August 2017 Scavenger Hunt - Vacation!

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Each month we will give you a list of 50 themed words to find in your books.

There is no limit to how many words you can get per book.

For each word please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it, plus the page number/location and sentence where you found the word.

EXAMPLE -
Apple - A Touch of Ice - L.J. Charles (1/10/16)
I had a weakness for apple pie, heavy on the cinnamon... (loc. 245)

Any genre/format is fine.
Re-reads are OK.
No page minimum.
To count a book towards the challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

At the end of the month please re-post your whole challenge as a new message so that we can award your Hall of Fame badge!

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for, you can still claim a badge for the words you did get.)

Our theme for August is...



Choose your Level:
Weekend Break – 10-20 words
Annual Leave – 21-40 words
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017

***Reserve your spot but no hunting till the 1st!***

Happy hunting!

Word List

1. Airport
2. Baggage
3. Boat
4. Booking
5. Break
6. Camera
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
12. Flight
13. Foreign
14. Guide
15. Holiday
16. Hotel
17. Island
18. Journey
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage
22. Map
23. Motel
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
28. Pool
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip
47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

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READING FOR THIS CHALLENGE BEGINS ON AUGUST 1ST.

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August Scavenger - Vacation!

Start Date: 1/8/17
Level: Trip of a Lifetime (41-50 words)
Progress: 50/50
Date Completed: 8/8/17

The Long Weekend - Veronica Henry (2/8/17)

boat - "And I thought we could hire a boat." (pg 103)
booking - ...so Claire accepted the booking... (pg 18)
explore - ...and explore some of the other towns... (pg 324)
hotel - ...eat in his restaurant and stay in his hotel. (pg 4)
journey - He'd wanted to make the journey down on his own... (pg 53)
luggage - ...in the luggage compartment... (pg 39)
map - ...from consulting the OS map her parents had bought... (pg 65)
photograph - His photograph showed a man in his fifties... (pg 40)
postcard - ...tempted to scrawl a postcard to Nick... (pg 163)
reservation - She called their reservation up... (pg 125)
souvenir - ...postcards, programmes, souvenirs. (pg 43)
station - Her parents had dropped her at the station... (pg 59)
ticket - Her mother kept everything - ticket stubs, photos... (pg 43)
train - ...three-hour train journey from London... (pg 7)

Wish You Were Here - Mike Gayle (3/8/17)

airport - ...finally approached the front of the airport... (pg 49)
baggage - Once we reach baggage claims... (pg 60)
break - "...I could do with a bit of a break..." (pg 25)
camera - One of them pulled out a camera... (pg 49)
customs - ...we made our way through customs... (pg 64)
destination - ...Malia would be our destination. (pg 41)
flight - ...we might actually miss the flight... (pg 49)
foreign - ...when visiting a foreign land? (pg 16)
guide - "I want to see if I can get a guide book..." (pg 52)
holiday - ...bunch of holiday brochures... (pg 1)
island - ...the capital of the island. (pg 167)
landmark - ...point out a landmark... (pg 86)
pack - No one could pack a suitcase like Sarah. (pg 17)
passport - I double-checked my passport and tickets... (pg 51)
plane - "...we really are going to miss the plane". (pg 47)
pool - ...by the side of the hotel swimming pool. (pg 41)
relax - We could finally relax. (pg 51)
resort - ...one of the main roads in the resort... (pg 83)
ship - ...a far-off ship was passing by. (pg 260)
suitcase - No one could pack a suitcase like Sarah. (pg 17)
tour - ...organised by the tour operators... (pg 42)
transport - ...now I had transport I could go anywhere... (pg 269)
travel - ...local high street travel agent... (pg 1)
trip - ...this trip was in a lot of ways long overdue. (pg 19)
vacation - "And I know what girls on vacation are like too." (pg 35)

The Common Lawyer - Mark Gimenez (4/8/17)

motel - They walked past a little motel... (pg 310)
safari - "That's the place with the safari theme? (pg 28)

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17)

visa - ...in America on a working visa... (pg 205)

Home - Harlan Coben (6/8/17)

currency - "...you have to buy the currency..." (pg 70)

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie (7/8/17)

leisure - "I am, alas, a man of leisure." (pg 24)
translate - ...to translate for the benefit of Cornelia... (pg 149)
trunk - ...the wardrobe trunk and the two costly suitcases. (pg 298)
voyage - "...in any case the voyage is so short..." (pg 147)

Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17)

cruise - Father taking her once for a cruise. (pg 30)
sunbathe - "I wish I could sunbathe!" (pg 14)
tourist - "...as a good tourist, if nothing else." (pg 16)

[JoAnne]

August Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words

50/41-50

Word List

8. Currency The Red Tiffany Reisz 8/31/17 p 21 I’ll pay you in the currency of the gallery.

50. Voyage Falling for You Julie Ortolon 8/31/17 p 161 The kick-off voyage is this Saturday.

Part Time Cowboy Maisey Yates 8/2/17
3. Boat p 193 He'd just proved that the size of the boat had a lot to do with ...
4. Booking p 23 ... and booking seventeen-year-old Sadie, ...
5. Break p 33 ... but Eli appreciated the break.
11. Explore p 84 ... had she given in to the urge to visually explore it.
12. Flight p 218 She was a flight risk of the highest order, ...
13. Foreign p 152 Foreign, and completely out of her depth.
20. Leisure p 113 Makes me feel like a lady of leisure.
22. Map p 122 Like the path on a map, leading to buried treasure.
23. Motel p 65 With that had come vacation rentals, small motels and ...
24. Pack p 53 I've got too much to pack up and bring with me.
27. Plane p 36 ... a perfectly flat plane with deep grooves ...
28. Pool p 181 ... hiding the festering pool of worry beneath.
30. Relax p 125 To make him relax.
31. Reservation p 37 What if I want to make a reservation?
34. Ship p 261 ... when she was trying to jump ship.
36. Station p 163 ... Bud, not the one from the gas station, said ...
37. Suitcase p 234 ... saw her car, the back door open, suitcases inside.
39. Ticket p 155 Gave out some speeding tickets, so the ...
40. Tour p 48 And I hope you're enjoying this tour of ...things that are not finished ...
41. Tourist p 157 ... it wasn't peak tourist season, ...
42. Train p 143 ... like the tragic victim of a train collision, ...
43. Translate p 45 Mainly because his body never seemed to want to translate those kinds of messages.
45. Travel p 10 Toby wasn't a fan of air travel.
46. Trip p 10 The entire road trip had been endured ...
47. Trunk p 104 "Then you know that I'm more likely to protect her rather than drag her off and throw her in my trunk," Eli said.
48. Vacation p 65 With that come vacation rentals, small ...

Devils and Details Devon Monk 8/3/17
6. Camera p 139 We have a camera on it.
14. Guide p 74 I started the engine and guided the Jeep south toward town.
16. Hotel p 51 ... the house that was the size of a hotel ballroom.
17. Island p 127 ... while ushering her over to the island to sit.
44. Transport p 187 “How did you transport the powers?”

Almost Perfect Julie Ortolon 8/4/17
1. Airport p 10 So the next year I showed up at the airport wearing one of those big black boots, ...
7. Cruise p 290 I’m thinking a cruise.
18. Journey p 127 A single step can start a journey.
21. Luggage p 277 ... to help her with the luggage and was shouldered away.
26. Photograph p 83 I brought photographs of my work, just in case, but ...
32. Resort p 205 “Rick and Dale own a wonderful resort and health spa in the mountains,” Juanita put in.

Some Lucky Woman: Jana's Story Carmen DeSousa 8/4/17
2. Baggage Loc 3161 I glanced up at the arriving flights board, searching for my baggage claim number.
10. Destination Loc 3308 My destination, the Speakeasy, was located below the lobby.
15. Holiday Loc 828 I’d almost forgotten about the lovers’ holiday.

Hide Your Heart Tracey Alvarez 8/10/17
25. Passport p 187 ... dress ripped, but I grabbed Drew and my passport and left.

Same Beach, Next Year Dorothea Benton Frank 8/13/17
33. Safari p 37 “You’d think we’re going on safari with all this stuff!”
49. Visa Same p 146 I paid the small entrance fee with my Visa card and went inside to see the Asian art.

Return to Tradd Street Karen White 8/18/17
29. Postcard p 92 I mean, it’s not like I get postcards or anything to let me know.

Practical Magic Alice Hoffman 8/22/17
38. Sunbathe p 23 ... Gillian did not wear the top half of her bathing suit when she sunbathed in the backyard.

The Shape of My Heart Ann Aguirre 8/23/17
19. Landmark p 47 ... but then I started recognizing landmarks.
35. Souvenir p 4 “It’s not the only childhood souvenir.”

How to Be Single: A Novel Liz Tuccillo 8/24/17
9. Customs p 117 Thomas told me later that I had gone through customs and been mistaken for a drug addict, had all my bags searched, ...

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Welcome JoAnne and Sarah!!

