We took Clifford on a visit to my wife's grandparents in rural southwestern Virginia. My 2.5 year old daughter (e) enjoyed posing with him and taking his picture with a few big and red things. She has been playing with him off and on since i first picked him up and as you can see by one of the pictures has grown quite fond of him.
We dropped him off in the Tunneling Bookworm cache and as soon as she realized he was staying there she burst into tears. When we got back to the car, she started asking me if we were going to leave her bunny Hippy (the one she sleeps with every night) in a geocache. It took several rounds of reassurances and explanations, but i think i finally got her to understand that while Hippy lives with us, Clifford was just visiting and he had to move along.
So Clifford, fare thee well and if you ever make it back to North Carolina, i know one little girl who will be happy to see you again! Good luck on your travels.