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Water fall- the order of Phoenix Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/12/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is a small lock and lock, can hold a few trackables. FTF prize for the FTFer, which is bought from Dream world Gold Coast, Enjoy!

Your challenge: there are a few ways to get to the last staircase. You'll need to climb over at least one railing and ignore a few danger signs in the process; keep that in mind if you are bringing kids along. The terrain is otherwise easy and paved.

So please be very careful, especially if you go via the top of the waterfall, and don't go on rough days. I recommend going when the tide is LOW so you can access the cache! It can get very hot during the day, and swimming is not permitted.

The GZ is at the side of a small inlet on Hong Kong island's rocky west shore, which is a popular spot for wedding photography. There are fishermen passing by, but as they fish on the shores, they should not be a problem. One can explore the grassy area on the cliff, the rock pools, and the small fishes in the waterfall. If you're a lichen lover like I am, there are plenty of coastal specimens to marvel over. I hope you like the area.

According to Wikipedia,
"Waterfall Bay (Chinese: 瀑布灣, Jyutping: buk6 bou3 waan1, Pinyin: Pùbùwan) is a bay on the coast of Wah Fu Estate, Southern District, Hong Kong. "It is long believed that the waterfall attracted British ships coming to Hong Kong to fetch fresh water after long journey. Some stated that this water was so sweet that the harbour it flowed into also turned sweet, thus gave rise to the name "Hong Kong", meaning "fragrant harbour" in Chinese based on the pronunciation in Cantonese. This theory, however, is less credible than others."


How to get there:
1. Access it from Wah Fu Estate, but you need to check the tide before go
2. At OSM, there is a small path at the road near Cyberport, T3 roughly, but you can ignore the tide info.

About "PHOENIX":
1. Re-enable some archived caches
2. Try to re-use old containers, log sheet, as well as cache description
3. The hidden place may not be the same, and you will find sth more when you revisit it
4. The Original cache is GC30VTC

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arkg gb frn-snpvat fvqr bs gur 'ubhfr', va perivpr pbirerq jvgu fgbarf

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)