I placed a cache while I was
working in Kenya. I visited a few times this area and I really like
the fort. The cache is placed on the grounds of Fort Jesus. In
May 2005 the cache is ripped and it's not safely to place a new
cache, because all the locals. So I decided to make a virtual cache
of this cache. Email me the company name at the floodlights around
the fort. Near the above coordinates there is also a spotlight.
It is not necessary to enter the fort self to find the floodlights,
but I really suggest you to visit the fort! You can enter the cache
area to walk to the left side of the fort, you pass a gate and four
cannons. Then you pass another gate. In this area there are a few
floodlights. Good luck!
"Cache view"
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus, located on the edge of
a coral ridge overlooking the entrance to the Old Port of Mombasa,
was built by the Portuguese in 1593 to protect their trade route to
India and their interests in East Africa. Designed by an Italian
architect, Jao Batisto Cairato, the Fort was his last assignment as
Chief Architect for Portuguese possessions in the East, and was the
'crown jewel' of his career; the Fort is today hailed as one of the
best examples of 16th century Portuguese military
architecture.
Throughout its tumultuous history,
the Fort changed hands no less than nine times between the
Portuguese and Omani Arabs. When Kenya was made a British Colony,
the British government used the Fort as a prison; this was the case
until 1958, when the government declared Fort Jesus an historical
monument under the National Parks, and later under the NMK.
Excavation work was carried out between 1958 and 1962, when the
Fort opened its doors to the public as a museum.
(text from "National Museums of
Kenya", more info click here)
Fort Jesus - The gate leads you to
the cache area (left)