We hit 75 boxes found today! We are so excited, we are starting the countdown to 100! 25 to go!!! 100 finds seems to be a huge milestone for most letterboxers and we are loving the fact that we are almost there. We found 7 today and will be heading out tomorrow to finish the series we started last weekend (we are bringing lots of bug spray with us!!!!) Plus, we are finally planting the box in memory of our little guinea pig tomorrow. Scott has picked an area that is all about animals.
OMG, I laughed so hard today! We stopped by my favorite HH hostel today to drop of a new HH and had quite a mini-adventure. I opened the lid of the box and was greeted by two wasps. I looked at the underneath of the lid and there was a small wasp nest, not more than 8-10 openings for baby wasps. I grabbed the container in the box without even thinking there might be more. Scott kept saying that there was one on the front, but I didn't see it. He was at an angle where he could see inside the box and there was one sitting right on the front wall, waiting for me to put my hand back in there. I couldn't grab the second container with the boxes stamp in it, so I ended up just stamping the HH into the box's logbook and putting it in the container with the other hitchhikers. Scott had a plan to get the container back in the box, he wanted me to get in the car and start the engine running. He was going to put the container back in the box and close the lid, then run to the car and jump in car so the wasps couldn't get him. I laughed so hard, I felt like we were robbing the box and making a getaway. We didn't even take a HH out of the box cause it was supposed to have three remain in it and there were only two besides the one we put in. UNLESS, there was one in the container with the boxes stamp, which we never took out. Oh well, it's a bonus for someone if that's the case!!!
I carved a new signature stamp tonight. It's the same image really, just a little different view. My signature stamp is of Spring Point Lighthouse, where Scott and I got married in 2006. You can see a picture at the top of this entry and a picture of my old one is on my profile page at Atlas Quest (http://www.atlasquest.com/people/profile.html?gMemberId=15556) The new one is a little bit bigger, and a little more detailed, and the rocks are gone. It should be easier to figure out what it is. I'm really happy with it. My original signature stamp is starting to show wear, and is actually splitting from the back.
Scott is working on a series right now. Every time we go out boxing, he starts talking about it and actually has one stamp ready for it. He wants to get the stamps carved first then he'll figure out where to plant it.
I'm following the same idea. I'm planning a 15 box series, hopefully to be planted near home or near my hometown. I haven't quite decided yet. But, I carved the first stamp for it tonight. They are pretty easy carves, and I haven't seen any other boxes with the same theme yet. So, hopefully it will be worth finding.
OMG, I laughed so hard today! We stopped by my favorite HH hostel today to drop of a new HH and had quite a mini-adventure. I opened the lid of the box and was greeted by two wasps. I looked at the underneath of the lid and there was a small wasp nest, not more than 8-10 openings for baby wasps. I grabbed the container in the box without even thinking there might be more. Scott kept saying that there was one on the front, but I didn't see it. He was at an angle where he could see inside the box and there was one sitting right on the front wall, waiting for me to put my hand back in there. I couldn't grab the second container with the boxes stamp in it, so I ended up just stamping the HH into the box's logbook and putting it in the container with the other hitchhikers. Scott had a plan to get the container back in the box, he wanted me to get in the car and start the engine running. He was going to put the container back in the box and close the lid, then run to the car and jump in car so the wasps couldn't get him. I laughed so hard, I felt like we were robbing the box and making a getaway. We didn't even take a HH out of the box cause it was supposed to have three remain in it and there were only two besides the one we put in. UNLESS, there was one in the container with the boxes stamp, which we never took out. Oh well, it's a bonus for someone if that's the case!!!
I carved a new signature stamp tonight. It's the same image really, just a little different view. My signature stamp is of Spring Point Lighthouse, where Scott and I got married in 2006. You can see a picture at the top of this entry and a picture of my old one is on my profile page at Atlas Quest (http://www.atlasquest.com/people/profile.html?gMemberId=15556) The new one is a little bit bigger, and a little more detailed, and the rocks are gone. It should be easier to figure out what it is. I'm really happy with it. My original signature stamp is starting to show wear, and is actually splitting from the back.
Scott is working on a series right now. Every time we go out boxing, he starts talking about it and actually has one stamp ready for it. He wants to get the stamps carved first then he'll figure out where to plant it.
I'm following the same idea. I'm planning a 15 box series, hopefully to be planted near home or near my hometown. I haven't quite decided yet. But, I carved the first stamp for it tonight. They are pretty easy carves, and I haven't seen any other boxes with the same theme yet. So, hopefully it will be worth finding.
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Congrats on 75 finds!!! That's fantastic! And your new sig stamp is beautiful! :)
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