The Cache
This is a small micro container and is pushed inside a hole in a post. It was placed using a sit on kayak Please use a tweezers to remove the log as to extract the container could be challenging.
Puzzle Cache
This is a puzzle cache so it is not at the listed coordinates.
Battleships
The Battleship game also known as Sea Battle was created during World War 1 as a pencil and paper game. It became a plastic board game in 1967 and was later adapted to electronic versions.
It is a turn-based 2-player game. Each player has a 10x10 grid where the ships are placed randomly. Each player tries to sink their enemy's fleet in turns. Hits are shown with fire and miss with a water splash. When a player hits an opponent's ship, they can fire again. The player who destroys their opponent's entire fleet wins the game.
Random Joke
Q: What’s smarter than a talking cat?
A: A spelling bee!
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
