I think Letterboxing is sort of like a scavenger hunt. You have to follow the directions or clues until you find the hidden box. Once you do there is usually a stamp and a notebook inside where you stamp your book with their stamp and you leave your stamp in the book from the box. We like to date it and I have the kids sign their own names with their stamp.
Most people that place boxes actually carve their own stamp which is extremely neat. You must be very careful when you find the boxes as to not be seen and re-hide the box so it is not in plain sight. This protects the box from crab-asses that would like to steal the box, move it or damage it.
Thursday we headed out in search of a few in our town. I picked what I thought would be some easier ones as the girls are just starting out and I figured Ava wouldn't have a lot of patience if we didn't show her the results quickly.
The first 2 boxes were MIA. Ooops! I should have looked at the website closer and I would have seen that the most recent logs showed as "attempts". We did locate 1 of 2 boxes in an old cemetery which I never knew existed with Sea Captains who died in the 1700 and 1800.
When looking for some photos and more info to share with you about Letterboxing I found another website that lists the locations and clues that looks a bit better maintained. I may check this out.
We were only able to find 2 out of 5 boxes the other day. If you are local and interested in learning more Mashpee Leisure Services is offering a class about Letterboxing this Summer.
Check it out-
Letterboxing
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