A Long Way But It Was Worth It!

LNER Express, JorvikLB and Yorkshire LAdybird were all on their way to Sutton Coldfield Near Birmingham to see Granny so i asked if i could hitch a lift. When we looked at the clues, we saw that "Super Lovable Letterbox" was not too far away from Granny's house, so we set out to find it!

After 1 hour and 1/2, we arrived at Tittesworth Resevoir, and followed the track into Fosters wood. There were lots of footpath markers, so i asked if i could have my photo taken on top of one.

It was a long walk to find the letterbox, and this was the only one on the place, but we were determined to get it! After couting and keeping a look out for all the things in the clue, we eventually reached the braodwalk! JorvikLB nipped round the end and climbered round the other side until she counted 5 posts. And, low and behold, there was the little letterbox hiding behind the stone.

In the clue, it clearly said "Please do not stamp near the location it is planted" so we found a lovely grassy area nearby and sat down to stamp in. It was a lovely day out as we got to play on the adventure playground aswel. Luckily the sun stayed out all day, so we wetn back to Granny's with huge smiles on!

Froggers first proper adventure in England !!

Frogger was absolutely delighted when we told him we were going to set off for the moors to find some letterboxes! He told us how excited he was and rushed off to get his stamp ready.

Once we arrived on the moors, we parked near the bridge and worked out on the map where abouts we were. i will now hand over to Frogger to tell you about our day:

Once we were out of the car, JorvikLB took a lovely photograph of me in the heather which was a beautiful purple colour! it is also meant to be lucky when the heather is purple, so i was extra hopeful about the day ahead when i found this out!

We then poddled of to the beggining of the footpath and started to count out the steps towards the letterbox. We reached the spot and Yorkshire Ladybird went to go and investigate. However she came back with a worried look on her face. There was a small river running between the path and the tree that the box was hidden by, and Yorkshire Ladybird had a big crack in the back of her wellie (much to our amusement. She found out ankle deep in the middle of a puddle) and was not able to get across. JorvikLB took one look, stepped back and leaped. She landed clear of the river with me still tucked safely under her arm. So then we bent down and together we moved the big rock out of the way to reveal the first find of the day.

When we looked inside of the box, there was a baloon inside. Everyone exhanged galnces and then looked in the logbook to try and find the answer. We did. Nearby to the letterbox was a geocache and some people had come across the letterbox thinking thats what it was. Luckily the stamp and logbook were still present. Then when we looked at the back of the logbook, we found out that the stamp had been found in a geocach on dartmoor! I was amazed to know that i was holding a stamp that had been so close to the origin of the hobby!

After packing up and moving on, we set out for the next box. We went back to the river and headed upstream. We came to the two trees that the clue mentioned, and pulled out the letterbox. I was a bit confused because when i stamped my logbook, there was only half an image on my page. I looked to my left at LNER Express' page and his had come out the same. Then Yorkshire Ladybird explained to me that the other half of the stamp was in Conneticut. Good idea i think! Sadly we couldn't go for that one afterwards as we would be a little bit late for tea.

We then took another look at the clue list and were delighted to find out that the next box was only a few paces up the track! We soon arrived and scrabbled down the bank to the tree that was holding the box. It was a very interesting shape, and the hiding place was ideal for a letterbox! It was great fun colouring in the stamp with felt pens to get the print the correct colours! the stamp looks brilliant and is very well carved! Here i am next to the box in it's hiding place. See if you can spot it.

We went back to the car and drove a little up the road to the kilns at Rosedale. We reviseted 3 boxes (2 of JorvikLB's and the first box ever to be put out on the North York Moors in 1992) so that i could get the stamps for my logbook. All boxes were near where we parked so we took them back to the car to stamp.

