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Hi

You are now the proud owner of a Groundspeak Travel Bug

(We know, just the thing you always wanted for Christmas!!!!!??????%$£**)

 

All you need to know about travel Bugs can be found at: http://www.geocaching.com/track/

 

You are challenged to a family competition with your bug to see whose bug can travel the furthest in the 12 months between the “BOX-IN Days” of 1/1/2006 & 1/1/2007.

 

The Rules are simple:

 

1. Decide on a name for your bug.

 

2. Decide what you want him/her to achieve on his/her travels.

 

3. Attach an object to the TB which represents its name or reflects its objectives.

 

4. Register yourself and your bug at www.geocaching.com

 

5. Release your TB into any of the world wide Geocaches (BOX-INs) any time after lunch time on 1/1/06.

 

6. The winner is the TB who has travelled the furthest at lunch time on 1/1/07.

 

8. No TB currently travelling can enter but an example of a TB called “The Ancient Mariner” can be found at:  http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=135996

 

OPTIONAL – during the year you can plot your TB’s progress at: http://www.geocaching.com/track/

 

 Progress will also be reported from time to time on the Blundell Family Web site.

 

The winner/winners will receive a small prize and certificate.

 

We do hope you will accept this family challenge.

 

Love and Best wishes for the New Year.

 

Mum & Dad

 

 

The following TB were placed in the Exmoor TB Lodge at 3.45pm on 2/1/06

and the table below shows the results at the end of the year as recorded at 14.30 on 1/1/07

 

The winner of the 2006 competition is: 

ella bella 1's

 

TB Name

Owner

Date

Distance travelled

No. of caches visited

Puppy Sad Eyes

ella bella 1's

1/1/07

8/1/08

14,642.3

15687.6

33

51

Phileas Fogg and Passepartout's latest wager!!!!!

Rattus-Rattus

1/1/07

8/1/08

1,477.2

1,638.1

43

60

Alien Bob

Team Hobo

1/1/07

8/1/08

533.8

1010.7

36

55

Rover

Blunderbus

1/1/07

8/1/08

492.3

673.8

22

33

Tommy Atkins

Tommy Atkins

1/1/07

8/1/08

170.2

582.9

14

30


 

 

Competion 2007

Happy Christmas 2006

This years competition is different to last years which was all about maximum mileage.

This year is about your TB visiting as many caches as possible.

Your bug can visit a cache more than once and a visit to a country other than England, Wales and Scotland gives you 5 additional points for each country. All of the island of Ireland is counted as a foreign country as is Lundy, I.O.W. I.O.M. Channel Islands and Isles of Scilly but on other Islands.
You will need to evidence and claim at the end for these foreign visits.

The competition will start with a mass release at the “Exmoor TB Motel” on or near the 1st January 2007 and finish on 1st January 2008.


Love Dad

 

 

The winner of the 2007 TB competition is:

Team RATTUS-RATTUS !!!*

* Subject to any other competitor foreign visits which must be claimed by 1/2/08 see above rules for details.

TB Name

Owner

Date

Distance travelled

No. of caches visited

Magic Mermaid

ella bella 1's

8/1/08

3825.3

24

The one ring

Rattus-Rattus

8/1/08

1035.5

27

Eeyore the unhappy donkey

Team Hobo

8/1/08

186.2

14

Pirate Pete

Blunderbus

8/1/08

576.2

23

Jenny wren

Tommy Atkins

8/1/08

218.3

14


 

NB:The 2008 competition is again about maximum caches visited.