The Cache
This is an other micro container and is tied to a branch over the Lough. It was placed using a sit on kayak and was around head height but water levels in the Lough vary. Please use a tweezers to remove the log rather than pull the container off its perch.
Puzzle Cache
This is a puzzle cache so it is not at the listed coordinates.
Nelson
On the 21st October 19-5 the British fleet closed with the combined fleets of France and Spain. Nelson instructed his signal officer, Lieutenant John Pasco to signal to the fleet "England confides that every man will do his duty." Pasco suggested to Nelson that expects be substituted for confides. This was because expects was in the signal book, whereas confideswould have to be spelt out letter-by-letter. Nelson agreed to the change.
Thus, at around 11:45 a.m. on 21 October 1805, the signal was sent
Random Joke
Q: What do you call an old Tom cat?
A: Grand-Paw
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