[Debbie]

Word List

1. Airport Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman 8/21/17 p222 Where would I get it? Airport?
2. Baggage Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p18 forty pounds of unexercised baggage
3. Boat You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins was it scary alone on the boat
4. Booking Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..p27 she had two bookings
5. Break Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..p9 have a reason to break
6. Camera Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p53 Eliza looked directly into the camera
7. Cruise Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p66 tghe two of you go off on a cruise
8. Currency Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman 8/21/17 p122 in the cornor of the currency pocket
9. Customs Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 7 Meg wasn't sure what custom dictated
10. Destination You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins she wants the refrigerator not to be a destination spot
11. Explore Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter10 I haven't had a chance to explore
12. Flight Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark 8/8/17..p251 maybe he could book a flight to Florida
13. Foreign Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p8 with foreign broadcasters
14. Guide Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark 8/8/17..p212 as she guided mother and son
15. Holiday Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark 8/8/17..p217 with the holidays and all
16. Hotel Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p45 and went to a hotel
17. Island Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p70 those who had left the sunny island
18. Journey Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter24 the only journey she had before her
19. Landmark Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 10 treasured landmarks
20. Leisure Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 10 a leisurely bath
21. Luggage You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins her own luggage
22. Map Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 10 hand drawn map
23. Motel Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p9 use that money for a motel room
24. Pack Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p32 she's come back later to pack up
25. Passport You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins submission of my passport
26. Photograph Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p7 the photograph album
27. Plane You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins her plane was early
28. Pool Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p63 the saltwater pool
29. Postcard Loose Screw by Rae Davies chap11 look for old postcards
30. Relax Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 8 Bree would relax
31. Reservation Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p127 I already have our reservations
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 13 just ship the apples off
35. Souvenir Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark 8/8/17..p170 even a souvenir shop
36. Station
37. Suitcase Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p29 I dragged out my suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand p85 to exchange their tickets
40. Tour Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark 8/8/17..p256 you can give me a tour
41. Tourist Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 2 the eager tourists
42. Train Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p19 the commuter train
43. Translate Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 26 Could you translate that?
44. Transport Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 12 a horse for farm work and transport
45. Travel Rotten to the Core by Sheila Connolly..chapter 20 what it would be like to travel
46. Trip Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p121 packed ready for your trip
47. Trunk Let Me Whisper In Your Ear by Mary Jane Clark..p56 unloaded the packages from the trunk
48. Vacation Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p163 everyone gets busy with vacations
49. Visa Loose Screw by Rae Davies chap.2 handed me a Visa
50. Voyage You Don't Look Your Age: And Other Fairy Tales by Sheila Nevins 8/26/17 ..adieu to estrogen, Bon Voyage


LEFTOVERS
AIR CONDITIONING Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p163 the hum and rattle of leaking air conditioning units
HAY FEVER
HEATWAVE The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand..p275 the heatwave of 1936
ICED TEA Miss Julia's School of Beauty by Ann B. Ross 8/5/17..p127 would you like some iced tea
INTESTINES
MULLED WINE
OUTDOORS Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Spann Craig 8/13 17
SPRINKLER The Identicals by Elin Hilderbrand 8/27/17 p319 she watches the sprinklers
SUNBATHING

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Good luck Debbie!

[Barbara ★]

I'm not sure about this list so I'm going to shoot for 40.

50/40 FOUND

Spider’s Revenge - Jennifer Estep 8/3
10. Destination - eager to reach my destination, p318
15. Holiday - instead of holiday cheer, p218
16. Hotel - telling them to check into a hotel, p215
18. Journey - he continued his slow careful journey, p220

Eternal Hunger - Cameron Dean 8/3
6. Camera - her eyes were on the camera, p6
30. Relax - I felt myself relax, p80
41. Tourist - I'm just a tourist, p10

Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea - Sophia Nash 8/5
17. Island - carriages were so flimsy on this awful island, p42
3. Boat - there was always a boat, p129
14. Guide - a person to guide him, p21
19. Landmark - look at the coast for a recognizable landmark, p21
40. Tour - a tour of the Mount, p71
45. Travel - did not like to travel long distances, p20
46. Trip - madness to embark on this trip, p21
47. Trunk - unpacking all the trunks that had arrived, p53
50. Voyage - who is on an extended sailing voyage, p105

Straight from the Heart - Tami Hoag 8/5
13. Foreign - in one of those foreign jobs with the top down, p63

A Dying Fall - Elly Griffiths 8/6
12. Flight - in full-scale flight from her parents, p7
24. Pack - the bags are packed, p335
26. Photograph - what about photographs, p152
37. Suitcase - has half her stuff in her suitcase, p183

Cancans, Croissants, and Caskets - Mary McHugh 8/7
7. Cruise - passengers could see the monuments during the evening cruise, p12
31. Reservation - I have plane reservations, p133
48. Vacation - who haven't gone on vacation, p247
49. Visa - I'm her on a visa from Algeria, p132

Hidden Embers - Tessa Adams 8/8
21. Luggage - carted around like a piece of luggage, p133
23. Motel - pulling up to a motel, p28
27. Plane - the second she'd gotten off the plane, p36
36. Station - her lab station straightened up, p117
39. Ticket - the hottest ticket in town, p25

The Passage - Justin Cronin 8/8
22. Map - they found a kiosk with a large map, p95
42. Train - in front of the house like a circus train, p151

Lick - Kylie Scott 8/10
1. Airport - getting to the airport in time, p14
28. Pool - a luxurious pool sat below, p30

Bound By Darkness - Alexandra Ivy 8/11
11. Explore - it's a possibility I need to explore, p190

Night Shift - N. Singh/I. Andrews/L. Shearin/M. Vane 8/12
29. Postcard - nothing more than a scribbled postcard, p81
43. Translate - would easily translate to fiasco, p188
44. Transport - a prisoner transport vehicle had arrived, p247

Blue Labyrinth - Douglas Preston 8/14
8. Currency - expended a great deal of currency, p49
9. Customs - at both Customs and Homeland Security, p49
25. Passport - using a false passport issued by Brazil, p168
32. Resort - at the Turtle Bay Resort, p22
34. Ship - like the lower decks of a passenger ship, p103
38. Sunbathe - they'd spent their time sunbathing, p22

Photographs & Phantoms - Cindy Spencer Pape 8/16
35. Souvenir - to take home as souvenirs, p21

The Girl with Ghost Eyes - M.H. Boroson 8/18
20. Leisure - would suck out the essence of spirit at their leisure, p161

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón 8/18
33. Safari - returning from his gastronomic safari, p92

Sliding Home - Kate Angell 8/31
2. Baggage - he carried no baggage, p25

The Harder You Fall - Gena Showalter 8/31
4. Booking - I'm not the one in charge of bookings, p147
5. Break - well thank you for the break, p268

CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Good luck Barbara!

[Emeli]

My spot

Word List

1. Airport- The Betas: Rene' location 2435 they got back to the house from the airport at around eleven finished 2/8
2. Baggage- The Merchant and the Clergyman loc 2982 we'll be a parade of baggage and attendants finished 7/8
3. Boat- Textual Relations loc 1739 pretty much the same as tailgating greasy food a ton of beer music but on a boat finished 8/8
4. Booking
5. Break - Extra Credit loc 119 and besides i needed a break finished 15/8
6. Camera- Flight Risk loc 409 and i look over to see a camera finished 6/8
7. Cruise- Our Paradise: An Mpreg Romance loc 345 cruise ships and passenger vessels came and went with chaotic regularity finished 20/8
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination- The Merchant and the Clergyman loc 139 a slight frown suggested the visiting cousin was in no hurry to reach his destination finished 7/8
11. Explore- Emily's Protectors loc 438 he did know he wanted to.explore it
12. Flight- The Betas: Rene' location 2374 the flight and the time change won't be on our side finished 2/8
13. Foreign- Flight Risk loc 245 what started as foreign and exciting has turned to burning need finished 6/8
14. Guide- The Merchant and the Clergyman loc 983 the taste of wine and man filled his mouth as declans hands guided him finished 7/8
15. Holiday- Take a Chance on Me location 1058 we haven't had a holiday together since the kids were small
Finished 4/8
16. Hotel- The Sweet Spot lpcation 99 i was used to hotels finished 4/8
17. Island- The Sweet Spot locatin 1141 we moved towards the island in the middle of his kitchen finished 4/8
18. Journey-The Merchant and the Clergyman loc 3026 i'm about to start a journey with a man i love finished 7/8
19. Landmark
20. Leisure- Rule Me Dirty: A Royal Bad Boy Romance loc 1306 you're a princess and with your life of great wealth and leisure comes certain responsobilities finished 22/8
21. Luggage- The Merchant and the Clergyman location 139 we'll send someone to fetch your luggage finished 7/8
22. Map- Crema loc 980 zeke read the directions froom google maps on his phone finished 9/8
23. Motel
24. Pack- Lottie: Bride of Delaware loc 715 there's not that much for me to pack finished 24/8
25. Passport- Flight Risk loc 46 i hold my passport tight in my hand feeling like its my lifeline finished 6/8
26. Photograph- The Betas: Rene' location 2768 he could hardly belive that alpha mate donal berne davidoff was the same man who was pictured in the photograph
Finished 2/8
27. Plane- The Betas: Rene' location 2476 the plane ride home was uneventful
Finished 2/8
28. Pool- Take a Chance on Me location 290 and the family could spend time between the shade and the inground pool that had been there before finished 4/8

29. Postcard- A Little Love loc 400 over the last six months he hadn't gotten so much as a postcard from dec finished 10/8
30. Relax- The Betas: Rene' location 537 you and the alpha have to be able to relax in your own home finished 2/8
31. Reservation- Extra Credit loc 114 i looked over the reservation for the cabin once more
32. Resort- Finding Paradise loc 605 the email about the plan for the resort was part of the leak last weekend
33. Safari
34. Ship- Valentine's Rose loc 775 she was the steady ship in my life finished 13/8
35. Souvenir
36. Station- The Merchant and the Clergyman loc 247 shall i send a boy to collect the rest of your luggage from the station sir
Finished 7/8
37. Suitcase- Finding Release location 938 i don't have a suitcase finished 1/8
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket- The Sweet Spot location 99 stephanie slid me a pamphlet with my plane ticket finished 4/8
40. Tour- Textual Relations loc 577 and the stories he told wern't the type a traveler gatherd by sticking to the prescheduled tour
41. Tourist- Sweet Ride location 1068 the chatter of tourists and locals tickles my ears finished 6/8
42. Train- Take a Chance on Me loc 1362 did you take the train again finished 4/8

43. Translate- Sweet Ride location 966 one of the associate dentists dr robertsin comes in and i explain and translate between them finished 6/8
44. Transport- Our Paradise: An Mpreg Romance loc 233 he was a few minutes early but the transport was already waiting for him finished 20/8
45. Travel- The Merchant and the Clergyman- loc 247 declan had been traveling for many miles finished 7/8
46. Trip- Wild Ride location 676 have a safe trip finished 3/8
47. Trunk- The Merchant and the Clergyman loc3072 anyway i thought it might end with you tying me up and stowing me in your steam trunk finished 7/8
48. Vacation- The Betas: Rene' location 357 i haven't had a vacation in ten years
Finished 2/8
49. Visa
50. Voyage- A Little Love loc 3280 bon voyage rem finished 10/8

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Welcome Emelie!

