Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Relaxing, Recovering & Maintenance

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)

Sunday, August 07, 2005

Relaxing, Recovering & Maintenance

A picture I took of the fabulous Horseshoe Bay in Bermuda

We spent Saturday resting at Harriman Reservoir in Wilmington, VT. After enjoying a picture perfect day with the Davidows, we did a little box maintenance on our Alternate Energy box. On Sunday, we completed some maintenance on our Symbols of Freedom Series and Mountain View boxes. All are in great shape and ready for the late summer and fall traffic that this region enjoyes this time of year. Thanks to all who emailed us status reports for these and all of our letterboxes.

Finally got to post clues to our 2 newest boxes but, we fear, not for the average letterboxer! You have to be in Bermuday or on the Norwegian Crown to find either one of them. The Bermuda box, Horseshoe Bay Seahorse, is, we believe, the first letterbox in Bermuda, while the Travel Letterbox, may be the first letterbox planted on board a major line cruise ship. Good luck on finding either of these!!!

posted by Mark and Sue at Sunday, August 07, 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.