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Travel Bug Dog Tag Ernie and his Rubber Duckie

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Owner:
Flippaduck Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, January 7, 2011
Origin:
North Island, New Zealand
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Current Goal

He has completed his first goal to go from Tauranga, New Zealand to Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England on the 22/09/2011

It is now time to bring him home to Tauranga, New Zealand


If you can please take a photo of Ernie and his Rubber Duckie in the areas he is found / placed again so the Flippaduck family can see him on his travels.

About This Item

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This is Ernie and his Rubber Duckie.

We would like to see how far he can travel and to see how many people he can meet on his travels to get to home to Tauranga.

If you can please take a photo of Ernie and his Rubber Duckie in the areas he is found / placed again so the Flippaduck family can see him on his travels.

History of the Rubber Duck

Synonyms:
Rubber Ducky, Rubber Duckie Inventor: Unknown
Time Invented: Possibly late 1800's when rubber manufacturing started
Made Famous By: Jim Henson in the 1970's performing "Rubber Duckie" as the character, Ernie, on Sesame Street.

Other Rubber Duck Facts:

Early rubber duckies were made out of heavy rubber and did not squeak.
Modern rubber duckies are made of vinyl/plastic.
Some bath toy ducks actually can squirt water out of their mouths.
Most modern rubber ducks have a hole in the bottom that allows them to make a squeaking noise. Some have a sound chip on the inside that when squeezed, make a real duck quack sound.

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Tracking History (25128.1mi) View Map

Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to Helen Gardens South East England, United Kingdom - .23 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to King's Mount (Eastbourne Seafront) South East England, United Kingdom - .36 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to Step Right Down (Eastbourne Seafront) South East England, United Kingdom - .14 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to Rustic Shelter (Eastbourne Seafront) South East England, United Kingdom - .35 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to JE T'AIME (Eastbourne Seafront) South East England, United Kingdom - .25 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to Lifeguards & First Aid Post (Eastbourne Seafront) South East England, United Kingdom - .11 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to Eastbourne Bandstand (and John Woodward Memorial) South East England, United Kingdom - .1 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/30/2012 walkingmajean took it to 20 10 20 10 20 10 South East England, United Kingdom - 34.91 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/26/2012 walkingmajean took it to A27 Lay-by - Cache & Dash & TB Hotel Southern England, United Kingdom - 62 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 3/25/2012 walkingmajean grabbed it   Visit Log

Grabbed from xycoords to head further south.

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