The posted coordinates will bring you to a memorial statue of Terry Fox at Pier 17 in St. John's NL. It was near here that Terry Fox dipped his artificial leg in the harbour and began his Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980.

To learn more about Terry and his legacy please visit the following link: https://terryfox.org/terrys-story/ 

To learn more on the dedication of the memorial statue visit the following link: https://www.therecord.com/news/canada/2012/04/12/new-terry-fox-monument-in-st-john-s-marks-mile-zero-of-the-marathon-of-hope.html

Logging Requirements for this Virtual Cache are as follows:

1) At the entrance to the park there is a large brown slate monument with two dates inscribed. What is the difference between the two YEARS on this Mile Zero slate marker. Please e-mail or message me the answer.

2) Take a picture of yourself, your GPSr, or a personal item and the statue.

I hope you enjoyed your visit to this otherwise hidden location! This one is for Pat!!

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.