Caribbean to Carolina #5 - Pirate Jack Rackham Traditional Cache
Caribbean to Carolina #5 - Pirate Jack Rackham
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Having lived on the Coast of Carolina for 20 years, I suddenly found myself landlocked in Tennessee for the better part of the last two years. While there I placed some 40 caches, all named after Jimmy Buffett songs to remind me of the sea until I could return.
Now that I'm here in Beaufort, I've decided to place some caches to celebrate that I'm finally back to the sea, though for how long is anyone's guess as pirates are ruthless these days.
Each cache in this series will be named after a famous North Carolina pirate. At each ground zero will be visible something pertinent to pirates and the sea...see if you can spot it. Captain John Rackham, alias Calico Jack, served as quartermaster in the crew of Captain Charles Vane. He became captain after Vane was marooned by his crew. Anne Bonny and Mary Read sailed with him. Rackham was hanged at Gallows Point, Port Royal, Jamaica, November, 1720. On the morning of his execution he was allowed to visit Anne Bonny, but all the comfort he got from her was "that she was sorry to see him there, but if he had fought like a man, he need not have been hanged like a Dog."
Some rules of the high seas as you seek this treasure:
- Remember, this is a VERY HIGH MUGGLE area. Stealth is definitely required.
- Bring your own pen. While some of the caches might be large enough for some pirate swag, most will be much smaller.
- Please be careful with the container and replace exactly as you find it or as it was "meant to be placed," and hopefully both of these will ring true when you locate this cache.
Congratulations to WINWINTERS & PenguinTeacher for FTF!!!
Additional Hints
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