Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Dartmoor Radio Show

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)

Friday, July 01, 2005

Dartmoor Radio Show

A post to the big talk list yielded a very interesting, 45 minute radio play on Dartmoor letterboxing. Click the image above to go to the website. Please note that the play falls after another story and you may need Real Player software.

We've had the opportunity to listen to this delightful radio play and were enthralled by it! We highly recommend all of our readers and anyone interested in visiting or understanding more about this hobby of ours to listen. It captures the essence of Dartmoor letterboxing. What a kick we got out of listening to our friend, God, play himself in this play. Imagine listening to him regale stories of Dartmoor in the Railway Pub [also mentioned in the play] in that lilting, British diction? Pure magic!

After the radio play, you may want to read our Dartmoor journal that we kept while visiting the moor back in September with the Baker's Dozen. Also, we have an excerpt from Anne Swinscow's book about Dartmoor History. Enjoy!

posted by Mark and Sue at Friday, July 01, 2005

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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.