Thiyeni Hide Traditional Cache

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Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community.

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Hidden : 6/16/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A cache placed at the beautiful Thiyeni Hide in the Hluluwe Umfolozi Park

The Thiyeni Hide is located 13.8 km from the Hilltop camp. The road from the camp to the hide is tarred with the exception of the last 4.4 km which is a good dirt road.

Upon arriving you will need to take a short 100m walk to the hide itself. There is an excellent picnic spot so make the most of the time to do some excellent game viewing.

The hide itself overlooks a water hole and it is especially pleasureable to watch the giraffe stretching out their tall frames to have a drink.

The Hluhluwe and Umfolozi reserves were founded in 1895 and are the oldest such sanctuaries in South Africa. It was here that the world- acclaimed Operation Rhino was introduced during the 1960s, successfully capturing and relocating white rhino to havens within South Africa and abroad.

As a result, this country's white rhino population is now 12 times the 1960 count of 500. Today a single park, Hluhluwe Umfolozi is focusing its efforts on saving the endangered black rhino, whose number in Africa has dwindled from 14 000 to a pitiful 2 550 in the past decade. You'll find at least a fifth of the world's black and white rhino population here.

The Park covers some 96 000 ha and contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora. Hluhluwe is characterised by hilly topography, and this northern section of the park is noted for its wide variety of both bird and animal life.
Apart from game-viewing drives, there are two self-guided auto trails which provide information on both the management and natural history of the reserve.

Guided walks are also available, particularly rewarding in the early morning and late afternoon.

The cache is a black 35mm film canister. It is well hidden but shouldn't be a problem for seasoned cachers.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abar lrg. Yrg'f frr ubj vg tbrf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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