+nitefall Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 I released 16 Travel Bugs in th Boston area yesterday. They are currently located at the Make Way for Ducklings cache. My question for the group... Is it reasonalble to expect these ducks to make it to Seattle within 6 months... Some of the TB reprots I have seen take much much longer to cross the country... nitefall I almost forgot to mention... they spent their first night out in the rain... I hope their Cache container keeps them warm and dry Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 I love this cache idea! How clever!! I am in PA, so I can't actually look for the cache myself. As I was bemoaning this fact, I thought of a way I can still sort of participate: I am willing to be the receiver of a "hand-off"* - if that ever becomes necessary.... nitefall, keep me in mind in case you think I can help. Just email me via the main geocahing site. I do occassionally travel west, so that's another plus. I am off to South Bend this month for example. * a "hand off" is when a bug moves from one geocacher to another geocacher without going through a cache ----- Quote Link to comment
+nitefall Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 These guys might just head you way... If they do, you are free to pick one up... Quote Link to comment
Connor's Clan Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 Nitefall: It's just like hitch hiking. You never know how long it is going to take. Some of them will go quickly and some will take longer. I bet most, if not all of them will be their by Oct 1. Travel bugs do best when they are in Caches that have lots of visitors, and ones that are hidden well enough that they don't get spotted by non-cachers. Caches that have stood the test of time are best. Any special names in the lot that have interesting storys? Like Ouack? my personal favorite is Kack! Rage of Connor's Clan Quote Link to comment
+nitefall Posted April 7, 2002 Author Share Posted April 7, 2002 Connor's Clan The original 8 ducks from Make ay for Ducklings (the book) were named Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack. I just continued the theme fromthere for the next 8. You will notice that all the names are alphabetical starting with the letter "J" That is about all the meaning... Although, in the story Quack was always my favorite... Always being last... Interesting that Quack was one fot he last to leave the Cache... I am rooting for Quack. Quote Link to comment
budlvr40 Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 Since ducks are my favorites, if one gets to St Louis, I could wing it to Salt Lake City in June. Quote Link to comment
+VentureForth Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 I think Mack cheated. He should be returned to the starting point after spending a week in a 6 year old's bath. --------------- Go! And don't be afraid to get a little wet! Quote Link to comment
Connor's Clan Posted April 24, 2002 Share Posted April 24, 2002 Nitefall: I have been tracking the nest full of ducklings. It looks like most of them are making good progress. Have you set up a page where you can track them all at the same time? Or do you just have to view each one individually? Connor's Clan Quote Link to comment
+MapLady Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Nightfall and others, Sack is in a cache near me right now. If he doesn't get picked up in the next week or so, I could pick him up and let him stay with me until I fly west in early June. However, I change planes in Seattle and wouldn't have time to get him to Haiku Duck Cache. Could I find someone in Seattle to come to Sea-Tac and hand him off(I might be able to get my brother interested in geocaching)? Or should I just let him find his way to Seattle on his own? Or take him to Alaska with me and let him find his way back to Seattle? I'm not sure what's "fair" in this race. Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Depending on what time your lay over is in Seattle, we could take the hand off. We are only 15 minutes from the airport....45 minutes to an hour away if you count traffic. "No matter where you go, there you are." -- Buckaroo Banzai Quote Link to comment
+MapLady Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Wander Lost, If I hand off Sack to you how will the logs be entered to show Sack would no longer be in my hands, but in your hands so you could log him into the Haiku Duck Cache? I did go tonight to pick Sack up. Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 I'm not sure on that. Anyone out there handled a hand off?? I'm sure by June we can figure it out. I just read down a bit further and I think it would be simple. I'd just 'grab' the bug and it goes into my posession and I can then log it into a cache. "No matter where you go, there you are." -- Buckaroo Banzai Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 That's correct. You just enter the bug # and grab it from her, then it shows up on your page. Quote Link to comment
+nitefall Posted April 30, 2002 Author Share Posted April 30, 2002 Sounds good to me You should have a good time trying to meet at Sea-Tac. Quote Link to comment
+nitefall Posted April 30, 2002 Author Share Posted April 30, 2002 Connor's Clan, I have not really set up a pagge where you can track each duck... They are all linked from the original Make Way For Ducklings page ( I don't have the link right now) Do you know of a way to create a tracking page that will compile the info from all the ducks.... I suppose I should ask Jeremy that. Nitefall Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 I don't think Markwell will mind if I post his Challenge of the Superfriends Hub as an example of what you could do with a page such as what you're thinking about. I've no idea about the software, though. ----- You must be present to win. Quote Link to comment
+MapLady Posted May 18, 2002 Share Posted May 18, 2002 The new Travel Bug search lets you type in the keyword "Ducklings" and get a list of all the 16 brothers, links to their pages, and the number of miles each has traveled. The search link is on the Travel Bug page under the Gallery link. Great new feature!! Thanks Jeremy! Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Hope this link works. It should give you all the ducklings in one page. As of today, Rack is way in the back with 0 miles and Ouack is in the lead with 3540.23 miles. Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Mack, Sack, and Ouack have made it so far. Haiku Duck [This message was edited by EraSeek on July 10, 2002 at 10:31 PM.] Quote Link to comment
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