Andersey Island 1 – Ock View Traditional Cache
Mammoth's Herd: The rest of this series has gone, and therefore I am archiving this one also. I will pick up the container in the next few days.
Andersey Island 1 – Ock View
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Number 1 of a series of four caches, leading to a fifth, bonus cache. Don't forget to collect the numbers for the bonus!
This is a short series of caches, all on Andersey Island. They are a replacement for the Andersey Island multi cache, GCVJZP, which sadly was crushed when the tree it was in fell in a storm. There are four caches in the series, plus a final bonus cache if you collect the information in the other four. Combining these with other Abingdon caches creates a round walk which can be completed in an easy three hours. The walk is accessible to an all terrain buggy, an umbrella type might struggle in places.
Andersey Island is a large island (about 273 acres) in the River Thames above Culham Lock. The island is created by a division in the stream of the river between the main navigation channel and the Swift Ditch backwater. The Swift Ditch used to be the main course of the Thames until navigation was diverted to Abingdon. The current course of the river was constructed, probably by the monks of Abingdon Abbey, in the 8th and 9th century, but did not become the primary route until 1788.
Parking is available at Rye Farm N 51° 40.020 W 001° 16.660. Prices are 60p for 2 hours, £1 for 4 hours. Don’t cross the main road, it’s far too busy. From the car park cross the lane at the entrance and go through the gate. Walk down to the river, and turn left next to the house. This will take you under the main road.
If you look across the river from the cache site, you will see the original confluence of the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal with the Thames. The canal is currently being restored, and a new junction has been created about 0.5 miles downstream. Slightly further upstream you will see the metal bridge, at the junction of the Ock river with the Thames, built by the Wilts and Berks Canal company in 1824. Abingdon is built on three rivers, the Thames, Ock and Stert.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gbc bs vil pbirerq cbfg
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