Cherry on top! Traditional Geocache
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Cherry on top!
This is a quick and easy cache that will bring you to a great spot to stop and stretch your legs.
The first successful cherry trees were planted in South Africa in 1905 on the farm Platkop in the Clocolan district after Harry Pickston had contacted German missionaries in South Africa with questions about growing cherries. A year later five hectares of trees were brought to Clocolan to be planted on the farm. Some of the original cherry trees can still be seen today. It is estimated that there are 500 hectares of cherry trees in the Eastern Free State concentrated mainly in the Ficksburg, Clocolan and Fouriesburg area.
The first Cherry Festival was held in Ficksburg in 1968, launched by the local Jaycees with a street parade through town, a Cherry Ball and the crowning of a Cherry Queen. The Festival has grown over the years into an event during which more than 24 000 people visit the festival in November every year.
Hope you enjoy the cache!
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(Decrypt)
Oruvaq gur ovt pureel lbh jvyy svaq n fzvyr