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Sailor's Bane, Transformed Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 9/22/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The size is really more like mini. You are looking for an altoids tin size container. The hide is in a location that has a moderate muggle factor. However, its positioning is such that, with a modicum of acting, you can retrieve, sign and surreptitiously return the cache under their noses.

This cache replaces BIT VII which has disappeared one too many times. Since the location has moved slightly and the hide type is different, we invite our friends back to see Sailor's "jail".

Starting very young, Sailor, who did not like even short separations from his ''pack'', learned how to get over the backyard fence. He didn't go anywhere, just moving to the front porch, but this wasn't tolerable. Thus began an epic struggle between Mr. Codger and Sailor where the fence got higher, Sailor would find a weak spot, Mr. Codger fixes, Sailor finds another, and on and on for years. The fence had all sorts of odd additions and things jutting out. A neighbor saw Sailor acting like a squirrel once and walking along the top of the fence.

One 4th of July the Codgers were out, and Sailor, probably egged on by the explosions, got out and disappeared. After several hours he was found a couple of miles away at the Softball Complex. Another time he was left overnight and it took us a week to find him half a mile away in a parking area.

Needless to say, he couldn't be left at the house without a caretaker when the Codgers went away. Originally we had a place very close to kennel him, but he escaped the very first time and made it back home just as we were getting ready to leave on a week's trip by plane. He got switched to this facility which has more security. He was categorized as an escape artist and they had to use clips on the latches or he would get out. We referred to it as putting him in jail. He prefered not to be there. Hence the name "Sailor's Bane".

By the way this has been our vet and pet boarder since we came here and we highly recommend it for those with furry friends.

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