Orchy!

In 2003, one of Debbie's coworkers dreamed up Orchy, an unofficial mascot for the Orchard Software Development department. Made of an Orchard Software toy apple, pipe cleaners, and a pair of googly eyes, he was content to sit on a shelf. When we visited the Ice Hotel over the Christmas holiday in 2003, we decided to take Orchy along. Thus began Orchy's series of travels. Since then, he's joined us for nearly every vacation, and tagged along with several of Debbie's colleagues as well. He's even been kidnapped!

Countries and territories visited (89): Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Channel Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Saba, St. Barts, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe, plus Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and Washington DC.

States visited (49): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Note: Orchy has been on many adventures since 2017, but that's when Debbie retired from Orhard Software, so that's when our Orchy page was frozen in time forever.

May 2017: Orchy visits Maryland

April 2017: Orchy visits Connecticut

March 2017: Orchy visits the Galapagos Islands and Ecuador

September 2016: Orchy visits Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma

July 2016: Orchy visits Bermuda

June 2016: Orchy visits South Korea

December 2015: Orchy visits St. Maarten, Saba, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, St. Barts, and St. Martin

July 2015: Orchy visits Ireland, Wales, and the Channel Islands

November 2014: Orchy visits Botswana, Jordan, Oman, South Africa, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

March 2014: Orchy visits Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, and Turks & Caicos

November 2013: Orchy visits Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, and Latvia

July 2013: Orchy visits North Carolina and West Virginia

January 2013: Orchy visits Colombia, Panama, and Guatemala

November 2012: Orchy visits Machu Picchu, Peru

August 2012: Orchy visits Idaho and North Dakota by Amtrak

August 2012: Orchy visits British Columbia, Canada

July 2012: Orchy visits Virginia

March 2012: Orchy visits Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, and Hong Kong

October 2011: Orchy visits Andorra, Portugal, and Gibraltar

October 2011: Orchy visits the Canary Islands

October 2011: Orchy visits Morocco

October 2011: Orchy visits Spain

September 2011: Orchy visits 4D in Paris

July 2011: Orchy visits Pittburgh, Pennsylvania

July 2011: Orchy visits Northern Ireland

March 2011: Orchy visits French Polynesia

February 2011: Orchy visits South Dakota

July 2010: Orchy visits Atlanta, Georgia

July 2010: Orchy visits Warren Dunes, Michigan

June 2010: Orchy visits Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Austria, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and England

March 2010: Orchy visits Salt Lake City, Utah

November 2009: Orchy visits Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine

July 2009: Orchy visits Pennsylvania and Ohio

July 2009: Orchy visits Costa Rica and Nicaragua

February 2009: Orchy visits Charleston, South Carolina

February 2009: Orchy visits St. Augustine, Florida

January 2009: Orchy visits Antarctica

December 2008: Orchy visits Argentina

December 2008: Orchy visits Uruguay

September 2008: Orchy visits Germany and Switzerland

September 2008: Orchy visits London, England

July 2008: Orchy visits Kentucky

July 2008: Orchy visits Puerto Rico, USVI, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, and St. Kitts

June 2008: Orchy visits the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam

May 2008: Orchy visits Indianapolis, Indiana

November 2007: Orchy visits Toronto, Ontario

October 2007: Orchy visits Memphis, Tennessee

September 2007: Orchy visits Sedona, Arizona

July 2007: Orchy visits Hawaii

May 2007: Orchy visits Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, and Egypt

April 2007: Orchy visits China

December 2006: Orchy visits Bemidji, Minnesota

December 2006: Orchy visits Oglesby, Illinois

October 2006: Orchy visits Colorado

October 2006: Orchy rides Amtrak through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska

September 2006: Orchy visits Paris

August 2006: Orchy visits Alaska

July 2006: Orchy visits Mexico

July 2006: Orchy visits Alabama

July 2006, February 2010: Orchy visits Japan

May 2006: Orchy visits Chicago, Illinois

April 2006: Orchy visits Botswana, Africa

March 2006: Orchy visits New Zealand

January 2006: Orchy visits New York and New Jersey

January 2006: Orchy visits Philadelphia

December 2005: Orchy visits Miami and the Bahamas

November 2005: Orchy visits Rio de Janeiro

October 2005 and May 2007: Orchy visits San Francisco

June 2005: Orchy visits Scotland, Iceland, and Greenland

May 2005: Orchy visits Poland

March 2005: Orchy visits Northern California

March 2005: Orchy visits San Antonio and Austin, Texas

March 2005: Orchy visits Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, California

December 2004: Orchy visits Washington and Oregon

October 2004: Orchy visits St. Louis for the World Series

October 2004: Orchy visits Hershey, Pennsylvania

October 2004: Orchy visits New Orleans

October 2004: Orchy visits Las Vegas and Hoover Dam

October 2004: Orchy visits Budapest, Hungary

July 2004: Orchy visits Montana and Alberta, Canada

July 2004: Orchy visits San Diego

July 2004: Orchy visits Vatican City, Greece, France, Monaco, Spain, Italy, and Croatia

June 2004: Orchy visits Washington D.C.

March 2004: Orchy visits Los Angeles

March 2004: Orchy visits Florida

December 2003: Orchy visits the Ice Hotel in Sweden