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Cacherbury Tales: The Tabard Inn Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/31/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of a series based on Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.  Please treat this cache gently as the containers will be hard to replace.  I hope this cache can be the start of your adventure, or a trackables adventure.  Enjoy!

 


The Canterbury Tales were written in the 1300's, and are still some of the best short stories around.  I was recently assigned the book as part of a school assignment, and immediately fell in love with the text.  Since the book was written so many years ago, parts can be difficult to understand, as it is in Middle English.  So, if you do decide to read it in full you may want to consider looking at the transaltions.  Regardless, the stories are wonderful and I highly reccomend reading them and then finding the caches-- as this will give you insight as to what you might want to be looking for.  Whether or not you've read the text, this should be a fun cache!

The Tabard Inn is where all of the characters of the Canterbury Tales meet before they head off on their pilgrimage to Canterbury, so it is fitting that this cache is near the airport, and near Highway 101, as it is likely where you will be starting an adventure.  He is an excerpt to give background on the Tabard Inn.

"Bifel that in that season on a day,
In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay
Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage
To Caunterbury with ful devout corage,
At nyght was come into that hostelrye
Wel nyne and twenty in a compaignye
Of sondry folk, by aventure yfalle
In felaweshipe, and pilgrimes were they alle,
That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde;
The chambres and the stables weren wyde,
And well we weren esed atte beste"  --
Prologue (excerpt)

To read the full text you can visit http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/gchaucer/bl-gchau-can-collected.htm

The cache is located off of Lagoon Road on the side away from the lagoon.  It should be a quick park and grab!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

yrsg fvqr, haqre ynetr ybt

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)