THE RETURN - PART 1 (NW of Rafia) Traditional Geocache
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THE RETURN - PART 1 (NW of Rafia)
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The approach to the cache is off-road and should be within the capabilities of a 2WD. The track is sandy shale and it is easy to get within a short striking distance of the cache.
The following extract is taken from the log of Scarinian: What a successful war we had fought in the North. However returning to my own Kingdom I must not let complacency set in for many dangers lurk here. After the terrific battle, we had recovered both the Sacred Food Container of Riyadh and the Sacred Butter Jar of Al Zubaylah. I recalled how we had fooled those Iraqums forces into separating the two thereby negating the awesome power of the two when combined. This had allowed us to take first one and then the other. Now to matters in hand. I approached the birqat at where we had been invited by the landlords to feast… Then I recalled the foretelling of the Old Widow Hag of Kingdom “If you should ever possess the awesome power of both sacred containers together it is imperative that you do not lose them for to lose one is to lose advantage but to lose both certain defeat. Hide them both away from any feasting and thereby ensure you have the power when you need it.” What wise words indeed. However, the Sacred Butter Container was important to these people so I decided not to fully accept the advice of the Old Hag so hiding the Sacred Container (the cache) in a natural hole in the rock just below the top of the bank and covering it with stones lest it should fall accidentally into the hands that do not seek it. Sheathing the Enchanted Sword of Scalim and with the Butter Jar in hand, I started on the short distance to the pillared wall around the cistern seeing through the mighty arches lights dancing over the prepared food tables…
Archivist’s note: The Darb Zubaydah (or Zubaydah Road) is nearly 1200 years old. In the ninth century Zubaydah the cousin and favourite wife of Harum Al-Rashid the Caliph of Baghdad nearly died of thrist on her pilgrimage to Mecca. She vowed this would not happen to others. She organised the construction of palaces and inns (caravanserai) and hundreds of wells and cisterns (birqat) along the route between Kufa (Iraq) and Mecca. These were built at distances of no more than 40 kms and the larger cisterns could provide water for up to 5,000 pligrims. Where the route crossed desert large flagstones were laid and over sharp lava shale sand was laid. Milestones marked the 1300 kms route named after Zubaydah.
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