Hi all.
I thought I would take a moment to introduce you to a hobby that has been diversion of mine for a while now. It's called letterboxing.
It's like a treasure hunt and scavenger hunt at the same time, only it's never ending fun.
Letterboxing started in England in 1854 at a place called Cranmere Pool. A man hid a jar somewhere at this serene picnicing area and suggested that all the visitors leave a note saying that they were there.
Well, this caught on and soon there were journal jars all over the place, hidden away from public view. The only way to find them was to get the clue from someone. Now-a-days we have the internet and over the past 150 years the hobby has grown and evolved. Now the letterboxes are small plastic containers that have a small journal and a rubber stamp inside. When the letterboxer finds the box she takes out her own journal and stamp and exchanges stamps in the journals and writes a little note to say hello and, very discreetly returns the letterbox back to it's hiding place.
This hobby is soooooo fun. There are about 30,000 hidden boxes all over the U.S. and more in Great Britain and Europe! Here's a couple of website links I made for you to check out and get the bug to start hunting!
http://www.letterboxing.org/
http://www.atlasquest.com/
And let mw say that one of the best parts of the letterboxing hobby is that while you're hunting you get introduced to beautiful places that you never knew about before. And it's really fun to do with the family!
Ask me any questions you may have and I will happily and eagerly help you get started.
