This is the first travel bug we've found! We were staying at Tyax, and went to find the "Stump with a View" cache while we were there. Unfortunately, when we got close to the cache location, we saw that the cache had been ripped apart by a bear (the lid was still on and there was a big hole in the container)! The contents of the cache were littered around a 10 foot radius, and had obviously been exposed to "the elements" for awhile. Almost everything had teeth marks, or had been chomped right through!
The only thing left inside the cache was a piece of paper and this VW Bug! He survived the bear attack! Even though he survived, he was still exposed to the wet and cold, and now has a big crack in him! The compass has warped and it doesn't always locate North anymore.
We resuced him from the cache and brought him back to Port Coquitlam, British Columbia (near Vancouver). Even though it is South of his previous location, it is the only chance for his survival. He's not complaining, because he got to go to his first ever Canadian Thanksgiving dinner tonight!
In the next few weeks we hope to brainstorm a good location to place him.
We'll send another update then.