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Sarah Lou's Geocaching Treasure Haul 2016
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My Treasure Haul
Take Home Items I've Collected:
From France: Piece of Charcoal
From Canada Dinosaur Provincial Park: Piece of petrified bone
From Afghanistan:Blue Tile
From Europe Tower of London: Crown
From Egypt: Scarab
NORTH AMERICACanada
a. Dinosaur Provincial Park* 3/3
- Read a book set in Alberta Green Grass, Running Water
- Read a book about dinosaurs (living or fossils) Jurassic Park ✓
- Take home item – Piece of petrified bone: Read a book that has the word “bone” in the title Daughter of Smoke & Bone ✓
d. Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
- read a book set in Maritime Canada (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick) Emily of New Moon
- read a book where fishing or whaling is a large part of the story Jaws Free Willy Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Crunch & Des: Classic Stories of Saltwater Fishing Captains Courageous
- Take home item – Fiddle: Read a book that has a musical instrument in it.
EUROPEFrance 3/3
a. Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche
- Read a book set in France All the Light We Cannot See ✓
- Read a book about painting The Goldfinch ✓
- Take Home Item: - Piece of Charcoal: Read a book with a dark grey or black cover (70%) ✓ Stardust ✓
Greece
a. Archaeological Site of Olympia
- Read a book set in Greece Helen of Troy
- Read a book based on Greek mythology
- Take Home Item – Fig Leaf (some of those statues are missing something): Read a book with a statue on the cover or the word is in the title.
Netherlands
a. Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout
- Read a book set in the Netherlands Girl With a Pearl Earring I am Rembrandt's Daughter The Miniaturist
- Read a book with the word “Windmill”, “Wind” or “Mill” in the title
- Take Home Item – Tulip: Read a book with several flowers on the cover. The Girl In Between
Poland
a. Auschwitz Birkenau
- Read a book set in Poland Milkweed
- Read a book about WWII where Auschwitz is either the setting, the destination, or the threat. Annexed The Girl from the Train
- Take Home Item – Prayer Shawl: Read a book with a devout character The Scarlet Letter The Pillars of the Earth
Spain
a. Santiago de Compostela (Old Town)
- Read a book set in Spain The Shadow of the Wind
- Read a book about a pilgrimage
- Take Home Item – Scallop Shell: Read a book with shells on the cover.
United Kingdom (Britain, North Ireland & Scotland): 3/3
a. Tower of London*
- Read a book set in England Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle ✓
- Read a book involving the Tower of London When Christ and His Saints Slept ✓
- Take Home Item – Crown: Read a book with a crown on the cover or the word in the title Red Queen ✓
b. Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast 1/3
- Read a book set in North Ireland or Ireland The Book of Tomorrow Darkfever In the Woods Echoes
- Read a book with a giant in it. The Princess Bride
- Take Home Item – Emerald: Read a book with a predominant green cover (70%) Heir of Fire ✓
c. New Lanark
- Read a book set in Scotland
- Read a book about child labour.
- Take Home Item - Ball of wool: Read a book with wool or clothing made from wool (i.e. sweater) on the cover, or with the word “Wool” in the title.
AFRICAEgypt*
a. Memphis and its Necropolis
- Read a book set in Egypt The Heretic Queen Queen of Kings
- Read a historical fiction about one of the Pharoahs Nefertiti
- Take Home Item – Scarab: Read a book with the word “Scarab” in the title or the subtitle The Clockwork Scarab ] ✓
ASIAAfghanistan 3/3
a. Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley
- Read a book set in Afghanistan The Kite Runner ✓
- Read a book in which there are caves, or the word “cave” is in the title. Daughter of the Forest ✓
- Take Home Item – Blue Tile: Read a book where the cover is predominantly blue (70%) A Discovery of Witches ✓
SOUTH AMERICA
Peru
a. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
- Read a book set in Peru
- Read a book set in a mountainous area And the Mountains Echoed
- Take Home Item – Ceremonial Knife: Read a book with a knife on the cover Knife Edge
Ecuador
a. Galápagos Islands
- Read a book about the Galápagos Islands, or are featured in a book
- Read a book with one of the following animals/birds on the cover or in the title: Turtle, Iguana, Albatross, Pelican, Flamingo, Whale, Dolphin.
- Take Home Item – Egg: Read a book where the main character is a cook or baker.
AUSTRALIA/SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
Australia
a. Great Barrier Reef
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set on/under the ocean
- Take Home Item – Coral: Read a book with the word “coral” in the title/subtitle, or author’s name.
c. Lord Howe Island Group
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set on an island
- Take Home Item – Bird: Read a book with the word “Bird” in the title, or a bird on the cover
d. Tasmanian Wilderness
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book where a penal colony or prison is significant
- Take Home Item – Tasmanian Devil: Read a Paranormal Fantasy book (think devils, demons, etc)
g. Sydney Opera House
- Read a book set in Australia
- Read a book set in a harbour city
- Take Home Item – Concert Program: Read a book where a musician is a significant character
h. Macquarie Island
- Read a book set in Antarctica
- Read a book about exploration
- Take Home Item – Penguin: Read a classic published by Penguin Classics (does not need to be the issue you read).
New Zealand
a. Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand
- Read a book set in New Zealand
- Read a book in the fantasy genre (sorry, can’t help but think of the Lord of the Rings movies)
- Take Home Item – Chunk of Glacier Ice: Read a book where there is snow/ice on the cover, or “snow” or “ice” is in the title.
I've just finished up my first site in the UK. It was quite interesting. I read Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle for set in England. More than 65% of the book is set in England, mostly set in the East which is East Anglia if I'm right. Then I went to the Tower of London with When Christ and His Saints Slept (buddy read with Lisa). This was a re-read for me, and I loved it just as much as the first time I read it, it was also a re-start to a series I am looking forward to continuing.
And lastly I went and got myself a Crown (on the cover) with Red Queen.
I liked my visit and now I'm heading East to France =]
Well done, Sarah! I enjoyed our little trip to the Tower of London :) Have a good time in France!Btw, I have just set up our buddy read thread for Time and Chance.
I've been to France now and had a good trip. I read All the Light We Cannot See and really enjoyed this book, it made me want to visit Saint Malo and try and read more about World War 2.Then I read The Goldfinch, it was a bit of a strange one, about a painting and felt like a lot of it was unnecessary, but it was a good read. In places I enjoyed it quite a bit and other times I just wanted to give up. I felt like I could connect with this book at times especially the depressina nd addiction side of things however I'm kind of glad it's over though so I can enjoy a more uplifting book.
Lastly I read Stardust which was another odd one.
I'm looking forward to moving on to Egypt and finishing up in Afghanistan.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Girl with a Pearl Earring (other topics)Emily of New Moon (other topics)
The Pillars of the Earth (other topics)
The Shadow of the Wind (other topics)
The Scarlet Letter (other topics)
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To complete the challenge - Read 12 different books total - 4 sites, 3 books per site
Each site has three tasks, and you must read all three in order to qualify. Each site requires that – 1) you read a book set in the area, 2) you read a book inspired by the area, and 3) you read a book that will have a take home item (your geocache treasure) as specified in the tasks.