It's Not An Anorak It's A Travel Bug Race

[+badger]

Well it's ready...

 

My TB is activated!

 

Name: Little Green Bug

Code: TBJDPZ

Cache to aim for: Military Intelligence

 

Matt

 

P.S. Can anybody help me edit the links in the TB page? They haven't worked...

[+Sensei TSKC]

I'll PM you.

[+badger]

Thanks Lester.

 

Matt

[+Sensei TSKC]

Matt, you are welcome.

 

You should also do the same for the race URL....

Edited April 3, 2005 by SenseiTSKC

[+Alibags]

I have now got SP's Pink Thing bug in my possession... I am meant to pass it on to Bob. Now, what's the toughest cache in the UK?... he he he

[+Globetrotter.uk]

Alibags! how about reed the clues?

[+harold1066]

The Glowing Gecko is on it`s way to Bob

 

Geo

[+big blue room]

Our TB is ready to go:

 

Name: The Green Queen

Ref: TBGVDC

Nominated Cache: "Chess themed Geocache No.8 - BLACK QUEEN" (GCHQ3Z)

 

I will put the TB in the post tomorrow

 

Rachel

[+aRRKS]

Just activated our TB for the race

 

TBHJ5K TwoBats to fly to Canalamania 5 - Ghost Train

 

Glow-in-the-dark plastic to fit with the theme, and two stuck together to fit our TB theme.

 

Good luck everybody and thanks to the organisers

[+Jan and the Percey Boys]

Mine is activated too and sent to Bob

"It's not a GPS..."

Heading for the end of the Line

 

Good luck everybody

[+Bob Smith]

Can't be bothered to read through all the posts. This may already have been covered

 

What is the procedure for placing the bugs. I suggest that the easiest way is for the owners to log them into othe final SP cache and then I will 'pick them up' when I deposit them in OZ.

 

The pile of bug s getting bigger by each morning morning post!!

 

Everyone who has sent a bug to me should have had an acknowledgment by email

Bob

[+Bekandian]

All bugs should have no mileage on them before reaching Australia. So Bob, you will need to grab them all before logging them into their starting Australian caches

[+68 GUNS]

Tags should arrive in tomorrows post, hopefully my "bug" will arrive on wednesday.

 

SP Target cache "Half Hidden"

 

TB name "Where's my Pond?"

 

TB number TBC

[+Alibags]

Good going. The list of participants is now getting long enough to make it nice and interesting. Thanks to all who have entered so far. I reckon we will have to organise an event to celebrate the end of the race, when it eventually ends, and buy the lucky winner lots of drinks (Green chartreuse, bols, creme de methe, appletise and other green drinks only, naturally!).

[NickPick]

I've just registered my TB (Big thanks to Bekandian for supplying it!)

 

TB Number TBJ02Z

TB Name: Bond Bug-gery

SP Target Cache "The Angel and Mr. O"

 

As soon as I've glued all the bits together and taken a photo, it'll be on it's way to Bob.

[+Bob Smith]

I've just been checking numbers 1742 bst on 5th There are 27 total listed and I've got just 14.

 

What surprises me is that some have no identification tag attached to them.

Anyone picking them up has no idea what it's about or more importantly what the bug wants to do.

 

I know the aim is on the webpage, but for my own part I download GPX files and don't look at the TB pages. It's in participant's own interests to put an aims tag on the bug. One bug actually has tick boxes on its tag so anyone picking it up can see what needs to happen next.

 

Please don't leave it to the last minute

 

Bob

[+JollyJax]

:D

 

Mines on its way to you Bob ... good old fashioned Jiffy Bag and lots of brown packing tape ... feel free to keep the tape mate

 

Tag in place and all explained.

 

Saw a certain lady with a bag full of bugs today ... thats probably where the rest are ....

 

Edited April 5, 2005 by JollyJax

[+lathama]

i never put a tag on mine. takes the fun out of bugs. I always like to find out where a bug is going when i log it, so that is how i operate my own bugs also.

[+Alibags]

One bug actually has tick boxes on its tag so anyone picking it up can see what needs to happen next.

 

Tick boxes?! I bet that's one of the Hampden's Monument gang!

 

Now, where's my large tube of superglue?!

[+Bob Smith]

I fully understand about the tags, but I thought it worth pointing out.

 

I'm now not acknowledging by email, but I am grabbing the bugs a they arrive. Total at present is 16

 

Bob

[+Mad H@ter]

One bug actually has tick boxes on its tag so anyone picking it up can see what needs to happen next.

 

Tick boxes?! I bet that's one of the Hampden's Monument gang!

 

Now, where's my large tube of superglue?!

Whatever gave you that impression?

 

Sounds like a very efficient cacher, trying to be as helpful as possible to his fellow cacher's that may stumble upon his/her fine TB.

 

Now what did I tell you about that superglue? rule 2 wasn't it

[+Alibags]

you girlie swots!!!

[+Laughalot]

Have my TB all activated and ready to go - just waiting on address from Bob and it will be on it's way.

 

TB Number TBHOWM

TB Name: Oscar Octopus

SP Target Cache Buckinham Bumble

 

Look forward to the fun contimuing when the race begins.

 

Many thanks one and all for sorting this out.

 

Laughalot

[+Bekandian]

Excellent

 

It's just Bob Smith and The Hokesters who are on the list and still to activate then.

 

6 days to go!

[+The Hokesters]

Finished making the TB today. Just have to do the log page ond post it off!

[+Sensei TSKC]

Excellent

 

It's just Bob Smith and The Hokesters who are on the list and still to activate then.

