We have a winner!

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID IT!

What an amazing, adventurous, relaxing, thrilling, challenging time it has been for all of us. We have seen so many wonderful, beautiful, spectacular sights, met so many kind and helpful people. We have challenged ourselves, acted frequently beyond our usual comfort zones, been forced into much greater self-reliance, and more importantly, inter-dependence on one another. We have learned gratitude, perspective, humility, confidence. We have learned that dreams come true, that goals are meant to be realized, and that many of the most meaningful achievements come only after long effort, sleepless nights, physical/mental/economic discomfort and persistence. We learned that the sun always comes up. We learned that God knows each of us, and will help us, many times in unseen or unrecognized ways, if we just ask (and importantly, whether we deserve it or not).

Shall we play again?

So I can't wait until Friday...

Yes, Bones, what you found is a clue. And here is another:

The Keepers best friend
As old legend foretold
Stays to defend that
Wizened master, so old.

To care for his friend
So tried and true
The rules to bend
For a meal is due.

‘Tis hid in plain view
So the Keeper will swear
Till fangs not a few
His friend doth bear.

Serpenty-winged-doctor-thingamajig

Ahhh...finally. What do you think that doctor thingy is called? I think you get another clue Friday.
Well, of course unless you want it sooner.

So...Do ya? Can you smell the treasure?

You must be very close to the Treasure!

Hmmm...So you didn't find anything based on that tape thing you found? Something is missing. That clue didn't get you to the next? I haven't recieved any other clues either. Your last response MYSHEEMO did not cause any new clues to be forfeited. What did this message mean? Who is the Keeper? And "move Jackets"? What Jackets? You must be very close to the Treasure! Be on the look out for unusual items! It must be very near! The Keeper...Jackets...very odd...

What languages do you speak?

Good job on finding the the compass! You will need it to figure this one out.

Gehangen op de daksparren
Manier omhoog naar de hemel
'Rynd oost oost'
en climber de hoge.

Omslag zal het dubbele spoor
'Unhid' in het goed
dan verhaal van de band
aan allen vertellen.

You may need a translator for this...

Remember the First Rule

Dear Shana-
Remember the first rule??

“But first one ground rule for the treasure hunt: When you find a clue you must report about it as a comment to this blog. We have been assured that additional clues will come only after the previous clue is described or imaged or scanned to the blog.”


We need a description or picture of the item you found. We cannot get the next piece of the puzzle until they know for sure you have truly got the real thing and not another fake.

Oprah You Cheat!

Wow! I thought Oprah was my friend! Evidently with all her resources and CASH she got the clue and is giving it away! I am shocked! Well, the answer is out there now, but I'll be darned if I am going to tell you how to get it. One person figured it out. Can the rest of you?