Gilligan's Island Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 1/2/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is located on Holman’s Island, Bedeque Bay, near Summerside.

It requires a degree of fitness, either for paddling during the summer/fall or for snowshoeing during the winter, plus bushwacking once you arrive.

GILLIGAN’S ISLAND (see link (visit link)

Gilligan’s Island is an American TV sitcom “classic” that aired for 3 seasons, 1964-1967 (98 episodes & 3 TV movie sequels). The premise of the show is the two-man crew (first-mate Gilligan & Skipper) of the charter boat S.S. Minnow and 5 passengers (millionaire Thurston Howell III, his wife Eunice “Lovey” Wentworth Howell, movie star Ginger Grant, “The Professor” Roy Hinkley, and Mary Ann Summers) on a “three hour tour” run into a tropical storm and are shipwrecked on an uncharted, uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. The show followed the comic adventures of the 7 castaways as they attempted to survive and ultimately escape from the island.

Enjoying solid ratings during its original run, the show grew in popularity during decades of syndication. Today, the title character of Gilligan is widely recognized as a comedic American pop culture icon. Way to go, “little buddy”!

The pilot episode was never broadcast, because of casting changes and restructuring of characters. The last episode of the show, “Gilligan the Goddess”, aired on 17 April 1967, and ended just like the rest, with the castaways still stranded on the island. It was not known at the time that it was the last episode, as a fourth season was expected, but never happened.

"THE ISLAND"

The episode, "The Pigeon", places the uncharted, uninhabited island approximately 480 km southeast of Hawaii, while the episode "X Marks the Spot" gives a location near 140 degrees longitude, 10 degrees latitude, which puts it about 1,900 km to the southeast.

Gilligan's Island is not intended to depict a particular locale, but is a backdrop for plots. Nonetheless, when the rescue finally occured in a 1981 TV film, the castaways arrived in Hawaii. Variously, the island has caves, a volcano, and a gold mine. The lagoon is a regular feature, pragmatically, on account of it being an available studio location. For live action filming, the lagoon substitutes for a seashore. It was also home to a number of fictitious plants and animals. The island was never named in the series.

Holman Island can be reached by an easy paddle during the summer months, or in the winter by walking across the ice or snowmobiling, with the safest and recommended departure point near MacCallum’s Point past Lower Bedeque (Reference Point #1). Mosquito repellant and appropriate clothing are required during the spring and summer, and snowshoes are required during the winter. There are no facilities on the island, so food, water, a first aid kit and a cell-phone are recommended.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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