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Certuv most Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 1/6/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

[Czech] Cache "Certuv most" se nachazi v anglickem parku dobrisskeho zamku.

[English] The cache called “The Devil’s Bridge” is situated in the English park of the Dobris chateau.


[Czech]

Mohutny most byl vystaven v roce 1864 ze strusky zpracovavane ve Stare Huti. Pres svoji mohutnost nese pouze nevyznamnou cesticku vedouci k vyhlidce. Delka mostu je 36m, vyska 7,1m, rozpeti oblouku 7,5m a sirka je 6m.


K mostu se vaze i nasledujici povest:

Svec Hanousek byl znam po celem okoli svym umenim. Nebylo divu, ze mel stale dosti prace. Nekdy vsak lateril na sve remeslo, zvlaste kdyz bylo pri sobote a mel nejakou dodelavku. Radeji by si sel sednouti ke sklenicce do hospody. Jednoho dne byl Hanousek mrzutejsi nez jindy. Mel nesti nove boty do Svateho Pole, kam se mu nechtelo jiti. Ale co naplat! Vzal na sebe stary kabat, klobouk narazil hluboko do cela a vysel. Kdyz vchazel do statku jiz se stmivalo. Pantata Novotny ho jiz vyhlizel. Padly jako ulite. Tim byl tak rozradostnen, ze nejen zaplatil, jak si pral, ale jeste prinesl sklenicku na cestu pro zahrati. Nez se nadal, ne jednu, ale nekolik sklinek obratil dnem vzhuru. Pak uz se nedal zdrzovati a hajdy domu. Venku panovala jiz neproniknutelna tma. "Vezmu to pekne lesem a budu doma drive, nez jsem dosel sem." S takovymi myslenkami vykrocil. Ale, co to? Kudy to vlastne jde? Uz mel byti davno z lesa venku. Nohy ho bolely a kazdou chvili klopytl, az se mu penize rozkutalely. "Cert aby to me remeslo vzal! Co clovek z neho ma?" Co tak narika, pozna, ze nekdo ho uchopi za ruku a tahne ho z mista. Ve chvilce octli se oba pred nejakou roklinou. Tam neznamy vytrhl ze zeme silny strom, polozil jej pres roklinu a prevedl udiveneho sevcika na druhou stranu. Pokracovali v ceste. Az u male jeskynky se znovu zastavili. Tam take prvne se pruvodce ozval: "Volal jsi mne, prisel jsem. zachranil jsem nejen tebe, ale i tve ztracene penize. Zde jsou". Podal mu plny mesec penez. "A tve remeslo prevezmu take, jak jsi chtel. Nemusis niceho delati a pokazde budes miti vcas dilo hotovo". Za to ode dneska za rok prijdes sem do teto jeskyne, kde mi podepises list, kterym mi upises svoji dusi. Jak to dorekl, zmizel, jen zapach siry siril se jeskyni ... Ted poznal Hanousek, s kym mluvil. Co to jen udelal? Ale rok? Rok je dlouha doba ...

Chcete vedet jak to s sevcem Hanouskem po roce dopadlo a proc se tedy mostu rika Certuv? Neni nic jednodussiho nez vyrazit do parku a najit tuto cache. Prave uvnitr cache (v logbooku) naleznete konec povesti.



[English]

The massive bridge was built in 1864 from slag that was processed in Stara Hut – a nearby village. Despite its mightiness it only makes part of an unimportant path leading to a lookout. The bridge is 36m long, 7.1m high, the range of the span is 7.5m and it is 6m wide.


There is a legend connected with this bridge:

Cobbler Hanousek was well known in the neighbourhood for his art and skills and therefore it was no surprise that he always had enough work. However, he sometimes sweared at his work; especially on Saturdays when he had some backlogs and he would have preferred to go to the pub for a pint. One day, Hanousek was grumpier than usual since he had to carry some shoes to Svate Pole and he did not feel like that. Nevertheless, he put his clothes on and went. His client was eagerly awaiting him. The shoes fitted like a glove. Not only was the cobbler paid what he wanted but also the client added some shots of alcohol for “warming up.” Hanousek had a few and decided that it was high time to go home. Darkness descended and Hanousek decided to cut his journey short by going through the woods. But where was he going? He should have been out of the woods already! He kept stumbling and so his money fell out of his pockets. He thought to himself, “the devil take my trade, what is it good for?!” when he felt someone caught his hand and dragged him away. In a while they were standing at a gorge. The stranger pulled a massive tree out of the ground and laid it over the gorge and guided the cobbler across. They kept walking to a little cave where they stopped and the stranger started to speak. “You called me, I came. Not only did I save you, but I also saved your money. Here you are. And I will take over your trade, too – just as you wished. You will not have to do anything and you will always have your work done in time. However, in one year’s time you will come to this cave and sign me a sheet by which you will sign your soul away to me.” As he finished the story he disappeared leaving only a smell of brimstone behind him. Now Hanousek understood what he has done but he thought to himself that a year is a long time...

Do you fancy knowing how this story ends? Do you want to know what happened to Hanousek and why the bridge is called “the devil’s bridge“? There is nothing easier but to come to Dobris park and find this cache! Right in the cache (in the logbook) you will find the end of the legend.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[CZ] aruyrqrw an mrzv [EN] qb abg ybbx sbe vg ba gur tebhaq

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)