When I began caching,
Elvi5uk's were some of the very first caches I found. They may not
have been the most brilliant of caches, but in the beginning almost
every cache is somewhat "magical". Given the paucity of caches near
where we live, I felt the urge to resurrect Elvi5uk's archived
caches. In most cases, they have received a wee tweak, and once the
Elvi5 series has been completed, there is a brand, spanking new
(bonus) cache to find.
The hill in question is called
Cherry Hill, and the road you have parked on (if you've parked at
the suggested co-ordinates) is known as Cherry Hill Road. Cherry
Hill lies on calcareous soils at the southern edge of Breckland.
The soil is a typical flinty, Breckland sand with fragments of
chalk. Just as the name of the orginal cache suggests, you will be
walking over the hill and back again.
If it wasn't for the road
noise from the A11 this would be a far more pleasant walk than it
is - but it is worthwhile, particularly on a fine day when you can
see all the way to Ely Cathedral. However, even when it is pouring
with rain (as it was the day I set the cache) there are still
things to see.
Your chances of seeing deer
are very good, and had I had my camera with me there probably would
have been a photo of the dozen or so deer I startled as I wandered
into their midst. They looked like very large rabbits as they
dashed away with their white posteriors bobbing up and down. Cherry
Hill is spectacular when poppies are in season, and flowering all
along the side of Cherry Hill Road.
Your first waypoint is along
the road, where you will find a marker near the first waypoint of
the original cache. I'd advise not entering the building, as no
matter how often it is cleaned, rubbish seems to accumulate there -
and some of it not the sort of material for delicate
eyes.
Remember this is a public
footpath over private land, so please keep to the path. The
landowner has given permission for this cache, but hopes you have
the courtesy to respect his property, and stay off his
fields.
To find the final co-ordinates
you need to work out the following:
(FMQT-AGNR-TP)/(B+R)/TJ
This will give you XXX, from
which you can complete the coordinates. XXX - CTH = YYY, and XXX +
TJE = ZZZ.
Final co-ordinates are N 52°
19.YYY ' and E 000° 31. ZZZ '
