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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
Recently Spotted:
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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

Dropped Off 1/19/2011 Raconteur placed it in Fergusson Park (Bay of Plenty) North Island, New Zealand - 5.88 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/17/2011 Raconteur retrieved it from Smash 'N' Crash (Bay of Plenty) North Island, New Zealand   Visit Log

Great excitement when our 5yr old grandson found this on his first geocaching expedition. Now he wants his own Geo name - GeoTom - & his own geocaching site. I think it was a big hit! Looks like Ernie will be speeding on his way fairly soon...

  • GeoTom with TBs Zuzu, Ernie & Frog Papamoa, New Zealand
Dropped Off 1/15/2011 Flippaduck placed it in Smash 'N' Crash (Bay of Plenty) North Island, New Zealand   Visit Log
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