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Travel Pirate Geocoin Flatouts Travel Pirate Geocoin (FGA TB Race)

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Released:
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Origin:
Florida, United States
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Current Goal

Original:

* To Win The FGA Geo-Extravaganza's  "The Most Magnificent Travel Bug and Coin Race"...a race that will send your trackables to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new lives and civilizations...ok, to travel as far as possible . It will conclude at the Third Annual FGA Geo-Extravaganza.

Update:  Unfortunately the Race ended back in April 2012 and this traveler although in the lead for points wasn't back to the event site to win.  In fact it has never been back to the USA.  On the bright side it has traveled and been with many geocachers on many adventures and we really couldn't ask for more... Well perhaps more pictures so we could see the places it travels and it would be nice to see the cachers it travels with once in a while.

About This Item

Original:

* The race is for points, so you don’t have to travel the furthest to win – you just have to get the most points. Points will be given for tasks that are accomplished by each trackable, as they make their journey.

* The race will last for one year. It begins on 2nd Annual FGA Geo-Extravaganza and will end on 3rd Annual FGA Geo-Extravaganza. Points will be tallied and result will posted on the FGA web site from time to time. Sign up for the race ends at the 2nd Annual FGA Geo-Extravaganza,

* OK, now here is the good stuff - the tasks that will need to be completed and the points that will be assigned are listed in the following table.

Task Point Value:
Dropped off at a traditional cache 5 points
Dropped off at a multi cache 10 points
Cross over a state boarder 10 points
Enter another country 20 points
Picture taken at an earthcache 15 points
Attend an event 15 points
Dropped off in more than one cache in a day 5 points
Picture taken at the final of a night cache 20 points

More Specific Rules:

1. Trackables must be dropped off in a cache and then picked up by another cacher. Discovering and Dipping (visiting) of trackables is allowed, but there are no points awarded for those actions.
2. To get credit for crossing a state border, the trackable must be dropped off in at least one cache in the new state. If a trackable passes through a state without being dropped off, then there are no points awarded. This rule also applies to trackables that enter another country
3. Pictures are required at the caches and events where there is no physical container. Pictures need to be posted on the trackables webpage. Pictures are also required of the trackable at a night cache.

That's it... So could you help this traveler win by helping it along it's Journey?

The Race Ended on April 2012.

That doesn't mean the fun has to end!


Be sure to place it in safe caches along the way to insure it travels safely. 
Although Lonely caches are usually the best caches to do it could hinder it from accomplishing it's Goal, so we ask if at all possible keep it in more active caches.

Lets see just how long this pirate travels and how many miles it gathers along the way.  More important is the journey and the many Cachers along the way.

Please share your journey and post Pictures, they are always fun for us to see.  So feel free to take and post pictures of your part in its journey.

Thanks in advance for all your help!

It's all about the Journey!

Cache On!

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    Tracking History (12526.2mi) View Map

    Dropped Off 6/5/2011 ajtg1952 placed it in The White Villages of Axarquia Andalucía, Spain - 1,321.87 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/21/2011 ajtg1952 retrieved it from PolmontCentral Southern Scotland, United Kingdom   Visit Log

    Picked it up and will transfer to a Geocache near my home in Spain.

    Dropped Off 5/15/2011 ttz668 placed it in PolmontCentral Southern Scotland, United Kingdom - 4,177.35 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/9/2011 ttz668 retrieved it from Enough “Touristing” - Lets Cache (#1) !! Florida   Visit Log

    Now got my hands on this and will move it to new home in about 1 week.

    But where ????

    The Walkers

    Dropped Off 5/8/2011 seekerfamily placed it in Enough “Touristing” - Lets Cache (#1) !! Florida - 45.31 miles  Visit Log

    We dropped it off and it looks like it has already been picked up. Five points and probably a lot more if it is going somewhere cooler. Good luck.
    Seekerfamily

    Discovered It 5/8/2011 ttz668 discovered it   Visit Log

    Picked this up in Florida at

    http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c7c73773-8838-4ef1-9959-c8f9cc99b6eb&log=y&decrypt=

    Will move it to somewhere cooler.

    Guess the seekerfamily have not logged it in yet.

    The Walkers

    p.s. Give it 10 days to get there.

    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/4/2011 seekerfamily retrieved it from Xena's I75 Travel Bug Inn Florida   Visit Log

    This was one of the FGA TB racers that we picked up today. Will move it to a new cache or somewhere busy very soon. Wish we could have made it to the event. Good luck to all the contestants.
    Seekerfamily

    Dropped Off 4/14/2011 Rob352 & Liz352 placed it in Xena's I75 Travel Bug Inn Florida - 14.27 miles  Visit Log
    Write note 4/14/2011 Rob352 & Liz352 posted a note for it   Visit Log

    After a short delay the long awaited start of the 1st annual FGA Most Magnificent Travel Bug & Coin Race will begin. I want to thank you for participating and wish you the best of luck. I will be posting monthly updates on the FGA forums with a listing of all point standings at http://www.floridacaching.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1148 there is also a full list and links to all FGA TB Race Participants on my TB page at http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=3340870 if you have any questions
    please don’t hesitate to contact me. Thanks Rob352

    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/12/2011 Rob352 & Liz352 retrieved it from 2nd Annual FGA Geo-Extravaganza Florida   Visit Log

    Sorry for the delay but the race will begin soon Thanks for joining in on the fun!!!!

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