Mayfair
A
cache
by hosta
Hidden:
8/20/2006
Size:
 (Regular)
Difficulty: 
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Nearest town is Amsterdam (Mpumalanga), 35km. Cache is 1 km from
gravel road, difficult to get to with low ground clearance
car.
This location can be used as a base and overnight camping for
geocachers seeking caches in surrounding area. Even if you do not
intend camping, it is best to park your car at the lake and search
for the cache from there.
Camping is very basic, no services are provided. You must bring all
your supplies and take back all your rubbish. Comfortable
accommodation is available in Piet Retief.
Cache itself is in plastic screw top container and consists of a
pen, logbook, stone carving of elephant and tyre pressure gauge. It
is hidden on a plateau above the lake between two rocks and covered
with thin split rocks
Additional Hints (
Decrypt
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Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)
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va n pnivgl orgjrra gjb ebpxf unys n zrger nobir tebhaq jvgu n fznyy ohfu ba gbc pbirerq sebz fvqr jvgu crryrq ebpxf
(Decrypted Hints)
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 June 21 by iPajero (2554 found)
#2117 What a difference from the last time we tried to find this cache. The road leading to this cache is now clearly visible (although not sign-posted) and they have finished tarring the road. With the new coordinates and this misleading picture no longer an option this was an easy find. There was no-one around at the dam on this Sunday and it looks like a nice rustic campsite if you are prepared to "rough-it". OUT: elephant IN star TFTC
[view this log] | January 1 by Anivistin (16 found)
Found the cache with one of the local farmers, please be advised that being locals they say it is not a safe stay over but you can.This however is also on private land which belongs to Sappi. TFTC TNLN SL
[view this log] |  June 24, 2008 by hosta (340 found)
** Coordinates Changed From **
S 26° 26.433 E 030° 41.620
Distance From Old: 25 feet
Original cache is safe and sound at its published coordinates. It was not muggled and is waiting for the next adventurer. It is in fact easy to find. Signal is the best you can get. Peeled stones it is hidden behind are obvious. But it is true that two meters from actual cache is similar arrangement of stones only with no bush on top. And it looks like muggled cache. I thought so myseelf during one of my preceding maintenance visits. I therefore allow ePajero this find. I also changed hint, removed some misleading pictures and took new coordinates reading with my "H" designated device.
Construction of the road is permanent feature there, we must try to live with it. This 12 km road in easy terrain will never be completed. Camping place is available, free and in good condition. Two workers, the pumping crew, stay there in a caravan. It is empty over weekends.
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|  May 22, 2008 by iPajero (2554 found)
We have seen the owner's comments and have logged a DNF.
[view this log] | March 4, 2008 by RRoode81 (68 found)
What a lovely view, and so peacefull. Almost gave up on finding the cache, but perseverance paid off in the end.
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Current time: 11/22/2009 8:38:09 AM
Last Updated: 6/21/2009 4:22:24 PM
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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