 

6 days to go!

This reminds me of the builder anomaly: It's usually the builder's home that is last to be completed.

 

Is it the same for Bob's TB and does it mean that Bob's will finish 1st?

[NickPick]

does it mean that Bob's will finish 1st?

Bob's will finish first if he "forgets" to put it in a cache in Oz, and drops it in europe on the way back!

 

He's got more time to finish making his bug than the rest of us - he won't have to finish it until he's out there. I just posted mine this lunchtime.

[+Bekandian]

Actually there's a little more to it than that

 

I have 3 peoples race TBs in my mitts at the moment, which I have to give to Bob (along with ours which isn't actually finished yet, as we're having Armadillo problems). I also have Bob's TB tag and part of his TB

 

So, until I hand all the stuff over (this weekend I hope) he can't do the TB

 

Bekie

[+Sensei TSKC]

Actually there's a little more to it than that

 

I have 3 peoples race TBs in my mitts at the moment, which I have to give to Bob (along with ours which isn't actually finished yet, as we're having Armadillo problems). I also have Bob's TB tag and part of his TB

 

So, until I hand all the stuff over (this weekend I hope) he can't do the TB

 

Bekie

Will you go to any lengths ....... ?

[+Bekandian]

Will you go to any lengths ....... ?

To replace the Armadillo I now don't have for my TB by Sunday ... yepp quite a few lengths.

 

To win the race ... nope none, as I'm not really bothered what position we finish in, just doing it for the fun to be honest

 

All race TBs in my possession will be given to Bob this Sunday.

Edited April 7, 2005 by Bekandian

[+Simply Paul]

What happened to Tank?

 

SP

[+Bekandian]

He wasn't able to get here in time for Saturday

 

Yea, the photo on the TB page is a mock up However the description tag part is real, and he would have looked like that.

 

Need to source out a new one by Sunday, so he may or may not look the same, but either way he'll still be called Tank

[+Simply Paul]

For *all* sorts of plastic animals, try your local Early Learning Centre. It's an Ark for injection moulded plastic!

 

SP

[+Simply Paul]

Bump!

 

Not long to go now, so if you have a spare TB tag and anything with even the most tenuous link to this theme, now's the time to get a TB made and posted to Bob!

 

Don't forget, you can follow the adventures of the *many* wacky racers on the official web site (with thanks to Bekie of bekandian for setting it up): http://dontgohere.nu/caching/tb-race.htm

 

All credit to Alibags, Bob Smith and all other drunken comedians involved for coming up with this silly idea and having the gumption to put it into effect too!.

 

Good luck, god speed and I hope my one wins

 

SP

[+aRRKS]

For *all* sorts of plastic animals, try your local Early Learning Centre. It's an Ark for injection moulded plastic!

 

SP

That's where we had all our's from except the one for this race, the only green things they had left we two really large crocodiles

[+Simply Paul]

Don't talk to me about crocodiles! From last weekend, while out with Alibags:

 

 

Ouch!

 

SP

[+The Hokesters]

Hahaha - I can see its a fake though - look you can see your arm stuffed inside your shirt

[+Simply Paul]

Sadly that's my tum

 

SP

[+The Hokesters]

In that case - Ouch that must have hurt - did you manage to get it stitched back on?

Edited April 9, 2005 by The Hokesters

[+Simply Paul]

'Twas but a flesh wound

 

SP

[+Bekandian]

Spent quite a bit of time today looking for a replacement tank, but to no avail. So we have broken out the reserve, which we were a little hesitant to use as it's a limited edition "Bang on the Door" Armadillo.

 

But, the main thing is... He's ready to go!

[markandlynn]

Am i too late i have a TB ready in my possession it glows green in the dark.

[+Bekandian]

If you can get your bug to Bob Smith by Tuesday morning, no problem.

 

If you can, we'll add it to the race page once Bob has grabbed it.

[+Bob Smith]

The original 28 (plus 1 freeloader) can be seen in this picture.

 

http://www.rwbsmith.plus.com/geocaching/Au...lia%20bound.jpg

 

I need to get the case packed now, so I don't have time to wait for the late arrivals to have their piccie taken with the gang.

 

 

Bob

Edited April 11, 2005 by Bob Smith

[+Sensei TSKC]

Bob,

 

You are doing a fantastic job. Have a good trip.

 

Oss!

[markandlynn]

If you can get your bug to Bob Smith by Tuesday morning, no problem.

 

If you can, we'll add it to the race page once Bob has grabbed it.

TB dispatched by express courier (ie internal business post) hope it gets there in time otherwise its onto plan B of hunting down TB's. Tyrannid shall change the page if you send me the details or when i get time to read the rest of this thread.

[NickPick]

Well, I'm glad that Bob's already packed all the other TBs, and will have to pack Tyrannid separately - I've just read that Tyrannids consume all they meet. I hope it doesn't consume my TB!

Edited April 11, 2005 by NickPick

[+Bekandian]

Thanks to Bob's image, I've now created an image map of all the TBs in the race.

 

If you want to view it, you can from the race page : It's not an anorak it's a TB race

 

Or directly here: Image Map of TBs

 

 

Bekie

[+third-degree-witch]

good luck to everybody in the race..may the best piece of plastic/material/wood or metal win .

thanks to bob smith for hauling them all to oz.

[markandlynn]

Well, I'm glad that Bob's already packed all the other TBs, and will have to pack Tyrannid separately - I've just read that Tyrannids consume all they meet. I hope it doesn't consume my TB!

At least my wife didn't enter with this TB launched last week. I do wonder about her sometimes.