An apology is in order, we're sorry. Two of us have had this trackable since last July (2013) and though we are returning it to its original location, we'll explain here its unique journey:
Last July, I was here with my girlfriend and her family. It was a day or two after retrieving the cache that I asked her parents for permission to marry, and they said Yes! With much anticipation for the coming months the two of us returned to Chapel Hill, NC and resumed our daily lives until the opportunity to propose presented itself. That day arrived on September 7th, when we traveled (cache-in-tow) to the beaches of Wilmington, NC. After a great dinner on the pier, we strolled along the beach and talked for a while under the stars until, after a time of prayer together, I proposed and she said Yes! Over the next few months, as we shared the news and prepared for a Spring wedding, the cache stayed with us in NC. When Christmas came, we brought it with us to visit her family in Ft Lauderdale, FL and then up to my family in Rochester, NY to ring in the new year. It was our intention to leave the cache in NY, but the opportunity never presented itself, so again the dancing animals followed us back to NC. While in NC they stayed with us as we learned to dance in preparation for the big day. They briefly accompanied us back to FL for a food tasting and the first time our parents met, then back again to NC. By the time the wedding arrived, my fiance and I thought the next chance we'd get was on our honeymoon, so once again the animals came along to FL. After spending a day with me at Disney, they tagged along to the wedding near West Palm Beach. After much celebration my wife and I flew to Montego Bay, Jamaica but alas, we never found the time to go caching ; ). After that, we've got no excuse, but finally another chance has come as we find ourselves together with family, celebrating our parents (my in-laws) 60th birthdays! And what better place than Captiva Island to reunite. So we return this travel cache to where we began this amazing journey, exactly 7 months from the day we were married. We're off to continue our journey and are thankful the dancing animals were with us through so much, may the next cacher to find them be blessed as well!!!