It was time to go home and we were all really tired but suddenly JorvikLB realised we were right by the place she had planted anotehr of her letterboxes! It took Her, LNER Express and Myself to persuade Yorkshire Ladybird to go there but it worked in the end. Yet again it was a bit of an easy box as it was in the car park so as we went to find it, Yorkshire Ladybird started to put the clues back into the correct order in the folder. It was then that she noticed the coordianates to a certain clue. She checked the map. They were exactly the same. So before anyone knew what was going on, we were half way through the clue!

We reched the boulder, and JorvikLB let me do the honours and find the box.

Forgger's Arrival in the UK !!

Well i have finally arrived here in the UK! i must say the parsel my family sent me in was very cosy but i was glad to get out of it and into the fresh air. when i finally escaped there were 4 perculiar looking faces staring at me and looking in my logbook and smiling at my stamp. i then realised that this must be my host family! they introduced them selves (Yorkshire Ladybird, Mum, JorvikLB and LNER Express, younger letterboxers and Dad, a non-letterboxer as he doesn't really see the point. tut tut.)



Soon after arriving, JorvikLB suggested to me that we try and find the letterbox out in the garden if i felt up to it. of course i jumped to the chance of finding my first english letterbox! we followed the first part of the clue and went to visit henry the hedgehog. he was a very happy little chap, and made me promise to come back and visit him soon!



we then made our way to the chimney mentioned in the clue. there was a lovely lavender plant growing out of the top, and
JorvikLB took a lovely picture of me smeilling the lovely sweet scent it gave off!















she gave me a hand to tip it up and i peered inside! it

was a bit dark under there, but the letterbox was stood happily in the middle!


we took the box into the conservatory as there was a good

table in there, and got out all we needed to do the stamping in! looking through the logbook i noticed a stamp that said underneath he was called Wallace and was a boxing buddy. i was a little confused as JorvikLb had told me earlier that i was the first Boxing Buddy they were to host. i then found out it was Wallace, JorvikLb's PERSONAL Boxing Buddy. he stayed and boxed with her and didn't go and explore different areas!

the next day i had the urge to go letterboxing, but JorvikLB was going to escrick park to do some cross country riding. so i stuck with LNER Express and let him show me his trainset.

the day after that it was pourig with rain. i would have loved to go out in it, but JorvikLB and her family were not too keen so to make up for it JorvikLB gave me a hint by showing me a page on Atlas Quest. it was her Personal Traveler, so i asked her if i could see it. here i am stamping into it and writing my little message.

Heading to the UK!!!

I headed out to visit Yorkshire Ladybird in the UK on August 8th!!

I can't wait to get there...it's so exciting to be going to another country!

I'm sure I will have loads of fun while I'm there :)

Frogger is home!

I arrived home on July 12th. I brought home Blackberry Patch's Boxing Buddy Flat Buddy with me so that my family can take him on some adventures with them for a few weeks :)

I sure had a lot of fun with Blackberry Patch. I came home with a couple post cards, brochure and a flat penny :) My family all laughed at the brochure because 'dad' always grabs brochures when they travel, so we joked with him that since they couldn't go to Downtown Disney I brought him back a brochure LOL

I'm going to rest for a few more days and then my family tells me that I will be heading to the UK!! WOW, I'm really excited to be traveling to another country!!!

Frogger being mailed with a friend

Hello everyone!
We are sending Frogger home via USPS tomorrow! Along for the ride in his mailing box I have included a friend to keep him company - Flat Buddy. He will ARRIVE with your dear little froggie in a few days.
I have not included a photo because it would be ever-so-nice if you would enter your own on his website when they arrive!
http://lemongrasspictures.blogspot.com/
With much love,
Blackberry Patch

On Our Way to Louisiana

Boy we have been so busy here in Florida and now it is time to say goodbye to the land of Mickey Mouse and head back home.

Here I am taking a nice rest before I hop back to my host's home - Blackberry Patch - she lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

We loved these daisies found near the Disney Marketplace.
Here I am on the road again!







































Here we are at the MS welcome center! Almost home!Here I am calling Blackberry's family to let the know I am nearly there!
So that is the end of our journey from Baton Rouge,Louisiana, over and out!