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Scarborough Beach: Sunset Paradise Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

SawaSawa: 09:05 on a lovely warm sunny morning's cache maintenance and hiding mission.

Came to check on the access to the area and after talking to some local residents on the beach and checking possible alternative routes to reach GZ, I confirmed that the whole area around GZ is now No Entry to allow for dune rehabilitation and bird nesting to take place . . . until further notice, but for at least several months if no years.

So I have decided regretfully to archive the cache, which was at a wonderful sunset viewpoint. However, if the situation changes in the future, I will return to place another one!

Thanks to all finders for your logs!

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Hidden : 1/16/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Scarborough Beach: Sunset Paradise

 

The cache, a small camo-taped screw-capped plastic jar, is hidden near the entrance to a spacious milkwood grotto at the top of sand dunes overlooking this wonderful sandy beach - a perfect spot to observe a stunning sunset and the Atlantic waves . . . and one we regularly visit for a chilled-out sun-downer.

See GC242E8 Schusterskrall v3 for a short description of Scarborough, the beach and of the distinctive milkwood tree which forms extensive deeply shaded woody groves above and adjacent to the beach.


To reach the cache: park at the main beach parking area @ S 34 11.947 E 18 22.336, exit onto the beach via a short boardwalk, then make your way the 100m or so to the cache location.

***Update 14/11/20: the whole beach-side dune area is now a protected bird nesting zone, please access the cache using trails from Beach Road (just south of the car park entrance) heading up to and through the milkwood forest to the top of the dunes and cache area which is outside the protected zone***

Don't forget to visit the 3 other caches in the area, if you haven't done them already:

GC242E8 Schusterskrall v3, GC2AA9W SS Ikan Tanda and GC2D9QY SS Sophia (2 of Paddawan's fantastic Shipwreck Series)

If you do happen to be there at sunset - as recommended - take a photo, upload it and give it a score out of 10 . . . the photo for the cache page was taken as the cache was placed - as a typical example of what to expect - and rated a solid 6/10! See the gallery for a couple more sunset shots.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr | haqre yrnirf | nccebnpu sebz gur erne | ***cyrnfr ercynpr cebcreyl pbaprnyrq***

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)