GC1VD93 South Hidle (Traditional Cache) in Rogaland, Norway created by Fidelix

This cache has been archived.

Octa Ceres: Hei fidelix,

Det har nå gått 30 dager eller mer etter min forrige melding, og jeg har ikke registrert tilbakemelding om denne geocachen fra deg. På grunnlag av dette arkiveres derfor oppføringen til geocachen på nettsiden www.geocaching.com

Husk å fjerne eventuelle rester etter geocachen så snart som mulig, hvis den ikke er registrert i andre systemer. Dette for å hindre forsøpling.

Med hilsen
Octa Ceres, reviewer for Norge og Svalbard.

English version:

Hello fidelix,

30 days or more has passed since my last message regarding this geocache. No answer or message has been registered, so I am archiving this geocache on the web page www.geocaching.com. Please remove any remains of the geocache, if it’s not registered in another location based game. This is to avoid littering from any remains of the geocache.

With regards
Octa Ceres, reviewer for Norge and Svalbard.

GC1VD93 ▼

A cache by Fidelix Message this owner

Hidden : 7/1/2009

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Sør Hidle is a small island outside Stavanger, the Island is very special because of the tropical climate as far north as 59 degrees north.

The Cache is located just outside the premises of a private botanic garden named Flor & Fjære on the edge of the island.

The name Flor og Fjære is a wordplay between Flor to indicate the flora on the island and Fjære (which means the breaking point between ocean and land in Norwegian) to indicated the maritime environment on the island. The creation of Flor & Fjære came about when Åsmund Bryn from Stavanger bought the land a while back as a recreational area for the family.

After many years he became sick and he used the place to relax from the stress of the city but I guess he was one of those people that can’t sit still :-) So as he was a gardener he planted trees and created a garden and they started using the place to bring out business associates and in 1995 they started opening the place to the public. As a reader you are probably wondering “why should I pay money to see a garden on an island in Norway?”.

Well, to fully appreciate the garden one has to keep in mind that Stavanger is located at about 59 degrees north which is equivalent to Alaska. And the small islands around here on the west coast of Norway are often windswept islands where only short bushes can survive.

The Cache is a tiny silver cylinder without pen so bring your own writing equipment.

Please leave the cache exactly where it is.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Puvzarl ba ebbs

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)