Scout Yellow Bug Bug




	Updated: 12/02/06

Back in January of 2005, the Troop released their own Geocaching Travel Bug upon an unsuspecting world whilst out on a hike. What’s a Geocache and what’s a Travel Bug?

In simple terms, a geocache (or cache) is a container hidden in any one of thousands of places all over the world. We Geocachers (people who go hunting for these containers) like to keep the locations a secret from non-geocachers (Geo-muggles). Finding these containers is a bit like a treasure hunt using map, compass and GPS (Global Positioning System). A Travel Bug is a unique object which is placed in a cache. Other Geocachers visiting that cache are encouraged to remove it to be taken on a journey to another cache at a different location. Rather than fill this page with a full explanation of the sport, try visiting Geocaching.com.

Our Troops Travel bug is called “Scout Yellow Bug Bug”. It is a small yellow pull-back Buggy Car which has a unique “dog-tag” attached. It was sent on a mission to “travel the world meeting other Scouts”. This page gives a quick summary of how it is getting on with its travels. To visit it on the Geocaching.com web site just click on the picture.

The brief log below is in reverse order - newest entry at top. Distances are in miles.

Date	Cache	Location	Distance	Total

10/02/06	Leprechaun Gold	Utah, USA	5.6	6504
07/02/06	Monster Trucks	Utah, USA	17.5	6498
28/01/06	Chinese New Year	Utah, USA	35	6481
25/01/06	Travel Buggs	Utah, USA	8	6446
11/11/05	Boxcar Willy	Utah, USA	1469.5	6434
03/07/05	Power Lady	Michigan, USA	18.6	4964
07/06/05	NWOGEO Meet	Ohio, USA	50.1	4946
01/06/05	Lego My Freshman	Michigan, USA	3757.8	4896
31/05/05	The Doomed Villages	Harmondsworth, UK	330.9	1138
30/05/05	TB Hotel	Germany	82.5	807
30/05/05	Vinnie’s Resort	Netherlands	26.6	725
30/05/05	De Boebel	Netherlands	112.5	698
29/05/05	Tumulus	Hainaut, Belgium	22.3	585
29/05/05	Le Grand Large	Hainaut, Belgium	135.5	563
28/05/05	Portal to the Past	Cologne, Germany	296	427
27/05/05	Stansted Hotel	Essex	3.5	131
22/05/05	Milton’s Paradise	Bishops Stortford	90	127
17/03/05	Vikings View	Lincolnshire	21.3	37
04/02/05	Halifax Bomber	Nottinghamshire	16.6	16
15/01/05	More Rabbits	Nottinghamshire	0	0


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