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Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/5/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Ah, the final in the "Splish Splash I Was Taken to Bath" series.  The posted coordinates are for the parking area.   In order to find this cache, you must complete the first three caches in the series:  Season of the Witch, A Horse with No Name, and Wide Open Spaces..  Be sure to write down not just the answers to the questions, but the rest of the coordinates that are given as well.  


The first three caches in the series are “stand-alone” caches.  However, there is also a question in each cache that, if answered correctly, will provide a portion of the coordinates to this final cache.  You will get to play with your technology, because in order to answer the questions, you will either need a smart phone, or you will need to return after doing your homework.  Wikipedia is your friend.   

"Splish Splash I Was Taken to Bath" finale

“Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”. 

Widely recognized, arguably one of the greatest songs of all time, and one of my favorites.   The song just feels good.    But Otis Redding never got to realize the satisfaction that must come from such genius.  Otis Redding recorded this song just days before his death in 1967, at the age of 26.

Redding’s last public appearance was here in Cleveland.  On December 9th, 1967, the day before he died, Redding appeared on the television show  “Upbeat”,  produced in Cleveland and hosted by our own Don Webster.  The next day, on December 10th, he was en route to a performance in Madison, Wisconsin, when his plane crashed just a few miles from the airport where he was to land.  The cause of the crash was never determined.

 (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay was released just six weeks after Otis Redding was buried, and became the first posthumous number-one record on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Charts.   

Take some time and enjoy this location.  The cache should  be an easy find.  Not too many places it could be, but if anybody is around it will be very difficult to grab.  Please use stealth, and patience.  And enjoy the view!   

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