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.

Gallery Images related to Ernie and his Rubber Duckie

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Tracking History (25128.1mi) View Map

Visited 9/10/2011 A Grumpy Old Man took it to Sit And Ponder - On Goodmanham Road Yorkshire, United Kingdom - 159.22 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/11/2011 A Grumpy Old Man retrieved it from Bray Guides Southern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Picked up 'Down South'. Might just be able to get the Rubber Duckie to not far from Biggleswade.
Dropped Off 7/19/2011 middletonsonthemove placed it in Bray Guides Southern England, United Kingdom - 4.6 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/16/2011 middletonsonthemove retrieved it from Winter Hill III Southern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

we will move duckie as soon as possible
Dropped Off 7/9/2011 Haforn placed it in Winter Hill III Southern England, United Kingdom - 26.67 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/3/2011 Haforn retrieved it from Erika's Treasure Chest Southern England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Couldn't resist picking this one up. Will move on soon.
Dropped Off 6/19/2011 dave&chris placed it in Erika's Treasure Chest Southern England, United Kingdom - 11,482.05 miles  Visit Log

Dropped off as it was a nice big box for him to fit in (sorry no camera today so could not take a photo)
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/19/2011 dave&chris retrieved it from Upton Grey - HampshirePub Cache #1 South East England, United Kingdom   Visit Log

Picked up today, will move on soon
Dropped Off 3/6/2011 Bazcacher placed it in Upton Grey - HampshirePub Cache #1 South East England, United Kingdom - 11,480.99 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/8/2011 Bazcacher retrieved it from Fergusson Park (Bay of Plenty) North Island, New Zealand   Visit Log

We will speed you on your way and you will soon be setting another goal
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