The Fountain of Youth is a legendary spring that supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted across the world for thousands of years, appearing in many different writings.
For centuries the search for eternal youth or elongated life has been a frequent topic of various myths and legends from around the world. One of the earliest accounts is from the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC when he wrote of a fountain of youth in the land of Macrobians, which gave the people of the region exceptionally long life spans. Alexander the Great searched for the fountain of youth in the 4th century BC and was said to have come across a healing “river of paradise’ and the legendary King Prester John claimed to rule a land that had a fountain of youth during the early Crusades of the 11th and 12th centuries AD. In Japan, stories of hot springs that could heal wounds and restore youth were also common and still are to this day. Similar stories were prominent among the Caribbean people during the early 16th century, who spoke of restorative powers of the water in the mythical land of Bimini. Similar legends have been found in the Canary Islands, Polynesia, and England.
Based on these many legends, explorers and adventurers have long looked for the elusive Fountain of Youth or, at least, some remedy to aging, which was most often associated with magic waters. These waters were not necessarily a fountain but might have been a river, a spring, or any other water source that was said to reverse the aging process and cure sickness when drank or bathed in.
Well people, look no more!! The fountain of Youth is in Hammonds Plains!!
My Grandmother passed away 4 months before her 100th Birthday - so I believe she held the secret to the fountain of youth...which she shared with me. I thought I would share the secret with my geocaching friends!! And what better way than as a FF cache?
Please do NOT share the secret with your geocaching friends, let them come see for themselves!
You could drive up to the cache, however, it is a powerline road and not that far to walk (another secret to staying youthful, is exercise!!!), so walk those 150 meters and do your body some good!!! Also, people walk their dogs here, they will not appreciate cars here ! !! BESIDES, if you park at the end of the road, it isn't far to another fun cache, only in the opposite direction!! Stretch those legs!!!!!
FTF gets $5 plus a geocaching patch!! ;)
Congrats to Beaverpelt for the FTF!
For centuries the search for eternal youth or elongated life has been a frequent topic of various myths and legends from around the world. One of the earliest accounts is from the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th century BC when he wrote of a fountain of youth in the land of Macrobians, which gave the people of the region exceptionally long life spans. Alexander the Great searched for the fountain of youth in the 4th century BC and was said to have come across a healing “river of paradise’ and the legendary King Prester John claimed to rule a land that had a fountain of youth during the early Crusades of the 11th and 12th centuries AD. In Japan, stories of hot springs that could heal wounds and restore youth were also common and still are to this day. Similar stories were prominent among the Caribbean people during the early 16th century, who spoke of restorative powers of the water in the mythical land of Bimini. Similar legends have been found in the Canary Islands, Polynesia, and England.Based on these many legends, explorers and adventurers have long looked for the elusive Fountain of Youth or, at least, some remedy to aging, which was most often associated with magic waters. These waters were not necessarily a fountain but might have been a river, a spring, or any other water source that was said to reverse the aging process and cure sickness when drank or bathed in.Well people, look no more!!! The fountain of youth is in Hammonds Plains NS!!!