The Cache
This is an other container and is tied to a branch over the river. It was placed using a sit on kayak and was around head height but water levels in the river vary. Please use a tweezers to extract the log rather than dismantling the cache or detaching it.
Puzzle Cache
This is a puzzle cache so it is not at the listed coordinates.
The Titanic
Early in the morning of the 15th April 1912 the radio room in the Titanic was sending pretty ordinary messages.
One message starts
TITANIC TO CAPE RACE:
GEORGE SIMUND, NEW YORK
WEATHER DELIGHTFUL. FEELING FINE.
HOPE ALL
It is never completed. Instead after a brief silence the following is transmitted.
CQD THIS IS TITANIC
CQD THIS IS TITANIC
CQD THIS IS TITANIC
CQD THIS IS TITANIC
POSITION 54.04N 06.39W
Most of us would be more familiar with SOS as an emergency signal. Although this was adopted in 1908 it was still not in widespread use. Mr. Philipps, the radio operator was still using the older CQD. CQ indicated a general call and the letter D indicating distress. The use of SOS would not become wide spread until after the Titanic disaster.
Random Joke
Q: How does a cat sing scales?
A: Do-re-me-ow
Loch Ross Kayak Trail
This is one of a series of caches around Lough Ross. The Lough is quite open and in windy conditions can get very choppy. The rivers that enter and exit it can have wildly varrying water levels in them depending on recent rainfall.
The caches were placed using sit on Kayaks. I do not recommend inflatable kayaks as some of the placements are not friendly to that type of craft. Any other type of craft is at the finders discretion and at their own risk.
The series are all tied in place. Please do not untie them. A tweezers might be need to pull the log out of the micro containers, althought this series does have a mixture of sizes and types. Some caches will require you to exit your watercraft and step up into a tree, None of the tree climbs are particularly high or difficult.
On the first cache in this series I have indicated a waypoint which is for the parking area. There is plenty of parking, a slipway, some picnic tables, a basketball court and a public toilet that is even open occasionally.
You might also be tempted to try and do these from land. There are no public rights of way to any of the final locations and most overhang the lake/rivers so please stick to the water.
Safety (mostly kayaking based)
- Be competent in the use of whatever craft you use.
- Wear a personal life jacket or buoyancy aid. The canoe should be sufficiently buoyant to remain afloat if you capsize
- It is recommended not to canoe alone
- A canoe may be difficult to see from a larger craft so carry a whistle
- You do not need to be able to swim a long distance but you should have sufficient water confidence to deal with a capsized boat and get ashore safely
- Carry water and snacks.
- Wear adequate clothing, prolonged immersion in cold water leads to hypothermia, sun even in Ireland can burn quickly on a good day.
- Leave details of your journey with a responsible adult
