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Fla la la la la she found 1,000 caches! Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/24/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Team F&F: FlalaMingo and her caching partner, Feathers



FlalaMingo Facts:


FlalaMingo, or Flala or just plain Fla as we call her, is defined in Team Dilemma's Geocaching Lexicon as: The sweetest, most fun cacher around Western Mass! ( Sorry Koneko, remember Western Mass starts at the Canal! )

Characteristics of a FlalaMingo are:

  • Has Flamingos in her yard, just checkout the background image!
  • Got her name from her neices and nephews who call her "Auntie Lala". When it came to selecting a caching name FlalaMingo seemed a natural.
  • Has 13 birds, a dog, a cat, 2 goats, oh yes... and a husband at home.
  • Will frequently pay more attention to the nature around her than looking for the cache as evidenced here.
  • Will almost always want to succumb to the inner child within her.
  • Gets V-E-R-Y excited when as approaching a cache location she gets "In the FEETS!"
  • Frequently is seen with her caching partner Feathers.
  • Is the sister of the cacher known as ~Marvalus
  • Has peach trees in her yard.
  • Has 2 landscaping pond thingies ( I don't know what to call them ) with goldfish swimming around in the pool!
  • Does not answer to the name "Flowers"
  • Loves the color of the text on this cache page!
  • She is ready to go caching anytime I have called.
  • Likes to go for Ice Cream after caching!
  • Is just plain fun to go caching with!


The Skinny


Not really sure when I first met Fla, but I do remember Dosido getting a "BIFF" for his now defunct cache, Going Up!. I think I have got a few along the way, but now much more likely to get a hug than a "BIFF" ( but will probably get one now for not remembering when we met... )

After going on several adventures with us, she treked up to The Colonel's Cache and was in on Team Dilemma: 1100/535 ,celebrating both Dosido's and my 1000th cache. She also was in on my 1500th cache by that impish Chief20r2, To LPC or not to LPC, That is the Question, so it only figures that she should be honored with a cache of her own...

The Cache


The cache is a .30 Cal Ammo Can, painted by those local cache container artists, Alexa and Will Dosido, and features a Flamingo on one side. Hidden in "La Style Du FlalaMingo", the cache is about halfway along the trail you must take to get to Crop Circle's nearby As the Crow Flies. I picked this spot cause it was near the brook, and as I crossed the bridge I heard all the frogs squeak as they scampered away. Yup this was the spot.

The Thanks:


Thanks to Alexa and Will Dosido for the ammo can decorations, Feathers for getting Fla to #999, and a special thanks to a special friend... Fla for being... well ... Fla!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tb tb tbcuref, jngpu gurz tb tb tb!

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)