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Ballymena Bridges - Victor Traditional Cache

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samares seekers: Victor's home is a bit bogging, in this cache it's a case of wick location, and cache will be relocated somewhere more pleasant nearby.

Victor's off for some rum.

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Hidden : 3/8/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Ballymena is well known for its abundance of roundabouts. there are also lots of bridges. Two rivers pass through the borough, The Maine & The Braid.

Ballymena Bridges - Victor

This cache is hidden at the bridge over The Braid River between Ballymena and Broughshane at an area known as Currells.

As you will see there are two bridges here, an old traditional 4 arch stone bridge, and the modern replacement concrete version.

Currells Old Bridge Currells New Bridge

While a nice spot for a Ballymena Bridges cache this location also used to be the homestead od a famous Ballymena character.

Victor Surgenor was Ballymena's infamous tramp. he lived in a wooden crate structure on the other side of the modern bridge. he would spend his days roaming the town, always with a bottle of drink in his hand.

You can catch a rare glimpse of Victor in this video, the 1st person on screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXdxAIxSCUU
 
The cache is a container within another container.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

bire byq oevqtr, bss ebnq, tb evtug. arne ovt ehfgl zrgny guvat. Bire oevqtr unys jnl gb fvta, ghea yrsg naq urnq va.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)