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Bridging the Divide (St Sampson/Vale, Guernsey) Multi-cache

Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

It's a little-known fact Guernsey wasn't always one island. It used to be two... This simple offset multi will take you on a short tour of locations which reference this. You'll also find information about how and why two islands became one at the combined Tourist Information and 'Police Station' building close to the start location, at N49° 29.044 W002° 31.143. If it's open that is..!

Welcome to The Bridge in St Sampson and Vale. Perhaps not the prettiest bit of Guernesy - it's where they keep the powerstation - but well-served with shops and a fine chippy. But why's it called The Bridge when there's no bridge..? The co-ords above are for both parking (2 hours with a disc, between 8am and 6pm, up to 14 hours between 6pm and 8am) and the info you need to find the cache.

There's a big stone here, showing the divide between St Sampson and Vale. On the top stone there's a date: AB of May 19CD. On the lower, another year: 1EFG. You'll find the cache a little way away (15-20mins on foot, 10 by bike, 5 by car) at:.

N49° AF.A(D-B)C

W002° G(F-E).D(C-E)B

If you're local or observant you can bypass this first stage and go straight to the final, if you recognise the above plaque; the cache is hidden all of 8m (26ft) from it. It's beside a road, visible from another road, and there's ample parking close by.

Huge thanks to ZweiOrmers who are looking after this cache for me; I know they're pretty local to it :) Hidden after my GC229YY Guernsey Gathering event, which took place on the 27th of June 2010; a really fun day and, I learnt at the event, Guernsey's first cache-meet!

My other Channel Islands caches:
Alderney: Dear Lyn E (Alderney, CI).
Alderney: It's the Fort that Counts - Alderney.
Alderney: Count the Bright Hours Only... (Alderney, CI).
Alderney: Going Ballistic on Alderney.
Jersey (well, south of): Capt'n Simply's Pirate Booty.
Sark: Kars (Sark, CI)
Sark: Hunting on the Sark
Sark: Rings a Bell
Sark: Peake to Peak.
Herm: Smirfe Hole (Isle of Herm, CI).


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ba gur snpvat jnyy, n srj fgrcf nybat. Oruvaq n ebpx naq zvaq gur fpengpul guvatf!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)