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Sleeping Lady View - Kosrae Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

blygoat: I’m in Kosrae for a conference and checked on this one. The entire guard rail along this side of the road has been removed and the cache is missing. No place to hide one here so am archiving it.

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Hidden : 6/13/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Kosrae is also known as "The Island of the Sleeping Lady". This cache is placed at one of a few places where you can view the Sleeping Lady in all of her splendure.

The legend of the Sleeping Lady goes like this:

At the beginning of time, the powerful gods planned to create this mountain, in the shape of a man. Later, they thought that if they made it into the shape of a man, it wouldn't produce seeds known as people. So they created the mountain in the shape of a woman. The legend says that she was menstruating at the time and today there is a place in the deep jungle which would be between her thighs---- where a bright red soil can be found. The Kosraean men used to fetch that special red soil to mix a paint for their canoes. The area was considered a semi-sacred place and only the bravest men dared to go there.

This woman had three children, two boys and one girl. The lady told her children that when she died, the older son was to stay in Lelu. The word Lelu means "LAKE". The second son was to stay in Tafunsak. The word Tafunsak means "HALF WOOD AND HALF HUMAN". Her daughter had to stay in Malem, and when she had a child it was to go and stay in Utwe. The meaning of Malem is "FIRST WOMAN/MOON", and Utwe means "WHERE THINGS COME FROM" or "NEXT PRODUCING SEEDS".

So after the mother died, all her children got married and distributed to the four villages in Kosrae. This is the story about the sleeping lady of Kosrae. That's what create the Island of the Sleeping Lady.

Once you find the cache, turn around and you will see the image of the Sleeping Lady in the distant mountain range. Starting from her head on the right, to her bosom, and the rest of her body on the left. It is a spectacular sight to behold!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur thneqenvy, oruvaq frpbaq cbfg sebz evtug.

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)