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El Castillo del Rey del Mar Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/18/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep. There dwell the Sea King and his subjects. The most singular flowers and plants grow there. Fishes, both large and small, glide between the branches, as birds fly among the trees here upon land. In the deepest spot of all, stands the castle of the Sea King


Deep within the Sea King's castle is a small grotto. Standing in this grotto is a geocache. To find this geocache you will need to be able to free-dive several metres and hold your breath comfortably for an extended period. I also recommend you:

  • Go during lowest tide
  • Take an underwater torch
  • Take a friend with equal swimming skills
  • Take a length of rope you can thread through the cache to assist retrieval
  • Wear gloves
  • Make sure you are neutrally bouyant
  • You can possibly take scuba gear. A competent free-diver won't really need this.

Use the main entrance. Swim towards the smaller entrance. It is on your right.

The cache is a short section of storm-water pipe, with a smaller container within. It contains a logbook, pencil and cache note

It has proven to require a bit of force to open the cache. I don't really have a solution to this, except bring someone with strong hands. When done, please only do it up firmly.

About 50m East of the cache there is a string of other holes. Most are too small to enter. However, there is one which most people, even children, would be pretty comfortable investigating, I have added a waypoint with the location of this other hole. From here, if you walk out another 100m or so roughly South-East, you will find a couple of holes the water flows out of quite quickly, though these are too small to enter, but worth having a look at.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nal dhrfgvbaf, srry serr gb rznvy hf

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)