Where the Sea Lions Once Rocked Traditional Cache
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Where the Sea Lions Once Rocked
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Sea Lion Rocks Station is the outer terminus of the Groudle Glen Railway in the Isle of Man and is situated some three-quarters of a mile away from the other end of the line. It was opened in 1896 and closed at the outbreak of the Second World War; a landslip during the war years prevented the line being re-opened this far, and it wasn't until the restored line was extended in 1992 that the station re-opened, later receiving a replica station building in 2000.
The zoo, housing sea lions and polar bears, created in the adjacent cove had been a feature from 1893 and was the sole reason for the building of the line. The building that now stands on the site of the original was built directly on top of foundations discovered at the time and is largely faithful to the original, based on postcard views of the time. The station area has, in the time since the building was erected, been fenced and landscaped in a sympathetic way to blend with the environs and this is an ongoing task by the volunteers who operate the railway.
The cache is a small tupperware box containing: Ball, Log Book, Pen, Car Card, Red Racing Car and a Travel Bug
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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