoise travel bug, although I think he wanted to hang around with the frogs in the bog.

  • Tortoise doesn't want to leave... I think Mr. Tortoise was a little reluctant to go back to New York, he seemed to fit in real good with all the other critters in the bog.
Dropped Off 7/19/2003 parmachenee placed it in China School Forest Maine - 90.95 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/18/2003 parmachenee retrieved it from Fuzzy Teeth Cache Maine   Visit Log

Found the tortoise today and will try to move him in the NY direction soon.

Dropped Off 7/14/2003 Mopang placed it in Fuzzy Teeth Cache Maine - 43.07 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/13/2003 Mopang retrieved it from Downeast Wangan Maine   Visit Log

North, South, East, or West ..... Which direction shall The Tortosie travel next?

Dropped Off 7/2/2003 KatieBTrekkers placed it in Downeast Wangan Maine - 529.67 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/19/2003 KatieBTrekkers retrieved it from Cache of Willow Oak New Jersey   Visit Log
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