[Delitealex]

August scavenger hunt
15/50

by Mardi Alexander 8/4/17
1. Airport-somewhere near the airport loc 2830
2. Baggage-she mentally went through her baggage loc 136
3. Boat-getting back together boat has well and truly sailed loc 1924
5. Break-if she needed a break or extra help loc 1044
6. Camera-there was a little gold camera on the front loc 133
9. Customs-admitted through customs loc 122
10. Destination-would inform her of her destination and her assignment loc 87
11. Explore-theres a lot of North America to explore loc 219
12. Flight-during the 14 hour fligt from Los Angeles loc 66
13. Foreign-Australia is the only foreign country I've been to loc 219
14. Guide-animals weight and age as a guide loc 463
15. Holiday-holiday did she think this was a holiday loc 1138
16. Hotel-going straight to your hotel and having a rest loc 162
17. Island-Pip placed a casserole dish on the island loc 525
18. Journey
19. Landmark-and circled the landmarks loc 2473
20. Leisure
21. Luggage
22. Map
23. Motel
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
28. Pool
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip
47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

4. Booking
7. Cruise
8. Currency

[Lucy]

August Scavenger Hunt

Choose your Level:
Weekend Break – 10-20 words
Annual Leave – 21-40 words
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words

8/50

Breakdown
6. Camera - "A sign warned the place was on twenty-four-hour video surveillance despite the obvious lack of a camera." loc630
16. Hotel - "Her psychiatrist got the studio to pay for a cottage at the Beverly Hills Hotel" loc1108
23. Motel - "Once-white parking lines from the motel days were worn to gray stubble." loc1210
36. Station - "The restricted area was wide bt shallow and quartered into a nursing station and Inpatient Rooms A, B, C, each bolted shut and equipped with miniature flaps over peep-spaces." loc713
32. Resort - "So I'm last resort, huh?" loc1810
3. Boat - "He said that didn't impress him and besides, there are cases of people on boats dying from CO when they get too close to the exhaust, he's thorough, do I have a problem with that?" loc1890
27. Plane - "If the brain's Mount Everest, the plane hasn't even landed in Nepal." loc396
28. Pool - "Parting the bedroom drapes, he watched, astonished, as a family of raccoons enjoyed the lap pool." loc102

1. Airport
2. Baggage
4. Booking
5. Break
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
12. Flight
13. Foreign
14. Guide
15. Holiday
17. Island
18. Journey
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage
22. Map
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
33. Safari
34. Ship
35. Souvenir
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip
47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

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Welcome Delitealex and e0nyx :)

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My spot
0/50

Word List

1. Airport
2. Baggage
3. Boat
4. Booking
5. Break
6. Camera
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
12. Flight
13. Foreign
14. Guide
15. Holiday
16. Hotel
17. Island
18. Journey
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage
22. Map
23. Motel
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
28. Pool
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip
47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

[[deleted user]]

Good luck Teri-lynn :)

[Niki]

My spot:

To Be Found

4. Booking
8. Currency
9. Customs
19. Landmark
31. Reservation
33. Safari
38. Sunbathe
43. Translate
44. Transport
49. Visa
50. Voyage

Take a Chance on Me by Susan May Warren | 8/5/17 *****
pg. 15. Darek Christiansen, Deep Haven tour guide, at your service, milady."
pg. 21. "Thankfully, his father wouldn't be back until the weekend to grouse about the boat."
pg. 26. "I work at the resort as the maintenance man."
pg. 33. "So much for the nostalgia of the north woods that might draw tourists to Evergreen's shores."
pg. 44. "...the palatial estate of his father's sprawling log vacation home."
pg. 52. "Can I help you with your luggage?"
pg. 54. "It wasn't her fault he had so much baggage..."
pg. 95. "Until she arrived in Deep Haven, her destination."
pg. 96. "Ivy didn't look at Claire, instead watching a light on the water - some distant ship- carving out the horizon."
pg. 115. "She turned the camera around."
pg. 160. "It's like a train wreck - we couldn't help it."
pg. 169. "We need to stop it before it gets to Two Island."
pg. 225. "It's just...I want a break, you know?"
pg. 248. "...with foreign smells and too many people..."
pg. 207. "Next time, give me a map."
pg. 306. "The saw bit through the tree trunk, nearly to the other side."
pg. 307. "The hotels are full, and they can't live in the church-"
pg. 342. "And a few more suitcases."

The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty | 8/8/17
pg. 15. "The first time they took this holiday,..."
pg. 49. "Aren't we going to explore a bit?"
pg. 51. "...we've got a limited amount time away from our kids and mostly we just want to relax."
pg. 51. "Do you and think I should cancel the tickets?"
pg. 52. "Instead, it was a steady gush that fell over the rock face into a sparkling pool and the whole cave smelled of fresh rain."
pg. 107. "It was postcard perfect,..."
pg. 261. "Joni and Kai sat side by side at the airport, holding hands as they waited for the boarding call for their flight."
pg. 261. "Can we really afford to just travel for this long without working?"

Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern | 8/14/17
pg. 61. "He hands me my ponytail. Souvenir."
pg. 86. "Where's Mum's photograph from the hall?
pg. 89. "Betty already had her cruise booked and her bikini bought."
pg. 90. "...is enough of a journey for him."
pg. 94. "See you at the leisure center at seven?"
pg. 122. "Now if the lady pilot would like to bring her plane in to land..."
pg. 157. "But I don't have a passport."
pg. 166. "Did you pack your own bags?"
pg. 181. "...feeling convinced that this trip is the right thing to do."
pg. 182. "We've taken a few wrong turns since leaving the tube station,..."

If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch | 8/24/17 *****
pg. 26. "Well when we get back to the motel, we"ll get you and Jenessa a hot bath and dinner."

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Niki :)

[Brianna]

Seeing as how the only challenge I did remotely decent with in July was the scavenger hunt - sign me up!

Weekend Break – 10-20 words
Annual Leave – 21-40 words
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words

found → 44 | 50

23 → motel

32 → resort
33 → safari
38 → sunbathe

49 → visa
50 → voyage

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The Shadow Cipher by Laura Ruby - 08.05.17
"... crammed into a boat..." - loc 413
"... others to break out in hives?" - loc 1145
"... the camera operator..." - loc 4991
"... best sort of currency..." - loc 4898
"... the destination or the journey?" - loc 1324
"... rounded the last flight of stairs..." - loc 2406
"... government spies to foreign agents..." - loc 2798
"Colton, the tour guide, said..." - loc 1772
"... the incandescent Starr Hotel." - loc 459
"... upper west side of the island..." - loc 419
"... was a historical landmark..." - loc 1073
"... the luggage cart they were pushing..." - loc 4830
"... was another map that showed..." - loc 1206
"... would they pack everything..." - loc 926
"... and to photograph the tower..." - loc 569
"... a rooftop garden or pool..." - loc 3928
"... tried to relax..." - loc 2896
"When the ship had docked..." - loc 411
"... out of the station and onto..." - loc 1354
"... the size of a suitcase." - loc 565
"... offered at the ticket window..." - loc 2500
"... hours on a train to get..." - loc 659
"... easy to translate if you know..." - loc 3699
"They could travel below..." - loc 1327
"A trip to the top..." - loc 788
"into the trunk of an ancient van..." - loc 4989
"into summer vacation..." - loc 56

The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby - 08.09.17
"... in the postcard image..." - loc 1438
"... so that was my souvenir." - loc 2295
"... one of the little tourist shops..." - loc 1375

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling - 08.18.17
"... trials at your leisure." - p 175

P.S. I Like You by Kasie West - 08.21.17
"... not to move or explore..." - p 262
"... because it was a holiday." - p 175
"... get on a plane..." - p 240
"... was a way to transport letters faster..." - p 123

I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski - 08.22.17
"... two of us charge through the airport." - loc 44
"... signs to baggage claim." - loc 442
"... want to go on a cruise?" - loc 1909
"... disappear through customs." - loc 489
"Boarding pass and passport, please." - loc 73
"Do you have a reservation" - loc 831

Vision in White by Nora Roberts - 08.26.17
"A double booking?" - p 144

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Brianna. Good luck :)

[Christine]

August Scavenger Hunt - Vacation!
Duration: August 1, 2017 - August 31, 2017

Found: 49 | 51(?)
Books Read:

🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫*WORDS*🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫🛫

1. Airport
There are hundreds of us living in an abandoned airport....
(Page 4) ~ Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (🖤🖤🖤🖤).

2. Baggage
..and it threatened to get into my baggage...
(Page 13) ~ Stardust by Neil Gaiman (8/7/17) (🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤).

3. Boat
...the boat was far away.
(Page 248) ~ She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb (8/4/17) (🖤🖤🖤).

4. Booking
...when the accused arrived for booking.
(Page 72) ~ Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (9/6/17) (🖤🖤🖤).

5. Break
A break did sound tempting, preferably one in the Bahamas...
(Page 148) ~ Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage (8/14/17) (🖤🖤🖤).

6. Camera
...without interruption from every onboard camera and sensor...
(Page 12) ~ X's For Eyes by Laird Barron (8/3/17) (🖤🖤🖤).

