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Title: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: Joyce on 04-May-10, 05:12:42 PM
Some of you may remember that Susan C geocached a small peregrine falcon keychain in honor of Skye in January 2007. Her goal was for Skye to wander around the world, as peregrine falcons do, and eventually have Skye return to Rochester, NY, where she was born.

The journey started in the Phillipines, and 3 years later Skye finally made it home.  She is now in a cache in Greece Canal Ponds Park.  Hooray!!

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=565374

CONGRATUALTIONS SUSAN!!!



Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: jeanne on 04-May-10, 05:16:08 PM
And welcome home, Skye!


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: valhalla on 04-May-10, 06:25:54 PM
Great news!  I wondered what had become of the Spirit of Skye!


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: Donna on 04-May-10, 06:36:11 PM
Some of you may remember that Susan C geocached a small peregrine falcon keychain in honor of Skye in January 2007. Her goal was for Skye to wander around the world, as peregrine falcons do, and eventually have Skye return to Rochester, NY, where she was born.

The journey started in the Phillipines, and 3 years later Skye finally made it home.  She is now in a cache in Greece Canal Ponds Park.  Hooray!!

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=565374

CONGRATUALTIONS SUSAN!!!



That's really cool! Where is Susan?


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: Carol P. on 04-May-10, 10:06:15 PM
Some of you may remember that Susan C geocached a small peregrine falcon keychain in honor of Skye in January 2007. Her goal was for Skye to wander around the world, as peregrine falcons do, and eventually have Skye return to Rochester, NY, where she was born.

The journey started in the Phillipines, and 3 years later Skye finally made it home.  She is now in a cache in Greece Canal Ponds Park.  Hooray!!

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=565374

CONGRATUALTIONS SUSAN!!!


That was so nice of that geocacher to bring Skye home!   :clap:




Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: Joyce on 17-May-10, 08:10:10 PM

That was so nice of that geocacher to bring Skye home!   :clap:


Yesterday a group of watchers went on a geocache hunt to find the resting place for the Travel Bug Skye.  Susan C, Shaky, Carrie, Jeanne, Kathy O, Carol P, Brian and me (& doggies) met at Greece Canal Park.  Susan and Shaky had their GPS and we followed the hits posted on the website to find the cache in the woods. When we reached the coordinates, Susan C said go find it.  We all spread out to look, and Carol P found it.

To see Susan's face as she opened the cache was worth it!  The Spirit of Skye has been traveling for over 3 years.  It was in great condition, and still kakked!  The couple who brought her home left a message with Skye.  It was heartwarming.  Rarely do these travel bugs ever come back home. Carol P took some pics and when she gets a chance will share them.

~Joyce



Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: MAK on 17-May-10, 08:56:24 PM
 :good post:     :wave:


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: Donna on 17-May-10, 09:07:58 PM
What a great tribute to "SKYE". She lives!  :clap: :bow:


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: Carol P. on 17-May-10, 09:51:39 PM
What a wonderful tribute to our dear Skye.   :heart:

I'll share the pictures soon. 


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: jeanne on 17-May-10, 10:50:17 PM
What a wonderful tribute to our dear Skye.   :heart:

I'll share the pictures soon. 

It was truly a wonderful tribute to our precious Skye.  Susan C. did such a touching thing!  I will never forget Skye.  The very first time I came out to see the falcons was at her release.  She loved the building at the end of the High Falls bridge ("Skye's building").  Her life was brief and she didn't travel too far or too long after she left Rochester but her life mattered and she will be remembered.

Fly free, Skye! :heart: :heart: :heart:


Title: Re: The Spirit of Skye (Geocaching)
Post by: valhalla on 18-May-10, 05:12:26 AM
I really liked this adventure from start to finish.   :2thumbsup: