Herrie the Elephant Traditional Geocache
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Tugged into a crack of the rock face, at 568m asl a short climb up from the parking area.
C.J. Langenhoven, famous South African writer, also writer of “Die Stem” – South African Anthem – came around here one day and carved the name “Herrie” into a rock.
Herrie was an elephant character from one of his books “Sonde met die Bure”- but in a joking way he referred to this carving in the rock as a monument to himself.
This exact spot was declared as a National Monument in 1973 to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of his birth date.
Today known as Herrie se Klip.
Many traveler through the Karoo has stopped here for a coffee break, some padkos or just a photo of this famous “graffiti”.
Original Content:
- Elephant (in a bottle...)
- Colour Pencils (to paint him pink)
- Sharpener (for his tusks)
- Eraser (to make him disappear)
- Lanyard (to keep him tied up)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[CLUE 1] Fgnaq va sebag bs Ureevr'f yrggref gur ybpngvba vf ~20z, rknpgyl fgenvg nobir.
[CLUE 2] Abg gur avpr bireunatvat obhyqre, ohg n ovg uvture.