Crayfish factory Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community.

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Hidden : 6/12/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Cape Town crayfish factory is not really on any tourist agenda but it is never-the-less part of Cape Town in many respects.


There seems to be little history avaliable on this factory and I for one would love to hear of anything from any readers of this page.
All I can gather is that it was apparently originally built in 1925. No evidence of the building or site is there anymore.

The surfing here however is legendary and a description from one of the local affecionardos is as follows:

 The most commonly ridden big wave spot in Cape Town. This is probably Cape Town’s scariest wave.
This regal righthander only breaks when it deems fit to grace us with its power.
Often when the swell is going off all over the peninsula, and The Kom is cranking at 6 ‘ +,
the Factory has no waves at all.
But when the groundswell begins hitting the 10 ‘ + category and is coming from the southwest,
the awesome Factory turns on.
The swell hits a ledge and does things that make your skin crawl.
A walling, sucking, spitting monster made of glass heaves its innards all over the kelp. Don’t get caught inside.
Several near-death experiences have occurred here.
In fact, just about everyone who has surfed here will recount a tale of terror.
The most common is being pitted on takeoff and mercilessly pounded into the kelp
and held down for dark swirling eons with no sign of letup
as 12 footer after 12 footer smash intto the ledge churning you underwater giving you a close-up inspection of the rocks
and submerged tour of the reef and when it’s had its way with you and you’re about to explode,
you get spat out into the channel way down the point and *gasp* you come up *gasp* sucking gulpfuls of kelpy air.

The cache itself is just off the Strandloper trail - may need some stealth at times!



Congratulations to Eagleise and MnCo for an early morning FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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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