The Post Rd nr 1 _ Postvägen nr 1_ Postitie nro 1 Traditional Cache
Henmajvik: I have not the time to keep up this log any longer, so 5 have taken away the small box an archive the cache. If somone at Åland wants to continue keepeing a cache in this area I would be just happy. Thanks for all the visits.
Jag har inte längre tid att underhålla cachen, så jag har stängt den. Tack för mig, och tack för alla besök på platsen.
The Post Rd nr 1 _ Postvägen nr 1_ Postitie nro 1
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Here the women of the village are said to have waited for their men who brought post and passengers in small open boats over the sea from Sweden.
The old Post road between Stockholm and St Petersburg was up until the end of the 19th century one of the most important routes between Sweden and Russia (Finland was since 1809 part of Russia). The villagers along the route had to see to it that post and travellers along the route were kept well and helped along the route. One of the most dangerous parts of the Post road at that time was the crossing between Åland and Sweden, and many villagers were killed when bringing post and travellers on.
In Storby in Eckerö on the Åland Islands there is an imposing central post office built by the Russian tsar who wanted to impress on all who came over the sea from Sweden.
Nearby there is an small museum showing the hard work the villagers had to go through bringing the post on.
The cache is hidden near these two buildings.
New comment: The original cache disappeared, so now I have placed a new one on the spot, although I moved it a bit to a place where I hope it will stay active a little bit longer. It´s not a cache for people in wheelchairs, but quite easy to get to anyhow, and as long as it stays in place it can be found also when there is snow on the ground.
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Vg jnf orgjrra gur gerr naq gur onex, ohg gur gerr sryy sbe gur punvafnj.