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Morfar`s cache Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/9/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Morfar kan mange historier fra 2 verdenskrig.
Om vannanlegget ved Grindavatnet forteller han at tyskerne laget eget renseanlegg der vannet ble ført inn over marmorstein før det ble videreført i rørgater mot Sola. Tyskerne ville sikre vanntilførselen til flyplassen. Noen av rørgatene ble laget i tre og var i bruk helt frem til 1970tallet.
Både nordmenn, svensker og finner ble satt til å grave ut rørgatene fra 1942 - 1944.

Tar du til venstre etter renseanlegget går turen langs rørgatene mot Grindavatnet. På gangveien oppover kan du høre vann i rør under bakken enkelte steder og man kan også se en gruveinngang der rørbanen i sin tid gikk.
Tar du til høyre etter renseanlegget og sikter mot Storaberget går det merket sti forbi Ljomstjørna. Lomstjørna ble i sin tid brukt som et slags reservevann om noe skulle gå galt ved Grindavatnet.

Grandfather can tell many stories from World War 2.
About the watersupplies at Grindavatn he tells that the Germans made their own purificationplant where the water was brought onto marble before it was continued into the pipelines to Sola. The Germans would ensure the watersupply for the airport. Some of the pipes were made of wood and they were used until the 1970s. The Germans used both Norwegians, Swedes and Finns to dig out for the pipelines from 1942 - 1944.

If you turn left after pasing the purificationplant, the trip will go along the pipeline to Grindavatnet. You may hear the water in the pipelines under the ground some places. You´re also able to see a mine-entrance where the pipeline was.
If you turn right after the purificationplant and aims at Storaberget there is a marked trail past Ljomstjørna. Lomstjørna was originally used as a kind of spare water if something should go wrong by Grindavatnet.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yvgg vaav / N ovg vafvqr

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)