A Hale and Hearty Childe (Merseyside) Virtual Cache
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A Hale and Hearty Childe (Merseyside)
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A Virtual Hunt for a Legendary Giant, very suitable for families,
Park at N53 20.054 W2 47.999 or at the eponymous pub if you intend
to sample their goods. And take a quiet stroll through the village.
The village of Hale is minutes away from one of busiest
conurbations in the Northwest and within sight of one of the
largest chemical factories in the UK.Yet the village still retains
a quiet sense of peace and dignity.This cache celebrates the
villages most famous son John Middleton, "The Childe of
Hale".Legend has it that one night he went down to the riverbank,
drew two lines in the sand and fell asleep, by the next morning he
was as tall as the gap between the lines, Nine Feet Three
inches!Walking through the village you will pass the house where he
lived, note the two small windows in the end of his cottage, local
fokelore has it that he was too tall to fit on the bed so slept
with his feet sticking out through the windows.He is also known to
have taken on the Kings Champion at wrestling and beaten him
despite being the underdog by breaking his thumb. His reward for
the task in 1617 was £20!Follow the co-ordinates to his resting
place and answer the riddle to log the cache.
"Stand at my grave and ignore the sea,
Ahead of you now my image you'll see,There are many fine things
engraved on the tree,but the answer I pray you to these questions
three..The objects I hold in my left and my rightare a source of
safety and of delight, But the sport you will see is one I
disdain,I pray, if you will these three subjects you'll name.
"E-mail me the three answers, if you are correct you may log the
cache.
Additional Hints
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[This clue renders the cache a 0/0, use with caution]Tvir gur pbagragf bs rnpu unaq naq gur fcbeg ur unf ghearq uvf onpx ba.