This cache is a micro
cache which is located in the footing of one of the pillars of the
Eiffel Tower. It consists of a heavy, re-sealable plastic bag, and
a log book. It is just large enough to store a few travel bugs that
are relatively small. The cache is in an out of the way place, but
still is in sight of one of the most trafficked areas in the
world.
I can offer two
suggestions for this cache :
1) Go early in the
morning (before 9:00 am), enjoy the cache and then take a trip up
the tower (before the EXTREMELY long lines occur). Have breakfast
on the second floor. It's absolutely incredible.
2) Pack a meal and go
after dark. Enjoy a meal with the hundreds of other Parisians that
will be in the park, enjoying their picnic dinners and the company
of friends and loved ones.
If you cannot do either
of these, then I would suggest retrieving the cache, retreating
into the beautiful park behind the Pillar, making a log and
retrieve / drop off a bug, then discretely return it making sure it
is exactly as you found it (using the cover provided).
Please be aware of
Geomuggles who may be interested in what you are doing. There is
also a large population of les clochards de Paris ( the homeless of
Paris) that frequent this area and may think there is something of
value here.
The clue below contains
spoilers!
The original contents
:
Log
Book
Snoopy's European
Tour TB
Generic Lizard
TB
Rescue Han
TB
Good Luck!
Note on cache maintenance: I make several trips per
year to Europe on business, and have friends and associates in
Paris. I feel that I could adequately maintain this cache even
though I live in the US. If the cache needs immediate attention, I
can have a friend check on it for me, and I will return to Paris in
September and January.