Travel Bug Dog Tag Have Screen-Will Travel

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Hythe Monkey Boys Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Monday, October 6, 2003
Origin:
United Kingdom
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After leaving school in 1983 I served my apprenticeship as a pipefitter with my very good schoolfriend Darren Passmore who chose to become a welder.I stayed close to home to work while Darren travelled all over the world and always came home with new shoes (he was a bit of a male Imelda Marcos!) and lots of interesting stories of places he'd been,things he'd seen and scrapes he'd got into!
During the 90s he turned up on my doorstep with a present from his latest job,it was a piece of the Berlin wall (taken from close to the Brandenburg Gate) that he had bought there.This piece of concrete has been all over the house as an ornament and finally settled on a dresser for a few years and now its time to tidy up and put it away somewhere...but it doesnt feel right. Darren was lost overboard a ship in the South China Seas 2 years ago and as this is one of the only things he gave me (us blokes dont really do the 'gift' thing to each other do we?) i thought that it would be fitting to send it on its way out into the world again and see what trouble IT got into.Darren would have approved of this as he was very much up for anything if there was a laugh involved!
The 'screen' refers to a welding screen (faceshield) which is the prized personal pocession of all welders and one they are loath to change and is carted with them all over the world.
So take this piece of concrete history away and show it a good time.... and while your at it raise a glass to Darren!
CHIP WILSON-(Hythe Monkey Boys Dad!)

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Dropped Off 11/13/2005 Caveboy_ken placed it in CREEKSIDE DOG DAYS Michigan - 391.35 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/4/2005 Caveboy_ken retrieved it from Hercules Train Kentucky   Visit Log

Picked back up. Time to get this bug moving. Will be passing it along to a friend within the next 10 days. I've kept this bug way longer than I should have but have had a great time showing it to so many others I know. Everyone thinks it's really kewl! My apologies to the owners for keeping it so long.
Dropped Off 11/4/2005 Caveboy_ken placed it in Hercules Train Kentucky - 393.47 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/21/2004 Caveboy_ken retrieved it from -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . Mayhem Michigan   Visit Log

Grabbed this awesme bug from my friend OhJoy. Have to show it off for a while and will then release.
Dropped Off 10/19/2004 ohjoy! placed it in -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . Mayhem Michigan - 1,823.5 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/14/2004 ohjoy! retrieved it from Jury Duty Day 3 – Take a Walk on the Boardwalk Washington   Visit Log

Recording the stop in Olympia before heading out on a long road trip.
Dropped Off 9/14/2004 ohjoy! placed it in Jury Duty Day 3 – Take a Walk on the Boardwalk Washington - 22.23 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 8/19/2004 ohjoy! grabbed it   Visit Log

When I read about this bug, I pleaded with GrnXnham to let me have it next. They agreed.

For years my father has had a desire to see a piece of the Berlin Wall. He is in a nursing home in New Jersey and will be 92 in October. I plan on driving out there to be with him that day. My gift to him will be to see and hold this travel bug before I release it.

Any other cacher nearby that wants to see it during the next few weeks is welcome to work out a meeting with me to have the bug temporarily. It will also make a stop in Michigan to visit some geocaching friends out there.
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/17/2004 GrnXnham retrieved it from Tacoma Travel Bug Vault Washington   Visit Log

We'll move this along
Dropped Off 8/17/2004 reino placed it in Tacoma Travel Bug Vault Washington - 73.04 miles  Visit Log
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