7. Cruise
...hopped into Dad's cherry 1939 Chrysler fliptop for a cruise.
(Page 3) ~ X's For Eyes.

8. Currency
An American named Sasha told us about American currency....
(Page 18) ~ What Is the What by Dave Eggers (8/9/17).

9. Customs
...overflowing with other,unexpected Chinese, who came into the country without leaving a trace in the customs records.
(Page 193) ~ Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez (8/9/17)
(🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤).

10. Destination
Are you aware of NCY-93's intended destination?
(Page 25) ~ X's For Eyes.

11. Explore
He dressed the part of an urbane explorer in a bomber jacket and khakis.
(Page 23) ~ X's For Eyes.

12. Flight
...my next steps felt like a preliminary to flight - as if, at any next moment, I might be airborne.
(Page 52) ~ She's Come Undone.

13. Foreign
When Granddad says foreign investors, he means a farm in Langley.
(Page 7) ~ X's For Eyes.

14. Guide

(Page 256) ~ Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (8/13/17) (🖤🖤🖤).

15. Holiday
...i'd be nice to spend the holiday at Sugarbush.
(Page 318) ~ She's Come Undone.

16. Hotel
... one of him outside in a hotel lobby wearing an undershirt....
(Page 293) ~ She's Come Undone.

17. Island
He lived alone for three years on an island you could piss across.
(Page 68) ~ X's For Eyes.

18. Journey
On what might have been the fourth day of their journey, echoes of a terrible clamor drifted to them around the river bend...
(Page 68) ~ X's For Eyes.

19. Landmark
Bad omens abounded: Michigan license plates suggested unfamiliarity with local landmarks...
(Page 305) ~ Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen (9/5/17) (🖤🖤🖤🖤)

20. Luggage
Use for luggage.
(Page 127) ~ She's Come Undone.

21. Map
A foresaken mining road that old maps catalogued as Red Lane...
(Page 23) ~ X's For Eyes.

22. Motel
The motel we pulled into...
(Page 245) ~ She's Come Undone.

23. Pack
But later he forgot himself, whistling as he unpacked.
(Page 340) ~ She's Come Undone.

24. Passport
Mac unlocked the fire safe and removed a bundle of money, passports, a Luger automatic, and a keypad.
(Page 22) ~ X's For Eyes.

25. Photograph
...a list of his known contracts and several muddy photographs.
(Page 41) ~ X's For Eyes.

26. Plane
You know, I saw the plane crash in my dreams and it was boo-tiful.
(Page 61) ~ Person by Sam Pink (8/1/17) (🖤🖤).

27. Pool
Mac and Dred soon recovered sufficiently to swim in the pool...
(Page 76) ~ X's For Eyes.

28. Postcard
Inside the nightstand drawer were a complimentary pen and three postcards.
(Page 246) ~ She's Come Undone.

29. Relax
Her body wouldn't relax.
(Page 69) ~ She's Come Undone.

30. Reservation
Well I can't find your reservation...
(Page 67) ~ Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart (8/7/17) (🖤🖤🖤).

31. Resort
...how none of the tourist resorts were what they once were...
(Page 134) ~ Anansi Boys.

32. Safari
I don't know what else to do, short of a safari.
(Page 122) ~ Stormy Weather.

33. Ship
...during an altercation aboard a cargo ship.
(Page 23) ~X's For Eyes.

34. Souvenir
... a small stack of souvenir pictures: Jesus, His sacred heart exposed like a biology-book illustration.
(Page 137) ~ She's Come Undone.

35. Station
... road trip in the back of Mom and Dad's station wagon...
(Page 38) ~ X's For Eyes.

36. Suitcase
...armed with an ancient brown suitcase.
(Page 150) ~ She's Come Undone.

37. Sunbathe
..., sloshing and sunbathing ...
(Page 28) ~ She's Come Undone.

38. Ticket
...another streamer of those purple tickets that would land me back in Easterly...
(Page 174) ~ She's Come Undone.

39. Tour
He walked all the way here, let's give him a tour!
(Page 142) ~ Warm Bodies.

40. Tourist
... seen an ordinary, friendly tourist couple.
(Page 361) ~She's Come Undone.

41. Train
Instead I have conversations with other people in the train, only I don't do it out loud.
(Page 39) ~ Person.

42. Translate
Now you can decide for yourself as the ancient memoir has finally been translated from its original Spanglish.
(Page 66) ~ Naked Pictures of Famous People.

43. Transport
By consensus they decided to transport their prize ...
(Page 11) ~ X's For Eyes.

44. Travel
He intended to take a year away from his studies, travel Europe...
(Page 8) ~ X's For Eyes.

45. Trip
Dr. Bravery made the trip.
(Page 39) ~ X's For Eyes.

46. Trunk
Locked in a trunk and dropped into the sea?
(Page 6) ~ X's For Eyes.

47. Vacation
It was no coincidence the elder Toomses' vacation overlapped the boys' own.
(Page 3) ~X's For Eyes.

48. Visit
...she decided to take a bus to Rhode Island and visit Grandma.
(Page 28) ~ She's Come Undone.

49. Voyage
The voyage was - is - scheduled for an eighteen-month loop around Pluto and back.
(Page 12) ~ X's For Eyes.

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→ Leisure
→ Visa

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[[deleted user]]

Good luck Christine :)

[Cheryl]

Found: 39/50

Eternal Grace 3 August
1. Airport: But two airports out of hundreds… Pg 16
5. Break: ...who was taking a break from work… Pg 16
6. Camera: ...the small camera perched on the farmhouse roof. Pg 61
8. Currency: ...a more tangible, old-fashioned currency: gold.” Pg 102
12. Flight: ...the age-old reaction of fight or flight, Pg 101
15. Holiday: ...or had taken one of their rare holidays, Pg 172
18. Journey: The journey was a short one. Pg 180
22. Map: ...and pulled up a map of Brecon. Pg 187
24. Pack: ‘Oh, pack it in. I’m not that reckless. Pg 79
25. Passport: No passport, no wallet, no documents of any kind… Pg 153
27. Plane: I was on his plane of existence… Pg 172
30. Relax: ‘Relax. You were always too uptight for your own good. Pg 79
32. Resort: ..we’d have to resort to feeding off non-enthrallable humans. Pg 57
34. Ship: Ship it out to hospitals, doctors?’ Pg 238
36. Station: Can I borrow a work station? Pg 163
42. Train: ...trying to recapture the train of thought… Pg 222
44. Transport: you’ve already considered how to transport Ianto’s blood,’ Pg 76
45. Travel: ‘I don’t know if I’ll time travel again, Pg 75
46. Trip: ...a few years ago for a trip to Namibia. Pg 224
47. Trunk: ...using the trunk as a shield against the sun. Pg 43

Wildfire 7 Aug
16. Hotel: …near the Houstonian Hotel. Pg 13
26. Photograph: He also matched the photographs… Pg 38
31. Reservation: Cocktail attire meant there was probably a reservation. Pg 135
43. Translate: …the name of their House translated to "Crowned by Wind". Pg 236

Secondborn 10 Aug
35. Souvenir: Here, I got you a souvenir. Pg 92

Widow’s Web 14 Aug
20. Leisure: …so we could question him at our leisure. Pg 90
39. Ticket: …so I'd cut off his meal ticket… Pg 22
40. Tour: …along with a tour bus… Pg 158
41. Tourist: Hell, I was something of a tourist attraction… Pg 34
48. Vacation: …when I'd run into Donovan while on vacation… Pg 30

Dark Horse 19 Aug
17. Island: The smallest island is around four kilometers long… Pg 25
28. Pool: …she found herself looking at an indoor pool. Pg 95

Rhapsodic 27 Aug
2. Baggage: Now the two of us have all this unresolved baggage. Pg 157

The Runaway King 30 Aug
10. Destination: Besides, my destination was the church… Pg 72
11. Explore: I'd take a voyage, explore their lands… Pg 144
13. Foreign: …and we're in foreign territory… Pg 87
14. Guide: Although I had a full moon to guide me… Pg 57
50. Voyage: Maybe one day I'd take voyage, Pg 144


To find:
3. Boat
4. Booking
7. Cruise
9. Customs
19. Landmark
21. Luggage
23. Motel
29. Postcard
33. Safari
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
49. Visa

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Cheryl :)

[Amanda]

August Scavenger Hunt - Vacation
The Lost Challenges
Weekend Break – 10-20 words
Duration: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017

Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith
Read 12/8/17 Rating 4 stars



Word List

1. Airport

Then, on the morning of their departure, they closed up the house and were driven to the airport by Porky Flanagan.
p16 (Fatty)

3. Boat

He noticed a small jetty, at which a rowing boat bobbed.
p40 (Fatty)

10. Destination

Fatty accompanied his wife to their hired car and set off on the relatively short journey to their destination.
p37 (Fatty)

14. Guide

"On the shores of Lough Derg," the guide had enthused.
p37 (Fatty)

21. Luggage

Waiting for their luggage to appear on the carousel
p34 (Fatty)

27. Plane

There they caught their plane to Dallas and were eventually herded through to the waiting room for the departure of their flight to Shannon.
p16 (Fatty)

31. Reservation

They had arranged reservations at the other end.
p19 (Fatty)

37. Suitcase

Fatty spotted Betty's distinctive blue suitcase, and hauled it on to a trolley.
p34 (Fatty)

48. Vacation

It was sufficiently casual for one who was on vacation.
p54 (Fatty)


The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
Read 20/8/17 Rating 4 stars



5. Break

You took a break.
p72

6. Camera

Malm lowered the camera
p205

9. Customs

They had crossed six national borders but they had not been stopped once, either by customs or passport control.
p382

12. Flight

After six months they had put him on a flight to Spain.
p124

13. Foreign

The magazine suddenly felt foreign.
p245

15. Holiday

A trial through the peak holiday season would attract less attention than one at any other time of the year.
p237

16. Hotel

He had remembered that he had booked himself a room in City Hotel.
p63

18. Journey

He stopped in Goteberg to have lunch with an old friend before resuming his journey to Stockholm.
p105

20. Leisure

I wish we had the leisure to stay in touch with faithful old colleagues.
p129

22. Map

Now it was just a matter of mapping out the moves.
p167

25. Passport

He would need a hideout, a passport and some cash.
p92

26. Photograph

Armansky studied Malm's photographs of the men who had followed Blomkvist from the Copacabana.
p210

34. Ship

I'm hardly the person to criticize you for abandoning ship.
p72

36. Station

Meet Jerker Holmberg at Central Station.
p21

39. Ticket

Figuerola decided not to pay for a ticket.
p363

42. Train

We're keeping an eye on all the trains arriving in Stockholm.
p39

44. Transport

He had come by special transport for the disabled.
p156

45. Travel

Next week I'll be travelling, as you know.
p51

46. Trip

He had broken off his trip
p39

28/20

Challenge completed

[[deleted user]]

Welcome e0nyx and Amanda!

