Shipsands Traditional Cache

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Connie&Keith: Took a chilly boat ride today with the Crown Clan to winterize this cache. However, Mother Nature beat us to it and has washed it out to sea. We had a wild storm with 100 km/h winds that played havoc with tides and water levels. Lots of evidence of trees being blown down, grassy areas swamped and crushed. The public docks during this storm were under water. Quite an event, that was not cache friendly.

Glad a few people got to find this one while it lasted. Sorry the coin is gone!

Thanks,
Connie&Keith

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Hidden : 7/28/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

You will need to have a boat or snowmachine to access this cache. It can be expensive, so do your research to get the best/most experienced person to take you there. The Moose River is a tidal water system and can be very challenging and dangerous to navigate if you do not have the local knowledge and experience. Much easier to access the location in the winter via snowmachine, but that makes finding it even more challenging!

Shipsands Island is an unique landform that depending on the season changes size and shape considerably. Tidal water and the mudflats of the region can be precarious. Shipsands Island is situated in both Ontario and Nunavut depending on where you stand.

This is a wonderful place for birders to see a variety of birds and breeding grounds. The MNR used to have a lookout tower at the South end of the Island, but ice breaking up each spring has caused the tower to be unsafe, and it has been removed.

The Island was a lifesaver in the fur trading era for ships going back to England. Sand would be scooped up into the ballasts to help ships become more sea worthy after unloading the goods in Moose Factory in the late 1600's. Sand from Ontario/Nunavut can be found in England when the ships returned home. Hence the name.

The cache is a small container with a blue lid.

Find it quickly, before the mosquitoes carry you away!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx ybj va n pyhzc bs gerrf.

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)


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