Cookies! YUM!

Several weeks ago, the Busy Bees Family put out a series called the Cookie Caper Series. This was a series of boxes, some of which are cryptic, that could be found in/around Georgetown, TX. As you find each box, you are to pick up clues from the box in order to collect a bonus stamp and a special meeting with Batty B. This seemed like a very exciting opportunity fo Blue Butterfly and I and we worked out our schedules so that we could take a week day off and find those Girl Scout Cookie boxes!

We got to the Austin/Georgetown area on the evening of February 14. It was dark, but we decided to at least try and find the box located in Austin. What did we have to lose? So, we pulled up to the Girl Scout Council and saw only one car in the lot (phew!). We snuck around the back, just to see if there was enough light or not. THERE WAS! We snuck down and nabbed the box, then headed back to the van to stamp in. We were SOO excited now that we'd found the first box, we didn't want to wait to find the others! But, we decided to be patient and play it safe. We drove north to Georgetown and found a place to sleep for the night.

After we checked into the hotel, we got a local map and mapped out our course. We made a note on the map where each box would be located, then called it a night.

We got up bright and early the next morning and ran all over Georgetown chasing these fabulous GS Cookie boxes. Batty B did a fantastic job with carving, hiding, and writing the clues. We got more and more excited as the pieces of the puzzle were falling into place. While we were hot on the trail of those delicious cookie boxes, we also found Silver Eagle's Pocket Wocket and North Star's King of the North. We were delighted to find these boxes, too.

After the last piece of the puzzle was in place, we made a call to Batty B. She wasn't available at the moment, but a left a short (though excited) message telling her we'd completed the series. She returned my call and gave us directions to her bonus box. So, Blue Butterfly and I were on the road again to meet the generous and creative Batty B.

We told Batty B how much fun we'd had that day and she told us stories about encountering other letterboxers through this series. She also told us that no one had ever finished so early in the day! We were pleasantly surprised to hear that!

Thank you SOOOO MUCH Batty B for creating such a great series and for sharing so much with us!