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Kommetjieberg Ridge Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/10/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

An easy ridge walk from Gifkommetjie parking area towards Hoek van Bobbejaan.

From the vantage point near the cache you will see 5km of beach and marine reserve stretching away to the North, past Brightwater (about half way), to Olifants Point in the distance. Below you, to the North West is Hoek van Bobbejaan which is also the final resting place of two wrecks. The Aggie (1961) and the Phyllisia (1968).

The Phyllisia, a 452 ton Cape Town trawler, struck the jagged rocks about 100m off shore, around midnight on 3 May 1968. Eleven of her crew reached the shore in life rafts, but fourteen still remained on the trawler and were airlifted to safety by two air force helicopters.

To reach the cache, park at the Gifkommetjie parking area, S34° 19.035 E018° 25.208, and take the trail heading North West. Continue past the view point and follow the path all the way to the cache location.

If you would like to do a circular walk, continue North down the ridge until you reach a junction. There is a path to the shipwreck and another unmarked path just to the left of it, heading South. Follow this path and after a short while it will join up with the main trail that follows the coast line South East toward Gifkommetjie, eventually ascending back up to the car park.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

qbja haqre, n srj zrgref bss gur cngu.

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)