Voo Doo Tank at Camp Dunlap Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/29/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Did you see Pirates of the Caribbean: "Dead Man's Chest" and "At World's End"?

Do you remember the Mysterious Witch "Tia Dalma" that was played so very well by Naomie Harris?

Well...... She (a similar witch) lives at the tank near where this cache is placed!

In 1943 to 1945 this area was Camp Dunlap a Marine Corps Military Base. Today it is more commonly referred to as Slab City or the Slabs. After the war the base was abandoned and the buildings on the base torn down leaving only their concrete foundations. It is a popular place today for RVer's to winter, many use the old slabs to park their motorhomes on.

Still standing structures in the area include several Bomb proof munitions bunkers and the bases water system. Part of the water system still standing is the "Voo Doo" Tank.

The "Voo Doo Tank" is in sight of and gunshot range of Salvation Mountain.

The tank is about 50 feet in diameter made of concrete reinforced with rebar. It has an intact concrete reinforced roof with two access holes on top, one centered and one to the side. The ceiling or roof is about 10' high. The center roof access hole is covered by a "Tire Structure" which filters the air and light entering the tank denying entrance to certain spirits.

Sometime in the last few years persons unknown hammered and hacksawed a 2' wide by 3' high "door" into the North side of the tank at ground level to create a doorway entrance.

You can enter the tank through this hole. The insides of the tank are illuminated by light filtering in through the two top access holes and from the "doorway".

On 10-28-07 as we approached the tank we could see "Cave Art" pictographs painted and drawn on the outer walls. You will see some of those pictographs when you visit the photo gallery.

As we got closer and approached the North ground level doorway we could hear faint strains of music coming from within.

Tassie approached the door opening and yelled "Hello" may we come in? There was no denial of entry so we entered, the four of us (there is strength in numbers).

Inside there was a solitary black female and her "camp" site.

She was tall, in her mid 30's, about 5'10", slender and well muscled. She had jet black skin and long blond dreadlocks. There was an odor of Ganja and incense.

When our eyes adjusted we could see that the walls were painted with satanic images, one image a Red Devil's head stood out.

The black lady a (witch?) avoided eye contact or speaking to us. She gathered her belongings and crouched defensively over them.

I was struck by how much she reminded me of the Mysterious Witch "Tia Dalma" so perfectly played by Naomie Harris in the last Pirates of the Caribbean movies. (I have Tia's photo in the gallery).

Suspended from the ceiling of the tank by a course fish net was a platform (a second story if you will) the light from the ceiling access hole diffused and scattered upon it.

Very eerie! I have learned that the netting structure is a "Bat Trap" used by the Witch to catch Vampires which she then cooks for dinner. The bones are dried and ground up to become an ingredient in powder used in spells.

After a few minutes of inspection we departed. No verbal words were uttered by the Witch in response to our attempts at conversation. We left the tank, a few minutes later she emerged to see that we were leaving.

I have included many photos of both inside and outside the tank in the gallery to illustrate this narrative.

The Brave cachers in this mini adventure are Myself, Tassieworfsky, Spetictankhank and Kayes88

If all this scares you a little bit you should remember that you can find the cache without entering the tank, but then you would miss the fun of a grand adventure.

While you are in the area you should go "Next Door" to Leonard's Salvation Mountain. But first see the movie "Into the Wild" filmed partially at Salvation Mountain and featuring Leonard. You won't regret it!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf ybpngrq jvgu va 200' bs gur gnax bhgfvqr ng nabgure fgehpgher.

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)


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