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The Adventures of

Stripe

the Well-Travelled Bug.

 I'm Stripe!

Hi! My name is Stripe. You can see why.

I live in England. Well, most of the time, anyway. I travel a lot; I've had many adventures and have visited far and exotic places. And I haven't stopped! I go on trips all the time. It's a really big world out there, and I'm only a small bug!

I have lots of photos from my adventures. Would you like to see them?

You might also want to read a word from my people...

Holiday in Florida (and I meet Eric!)

Aunt Lisa's family all live in America. (That's where Eric lives, remember.) So Aunt Lisa and Uncle Mike, and Mike's mum Val and Arnie all went to Florida to have a second Christmas with Aunt Lisa's family. The flight to Florida was really long, but I slept through most of it so it was OK.

Florida is a funny place to have Christmas, because there's no snow, and there are palm trees. Wait a minute, there wasn't any snow in England either, and we have palm trees too!

Oh well, never mind. Do you get snow at Christmas where you live? Isn't it pretty? Of course if you're only a small bug, pretty soon it's over the top of your head!
Dipping a toe Dipping a toe (75 KB). The house we stayed at had a pool! It was December but the pool looked so nice, I dipped my toe in it anyway. Brrr! It was cold!
Eric Eric (53 KB). It was only a few days after we got there that Eric came to Florida with his mommy and daddy, and I finally got to meet him! We're friends now. I got to meet Polka Dot, too, but she's not in this photo. We all went to SeaWorld together the next day.
Lunchtime! Lunchtime! (70 KB). We had lunch at SeaWorld. I'm only a small bug, though, so I shared. I couldn't eat a whole lunch by myself!
Manatees Manatees (48 KB). The thing I liked best at SeaWorld was the manatees. Have you ever seen them? I was so amazed, I pressed my face up against the tank until everyone else said it was time to go.
Playing in the sand Playing in the sand (84 KB). A few days later, we all went to Epcot together. Eric played in the sand with me on the way there. He's a good friend.
Hitching a ride Hitching a ride (78 KB). Whew! Epcot is huge! A bug's legs get tired really easily. Eric let me ride in the stroller with him so I could rest.
I'm a hat! I'm a hat! (83 KB). Later on, Arnie let me ride on his head like a hat. Everyone is nice and plays with me.
My own ride My own ride (53 KB). I don't think Eric ever gets tired. Sometimes I was tired even though he wasn't. I would ride in the stroller by myself then. I even remembered to wear my seat belt!
Sunbathing Sunbathing (70 KB). The next day I went to the beach with Val and Arnie. I like to lie on a deck chair and just soak up the sun. It's so nice and warm!
Help! Help! (101 KB). I went for a walk with Uncle Mike and Aunt Lisa along the beach. Sometimes the waves come in really fast!

Help! Save me!
Ahhhh, tea Ahhhh, tea (41 KB). Every morning when we got up, we'd have a nice cup of tea. Ahhh!

Did you know that I'm actually originally English? Even though I came from Maine, Uncle Mike noticed that my tag said I was born in Harrogate in England. I don't remember it; I was too little then. But that would explain why I like tea so much!
Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center (74 KB). We all went to Kennedy Space Center. That's where the Space Shuttle takes off. We went on the tour. I'm looking out the tour bus window, waiting for the tour to start. I'm excited! I'd like to be an astrobug someday!
Stripezilla! Stripezilla! (49 KB). Graaarrh! Stripezilla menaces the launch pad! Run screaming! Save yourselves! Muhahahahaaaaa!
Laptop Laptop (55 KB). Aunt Lisa brought her laptop. That was good because I got to use it too. I'm a busy bug, you know. Lots to do! Plus I can type with all six hands at once. Well, maybe they're feet. Anyway, I can type really fast.
Phone call Phone call (65 KB). Gotta make a phone call! Won't be a minute! I'm a busy bug!
Wake up! Wake up! (62 KB). Eric...Eric...! Wake up! C'mon, let's go play!
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