The more insane amongst you
may wish to attempt this series in one day; it can be
done.
Grockles Gumbo North : Where Ravens
Feed
By Pharisee
N51° 57.876’ W000° 23.511’
This cache is part of a series set by The
Grockles
(a.k.a. Merman, Motley Crew, Omally &
Pharisee).
The other caches in this series are:
Grockles Gumbo South : Ducks, Geese & Plus
Fours
Grockles Gumbo East : D-Day in Droxford
Grockles Gumbo West : UFOs in Botley
Wood?
And the final stage:
Grockles Gumbo: Here be
Treasure!
Hexton is a
small, sleepy, village tucked away in the North West corner of
Hertfordshire. It's in one of the 'folds' that seem to typify the
boundry between Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire in this area. If you
gave it a good shove to the East or to the West it would end up in
Bedfordshire. Actually that's about all it has going for it. It has
the obligatory old church with a village pond tucked away behind it
and there's one pub, "The Raven", from which this cache takes it's
name. I'd like to be able to say that it was a good place for a
drink.... It was once but it doesn't seem to be any more. It has a
reputation for excellent food and has become more of a restaurant
than a pub. I didn't feel particularly welcome just leaning up
against the bar for a casual pint.
The co-ordinates
quoted are for a small car park adjacent to the village cricket
field. You may have trouble parking there if a match is in progress
but you should be OK at any other time. However... you may
wish to check out the following locations before you park. It could
save you a considerable walk.
Important: At one of
the following locations you will need to find this information
:-
ABCD was the year that Christmas died.
Location 1: N51°
57.634' W000°
23.476' This
multi-functional piece of Victorian ingenuity was erected in the
year EFGH
Location 2: N51°
57.822' W000°
23.449' You will find the
answers to the following within a few yards of this point.
1) JKLMN is a 5 digit string
of numbers who's sum is 17.
2) This expression of esteem and affection was erected in the year
PQRS
3) The name of the Raven's home town is T letters long.
Location 3: N51°
57.876' W000°
23.511' This is the small
car park mentioned earlier. If you wish, you can sit in the
convenient shelter to work out where you're going next. Please
don't walk across the cricket pitch. Go back out onto the lane
and walk the few yards to the start of the footpath (that's a
hint!!)
You're heading for N51°
SF.CG(D+E+
P)' W000° AR.H(T-
K)(N+M)'
Here you will find a small, brown, de-contamination kit
container. Some folks have difficulty getting the lid off these
boxes... Hold it in both hands with the 'lip' on the lid towards
you. Put both thumbs against the underside of the lip and gently
push up. The lid should come off easily.
The path you are on is well used so be a bit discrete whilst
searching. Follow the instructions you find in the box and
hopefully, you'll find the cache. Please make sure that the lid is
back on properly and the box is well concealed before you leave as
this a sometime playground for the local kids.
Please don't leave food stuff or sharp, pointy things in the
cache.
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