[Kimberly]

Sounds fun!!


August Scavenger Hunt - Vacation
Duration: 8.1.17 - 8.31.17
Level: Weekend Break 10-20 words

1. Airport
2. Baggage
3. Boat
4. Booking
5. Break

6. Camera: To Brew or Not to Brew by Joyce Tremel pg. 76 "I realized then I should have brought a camera with me." (8.1.17)

7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs

10. Destination: Winter by Marissa Meyer pg. 205 "By the time they finally arrived at their destination, Cinder's internal clock told her they had left Artemisia over nineteen hours ago." (8.11.17)

11. Explore
12. Flight
13. Foreign
14. Guide
15. Holiday
16. Hotel

17. Island: The Cakes of Wrath by Jacklyn Brady pg. 7 "With his long salt-and-pepper hair tied back in a ponytail and his trademark Hawaiian shirts and khaki shorts, Scotty had a laid back Carribean island look going on that seemed to appeal to women his own age." (8.7.17)

18. Journey
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage

22. Map: Winter by Marissa Meyer pg. 167 "Cinder had studied the system so many times she would have had it memorized even without having a map downloaded to her brain-machine interface." (8.11.17)

23. Motel
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
28. Pool
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari

34. Ship: Winter by Marissa Meyer pg. 101 "The friction made the ship tremble and beads of water slicked back off the view window, but it wasn't long before they'd broken through." (8.6.17)

35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist

42. Train: Winter by Marissa Meyer pg. 420 "Jacin pulled Cress into the shadows of the nearest train." (8.12.17)

43. Translate
44. Transport

45. Travel: Winter by Marissa Meyer pg. 106 "What better way to travel than by spaceship?" (8.6.17)

46. Trip: To Brew or Not to Brew by Joyce Tremel pg. 212 "Imagine my surprise when I came back from being out of the country on a buying trip to find it had been sold." (8.3.17)

47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

[Rina]

Duration: August 2017
Found: 47/50

The Awakening, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017
10. Destination - "A popular destination, unfortunately, with a huge line", p. 268
16. Hotel - "This room might look like it belonged in a nice hotel", p. 10
22. Map - "Then I went to the map of New York State and studied the two.", p. 251
28. Pool - "Simon left the note, and found the keys, and they retreated to the pool house", p. 311
30. Relax - "As Simon hauled Tori away, I tried to relax, but my heart was racing too fast for me to focus.", p. 173
36. Station - "The main bus station is in the city.", p. 243
39. Ticket - "But we got tickets in Buffalo without any ID.", p. 249
40. Tour - "It's time you got a proper tour and a proper explanation. ", p. 18
44. Transport - "At the truck stop, our plan was to stow away in a transport", p. 254
45. Travel - "W-we should be quiet. Sound travels", p. 85
46. Trip - "Simon had gone to grab sodas for the trip", p. 215

The Reckoning, Kelley Armstrong, 01.08.2017
1. Airport - "Andrew's gone to the airport to pick them up", p. 300
5. Break - "Even Tori murmured "Are you okay?" at a break in the conversation", p. 223
6. Camera - "He held out an old eight millimeter video camera.", p. 289
12. Flight - "His flight will arrive in seventy-five minutes, sir", p.365
13. Foreign - "He spoke slowly, like he was processing a foreign language", p. 129
14. Guide - "Tell the guard you wish to speak to her and I'll guide you through the rest", p.323
19. Landmark - "It didn't make sense to me - roads and landmarks I wouldn't know - but the ghost said his wife would understand.", 84
23. Motel - "There was an open field behind the motel and we headed there", p. 390
24. Pack - "Derek wanted all of us to pack our bags and run.", p. 197
32. Resort - "You'd do it if it was the last resort", p.338
42. Train - "You can only get to it by a magical train", p. 314
47. Trunk - "Endless trees stretched out on all sides, dozens of thick trunks, any of which could be a ghost", p. 275
48. Vacation - "If you know anything about the Genesis experiment, then you know we aren't here for a vacation.", p. 9

The Second Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares, 03.08.2017
3. Boat - "he was making boat fittings in the archaic family forge", p. 100
11. Explore - "He let her explore his chest and his arms and his back", p. 254
15. Holiday - "Maybe even for the Christmas holidays", p. 302
17. Island - "Here they were, in a small church on this tiny island on such a day.", p. 332
18. Journey - "Carmen was pulling on the Travelling Pants for their great inaugural journey of the second summer when the phone rang", p. 28
26. Photograph - "She passed Tibby a three-by-five color photograph", p. 339
27. Plane - "He was on a higher plane", p. 38
31. Reservation - "I thought we'd just go to a neighborhood place, but he'd made a reservation at Josephine", p. 55
34. Ship - "Her face had launched at least one ship, and now the ship was going to turn right back around", p. 188
37. Suitcase - "She was packing her suitcase in a daze along with the rest of her family when she remembered the Travelling Pants", p. 324

Darkest Powers Tales, Kelley Armstrong, 04.08.2017
21. Luggage - " I’ll take a look around and see if I can find luggage, keys, cell phone—", p. 66

The Lovers' Guide to Rome, Mark Lamprell, 10.08.2017
2. Baggage - "He waited for the bus to disgorge its passengers, for the passengers to collect their baggage", p. 148
4. Booking - "Then get us a booking", p. 242
25. Passport - "searching in the recesses of her vast vintage Gucci shoulder bag for their passports", p. 65
35. Souvenir - "they would make their way down the Via dei Coronari, stopping to buy religious souvenirs from the rosary bead vendors, the Coronari, who lined the street.", p. 66
41. Tourist - "Signore Giorgio liked tourists; he enjoyed seeing his city swell and almost burst with humanity at certain times of the year", p. 55
43. Translate - "He asked Stephanie to translate", p. 156

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs, 12.08.2017
29. Postcard - "She sorted through the postcards again.", p. 167

Enchanted, Inc., Shanna Swendson, 26.08.2017
7. Cruise - "Isabel was apparently our cruise director for the evening.", p.189
8. Currency - "then went into the outer office and asked his assistant for some of the local currency", p. 157
20. Leisure - "The rest of the group seemed to enjoy their leisure on company time.", p. 142

The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle, 26.08.2017
50. Voyage - "and had I described our voyage I might have said a good deal of the worry we had", p. 142

Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb, 30.08.2017
9. Customs - "I think it a waste of time, but local customs must be honored.", p. 420

To find:
33. Safari
38. Sunbathe
49. Visa

[[deleted user]]

August 2017 Scavenger Hunt - Vacation

Words: 17/50

1. Airport: "I'm going to call the FBI and the nearest airport." Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 133
2. Baggage:
3. Boat: "I'll get the bags into the boat." Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer - 8/6 - loc. 137
4. Booking
5. Break: "You need a break." Frostbite - Richelle Mead - 8/8 - loc. 208
6. Camera
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
12. Flight:"I'm sure you'll have a lovely honeymoon camped out in the airport waiting for another flight." Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer - 8/6 - loc. 7
13. Foreign: "Today, everything seemed foreign." The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski - 8/7 - loc. 19
14. Guide
15. Holiday
16. Hotel: "If you give us the name of your hotel we'll contact you with any further developments." Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 141
17. Island: "She focused on the waves' swell and slam, steered past a bare, rocky island , and recited what she would say in two day's time if the wind held." The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski - 8/7 - loc. 330
18. Journey: "It was an off journey, to say the least." Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 139
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage:"I'll...go get the luggage." Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer - 8/6 - loc. 80
22. Map
23. Motel: "They drove most of the day, then stopped at a motel." Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 56
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane: "At least you'll have plenty of time to sleep on the planetomorrow." Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer - 8/6 - loc. 40
28. Pool:"White swans glided in the silvery water in the lobby pool, and man-sized urns exploded with flowers."Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 228
29. Postcard
30. Relax: :Ana, who had been on the point of firmly telling him she could tend to herself, stopped and did indeed relax.Charmed - Nora Roberts - 8/2 - loc. 48
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship: I inspected each ship and crew before deciding which to take for battle." The Winner's Curse - Marie Rutkoski - 8/7 - loc. 190
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase: "I reminded myself to breathe, and then stumbled toward the giant suitcase that Edward had opened on top of a low white dresser." Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer - 8/6 - loc. 81
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip:"In Southern Utah, not far from the Arizona border - and near enough to Vegas for an easy trip to lose a paycheck - was a hot little huddle of storefronts." Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 125
47. Trunk
48. Vacation: "Initially, we'll be on vacation, establishing our new home." Entranced - Nora Roberts - 8/1 - loc. 205
49. Visa
50. Voyage

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

August Scavenger Hunt - Vacation
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words
Found: 46/41+


