+The Other Stu Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hi guys. We could be barking up the wrong tree here, but we need some help. We found the following in a cache here in the UK the other day. Before anyone asks, there are no logs that imply that this was left by anyone in particular, the owner knows nothing and we have done the following investigation: Searched for anything containing the users name Ran searches on caches in and around Kelowna for this user Ran searches on TBs containing Kelowna in any of the text Googled Adventuras Fiona Any ideas? Quote Link to comment
+tangerineman Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Cool mystery. I don't have any information about it, but you're definitely not barking up the wrong tree. Over to you, B C! Quote Link to comment
+240 Jordy Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I placed a note on the bcgeocaching.com forum one of our directors for the BC geocaching association is from Kelowna - and he helps maintain the website. Hopefully we can find where it belongs.. message posted at www.bcgeocaching.com Thank you for keeping an eye out for the TB's!! Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) I placed a note on the bcgeocaching.com forum one of our directors for the BC geocaching association is from Kelowna - and he helps maintain the website. Hopefully we can find where it belongs.. message posted at www.bcgeocaching.com Thank you for keeping an eye out for the TB's!! I'll use this note for replying to... the thread... adventurous_fiona is listed in the members list... 12 caches in England and BC found... No trackables listed on the profile... latest were in 07... Edit: My Error... ALL were in 08 last in October 26 08 while in England... Tag found was left... earlier in September... it seems: GC16W0E Scout and About September 2, 2008 by adventurous_fiona (12 found) Found cache with my mum First find in the UK...nice intro. Took star, left piece of 'Kelowna' pottery. Looks like it is just a tag with a misson... not trackable... Just a start, I'm still looking around... you keep going. Doug Edited January 19, 2009 by 7rxc Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 September 2, 2008 by adventurous_fiona (12 found) Found cache with my mum First find in the UK...nice intro. Took star, left piece of 'Kelowna' pottery. Looks like it is just a tag with a misson... not trackable... Just a start, I'm still looking around... you keep going. Doug Yeah, I've stumbled on a handful of "home made" travelers in my career that were not trackable. I even delivered one to a cache owner (dropped off in his cache) that made it across Canada from BC to Southern Ontario. Hopefully this one will make it home too. Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 (edited) Hi guys. We could be barking up the wrong tree here, but we need some help. We found the following in a cache here in the UK the other day. Before anyone asks, there are no logs that imply that this was left by anyone in particular, the owner knows nothing and we have done the following investigation: Searched for anything containing the users name Ran searches on caches in and around Kelowna for this user Ran searches on TBs containing Kelowna in any of the text Googled Adventuras Fiona Any ideas? First: See my first note... if you haven't so far... Second: The image represents OGOPOGO... BC's Nessie... whose home is Lake Okanagan in Central BC Same location for Kelowna. Several cities there claim 'pogo' as their own. Third: Looking thru the listings, it appears that it is possible that runningduck and/or mk rambling rose were the movers from Scout and About... but that is just speculation since you didn't mention where you found it... I did some guessing. Perhaps you could ask them since it's your mystery and they are locals there. Right now it seems to be 'swag' on a mission as I said... perhaps it's a cause looking for a TB tag??? The item is a ready made 'mission' tag. You'll have to contact adventurous fiona... although if you traded for it, it would appear to be yours for now. Edit: Reading the Okanagan logs in 'fiona's' profile... Looks likes she is one of yours... was visiting Kelowna and started caching with a friend / family... Better look closer to home... probably a bit older than first though as well... these things take time... don't they... Good luck, what ever happens... Doug Edited January 20, 2009 by 7rxc Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 September 2, 2008 by adventurous_fiona (12 found) Found cache with my mum First find in the UK...nice intro. Took star, left piece of 'Kelowna' pottery. Looks like it is just a tag with a misson... not trackable... Doug Yeah, I've stumbled on a handful of "home made" travelers in my career that were not trackable. I even delivered one to a cache owner (dropped off in his cache) that made it across Canada from BC to Southern Ontario. Hopefully this one will make it home too. I sure hope so... I'm pretty sure that I have the right information... given the log... It points out the importance of noting small details in the online logs though, doesn't it... 'fiona' noted that she left it in the log as I printed it above... No one actually posted taking it in trade, of course it isn't a trackable that I've seen listed... ie 'fiona' has none activated. I have mentioned two cachers who were at the original drop and at caches listed by TOStu as done recently... the timeline is good, BUT it could be someone who hasn't posted a log yet for Scout and About... I asked TOS for info on where he or his Tiger may have picked it up... but that is more a local mystery in England... I'm not much help other than steerage... Just a note in leaving... I'm originally from Toronto... came West in 95... and I'm still hosting a TB over the Winter... I couldn't leave it in the cache it was in... has a history of flooding in the spring... and most of the local caches are too small for it... but I've been showing it around til spring... Here's to helpful cachers... Doug Quote Link to comment
+Mach2003 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I do live in Kelowna, but have never heard of that name, nor seen that object (or anyone just like it) before. We'll do our best to find the intended, by showing pictures at all the local events. If you want to send it over, we could show it around, and even didp it into the local caches. Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I do live in Kelowna, but have never heard of that name, nor seen that object (or anyone just like it) before. We'll do our best to find the intended, by showing pictures at all the local events. If you want to send it over, we could show it around, and even didp it into the local caches. Try looking for a cacher subn1vean apparently adventurous_fiona was visiting with him last summer and went back to UK... she may be trying to get it back there... Doug Quote Link to comment
