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The Travel Slug Geocoin Grandma's Button Travel Slug Geocoin

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Released:
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Origin:
United Kingdom
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Current Goal

CHALLENGE 2

One of four slugs in a competition to see who can travel furthest between 10.10.10 and 11.11.11

CHALLENGE 1 - Now completed

One of four slugs in a competition to see who can travel furthest by 10.10.2010 

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Update 10.10.2010:-

RESULTS OF CHALLENGE 1 - COMPLETED 10.10.10:

Grandmas Button released 08.02.2009, first stop Faro 1758km from home. Distance now = 3068km - in Portugal.

Grandads Button released 27.02.2009, first stop Dublin 491km from home. Distance now = 1077km - whereabouts unknown!  :(

Great Uncles Button released 13.03.2009, first stop Troon 542km from home. Distance now = 14561km - in California, USA.

Great Aunts Button released 27.03.2009, first stop Winchester 148km from home. Distance now = 3598km - in France.

Undisputed winner of Challenge 1:  Great Uncles Button

With particular thanks to geocacher 'epsalonen' for the terrific last move.

 

CHALLENGE 2 commences

This could be particularly difficult for Grandads Button which has been MIA since 16.05.09!!

Also Great Aunts button has not been seen in action for quite a while! 

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    Tracking History (6518.9mi) View Map

    Visited 12/1/2018 HelennTribe took it to Monsters aand Maniacs! Winter Geolympix 2018 Eastern England, United Kingdom - 48.09 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 12/18/2013 HelennTribe retrieved it from A12 J17 TB hotel Eastern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

    We hadn't asked this to come back home, but after being left in a cache only half a mile from home we decided it was time to bring it home and decide where it goes next.

    Dropped Off 12/18/2013 Spooney15 placed it in A12 J17 TB hotel Eastern England, United Kingdom - 120.53 miles  Visit Log

    Dropped in A12 J17 TB hotel (GC2WC86)

    Grab It (Not from a Cache) 12/15/2013 Spooney15 grabbed it   Visit Log

    Actually found this is a cache in Andover 36 hours ago

    Retrieve It from a Cache 12/7/2013 seeusoon retrieved it from (4) Alvediston Amble Southern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

    Will move on as soon as possible

    Dropped Off 12/1/2013 BangersAndCache placed it in (4) Alvediston Amble Southern England, United Kingdom - .12 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/1/2013 BangersAndCache took it to (3) Alvediston Amble Southern England, United Kingdom - .12 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/1/2013 BangersAndCache took it to (2) Alvediston Amble Southern England, United Kingdom - .14 miles  Visit Log
    Visited 12/1/2013 BangersAndCache took it to (1) Alvediston Amble Southern England, United Kingdom - 18.89 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 11/16/2013 BangersAndCache retrieved it from Netheravon Loop 19 Southern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

    Found Grandma's Button on a very muddy walk today. I'll look after it for a bit and hopefully find a nice place to drop it off soon.

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