
Photo: The Days Are Just Packed/Facebook
It’s hard to imagine anyone anticipating that the Adventure would last so long at sea, but Ollie and Harry’s father did find the idea of tracking the toy boat on its voyage exciting, so before launching it into the North Sea, he partnered up with a leading GPS tracking company to have it equipped with a state-of-the-art transmitter. So they’ve been able to keep an eye on the Adventure’s location ever since the beginning. “The boys love it,” their father, MacNeill Ferguson, said. “When they come home from school they ask if there is there any news about the ship.”
They’ve also set up a Facebook page where they document the ship’s progress and post photos and news about its incredible sailing adventure. Believe it or not, there’s now an international community following this page and even helping the Fergusons by keeping an eye on the toy boat should it be sailing past their location. It’s been quite a journey for the toy pirate ship, but last week, it seemed to have come to an end. On “The Days Are Just Packed” Facebook page the Fergusons announced that the Adventure had not been transmitting its location twice a day, as it usually did. It had missed several pings, and everyone feared that its Atlantic voyage may have finally come to an end. However, yesterday, just when it looked like the voyage was over, the Adventure starting transmitting off the coast of South America.
So I guess the Adventure’s epic adventure continues. And the icing on the cake is that the little pirate ship is actually heading for the Bahamas, home of the most famous pirates in history. You can the Adventure’s position here.