The cache is not at the posted co-ordinates, but it could be a good
starting point.
One thing I do miss, now that I am adult, is a leisurely day
with no problems and no worries to hamper the enjoyment of some
downtime.
This cache is designed to either help you enjoy some downtime,
or to create some undue stress trying to figure out the
puzzle.
It has been such a long time since I was able to take a nice
sunday drive and just go....without a destination or a purpose but
just drive....endlessly.
So let's do just that....take a fun drive around the region and
see if we can find a cache as well!!
Let's start by travelling north to Bridge Street in Niagara
Falls.
This is home to Niagara Falls' train and bus stations as well as
some heritage buildings. But we shouldn't stay too long, this isn't
the best part of town.
Now let's make our way all the way to Wellandport by way of
Wellandport Road. This road runs perpendicular to the Welland River
and is a major thoroughfare for people coming and going to and from
the town.
We can now head across the region to St. Catharines and make our
way to Scott Street. This street runs east to west across the city
forming a skewed grid pattern with the other roads. This is where I
grew up when I was a kid...and it seems so foreign now....there are
new houses everywhere!
Now let's make our way to the southern portion of the region and
head to Killaly Street West in Port Colborne. This town was named
after Sir John Colborne who, at the time, was the Lieutenant
Governor of Upper Canada during the opening of the southern
terminus of the First Welland Canal in 1833. Every year this is
also the center point for Canal Days, a celebration of the
prosperity that the Canal brought to this small town.
Heading west, we reach Marshagan Road outside of Dunnville.
Dunnville was home to the former World War II RCAF Training Base,
which is now the Dunnville airport and there is even a cache there
to show you the history, I do suggest you check it out
sometime.
Now, let's follow the Grand River to the town of York. The main
road in and out of this town, coincidentally is also named York
Road. Both Marty McSorley and Ray Emery played minor hockey in the
area, they are just a small example of some of the notable people
to emerge from this area.
Now, back to "civilization" and the small village of Virgil
which is bounded to the north by the East-West Line. It is home to
a large Mennonite population as well as the Virgil Stampede. Not as
big as the Calgary Stampede, but still a great celebration and a
fun time to be had...complete with fireworks!!
And on to the last stop on our tour of the region, it is just on
the outskirts of St. Catharines and Homer Road is almost the
dividing line between St. Catharines and Niagara on the Lake.
Formerly known as Coon Road it forms the western boundary for the
former Garden City Raceway which opened in 1964 and closed a short
time later in 1976. This road was also home on sunday nights to a
large amount of drag racing, but soon enough the police put an end
to that, and the devoted followers would change venues every week
to keep Niagara's Finest guessing as to where they would show up
next.
I hope you had a fun time driving around on a leisurely day of
caching...and who knows, you might have even found a cache on your
travels.
The cache is a camo'd Lock 'n Lock container with a little room
for trades, but BYOP!!
A little hint, once you figure out the co-ords it is best to
approach the cache from the north side...anything else and you will
hit a fence after going through somebody's back yard.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.