Finally settling down to some "holiday spirits" back
in RI after several weeks in sunny Florida - with a
cruise to Mexico tossed in the middle! We found a
"Sunny Message in a Bottle" on our port call to Key
West, and thought it might make an interesting little
hitcher that could travel either by post or by
placement with another letterbox (totally up to the
whim of the finder), so we've sent that message on its
way and will be looking forward to seeing where it
goes. Please keep us posted, since there's no logbook.
Of course we also managed to take in some fascinating
letterboxing along the way - looking at loggerheads at
"Loggerhead", sharks' teeth at "Shark's Tooth", ants
at "Ant Castle Tree", etc. One of our favorite
adventures of the trip occurred near the Conch
Republic box at the Wild Bird Care Center on Key
Largo, where we hit the beach right at "feeding time"
(c.3:30) and were literally surrounded by about a
hundred flapping pelicans - quite an experience! We
were also dazzled by the light displays at Disney and
found Wilderness Lodge to be especially beautiful this
time of year, but couldn't get to the letterbox at
Caribbean Beach because that particular resort was
undergoing repairs. We also couldn't get to visit
"Sebastian" because it seems that the gate to his home
is now being guarded all day long, but perhaps someday
his owners will relocate him to a more accessible
spot. The only other difficulty we ran into was being
turned away halfway through our walk on the University
of Richmond campus in VA by a security person who told
us that, as a "private school", it was technically
closed for Thanksgiving break! Oh, well... all the
other box searches we were able to complete were just
fine. It was nice to be back briefly in Maryland and
Virginia for the first time since our early
letterboxing days a year and a half ago, and to get a
small sampling of the marvelous work being done by
some of the fun-loving and talented folks down that
way. (Hope to meet some of you someday!) We also
enjoyed giving rides to quite a few hitchers, and
finding our first boxes in other states like NC,
SC,and GA where we hadn't letterboxed before. One
of these days we'll probably post our state-by-state
countdown on the bottom of our webpage - just for our
own personal interest and the curiosity of those folks
who often ask us how many boxes we've found in
different states. Meanwhile, many thanks to all the
wonderful, good-spirited letterbox planters out there
and Happy Holidays to all!

Wanda and Pete
P42 F1836 X247


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