4. Booking - Hannah didn’t hesitate before booking Elaine an appointment (Loc 93)
5. Break - I’d had plans to repair a bunch of them over winter break (Loc 100)
6. Camera - Each camera was different (Loc 107)
11. Explore - I avoided it at all costs, opting instead to explore my options (Loc 152)
14. Guide - Without Hannah to guide her, Elaine was a lost soul (Loc 262)
17. Island - gripping the side of the kitchen island (Loc 163)
18. Journey - My aimless journey eventually ended (Loc 102)
19. Landmark - trying to pick up on any familiar landmarks (Loc 399)
22. Map - and then I reached for my computer to pull up a map (Loc 392)
24. Pack - Thought I’d help you pack (Loc 363)
28. Pool - and found him asleep in a pool of his own vomit (Loc 20)
34. Ship - looked like the ragged sails on a ghost ship (Loc 14)
36. Station - The gas station attendant eyed us with curiosity (Loc 368)
37. Suitcase - she lugged two broken suitcases toward the old black Camaro (Loc 83)
39. Ticket - I glanced up to see Mrs. Rochester behind the ticket booth (Loc 178)
46. Trip - I grabbed an armful of candy and chips—road trip supplements (Loc 396)


2. Baggage - He had too much baggage (Loc 355)
3. Boat - Their presence wouldn’t have rocked any boats (Loc 502)
9. Customs - the quaint customs of a primitive tribe. (Loc 453)
10. Destination - Amelia couldn’t have tipped off anyone to our destination (Loc 146)
16. Hotel - she could hear the sounds of the hotel bar (Loc 182)


7. Cruise - the commercial cruise routes in the Gulf (Loc 205)
8. Currency - And I don’t think Syrena currency has any of our presidents on it (Loc 278)
12. Flight - “Still sick from the flight?” Emma whispers (Loc 297)
13. Foreign - It sounds foreign on my tongue (Loc 217)
21. Luggage- cubby for carry-on luggage (Loc 195)
27. Plane - An Emma who lied to her mother to jump a plane (Loc 257)
30. Relax - Maybe if you could relax (Loc 195)
32. Resort - They resort to yelling (Loc 116)
38. Sunbathe - No one sees me. Not the sunbathers (Loc 30)
40. Tour - Emma, how about a private tour?” (Loc 282)
41. Tourist - selling trips to the Titanic to tourists who can afford it.” (Loc 370)
42. Train - I train my eyes on Galen (Loc 142)
43. Translate - you want them to do translates no (Loc 301)
45. Travel - time spent shoved in a travel bag (Loc 373)
47. Trunk - Is Grom in the trunk? (Loc 411)


20. Leisure - simply hadn’t had the leisure to think about it (Loc 52)
23. Motel - his description checked into a motel (Loc 78)
35. Souvenir - Over in the little souvenir shop (Loc 53)
48. Vacation - I’d gone to vacation Bible school (Loc 189)


1. Airport - they'd most likely look at Dulles apirport (Loc 6753)
16. Holiday - some likely returned, another holiday or short visit (Loc 3394)
25. Passports - he'd confiscated their passports (Loc 4318)
26. Photograph - His hair is longer in the photograph (Loc 1233)
31. Reservation - though the reservation clerk (Loc 5471)
44. Transport - Protective custody and transport you back to Chicago (Loc 7122)

29. Postcard
33. Safari
49. Visa
50. Voyage

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Kimberly, Rina, Seraphina and Jade!

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Thanks lovely :)

[Denise S]

I would like to join in!

Word List

1. Airport - “A jet from the city airport…” p. 119 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
2. Baggage-“…personal baggage of the house’s inmates.” P. 98 Reading Turgenev by William Trevor 8.17.17
3. Boat “…watching the boat” p. 20 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
4. Booking - "…both parties have withdrawn their bookings…” p. 207 In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
5. Break - “Give me a break, all right?” p. 153 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
6. Camera – “The camera jerked and zoomed…” p. 20 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
7. Cruise - “Returns middle of the month, Mademoiselle. A cruise.” P. 58 Murder in Passyby Cara Black 8.27.17
8. Currency “…they had their shops, their currency…” p. 11 In This Grave Hourby Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
9. Customs “…assisting the barman with the Christmas customs.” P. 84 Reading Turgenev by William Trevor 8.17.17
10. Destination “…with stickers that proclaimed their previous destinations.” P. 22 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
11. Explore “…a lantern with which to explore…” p. 103 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
12. Flight “…descended a flight of stairs.” P. 71 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
13. Foreign “…a group of young foreign travelers…” p. 22 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
14. Guide “…the Fates often provide a guide…” p. 55 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
15. “…had come to France under the pretext of a long-deserved holiday.” P. 12 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
16. Hotel “…his anonymous, empty hotel room…p. 20 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
17. Island “…they study their island’s topography…” p. 29 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
18. Journey "Her journey was short…” p. 1 In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
19. Landmark “…sniffing about for a familiar landmark…” p. 110 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
20. Leisure “charm to be the final ambition of the leisure class.” P. 5 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
21. Luggage “Their luggage was plastered with stickers…” p. 22 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
22. Map - “His destination was marked on his phone’s map…” p. 121 The Cleanerby Mark Dawson 8.3.17
23. Motel - “…the waiting in the motel room…” p. 242 My House in Umbria by William Trevor 8.24.17
24. Pack “…one of the group sauntered out of the pack…” p. 87 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
25. Passport “the identification documents and passport were in there…” p. 159 In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
26. Photograph - “…adjusted the photograph…” p. 17 The Cleanerby Mark Dawson 8.3.17
27. Plane “The plane was still a dot on the horizon…” p. 141The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
28. Pool “…streetlamps providing discreet pool of light.” P. 87 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
29. Postcard “But as soon as I know I could drop you a postcard.” P. 90 In This Grave Hourby Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
30. Relax - So go on, sit down and relax.” P. 47 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
31. Reservation “…and a reservation for a late supper.” P. 355 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
32. Resort “…a medium-sized tourist resort.” P. 2 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
33. Safari - “You’d gone off with Rhia and Lila, one of your safaris to the ladies lounge.” Echoes in Deathby J.D. Robb 8.20.17
34. Ship “See what they did to that ship, the Athena?” p. 81 In This Grave Hourby Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
35. Souvenir - “…it was a souvenir of a night in Guatemala.” P. 66 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
36. Station - “…fast food chains that served the area around the station.” P. 22 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
37. Suitcase - “…blocking the way with their suitcases.” P. 22 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17

38. Sunbathe

39. Ticket “I was a conductress, taking tickets…” p. 74 In This Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
40. Tour “…news of the Conservatory’s goodwill tour.” P. 382 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
41. Tourist “…a medium-sized tourist resort.” P. 2 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
42. Train “…the digital sign said the next train…” p. 23 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
43. Translate - “…gardening books that Quinty might translate…” p. 310 My House in Umbriaby William Trevor 8.24.17
44. Transport “…who planned to transport him to a local cottage hospital.” P. 124 In This Dark Hour by Jacqueline Winspear 8.5.17
45. Travel - “…a travel blanket lay across…” p. 247 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
46. Trip - “…staying in the chalet apart from those trips out.” P. 2 The Cleaner by Mark Dawson 8.3.17
47. Trunk – “…slipped behind the trunk of an oak…” p. 2 The Cleanerby Mark Dawson 8.3.17
48. Vacation - “…one more day of school before Christmas vacation.” P. 179 Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell 8.9.17
49. Visa “…might obtain exit visas and scurry to Lisbon…” p. 423 A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8.14.17
50. Voyage - a night saying bon voyage eats up the calories. P. 318 Echoes in Death by J.D. Robb 8.20.17

[Karen ♐]

August Scavenger Hunt - Vacation
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words
DURATION: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017
48/50


Tart Lauren Dane - 8/2
1. Airport - Pg 301 - I'll take you to the airport
2. Baggage - Pg 320 - I'm at baggage claim.
3. Boat - Pg 149 - the deep water beneath the boat.
5. Break - Pg 26 - Maybe he can help me break that fast.
12. Flight - Pg 299 - I'll get the first flight I can.
15. Holiday - Pg 212 - returned from a solo, romantic holiday
16. Hotel - Pg 91 - in a fabulous little boutique hotel and had shopped
17. Island - Pg 6 - The island was small enough
24. Pack - Pg 74 - but I learned how to pack a good picnic
27. Plane - Pg 300 - She must be on a plane right then.
28. Pool - Pg 74 - all hang out by the pool
30. Relax - Pg 169 - I came over here to relax
31. Reservation - Pg 300 - She'd made a reservation at a hotel
36. Station - Pg 312 - cell number at the nurse's station.
40. Tour - Pg 64 - he took a long, leisurely tour
42. Train - Pg 24 - The old staff with train them tonight
45. Travel - Pg 53 - I'd really like to travel more.
46. Trip - Pg 1 - as she made the short trip to Tart.


Possession by Helen Hardt - 8/2
11. Explore - Pg 104 - haven't even begun to explore all of it.
18. Journey - Pg 290 - volume of Jade and Talon's journey.
23. Motel - Pg 72 - he was staying at a motel.


Beautiful Mistake by Vi Keeland - 8/4
6. Camera - Pg 59 - when that face met the camera
7. Cruise - Pg 115 - her new boyfriend on a cruise.
10. Destination - Pg 293 - I honestly had no particular destination in mind.
20. Leisure - Pg 7 - to relieve themselves at their leisure.
32. Resort - Pg 136 - I may need to resort to Krazy Glue.
39. Ticket - Pg 14 - I tucked an old ticket
47. Trunk - Pg 33 - it to put into my trunk


Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty - 8/5
13. Foreign - Pg 20 - murmured reassurance connected to a foreign sense
14. Guide - Pg 26 - She stopped before he could guide her through


Irresistible You by Kate Meader - 8/8
34. Ship - Loc 2906 - The ship is turning
37. Suitcase - Loc 3124 - Apparently she had brought a suitcase
41. Tourist - Loc 1339 - with top notes of tourist vomit


The Billionaire's Dance Melody Anne - 8/9
9. Customs - Pg 171 - third world counties and their customs.
48. Vacation - Pg 63 - being recent grandparents, the latest vacation they'd enjoyed.


