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Afterburned
14th June 2011, 06:51 AM
Mrs B. suggested that I post this over here, sorry it took so long! Anyone interested in joining a TB race? :socool:

Jersey is a small self governing island 12 miles from the North coast of France.
Area: 45 Square miles
Population: 100,000
Website: www.jersey.com
New Jersey is one of the 50 states of the USA
Area: 7,417 Square Miles
Population: 8,708,000
Website: http://www.state.nj.us
This is a travel bug race from Jersey to New Jersey!

The starting cache will be GC2330Q (http://coord.info/GC2330Q) "Portlet"
Any TB's wanting to be in the race must make their way to this cache for Sunday 24th July 2011. If you wish to use the postal service to send a TB for the start of the race PM me and I will send the address.

All TB's have to be registered on www.geocaching.com The race organiser will enter the TB's in to the race on www.tb-run.com (http://www.tb-run.com).
At approx 1630 the race will begin!

The finish will be: GCMHE8 (http://coord.info/GCMHE8) Travel Bug Train Stop"
The first TB to reach this cache wins. The TB will be verified as in the cache by one of a team of NJ volunteer cachers.

More info on the race is available at http://www.tb-run.com/show-race.php?run=JERSEY2NEWJERSEY

Thanks to the Mundy Family for the start cache and TwoCat and ekitt10 for organising the finish. :cheers:

Afterburned
8th July 2011, 12:08 AM
Quick announcement...

OakCoins (http://www.oakcoins.com) have comissioned a 'Jersey Flag' Travel bug and donated two as prizes for first and second in the race!

Still time to get your entry in!!:cheers: