From the car park (N51 24.787 E000 31.983) you
can go north into the woods then follow the trails east through the
woodland, then drop down to the shore line. Or you can follow the
shoreline east, but watch the tide as it comes up to the
treeline.
The cache can be found on the red bricked wall. The ice cream
box is to add protection to the main cache within. Please keep any
items in the inner container and leave wrapped as found.
The first finder can take the larger gift. Sorry but this was
claimed within hours of the cache going live. Well done.
I hear you ask about the name of this cache. Well here is a
little history lesson.
Christmas Links
| Link |
Historical fact (quote from web) |
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| Christmas |
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| Christmas islands |
Captain William Mynors of the East India Ship Company vessel,
the Royal Mary, named the island when he arrived on
Christmas Day, 25th December, 1643... |
Link |
| First landing Capt. William Dampier |
..Mynors was unable to land, however, and it was not until
1688, when Captain William Dampier on the British
ship Cygnet, landed at the Dales |
Link |
| Dampier is considered the first English man to
go to Austrailia |
Dampier spent nine weeks on the west coast of
Australia during his first voyage, and is
considered to be the first Englishman to go there. He wrote of that
visit:
"New Holland is a very large tract of land. It is not yet
determined whether it is an island or a main continent; but I am
certain that it joyns neither to Asia, Africa, nor
America.” |
Link |
| Captain Cook sails for
Australia in the Endeavour |
The finds are of major historical significance, since
Dampier (1652-1715), a famous explorer, navigator
and buccaneer, visited Australia's West Coast 80
years before James Cook sailed for the continent
in the Endeavour. |
Link |
| Cooks third voyage on the
Discovery |
HMS Discovery was the consort ship of James
Cook's third expedition to the Pacific Ocean in
1776 - 1780. |
Link |
| Discovery decommissioned (Broken Up) at
Chatham |
DISCOVERY (ex-Diligence) Discovery vessel 8,
299bm. 91 ½ x 27 ½ ft. Purchased 1775. DY transport
5.1781, BU Chatham 10.1797. |
Link |
Another interesting fact is that a Ship called the Discovery
along with the Susan Constant and Godspeed set sail from London and
Kent to America 400 years ago. A replica of the Discovery
was at Docklands London in 2007, and then during the summer was
moved to Dover in May 2007 then later to Chatham
1607 On May 14, nearly five months after
departing from England, an expedition of 104 colonists began
building a settlement at a site on the James River. The group was
sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, whose investors hoped
to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The group
named their settlement for King James I.