Meant for Love Marie Force - 8/10
22. Map - Loc 3141 - I looked on a map and I saw


Angels Flight Michael Connelly - 8/11
8. Currency - Pg 168 - There was no currency.
35. Souvenir - Pg 441 - Kept it like a souvenir or something.


Slam Susan Fanetti - 8/11
26. Photograph - Loc 114 - a tripod and took a photograph every single day
29. Postcard - Loc 6655 - have to have a picture postcard life


Master of Solitude Cherise Sinclair - 8/13
44. Transport - Loc 4066 - to sell the rance and transport stock to the new one


Big Jack J.D. Robb - 8/14
25. Passport - Pg 261 - pick up his passport and a few essentials.


Playing with Fire Kate Meader - 8/16
43. Translate - Pg 229 - Wy was on hand to translate.

After the Fire Kate Meader - 8/16
19. Landmark - Loc 401 - Gage bundled my luggage into the trunk


Yuri Roxie Rivera - 8/22
4. Booking - Pg 9 - a hell of a time booking DJs


A Very Russian Christmas Roxie Rivera - 8/23
21. Luggage - Pg 120 - he had borrowed from her luggage


Knight Kristen Ashley - 8/26
50. Voyage - Pg 132 - my hands went on a voyage a discovery


Naked Raine Miller - 8/27
49. Visa - Loc 476 - I don't get a work visa when I finish


Word List

33. Safari
38. Sunbathe

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Denise and Karen :)

[Cindy III]

August 2017 Scavenger Hunt

For each word please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it, plus the page number/location and sentence where you found the word.

EXAMPLE -
Apple - A Touch of Ice - L.J. Charles (1/10/16)
I had a weakness for apple pie, heavy on the cinnamon... (loc. 245)

Any genre/format is fine.
Re-reads are OK.
No page minimum.
To count a book towards the challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

At the end of the month please re-post your whole challenge as a new message so that we can award your Hall of Fame badge!

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for, you can still claim a badge for the words you did get.)

Our theme for August is...Vacation
Weekend Break – 10-20 words
DURATION: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017

1. Airport
2. Baggage
3. Boat
4. Booking
5. Break
6. Camera
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
12. Flight
13. Foreign
14. Guide
15. Holiday
16. Hotel
17. Island
18. Journey
19. Landmark
20. Leisure
21. Luggage
22. Map
23. Motel
24. Pack
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
28. Pool
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
34. Ship
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
42. Train
43. Translate
44. Transport
45. Travel
46. Trip
47. Trunk
48. Vacation
49. Visa
50. Voyage

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Cindy :)

[[deleted user]]

Great start Sharon!

[[deleted user]]

Finished!

August Scavenger - Vacation!

Start Date: 1/8/17
Level: Trip of a Lifetime (41-50 words)
Progress: 50/50
Date Completed: 8/8/17

The Long Weekend - Veronica Henry (2/8/17)

boat - "And I thought we could hire a boat." (pg 103)
booking - ...so Claire accepted the booking... (pg 18)
explore - ...and explore some of the other towns... (pg 324)
hotel - ...eat in his restaurant and stay in his hotel. (pg 4)
journey - He'd wanted to make the journey down on his own... (pg 53)
luggage - ...in the luggage compartment... (pg 39)
map - ...from consulting the OS map her parents had bought... (pg 65)
photograph - His photograph showed a man in his fifties... (pg 40)
postcard - ...tempted to scrawl a postcard to Nick... (pg 163)
reservation - She called their reservation up... (pg 125)
souvenir - ...postcards, programmes, souvenirs. (pg 43)
station - Her parents had dropped her at the station... (pg 59)
ticket - Her mother kept everything - ticket stubs, photos... (pg 43)
train - ...three-hour train journey from London... (pg 7)

Wish You Were Here - Mike Gayle (3/8/17)

airport - ...finally approached the front of the airport... (pg 49)
baggage - Once we reach baggage claims... (pg 60)
break - "...I could do with a bit of a break..." (pg 25)
camera - One of them pulled out a camera... (pg 49)
customs - ...we made our way through customs... (pg 64)
destination - ...Malia would be our destination. (pg 41)
flight - ...we might actually miss the flight... (pg 49)
foreign - ...when visiting a foreign land? (pg 16)
guide - "I want to see if I can get a guide book..." (pg 52)
holiday - ...bunch of holiday brochures... (pg 1)
island - ...the capital of the island. (pg 167)
landmark - ...point out a landmark... (pg 86)
pack - No one could pack a suitcase like Sarah. (pg 17)
passport - I double-checked my passport and tickets... (pg 51)
plane - "...we really are going to miss the plane". (pg 47)
pool - ...by the side of the hotel swimming pool. (pg 41)
relax - We could finally relax. (pg 51)
resort - ...one of the main roads in the resort... (pg 83)
ship - ...a far-off ship was passing by. (pg 260)
suitcase - No one could pack a suitcase like Sarah. (pg 17)
tour - ...organised by the tour operators... (pg 42)
transport - ...now I had transport I could go anywhere... (pg 269)
travel - ...local high street travel agent... (pg 1)
trip - ...this trip was in a lot of ways long overdue. (pg 19)
vacation - "And I know what girls on vacation are like too." (pg 35)

The Common Lawyer - Mark Gimenez (4/8/17)

motel - They walked past a little motel... (pg 310)
safari - "That's the place with the safari theme? (pg 28)

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage - Ali McNamara (5/8/17)

visa - ...in America on a working visa... (pg 205)

Home - Harlan Coben (6/8/17)

currency - "...you have to buy the currency..." (pg 70)

Death on the Nile - Agatha Christie (7/8/17)

leisure - "I am, alas, a man of leisure." (pg 24)
translate - ...to translate for the benefit of Cornelia... (pg 149)
trunk - ...the wardrobe trunk and the two costly suitcases. (pg 298)
voyage - "...in any case the voyage is so short..." (pg 147)

Evil Under The Sun - Agatha Christie (8/8/17)

cruise - Father taking her once for a cruise. (pg 30)
sunbathe - "I wish I could sunbathe!" (pg 14)
tourist - "...as a good tourist, if nothing else." (pg 16)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Caroline!! That was quick!!

[[deleted user]]

JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO Caroline!! That was quick!!"

I made sure to read a lot of vacation themed books so I could be finished before I go on my own vacation! Lol

[Jade aka MrsTosh]

Completed:
August Scavenger Hunt - Vacation
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words
Found: 46/41+

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4. Booking - Hannah didn’t hesitate before booking Elaine an appointment (Loc 93)
5. Break - I’d had plans to repair a bunch of them over winter break (Loc 100)
6. Camera - Each camera was different (Loc 107)
11. Explore - I avoided it at all costs, opting instead to explore my options (Loc 152)
14. Guide - Without Hannah to guide her, Elaine was a lost soul (Loc 262)
17. Island - gripping the side of the kitchen island (Loc 163)
18. Journey - My aimless journey eventually ended (Loc 102)
19. Landmark - trying to pick up on any familiar landmarks (Loc 399)
22. Map - and then I reached for my computer to pull up a map (Loc 392)
24. Pack - Thought I’d help you pack (Loc 363)
28. Pool - and found him asleep in a pool of his own vomit (Loc 20)
34. Ship - looked like the ragged sails on a ghost ship (Loc 14)
36. Station - The gas station attendant eyed us with curiosity (Loc 368)
37. Suitcase - she lugged two broken suitcases toward the old black Camaro (Loc 83)
39. Ticket - I glanced up to see Mrs. Rochester behind the ticket booth (Loc 178)
46. Trip - I grabbed an armful of candy and chips—road trip supplements (Loc 396)


2. Baggage - He had too much baggage (Loc 355)
3. Boat - Their presence wouldn’t have rocked any boats (Loc 502)
9. Customs - the quaint customs of a primitive tribe. (Loc 453)
10. Destination - Amelia couldn’t have tipped off anyone to our destination (Loc 146)
16. Hotel - she could hear the sounds of the hotel bar (Loc 182)


7. Cruise - the commercial cruise routes in the Gulf (Loc 205)
8. Currency - And I don’t think Syrena currency has any of our presidents on it (Loc 278)
12. Flight - “Still sick from the flight?” Emma whispers (Loc 297)
13. Foreign - It sounds foreign on my tongue (Loc 217)
21. Luggage- cubby for carry-on luggage (Loc 195)
27. Plane - An Emma who lied to her mother to jump a plane (Loc 257)
30. Relax - Maybe if you could relax (Loc 195)
32. Resort - They resort to yelling (Loc 116)
38. Sunbathe - No one sees me. Not the sunbathers (Loc 30)
40. Tour - Emma, how about a private tour?” (Loc 282)
41. Tourist - selling trips to the Titanic to tourists who can afford it.” (Loc 370)
42. Train - I train my eyes on Galen (Loc 142)
43. Translate - you want them to do translates no (Loc 301)
45. Travel - time spent shoved in a travel bag (Loc 373)
47. Trunk - Is Grom in the trunk? (Loc 411)


20. Leisure - simply hadn’t had the leisure to think about it (Loc 52)
23. Motel - his description checked into a motel (Loc 78)
35. Souvenir - Over in the little souvenir shop (Loc 53)
48. Vacation - I’d gone to vacation Bible school (Loc 189)


1. Airport - they'd most likely look at Dulles apirport (Loc 6753)
16. Holiday - some likely returned, another holiday or short visit (Loc 3394)
25. Passports - he'd confiscated their passports (Loc 4318)
26. Photograph - His hair is longer in the photograph (Loc 1233)
31. Reservation - though the reservation clerk (Loc 5471)
44. Transport - Protective custody and transport you back to Chicago (Loc 7122)

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[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Jade!

