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Charity Creek Cha Cha Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/18/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The popular summer swimming spot known as ‘Charity Creek’ is actually on the Manning River, at the locality of Charity Creek. This cache is on the Bundook 1:25,000 map; GR 274700. It replaces GA0997, "First Corinthians 13:13" cache that has been washed away FOUR times, found twice and only logged once.

This cache could also be known by the name of: Faith, Hope, or Charity Creek.

The Webster's 1833 Bible version of First Corinthians 13:13 gives the translation, "And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity." Thus, the name for the previous cache.

Manning River Charity Creek area

The swimming area can be absolutely inundated, and just 3 days before my photos were taken in 2008 when placing the "Australian" cache, the bridge was under 2m of water and the water was lapping at the fence line. I hope this placement will resist the flow of the flooding river. ANZAC Day '08 saw 10m of water over the top of the bridge, and February and April 2009 saw 12 and 10m of river OVER the bridge again.

The Charity Creek Railway Station (at S31.9031º E152.2317º, unknown datum), was opened 5th February, 1913; and closed 29th June, 1975. "Only a modern signaling hut remains". I don't know if this section of railway line has ever been under water.

There is also a 'Water Quality Station' (#20810007) @ S31.9209° E152.2339º (GDA '94), to monitor the Manning's water supply that gets pumped out some kms downstream to Bootawa Dam.

That was my first time using a Corinthians wafer tin - was road-graded, (now a replacement cache) so hopefully it will be watertight enough up here.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bar zrger bss ebnq va tenff va pbapergr oybpx, orfvqr cbfg

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)