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Hurly Burly 2 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/3/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This is #2 of three caches related to BURLS. Hurly burly, give it a burl, what a wonderful world of burls. Now for a bit of etymology! Hurly burly can mean a commotion, hoo-ha, kerfuffle, noisy disorder and confusion; and in fact, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the first witch says “When shall we three meet again” and 2nd witch famously says, “When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won”.

As an Aussie colloquialism ‘give it a burl’ is to 'give it a go’ and may come from the English phrase give it a whirl. Burl is from the English dialect (especially Scottish and northern English) verb birl ‘spin’ or ‘whirl’. If you fish, you'll know 'BURLEY' is chopped or minced bait thrown overboard to attract fish. As a kid, we said “lets go for a burl”, meaning lets go for a spin, and the reference to ‘burly blokes’ was also common (big and bulky). So, if you’ve gone for a burl on yar bike and ended up here, you should be standing near a few burly trees displaying a few fabulous burls. Note that walkers are asked to stick to the 4 wheel drive tracks and watch out for mountain bikers. Please replace as found and have a burley good time!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybj. 2 zrgerf qbja sebz gur oheyrl gerr.

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)