Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: The Hog, Fabian & Rosie!

Mark & Sue Pepe hail from Kensington, CT USA.

After finding our initial box in June 2002, we have since found letterboxes in 18 states and placed them in 13 states; 4 countries: Aruba, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Great Britain; and on a cruise ship! Thanks for stopping by our website and we appreciate your continued support.

"Have fun and just get out there & box!!!"

Email us: mjpepe1@comcast.net (Mark) or suepepe1@comcast.net (Sue)

Monday, August 23, 2004

The Hog, Fabian & Rosie!

Funhog took a trip to the heartland of America this weekend and visited the Iowa State Fair after hearing personal heart throb, Fabian, was a headliner at an oldies show. The performers included Lou Christie, Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, Lesley Gore, Tommy Roe, the Marvelettes, Danny and the Juniors.

Leave it to Funhog to wrangle backstage and meet all of the performers, including Fabian, after telling the backstage guards that she was the "Time Magazine" piggie. The Hog told the performers about letterboxing and really seized their interest when Brett's Musician's Series and Jay Drew's and TeamGreenDragon's individual Beatles series were mentioned. After the show, Funhog had a chance to check on a box and then safely place Rosie Ruiz there in Iowa! Rosie is now halfway to her goal in NYC and Funhog has finally met Fabian!
Does it get any better than that?

posted by Mark and Sue at Monday, August 23, 2004

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What is Letterboxing?
Letterboxing enthusiasts hide and hunt weatherproof containers in remote or scenic places. Each container holds a logbook, a rubber stamp and stamp pad. The planter of the letterbox distributes clues to it's location via the internet, Word of Mouth, on websites or via other means. Clues can be easy to difficult. Finding a letterbox may require a combination of skills such as mapreading, orienteering, and puzzle-solving.

Letterboxers carry their own logbook and personal stamp when hunting for hidden boxes. Upon finding a letterbox, they will imprint their own logbook using the found stamp, and leave their own stamping or personalization in the letterbox's logbook. Some artistic letterboxers carve and even design their own stamps and logbooks. Letterboxes are hidden in various locations throughout the world.

Letterboxing has its beginnings in Dartmoor National Park in England, where the first letterbox at Cranmere Pool was placed in 1854 by a Dartmoor guide named James Perrott, who left his calling card in a container there while guiding tourists through Dartmoor.