[[deleted user]]

Congrats Jade!

[Maureen]

I'm in :)

Level:
Weekend Break – 10-20 words
Annual Leave – 21-40 words
Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words

DURATION: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017

Words: 21/50

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales - Jacob Grimm

3. Boat: "unfastened a little boat from the ship, got into it, sailed" - p228.
12. Flight: "to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as" - p637
18. Journey: "the young journeyman thought, 'With this thou hast" - p165.
19. Landmark: "like a red landmark in the field and waited for her" - p187.
28. Pool: "had been a whirlpool, and he drank up the whole sea till" - p359.
34. Ship: "on board a ship, she forgot the great love and fidelity which" - p228.
45. Travel: "for him to go traveling, his master presented him with" - P165.
50. Voyage: "wanted to make a voyage over the sea, to visit his old" - p228.

The Favoured Child - Philippa Gregory - 8/23/2017

2. Baggage: " 'You are a baggage,' he said feelingly. 'Come and let me travel" - p320.
4. Booking: "confirm the booking of the rooms and as soon as my papa" - p274.
5. Break: "wings open to break its speed as the taloned feet came forward" - p412.
15. Holiday: "will be a holiday.' Clary nodded and led the horse into Ned" - p389.
16. Hotel: "curricle into a hotel yard and snapped orders at the ostlers" - p503.
17. Island: "Acre is not an island. Acre men and women have to leave the" - p200.
20. Leisure: "two of my leisured empty days with her. With Clary I" - p97.
22. Map: "looking at this map...' and he covered up Richard's plan of" - p246.
24. Pack: "helped me pack, and sent me home with a bolt of muslin for" - p46.
42. Train: "not to set in train a village revel.' Ralph Megson threw back" - p140.
43. Translate: "two pages to translate for my pains. I had been confident" - p121.
46. Trip: "very rich on this trip. Richard was very assured. 'Ee's drunk again" - p504.
47. Trunk: "A travelling trunk, which I guessed belonged to Ralph Megson" - p131.

Word List

1. Airport
6. Camera
7. Cruise
8. Currency
9. Customs
10. Destination
11. Explore
13. Foreign
14. Guide
21. Luggage
23. Motel
25. Passport
26. Photograph
27. Plane
29. Postcard
30. Relax
31. Reservation
32. Resort
33. Safari
35. Souvenir
36. Station
37. Suitcase
38. Sunbathe
39. Ticket
40. Tour
41. Tourist
44. Transport
48. Vacation
49. Visa

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Maureen :)

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
August 2017 Scavenger Hunt - Vacation!
Duration: 1st August 2017 - 31st August 2017

Progress: 47 out of 50 (Trip of a Lifetime – 41-50 words)

Each month we will give you a list of 50 themed words to find in your books.

There is no limit to how many words you can get per book.

For each word please post a link to the book, the author, the date you finished it, plus the page number/location and sentence where you found the word.

EXAMPLE -
Apple - A Touch of Ice - L.J. Charles (1/10/16)
I had a weakness for apple pie, heavy on the cinnamon... (loc. 245)

Any genre/format is fine.
Re-reads are OK.
No page minimum.
To count a book towards the challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.

At the end of the month please re-post your whole challenge as a new message so that we can award your Hall of Fame badge!

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for, you can still claim a badge for the words you did get.)

Our theme for August is...

***Reserve your spot but no hunting till the 1st!***

Happy hunting!

Word List

1. Airport: "Upon returning to the airport, he asked to see the mechanic who had serviced his airplane." Page 13
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie - **** - 8/2/2017 - 288 Pages
2. Baggage: "A kiss that had no sexual baggage attached to it." Page 171
As Lie the Dead by Kelly Meding - **** - 8/14/2017 - 432 Pages
3. Boat: "“But why then did he talk all the time about boats?" Page 90
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4. Booking: "Will you, therefore, put the company on your preferred list for weekly station information—every single detail that will be useful to an agency in intelligently booking time." Page 36
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5. Break: "But Wilson appointed another man, his intimate friend and advisor Colonel Edward M. House; and it was House's thorny task to break the unwelcome news to Bryan without giving him offense." Page 231
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6. Camera: "Glancing around, Woodcock noticed a man up the street getting out of his car with a camera." Page 140
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7. Cruise: "'You guys saw Dorothy Dandridge?' he was saying as I entered the parlor. He was delighted and surprised, jumping up on the couch cushions like Tom Cruise with a boner. " Page 54
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8. Currency: "Specifically, it connects the various elements of a citation (i.e. date, the user's annotation about relevance, author, the user's annotation about accuracy, the publisher) with the elements of the CRAAP credibility checklist (i.e., currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose), respectively. Loc 4579
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9. Customs: "Maybe on that last one; it was possible they only needed to clear customs on the way home." Page 125
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10. Destination: "“Your destination, ma'am,” the driver says." Page 297
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11. Explore: "The mental image of all those numbers trailing from his belly button down to some delicious destination I've yet to explore, and never will, thickens my throat." Page 145
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12. Flight: "Karen Kirsch of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, a flight attendant for TWA, made it a practice to learn the names of as many passengers in her cabin as possible and use the name when serving them." Page 75
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13. Foreign: "It has been reprinted almost extensivley in many foreign languages." Page 14
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15. Holiday: "I'm not even sure the little bit my extra holiday jobs allowed me would cover it." Page 14
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16. Hotel: "The hotel manager did not want to shut down the escalator for more than two hours at a time because he did not want to inconvenience the hotel's guests." Page 171
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17. Island: "Sing Sing, at the time the most notorious penitentiary west of Devil's Island, was without a warden." Page 187
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18. Journey: "Then he'd dash off again on another leg of his journey." Page 72
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19. Landmark: "My eyes studied an online map showing the restaurant and other landmarks." Page 136
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20. Leisure: "This employer gained more profit; more leisure and—what is infinitely more important—he found far more happiness in his business and in his home." Page xix
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21. Luggage: "He glances down at me as he shifts the luggage." Page 16
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22. Map: "He wrote General Grant asking about a certain battle, and Grant drew a map for him and invited this fourteen-year-old boy to dinner and spent the evening talking to him." Page 86
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23. Motel: "'Your motel.' I could patch up, clean up, and lie down for a minute." Page 221
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24. Pack: "At five o'clock I force myself to pack up and head to my meeting with Meg." Page 248
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25. Passport: "There is a file folder, a bank card, a cell phone, a passport, a notecard, and another small, sealed envelope." Page 7
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[Suzanne]

26. Photograph: "“A few days after returning to New York, I got an autographed photograph" Page 77
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27. Plane: "By deft maneuvering he managed to land the plane, but it was badly damaged although nobody was hurt." Page 13
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28. Pool: "The two men's gazes lock and I'm suddenly swimming in a pool of testosterone, in need of a life raft." Page 216
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29. Postcard: "Years ago, we started with a set of rules printed on a card no larger than a postcard." Page xviii
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30. Relax: "I glance at the number and my shoulders relax." Page 232
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31. Reservation: "AFTER ARRIVING FOR OUR RESERVATION AT North, a chic modern restaurant with frosty dangling lights and steel-andglass tables, Liam and I are seated inside a high-backed halfmoon-shaped booth that seems to hug us in privacy." Page 151
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32. Resort: "Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of the other person's good points, we won't have to resort to flattery so cheap and false that it can be spotted almost before it is out of the mouth." Page 27
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33. Safari

34. Ship: "I had them shipped along with ..." Page 53
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35. Souvenir

36. Station: "Mike wanted to become the Number One salesperson in his district, but one service station was holding him back."
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37. Suitcase: "He admired the radiator, the special rearvision mirror and clock, the special spotlight, the kind of upholstery, the sitting position of the driver's seat, the special suitcases in the trunk with his monogram on each suitcase." Page 76
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38. Sunbathe

39. Ticket: "Suppose I had done the human, natural thing; suppose I had stormed into his office and said, “What do you mean by raising my rent three hundred percent when you know the tickets have been printed and the announcements made?" Page 34
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40. Tour: "Since you've got your CMS open, give your friend a tour, telling him or her what you like and don't like about it." Loc 5646
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41. Tourist: "Profiting by their advice and inspired by their encouragement, he launched upon a career that emblazoned his name across the sky. His home, Greeba Castle, on the Isle of Man, became a Mecca for tourists from the far corners of the world" Page 97
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42. Train: "He didn't have the money for a railroad ticket, so he traveled on a freight train, feeding and watering two carloads of wild horses in return for his passage." Page 245
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43. Translate: "Egos translate to delays and problems." Page 38
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44. Transport: "I'm transported back to a day when I'm excitedly running up the porch stairs of my family home to share my acceptance letter from the University of Texas with my mother." Page 203
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45. Travel: "She had discovered that I had once been Lowell Thomas' manager before he went on the radio and that I had traveled in Europe a great deal while helping him prepare the illustrated travel talks he was then delivering." Page 80
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46. Trip: "Paul M. Davis of Tulsa, Oklahoma, told his class how he applied this principle: “My family and I enjoyed one of the most interesting sightseeing vacation trips we have ever taken." Page 157
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47. Trunk: "He admired the radiator, the special rearvision mirror and clock, the special spotlight, the kind of upholstery, the sitting position of the driver's seat, the special suitcases in the trunk with his monogram on each suitcase." Page 76
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48. Vacation: "Paul M. Davis of Tulsa, Oklahoma, told his class how he applied this principle: “My family and I enjoyed one of the most interesting sightseeing vacation trips we have ever taken." Page 157
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49. Visa: "I have a work visa. I'll get a job, find a place to live." Page 315
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50. Voyage: "The risk was enormous, as you can appreciate, but the prize was worth ten times what a single vessel could hope to earn on a dozen voyages." Page 84
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[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Suzanne!

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Sarah!