This year I wasn't the least surprised when, a few weeks ago I got this letter from Reginald. It seems to some sort of tradition now. In the same way as last year Reginald wanted me to forward a few words and his Christmas Greetings to geocachers all over the world.
Always an honor! Here are Reginald's greetings this year. And, as ususal, if you are a bit in the dark about Reginald you can read up on him here. Just remember that it has no bearing on this year's mystery
Lasse
Merry Cachemas From Reginald Claus
Dear fellow Geocachers,
How time flies! Suddenly a year has passed and it’s that special Cachemas time again. Perhaps the best time of the year, if I may say so myself. But before it’s time to rejoice, let us stay a while on the subject of flying. Because flying is a very important part in what I do on Cachemas Night. And the ones that make it all possible is the wonderful Cachmas Reindeers.
The Cachemas Reindeers
The Cachemas Reindeers are really the stars of my team. It’s they who make my sleighs fly so to say. They never tired or grumble and they never rest until we are finished, and all geocachers around the world have got their Cachemas presents.
Sleighs you wonder? Santa Claus has only one sleigh! But then I’m not Santa, and I don’t have all his bells and whistles so I have to use two sleighs to make it in time. As I explained last year (when I introduced you to the Cachemas Gnomes) the workload on Cachemas Night is devided into a Northern team and an Eastern team and each one got their own sleigh.
My reindeers are all relatives to Santa’s more famous reindeer hero Rudolph. For example is Atlas Rudolph’s uncle and Mimosa is a cousin on his mother’s side. Being releatives to Rudolph also means that all their noses glow. Not equally bright, Mimosa is the brightest and Sleeping Beauty the faintest, but more than enough to show me the way through the night.
Dumbbell, Atlas and Jabbah usually pull the northern sleigh and Sleeping Beauty, Mimosa and Triffid the eastern one (see the picture below).
So when you look up into the skies on Cachemas night, don’t be to sure it’s stars you see. I might be me and my very dear friends the Cachemas Reindeers on our way to spread som joy to all you geocachers all around the word.
Wishing you a Merry Cachemas
