Gem of the Caribbean Sea #2 Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

kebdal23: Due to personal time commitment restraints, I will be archiving most of my geocaches this summer. I iwill pick up the containers when I am in the area.

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Hidden : 4/29/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is the second in a series of two dedicated to information about my husband's homeland - the island of Barbados.  It is hidden along the Elm Grove Recreational Trail. Please note that you can only vear off trail to the SOUTH. There is dedicated parking for this trail off Bluemound Road.

Barbados


The Barbados flag consists of three equal vertical stripes - the left and right stripes are blue and the middle stripe is yellow/gold. There is a black trident head in the middle of the Barbados flag and a yellow/gold stripe.

The left blue stripe represents the sky and the yellow/gold stripe symbolizes the sand. The right blue stripe represents the sea. The trident in the middle of the Barbados flag represents Barbados independence from the British, with each point of the trident representing the three principles of democracy which are government of, for and by the Barbados people.

The present day Barbados flag was adopted on Nov. 30, 1966, after Barbados received its independence from the British, who had first settled on the island in 1627.

The Barbados flag was designed by an art teacher and was chosen in a nationwide contest.
The name Barbados comes from the Portuguese name 'Os Barbados' which means bearded one, because of the bearded fig trees that used to cover the island.
 
There are specific rules in Barbados concerning the national flag. One of the rules states that the flag should not be flown after 6 pm, except inside a building.
 
Did you know that…………………?
Since British occupation, Barbados has never been successfully invaded by a foreign power. 
  
When first settled in 1625, Barbados was found to be almost totally covered in dense jungle, with a very large population of wild pigs.

First and second Governors, Captain William Deane, and John Powell, respectively, were each arrested during their terms as Governor, and returned to England in irons.
 
The Capital city, Bridgetown, was originally named "Indian Bridge" for the crude bridge which had been constructed over the river (now known as the Careenage) by the Indians. It was later called the "town of St. Michael" in official documents, before finally being named Bridgetown when a new bridge was built in place of the Indian Bridge, sometime after 1654.During the period 1841 - 1845, Barbados was considered the healthiest place in the world to live, having 1 death per 66 people, compared to world averages of approximately 1 death per 35 people.
South Carolina, in the USA, was originally settled by Barbadians, and it's first Governor was a Barbadian.
The national dish is Flying Fish & Cou-Cou.
Eric Holder Jr.(current Attorney General of the United States and the first black American to hold the position), Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (first black woman elected to congress), Cuba Gooding Jr. and LL Cool J, Gwen Ifill (American journalist and television newscaster), Grandmaster Flash, Cuba Gooding Sr., Doug E. Fresh, Arturo Tappin, Rayvon (of Shaggy & Rayvon), Gwyneth Paltrow, Omar Gooding, Meagan Good, Stacey Dash and….Rihanna were either born in or all have roots from Barbados,
  
LAST but certainly NOT LEAST.....throughout the History of our Island, it is well known that the Mongoose in Barbados never crosses the road unless someone is watching.

A Barbados Key Chain for the first person to find this cache!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Znlor 15 sg. bs ohfujnpxvat gb gur FBHGU bayl

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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