Swanlake Traditional Cache
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The cache can be found beside the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path overlooking Swanlake Bay.
Swanlake Bay is an isolated shingle beach with sand flats exposed at low tide, situated in a bay and backed by low cliffs.
At Swanlake a smuggling story of treachery and loyalty dates from 1825. A Swanlake man confided in his wife that a local smuggler, Mr J, had temporarily stowed barrels in their cellar, and the following day the wife went downstairs, counted the barrels, and set off to inform the local customs officials, calculating that she would receive a reward of some £200. En route through Manorbier, she told a friend of her plan, who in turn told Mr J himself. The smuggler rallied his troops, the Swanlake house was cleared within an hour or so, and the contraband being transported to Sunny Hill and elsewhere. The reactions of the customs officers at their discovery — or lack of it — were not recorded.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Guvf pbhyq or jurer Clenzhf xvffrq Guvfor.