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Trumper Park Pond Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Ngaambul: As there's been either no response from the cache owner, no cache to find or log to sign, or it's been a number of months since the last owner note. I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 30 days), just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it. Should you replace the cache after 30 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

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Hidden : 8/10/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located near Trumper Park Pond which is a haven for the many birds who live in the surrounding trees.

This is my second cache in Trumper Park, an oasis of peace and tranquility in the middle of suburban Sydney. You can relax on one of the seats provided and watch the antics of the lorikeets as they play in the pools of the waterfall, or just listen to the bird calls as they fly above you.

Trumper Park bushland contains a number of significant Morton Bay Figs, and a series of walking trails through the bushland connects to surrounding streets, as well as my nearby cache “Trumper Park” (GC1WV9E). The pond area has remains of the Woollahra Municipal Quarry which operated here for decades and you can see the results of the local bush regeneration group’s activities, clearing introduced weeds.

This cache and its pair “Trumper Park” have been placed in the hope that cachers will walk between the two, taking the higher path and discovering the gigantic “Trumpalar” tree. This is an incredible Moreton bay fig tree which became the centrepiece of the children’s book The Riddle of the Trumpalar by Judy Bernard Waite. According to the book the tree can be a window into time, so care should be taken in its vicinity!

The heavy tree cover can make it difficult to get a reading so turn the gps on while you’re in the clear and take careful note of the correct bearing to find the cache. And then read the hint!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

orgjrra n ynetr ebpx naq gur gehax bs n pnfhevan gerr, arne n frng

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)