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Punga & Flaxa (Auckland) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/1/2009
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to a *Working Garden*, here you will find Flaxes of all types grown here to provide flax for all types of uses.

This Garden produces flax (Harekeke) for weaving, baskets, cloaks, mats and dyes for all uses, as well as producing stock for Workshops run here and for prison inmates for their projects.

There are other shrubs grown here as well ( Pingao--Golden Sedge) to provide dyes from the bark, and the estuary close by as well as the streams produce mud which is also a valued source of cource of pigments.

The Garden is , at the moment run down as they rely on volunteer help and the principal worker has been unwell. There has been talk of the Council stepping to help.

Cache is a small plastic container with camo attached.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

pybfr gb tebhaq. 83 qrt znt gb jngresnyy fvta 140 qrt znt gb frng, obgu sebz TM

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)