The Amazing Travelbug Race II Rules

The goal:
The goal of the race is to have travel bugs and Geocoins race across Canada and US between May 1st, 2009 and April 30st, 2010.
This years race will focus more on the Journey (photos and caches visited) rather than the distance traveled.

The Categories:
1. The most caches visited (1st & 2nd Place)
2. The most road side attractions visited Photo must accompany log entry only one photo per cacher will be entered into the final count. (1st & 2nd Place)
3. The most kilometers traveled. (1st & 2nd Place)
4. There will also be a prize for a randomly selected cacher that takes a photo of the traveller on it's Journey.

The Rules:
1. All travelbugs/ geocoins must have no miles on them when placed in the cache.
2. The travel bug can be placed on or after May 1st for the race start. You can start a bug later but with the obvious disadvantage of starting late.
3. The travel bug can start in any cache in BC.
4. No more than three travelbugs/geocoins per person/profile.
5. You may not move your own travel bug.
6. All travelers must be trackable at geocaching.com
7. You don't have to be a PGcachers member to participate in the race.
8. Only one prize per cacher will be awarded.
9. For most miles traveled category the traveler cannot skip a province/state it must be dropped in a cache from the neighboring province/state it came from.

We will update the web site (pgcachers.ca) with progress each week. All bugs will be tracked till April 30, 2010 for this race.
Those out side of British Columbia that want to participate can request a mailing address when entering the race. You can also send it to friend in BC to start the race in a BC cache.

A tie in any one category will be broken by using the total of the other categories
(i.e. if there is a tie in the most miles traveled then we will use the most caches visited and photo's taken as tie breaker.)

For the most attractions visited category, the goal of this category is for your travel bug to have its picture taken with as many roadside attractions as it travels. For each one it visits your travel
bug will receive a bonus of 100 kilometers towards the overall winner only 1 bounus per attraction.

Entering the Race:
1. Fill out our online form. If you are from outside BC. if requested we will send you a postal address you can send your traveler to.

2. You will need to supply your own travel bug and attach it to your traveler. The traveler may be whatever you choose, but keep in mind that larger travelers have fewer caches they can fit into.

3. Activate your travel bug. It is recommended that you include “Amazing Travelbug Race II ” in the name of your racer to help identify it is a part of the race.

4. We recommend you attach a travelbug race rules card to you traveler. Sample here if you are sending it to the PGcachers we can make a laminated tag and attach it to your traveler for you.

5. If mailing your racer, make sure you safely package the traveler and drop it in the mail. PGcachers can not be responsible for problems in shipping.

6. Once your travel bug arrives, you will receive confirmation of its arrival. At the start of the race the bugs received will be placed in a random cache in BC.