The cache is a regular container located near a restaurant. The owner kindly gave us permission to place the cache on his property, but he will not help in any way to find the cache.
The cache is locked with a combination lock, therefore stealth and discretion is not necessary when finding the cache.
The cache can be found every day of the week from 08:00 till late EXCEPT on Mondaysand Public Holidays.
Welcome to 0486 Duck Pond Avenue, a safe place for TB's to stay the the night!
Step 1: Please record your visit in the Lodge Visitors Book, even if you are coming back again.
Step 2: When booking a "Traveler" in to the Lodge please try and attach a "travel plan" to it that indicates what its current goals are in the logbook. If possible, please put each "traveler" in its own room with its travel plans.
Step 3: Place the traveler in the right place in the lodge (the plastic container that matches the goal the best)
Step 4: You can book out as many "travelers" as you like, but only if you will help them towards their goal. This cache is not to collect "travelers", but move them along.
Step 5: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE A TB OR COIN IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOG AND MOVE IT! Remember these are the property of other cachers - please respect this and play according to the rules!
Letters have been around for a long time. To find to combination to the lock, you will have to find the year on which the first known letter was sent:
It was at St. John's, Newfoundland on 3 August XXXX that the first known letter was sent from North America. While in St. John's, John Rut had written a letter to King Henry VIII on his findings and his planned voyage.
The letter in part reads as follows:
"Pleasing your Honourable Grace to heare of your servant John Rut with all his company here in good health thanks be to God."
The conclusion of the letter reads:
"...the third day of August we entered into a good harbour called St. John and there we found Eleuen Saile of Normans and one Brittaine and two Portugal barks all a fishing and so we are ready to depart towards Cap de Bras that is 25 leagues as shortly as we have fished and so along the Coast until we may meete with our fellowe and so with all diligence that lyes in me toward parts to that Ilands that we are command at our departing and thus Jesu save and keepe you Honourable Grace and all your Honourable Reuer. In the Haven of St. John the third day of August written in hast XXXX, by your servant John Rut to his uttermost of his power."
This is a Letterbox cache and therefore the stamp is NOT a tradeable item. If you have your own stamp, please stamp our logbook too.