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Been browsing older topics. Has your experience with logs/containers improved? Found you on Instagram. Sorry if that’s considered stalking ??

You might have a few more hours! I was caching with my six-year-old this month. Unfortunately, things happened in between (like work), so we had to stop at Dragon. One of my favorite creatures anyway, although we both love turtles and tortoises (real ones) as well.

Your microwave manual probably has a warning somewhere not to attempt to dry one’s pets in it... People are not used to exercising common sense anymore. Glad no one got hurt. The CO has gone above and beyond to ensure people are aware of potential dangers.

Greetings from Ottawa Just wanted to update everyone on what happened to the little guy who was MIA in Denmark for 3 years: I took him with us across the Atlantic. My reasoning was: he'd spent enough time (years of inactivity) in my city in Denmark, so I didn't want to leave him just there. Instead, I took him to "Patience and Fortitude" TB hotel in NYPL, which is said to be one of the biggest and safest caches in Manhattan. If no one had picked him up by the time of my return from Canada, I would have gone back and brought him back to Europe. But now apparently another cacher is taking him on a journey across the US. And that's all good, because... the owner finally replied to me! And he doesn't mind that his Legoman sees the world a bit before going to Germany! (Phew ) Thank you, everyone who contributed to this discussion. I learned a lot from your comments and suggestions.

You didn’t! It is an interesting case. Thank you so much for responding and giving me some ideas as to what would be the best course to get this little guy back in the game b

And I thought I’d keep all the names and details secret! ? It is an unlucky little TB. It should get to Berlin sooner or later. I just hope the owner is there to see it!

I don't know whether they care or not. I can only make -- what I think is -- a reasonable assumption based on the fact that the owner hasn't seemed active in a long time and hasn't replied to me (at least not yet!). But my question was a hypothetical one. In truth, I was planning to take this TB within a few days from retrieving it to a highly popular cache in Copenhagen (and let somebody else take it further), but that cache got muggled just before my planned visit, and I didn't have the chance to look for another that would be the right size to take in a TB. So the choice is to either leave it in the same city it had been stuck all this time, or take it on a longer journey. I'm asking for a little guidance here from those who are more experienced with owning and moving TBs. If the owner doesn't visit geocaching.com, would he/she be able to track the progress of the TB?

Thank you, @dprovan! It's great to hear experienced cachers' opinion, especially since I don't have the feedback I sought from the TB owner.

Thank you so much! Had to reinstall the app for it to work, but now it does!

You were absolutely right in that assumption.

Brilliant! I'll do that, and maybe the owner will return to geocaching and will be in for a nice surprise! Thank you.

Thank you, guys! We are coming back to Denmark later in the summer, so that sounds like a great idea to add some mileage to the TB's journey and then leave it closer to its goal.

This is good to know. I'm getting one!

I picked up a TB that the previous cacher kept about 3 years longer than the recommended 2 weeks. :eek: (Whatever happened in the meantime is anyone's guess, and I won't attempt to explain it. ) Now, the bug wants to travel to Berlin, Germany, but the owner hasn't been seen on geocaching.com in the past two years and has very few finds. So, what happens if the bug reaches its goal, but the owner is no longer there or no longer cares? I'm in Denmark now, and am about to travel to the US and Canada, and I'm trying to decide whether to leave the TB here in Denmark (in which case it might reach its goal sooner) or to take it along and let it see some action as it must have gotten rusty for all that wait in the hands of the previous cacher. What would you guys do? Trying to get some collective wisdom on this one. Oh, btw, I did message the owner a week ago to ask about his/her preference, but received no response.

Dear @RuideAlmeida, could I have the code for the 30-day trial, please? Especially looking forward to figuring out how to use those PQs are that many of the more experienced cachers find so useful. Thank you in advance!

You had an early start finding a "Hidden Creature", lol

Aw, my 5-year-old would love that fairy, and the dragon, and the turtle! I'd better go pay for the premium membership asap. Seriously, geocaching with my kid will be even more fun during this time -- it's exactly the kind of extra motivation that a preschooler needs... And I'm glad GS are doing it.

Checking in to say hi! A new cacher here, currently based in Denmark. A friend told me about geocaching over a cup of coffee, and of course I had to check it out. You don't tell an OCD person that there are little containers hidden around the town that I've been walking past all along... Working on finding them ALL now. I love animals - tortoises, cats, dogs - as well as coffee, antique shops, languages, daughter, husband, and photography. Hoping to look for some caches in Canada this summer.