Looking for Lovejoy 2 - Friends in High Places Traditional Cache

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Lovejoy and Tinker: Cache has now been bought in. Thanks to all who visited. Lovejoy has left the building.

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Hidden : 2/22/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Looking for Lovejoy 2 – Friends in High Places
TV Series 3; Episode 1

You are looking for a 50ml camouflaged container. There is room for small items such as path tags and small coins. No pencil (keeps being taken) so please bring your own.
Access to this cache is up a very steep hill and may not be suitable for wheelchair users or those with walking difficulties.

There is a coin of the realm for FTF

This cache is sited a few yards from the Coastal Path as it passes through Mevagissey

Lovejoy has legged it after ripping off Charlie Gimbert, who has sent a gang of men to get him.
See “Lovejoy Loses It” GC241DD.

You are in Mevagissey in an attempt to try and stop him leaving the country, You have been unable to get him on his mobile, so the next thing to do is get a good view of the harbour to see if you can see him.

Note: The location of this cache can also be used to solve puzzle cache GC241DD as a multi. See that cache listing for details.


The Cliff Path

If you leave via the village centre, you should pass the Fountain Inn.
In George III's day there were at least ten inns in Meva of which only The Ship and The Fountain now remain in their original positions.
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The Fountain Inn is considered to be the oldest inn in Mevagissey and was one of the first Inns to be purchased by Walter Hicks, the founder of St.Austell Brewery, in 1883 for the princely sum of £850.
The Fountain Inn is a 15th century Inn and is situated at the foot of Cliff Street by Shilly Ally 'Op and is believed to stand on the site of the first recorded settlement of Mevagissey which was then known as Porthilly.
The Fountain Inn has two bars -the 'Smugglers Bar', with its tales of smuggling illicit rum and brandy, shows evidence of when it was used as a pilchard press in the 18th and 19th centuries. The large illuminated pit in the floor was used to collect the precious fish oil, and the holes in the walls held the beams for the presses. The front bar has been slightly altered over the years but the oak beams, slate floor and fireplace are all original. This is an unusual bar in these modern times as it is without juke box or fruit machine.

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As you walk up Cliff Street, you’ll get a flavour of how Mevagissey used to be. Look at the houses with their quirky doors, windows and alleyways.
If you walk up from the harbour, you will pass in front of a very narrow and overhanging house named The Hoss, the timbers in the house were taken from a ship in the 17th century named The Horse.

Once at the cache location, you can look down on the harbour, and to your left you will see the Museum, Harbour Master’s House and lighthouse.

Mevagissey Museum
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Lying at the end of the north quay, Mevagissey Museum is a surprisingly interesting little museum. The exhibits are displayed in an old boat-building shed which was once used to build and repair smugglers' boats. You'll see old tools used in the trade such as a lathe as well as out-moded fishing gear. Life in the 19th and 20th century was not easy for locals at Mevagissey and a good collection of old photographs reveals the duress that villagers experienced here. Amongst a broad range of artefacts you'll also find a display dedicated to Andrew Pears. A barber from Mevagissey, Andrew Pears went to London to seek his fortune. As he plied his trade in the big city, he noted that disgruntled punters complained of the
negative effects of harsh, drying soaps. After a little experimentation, Pears Soap, a gentle formula suited to the delicate complexions of the gentry was born. On your tour, you'll also see a Cider Press, manacles, a Cornish Kitchen, Bronze Age artefacts and a Mevagissey Pound note.
Opening hours: Easter until end September, every day. 11am -
6pm


Lovejoy is a character from the books by Jonathan Gash

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gnxr n frng gb gur evtug

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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