+KiwiHarvs Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 (edited) Help retrieve a travel bug from near Scott Base/McMurdo Station, Antarctica. A friend took one of my TBs to visit Antarctica last December. By mistake, somebody else placed the bug in what he thought was a cache, but isn't. Near as I can tell, the TB has spent the Southern Hemisphere winter under a rock and plenty of snow. Would any cachers visiting Antarctica this season like to retrieve this TB for me? The co-ords are: S77 50.994 -- E166 46.006 Cheers, KiwiHarvs Christchurch, New Zealand Edited September 28, 2007 by KiwiHarvs Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I'm trying to figure out the best forum for this posting. Maybe 'All Nations'. If anyone one knows of someone heading south, let'em know. Quote Link to comment
+Sytar Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 WOW, I am not headed down there, but I would love to hear the story about how it got there and how it got retrived. You should find that TB and frame it with the story below. Quote Link to comment
+steve p Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Interesting story. Will be interested in seeing what happens to your TB. Is this your TB? Rucklidgeite No. 2 Good luck with it! Quote Link to comment
+geocachingdragon Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Maybe OshnDoc might know of some one down there, or heading. Good luck. Quote Link to comment
+KiwiHarvs Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 (edited) Yes, it is Rucklidgeite No. 2. Here it is hanging off the sign at New Zealand's Scott Base, which is just a few miles the American base at McMurdo. And here's where it was left. There's something in the background of the second photo. Any ideas what it might would be appreciated. Edited October 3, 2007 by KiwiHarvs Quote Link to comment
+Whittling Fisher Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 The second picture looks like it is a Geodetic Benchmark (a surveyor's disc). They are used in the US to mark accurate positions along the landscape for surveying. Quote Link to comment
+desert georangers Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 If there is a cache nearby, you could send a note to the owner to help you out. The owner certainly would not live there, but may visit periodically. Good luck. Quote Link to comment
+KiwiHarvs Posted October 26, 2009 Author Share Posted October 26, 2009 (edited) Hi, Is anybody traveling to McMurdo Station/Scott Base, Antarctica this season? One of my TBs was left there a few years ago and I'd love to get it back. It's not in a cache, but the lat and long are known. See photo. All assistance appreciated. KiwiHarvs Edited October 26, 2009 by KiwiHarvs Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Reading the logs, I would say "friend?" and "responsible person?"!?!? I would consider a change of terminology. Apparently they do not "know the activity" as well as what they informed you! Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 How about contacting the cacher nzkeko? He's found the virtual cache "No further south from here" so it's possible he might have contacts who work in the area. Might be worth a try! MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Minimike2 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 You have 3 years (more or less) to get this TB retrieved. Come December 2012, that will be the North Pole and people will be confused. Quote Link to comment
_Emperor_ Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I am searching for interesting stories about trackables at the moment and so I have found this thread. In the Scott Base are about ten to forty people all around the year. The base also has a website: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/scott-base It should be possible to contact one of the scientists. Quote Link to comment
+dorqie Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I would post it on TB rescue.com as well, who knows? Quote Link to comment
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