Karavomilos Traditional Cache
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"Kefalonia is home to a number of fascinating phenomena, the strangest of which is the underground river which runs from Katavothres (on the coast between Lassi and Argostoli), via the underground Mellisani Lake to Karavomilos Lake, and finally to the sea in Sami bay. Water enters the river via sink holes at Katavothres and flows east under the island - a journey which takes fourteen days!"
http://lassi-taverna.com/html/about__lassi_and_kefalonia.html
"Defying Gravity
The reason for the water to be apparently going up hill" (where it emerges in Karavomolos is above sea level) "is due to the fact that the sea water entering at the mill site is diluted by rain water on its journey. This brackish water is less dense than raw sea water so in order to retain equilibrium, the level of the brackish water has to be higher than sea level.
Hence...
On its travel across the island the level goes up! Mystery solved."
http://www.greek-islands-adventures.com/katavothres.html
It is possible to scuba dive both in Mellisani Lake and here at Karavomilos. One half of our team has been fortunate enough to experience this and some of the photographs he took are in the image gallery.
(NB. Dives are organised by dive schools on the island, not at the dive locations)
You are looking for a small box now situated above ground level & away from ducks and ants.
All of our Kefalonian caches will be maintained by a friend who lives on the island in between our visits.
******MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO TWYFORD VALE ON THEIR THIRD FTF EVER .... ABROAD .... AND IN ONE DAY!!!******
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Jnvfg/uvc urvtug qrcraqvat ubj gnyy lbh ner.
Ybbx sbe gur ebpxf va gur erprff.
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