THT's Summer Garden Party (SGP) 2015: The Elements

Lovingly placed by the Tropical Heritage Team

Cheerio! THT has decided to throw a Garden Party, and you’re invited! We’ve decided to put together four caches for this year’s Summer Garden Party that are all related to the Ancient Elements: Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. Each cache will symbolize one of these elements, with all four being used in the next few months.

So, why are we throwing a Garden Party? We feel that there’s no better way to find challenging caches than to dress up in your Sunday best and sip tea. In fact, we at THT have often made appearances at formal functions after finding challenging caches, such as the Ghost Orchid, without taking time to clean up first. Show off your keen geo-acumen by looking fresh and proper in a photo after the find. Style points will be awarded for invigorated smiles, sans any dirt, sweat, or scratches. The first three finders of all four Garden Party caches will be awarded a gift bag of tea from my favorite purveyor!

A normal garden party comes and goes like a zephyr of wind; no more entrenched in the minds of the attendees than a breeze. This ain’t no normal garden party though. We want people to talk about this bash for years to come. An amazing garden party goes far beyond the tea and crumpets – we’ve invited a bevy of guests who, because of their eccentricities, will intermingle quite impressively. Some will form bonds that last for years, while others might get involved in a long-winded disagreement about the ethos of social politics. If this is your choice, do not resort to throwing chairs – we’ll need them for next year’s sequel!

We’ve provided a nice grassy space to do lawn bowling or croquet, ‘cause we at THT don’t believe in a boring party. A line of rocks provides great space to sit, sip tea, and contemplate where those guys placed a micro cache. You do not have to go past the chained off, “No Trespassing” area to find this cache. I heard there’s a rabbit hole down the road, so be quite careful where you wander off to.

We believe our garden party will live on “In Echos” for the years to come. Won’t you come join us?

Do note, though, that these hides are not for everyone. You will probably spend a considerable amount of time searching for this hide. Please make sure to stay properly hydrated and limit your search if you are not feeling well.

Feel free to post a photo of you and your crew in your “smashing” styles at GZ! We’re wishing you many happy faces!

Happy hunting,

-THT

****Congratulations to jaxene and Ou-est-le-cache for the co-FTF****