ED - it got double listed... so here's an updated/more appropriate log, because it HAD run into some misadventure at the hand of our mysterious nefarious muggler...
USA Traveler,
Off to see the sights
Hoping every cacher met
Was bound to treat you right!
But in a darkened alley
Misadventure found poor you
Checked into a squiffy hotel --
Your geofate did undo!
Oh woe! and waily, waily!
Was of you might become?!?
But -- hooray -- found your tag and refitted you
Ready for a fresh georun.
For a TB, this operating room must be a horror show!
But a little IGORing, and all the lost TBs were refitted and ready to go!
GCA00VX Travel Bug Rehabilitation Event 10-22-2022
Recently, a fellow geocacher had come into possession of over 100 travel bug tags. How they ended up in such a sorry state, we’ll never know – but yay for the change of heart and dumping ‘em in a cache rather than the trash.
All were stripped of their hitchhikers. This event aimed to restore them to some semblance of travel ready. Attendees went through swag bags and junk drawers [*I* have SHELVES of boxes of accumula – tho not so much any more (lol)] for things that would make good hitchhikers. Not knowing what might be needed we brought just about everything. (Though left our bowling balls and cinder blocks at home.)
At the event, we picked out tags, all taped to a print out of its Profile Page with an original photo if available (wow, Danny/Racer57, that’s a LOT of work!). We examined what the original hitchhiker was, or, lacking a photo, its mission, then rummaged through the Table of Possibilities to find an appropriate item to attach to the naked tag. [Plenty of splitrings (oh, my poor thumbnails), ball chain, and wire available. Not to mention the ‘drill’ team making the nonholey fit for TB use.]
We were instructed to take a new ID shot the rehabbed tag and hitchhiker and load them in our logs.
Plenty of folks, plenty of tchotchkes (glad to know I’m not the only one who keeps STUFF – “hey, that would make a good cache/travel bug!”), and LOTS of fun times, despite the BLUSTERY morning. Many hands made light work and all these TBs were rendered fit to hit the road.
Here’s to no further misadventures!!!! Hooray! And especial thanks to Godot and Racer57 for the rescue.