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PPJ #43 Wet Arena Traditional Cache

A cache by PPJ Message this owner
Hidden : 4/29/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A small, black plastic box. Bridge crossing the river: N59 55.957 E10 37.980.

/ En liten plastboks, med logg og blyant. Bro over elva: N59 55.957 E10 37.980.


The cache is placed along Lysakerelva, 50 meters above sea-level, at a section where white water canoeing and rafting is popular. April 30 - May 2, 2004 the Oslo Elvepadlefestival (Oslo River Paddling Festival) was arranged at this section.

/ Plassert ved Lysakerelva, 50 moh, i et parti som egner seg godt for kajakkpadling og rafting. 30. april - 2. mai 2004 ble det arrangert Oslo Elvepadlefestival i Lysakerleva.


A part of Lysakerelva with some "traffic"/ elvas mest trafikkerte parti:

Theme: Waterways of Oslo - creeks and rivers /
Tema: Oslos vannveier - bekker og elver

These geocaches are placed along the waterways of Oslo (from west to east and downstream): /
Disse geocacher er plassert ved Oslos vannveier (rekkefølge fra vest til øst og nedstrøms):
~ Heggelielva: PPJ #15 Heggelielva, Gryta
~ Tverrelva: PPJ #27 Midtre Lysedammen
~ Sørkedalselva: PPJ #14 Overfloden, river of Oslo
~ Lysakerelva: PPJ #18 Peter's Crossing, Lysakerelva Spilleboksen,
   PPJ #43 Wet Arena, SQUAWK#1 The New Bridge at Fåbro
   and SQUAWK#2 The Mill Falls of Lysaker
~ Mærradalsbekken: PPJ #109 Mærradalen
   and BF_01_Bridge Guard
~ Styggedalsbekken and Skådalsbekken: PPJ #22 Twin Creeks
~ Hoffselva: PPJ #19 Court Creek Coming
~ Sognsvannsbekken: PPJ #2 Sognsvannsbekken creek,
   HYSSE#19 "Spring Cache" and Xmas #3, many xings
~ Frognerelva: The Park, Beer Corner, NWG # 7 Cold Turkey in Oslo
   and PPJ #42 Frognerelva Exit
~ Akerselva: RN#1 Frysja, PPJ #64 - Twisted, Drama Behind You,
   Triple Islands, Jerusalem and the bridge that is not, Olsen Special,
   PPJ #23 Borderline North, As Close As You Get, PPJ #44 Aamodt Bru,
   AG#24 - Canvas Fall and Akerselva exit
~ Hovinbekken: HYSSE#9 "GreenTrashCache"
~ Alna: Lillomarka Rundt #3 - Alna, AG#17 - The old bridge of Alna,
   Alnaparken, AG#23 - Cotton Fall and HYSSE#5 "A RiverDance"
~ Haugerudbekken: AG#8 - Soda creek
~ Østensjøbekken: AG#6 - Silent creek
~ Ljanselva: Rotten Bastard

Seven rivers in Oslo are falling into the Oslo Fjord:
Lysakerelva, Mærradalsbekken, Hoffselva, Frognerelva, Akerselva, Alna and Ljanselva

Heggelielva runs into Sørkedalselva at Åmot, 200 meters northeast of the Sørkedalen church.
Sørkedalselva ends in Bogstadvannet lake, from which the river Lysakerelva starts its journey into the Oslo Fjord.
For more info in English and Norwegian, see: Oslo Elveforum, Lysakerelva

The cache is hidden where you can see remnants of a mill, Ullern Mølle. The Lysakerelva constitutes the border between Oslo and Bærum. / Det har en gang stått en stor kvern her, Ullern Mølle, restene er tydelige. På begge sider av elva finner vi Kvernveien. Lysakerelva danner grensen mellom Oslo og Bærum.

The cache is not visible / ikke mulig å se cachen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[English:] Va gur ovt jnyy, 1,5Z hc, zvqqyr frpgvba bs gur jnyy. [Norsk:] V qra fgber zhera, 1,5 zrgre bcc, yvgg føe sbe zvqgra ni zhera.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)