Welcome to the Farewell to Finder’s Fest geo-art, brought to you by the Forest Minions! This series celebrates weird and unusual things throughout the Sunshine State. Please do not go to the posted locations. Rather, solve the challenging quiz found at the bottom of each page, for the final location. For the letterbox caches, please leave the stamp in the cache. They are not trade items. For the discerning traveler, we’ve included the GPS coordinates for these bizarre locations, when we were able to establish them.
Midnight in the Castillo – Location 29.8979, -81.3115
Ghost hunters report that the best time to visit St. Augustine’s old fort, Castillo de San Marcos, is around Midnight. There’s a report that allegedly comes from a night watchman at the Fort many years ago, who claimed to frequently observe the apparition of a young girl dressed in white roaming the grounds and vanishing behind trees. Another account tells about a Spanish soldier searching for a ring on the grounds outside the fort. Allegedly he was killed in the 1700s by a cannon ball while looking for the ring. Other visitors frequently report smelling unaccounted for perfume.
Some claim these events come from the ghost of Senora Delores Mari. According to the tale, she was having a love affair with Captain Manuel Abela. When Senora Dolores’ husband, Colonel Garcia Mari discovered their shenanigans he chained them inside the gun powder room and sealed them up alive behind a stone wall. Now if you believe the story, then you’ll believe that Senora Delores is the woman who is frequently seen romping about leaving the scent of her perfume lingering in the Fort.
Here is the super duper, way challenging, really hard trivia question, which, if solved properly, will lead you to the final coordinates:
Question: In which US state is it technically illegal to eat fried chicken, with a fork?
A: Mordor = N29° 30.015' W81° 50.855'
B: Hogwarts = N29° 30.015' W81° 50.845'
C: Georgia = N29° 30.015' W81° 50.835'