Little Miss Muffet Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) This past year has been a hard one. My mother passed away on my daughters 6th birthday (July 9th). It was just awful. Fast Forward- A few months ago I decided to finally go geo-caching again. I went once or twice about 5 years ago but got too bogged down with little ones. Recently I found 2 and DNF 2. I bought some travel bugs. I gave 2 each to my kids. We bought some little charms to make them look pretty. I only got one finished. My daughter calls it 'Edelweiss'. It's a flower, the flower of Austria, and there's a song about it in the Sound of Music. My daughters class also sang that song this past school year in a program and its also the SIGG bottle that I carry. My Mom was a florist and loved flowers. The goal for the TB is to go to Austria and have a photo taken with some sort of Von Trapp family landmark. Last weekend I took my daughter out -she got her first find. And we dropped off her Edelweiss travelbug. Today-her birthday and the 1 year anniv of Mom's passing. I got an email about a cache near my house that I have yet to go to (even though its less than 1 mile away) I read the log. I'm not sure how or why, but I look at the profile of the person who was there last (I rarely do that). And its 2 guys from Austria. I quickly send them an email begging them to please pick up my DD"s TB and take it home with them. I'm jumping between 2 windows copying links and when I jump to go get the cache ID # I see that they have already picked up the TB. His notes say that he will be taking it back home with him to Austria. I am just amazed. -a TB named after a flower, newly released, by a new cacher, picked up in NC and will be going half way around the world to Austria by the first person to get it to complete its goal. All on my daughters birthday. I can only think that it must have been the florist up in heaven behind all of this. time to got wipe the tears from my eyes. Edited July 10, 2010 by Little Miss Muffet Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 that is indeed a ray of sunshine Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Excellent! - A lovely tale of TB serendipity. Often we read the 'bad news' accounts of TB adventures so it's good to be reminded that sometimes things work out well for them. I hope it continues its travels safely. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Awwww, hand me the tissues! Quote Link to comment
FunkMaster-T Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 A very touching story...hope it has a happy ending with the pic you are hoping for. I think this would make a good Lost and Found story...Happy Hunting!...T. Quote Link to comment
hoosier guy Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thank you for sharing this story. Quote Link to comment
+Group12 Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 That is a great story! Really beyond chance. Quote Link to comment
Little Miss Muffet Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 (edited) Many, many thanks to Team Wanted Dead or Alive for picking up the TB. http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=05...49-8a9673fb2a96 Edited July 23, 2010 by Little Miss Muffet Quote Link to comment
+WantedDeadOrAlive Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 The TB is now in Austria and a friend (Donnie Dark) of us will take the TB the last 400 kilometers to Salzburg to fullfil his mission Good luck! Greetings from Austria Fab from Team WantedDeadOrAlive Quote Link to comment
+Pkutniewski Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 That is so sweet! I'm all teary over here. What a great day for your LO Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 You know, the Von Trapps moved from Austria, to the US, and settled in Vermont in the mid 20th century, and the home is now an inn. Maybe when the goal is completed, you could have it travel back the US, and on to Vermont and see that Von Trapp Family home. There might be a cache somewhere nearby it could stop at. Quote Link to comment
Little Miss Muffet Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 UPDATE: Fab's little dog travel bug got lost in SC. We tried to rescue him, but I think someone must have adopted the stray little dog for their own. I ended up hunting down another toy dog (same breed and toy company), and made a new travel tag for him. I then took his little guy to the Grand Canyon and to a few other caches and released him in Arizona. And what I never expected, was a gift at Christmas, of the little dog (yet another) and a new travel tag, to release into the great wild open. Now I know why his name is Fab. He's fabulous! Quote Link to comment
Little Miss Muffet Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Edelweiss has traveled around the world and is now in New Zealand. Fab's 2nd little dog made it back to him in Austria!! He brought it to New York City and is now missing but I have a feeling he will show up again. Quote Link to comment
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