+Mach2003 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I was the last one to log a find on This Cache . It is the only one placed by subn1vean. Four of their 39 finds are ours. I have never met them, but will pass it on to others I know. If anyone on the whole planet can be found with 6 contacts... Quote Link to comment
+The Other Stu Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Thanks guys. Sorry I didn't reply before (I thought I had subscribed to this!) I was doing searches without the Underscore. I'll duly contact the user! Many, many thanks for the very helpful and friendly replies. Quote Link to comment
+Mach2003 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I contacted the local connection, subn1vean, and have this reply: Hi ! That is from Fiona, my husband's cousin who was in Kelowna last summer ! She bought that piece from the farmers market and yes, I think she is trying to get it back to Kelowna. Where is it? Do you think we could somehow help her along by making it a TB? We are fairly new to this and don't know how. Maybe whoever has it now can register it and request it get back to our cache? (Let's Go to the Movies in Kelowna). Let me know what we should do! Let's go to the Movies IS the cache I linked just above. Do you guys want to put a TB tag on it? Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi Everyone... Glad to see this is working out... I suggested it might be worthy of a tag back in #6... it should be of interest to everyone who contributed to resolving the mystery... I've been of the opinion that working queries like this is almost more fun than caches themselves... not quite, but in our climate up here in the middle of nowhere, is preferable most days... to Stu: while communicating over there, try contacting the caching pair that might have moved it... if they or someone else did it they might as well get credit IF it becomes a tag... it could be dipped retroactively... it's only one cache along it's journey... it seems... Somebody had to move the 'pottery'... Hopefully adventurous_fiona will drop in and say hi too! Thanks to all for the hunt! Doug Quote Link to comment
+The Other Stu Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi Everyone... Glad to see this is working out... I suggested it might be worthy of a tag back in #6... it should be of interest to everyone who contributed to resolving the mystery... I've been of the opinion that working queries like this is almost more fun than caches themselves... not quite, but in our climate up here in the middle of nowhere, is preferable most days... to Stu: while communicating over there, try contacting the caching pair that might have moved it... if they or someone else did it they might as well get credit IF it becomes a tag... it could be dipped retroactively... it's only one cache along it's journey... it seems... Somebody had to move the 'pottery'... Hopefully adventurous_fiona will drop in and say hi too! Thanks to all for the hunt! Doug I still have the "pottery" here so if they do want to make it a tag, I'm happy to hold onto it. As you said, it could probably do with dipping in and out of the caches, but bearing in mind that I know MK Rambling Rose / Norfolk 12 as they live 6 miles away, it sounds like it hasn't done much travelling! Quote Link to comment
+240 Jordy Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) I still have the "pottery" here so if they do want to make it a tag, I'm happy to hold onto it. As you said, it could probably do with dipping in and out of the caches, but bearing in mind that I know MK Rambling Rose / Norfolk 12 as they live 6 miles away, it sounds like it hasn't done much travelling! I'll be happy to send over the TB Tag - e-mail me your address. I have to go the caching store this weekend and pick up some items for our upcoming events so I'll pick up a set of tb tags and send it over to you.. he he Edited January 23, 2009 by Tulameen Turtles Quote Link to comment
+Mach2003 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) I still have the "pottery" here so if they do want to make it a tag, I'm happy to hold onto it. As you said, it could probably do with dipping in and out of the caches, but bearing in mind that I know MK Rambling Rose / Norfolk 12 as they live 6 miles away, it sounds like it hasn't done much travelling! Adding a TB tag to the item will certanly make it better able to get back here, and everyone can watch it along the way, I think it might be fun! I sugest The Other Stu could TB tag the item, to save shipping a tag overseas. The people here are newer cachers, and have not gotten as far as putting tags out yet. I can guide them in setting up a watch, or in accepting an adoption , if you are willing. You can contact them using thier profile here, if you like. Edit to add: The Turtles posted while I was editing, thanks to you! Edited January 23, 2009 by Mach2003 Quote Link to comment
adventurous_fiona Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hey guys Sorry to cause such a mystery :s Basically I was over in BC in the summer. I live in the UK and thought it would be fun to see where okopogo got to. Yeah also like 3 months late coming to the convo....been a bit busy with exams and only just got back from a geological field trip with no internet. Geocache love, A_F Quote Link to comment
7rxc Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hey guys Sorry to cause such a mystery :s Basically I was over in BC in the summer. I live in the UK and thought it would be fun to see where okopogo got to. Yeah also like 3 months late coming to the convo....been a bit busy with exams and only just got back from a geological field trip with no internet. Geocache love, A_F Nice to finally hear from you... No need to apologize... I for one relished the hunt, I like mysteries as much or (dare I say it) more than caching... I used to live in Vernon, north of Kelowna a bit... now I'm in the East Kootenays, almost in Alberta... this is coal country... with a bit of alpine Karst thrown in... caves there be! I guess the one thing some would like to know... did the Ogopogo pottery (ceramic?) ever become a proper Travel Bug??? It was being discussed after we found who 'fiona' was... I for one would like to keep an eye on it if it did... Hope to see you around the forums a bit more, even if it is later after school year... Doug Quote Link to comment
adventurous_fiona Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hmm i don't know if it's become a proper travel bug yet...will have to do some digging Yeah its sad that I don't have more time for caching atm, but my uni finishes quite early compared to the schools so I shoud have more time then! Ooh I know were Vernon is! I went through it when I was in Canada, good times! Fiona xxx Quote Link to comment
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