This cache was initially listed ONLY on the Magellan site. It is
only now that the mysterious clues have been solved by the contest
winners that the cache is allowed to be posted on Geocaching.com.
The hider of the cache was also a mystery to the first finders. The
container was initially well-stocked with cool items and prizes
from Magellan. I will replenish trade items and provide maintenance
for this cache as the need arises.
Congratulations to Silly Wabbit and
GeoScouts and gladeslvr &
crew for being the first geocachers to BE THERE!
Please visit
Magellan's Be There website to read
all of the journal entries associated with Adventure #26.
Have fun!
Clues from the Magellan
Contest
Journal Entry 1
Hungry
Tired and hungry from our latest Adventure, I was ready for a
feast. Mom and Dad were hungry too. Mom pulled me aside for a
moment to tell me how proud she is of me. I was a little
embarrassed. I don’t think I realized how much my turning 13 had
affected her. “Are you sure you’re up to the long journey ahead of
us?” she asked motherly. “There’s nearly 1200 miles to travel
across the States and through the Jungle, and another 825 to
search.”
I assured her that I was ready for the challenge. I picked some
flowers for her and she ate them.
Anthony
Journal Entry 2
Guiding light
“Be careful of the sharks, gators and Buffett fans,” Mom told me
as we set up camp along the edge of the serene bay. Her feast of
flowers hadn’t stopped her from mothering me. Sitting around the
camp fire, Dad told cryptic tales of the ancient Order of Magellan
like he often does. He held an old tarnished musket in his hands as
a prop. He told of a seminal civilization that thrived in this area
for 12,000 years and left behind very little evidence that they had
ever existed. He told of a treasure of the Order that could be
found near here and how the torch of Santa Marta went up in flames
in 1836.”
Anthony
Journal Entry 3
Buried Treasure
Without much to go on, we spent the morning at the water’s edge,
swimming, fishing and enjoying the Adventure. Suddenly, I stumbled
on something buried just beneath the sand. I called Dad over to
help me. As we dug around the small object, I saw the edge of what
appeared to be a pirate’s chest! I thought it was amazing that we
had found the treasure without even looking. Carved into the side
of the old chest was the name “Cap’n Flint.”
Dad pried the rusty latch open as Mom and I looked on in wonder.
As the chest opened there was bright reflection. My eyes focused to
see some old key from 6 years before I was born. It had on it a
horse and some monogrammed initials. “Well, that’s disappointing,”
I said. Then Mom put her arm around my shoulder and pulled me in
close to get a better look. “No, this is the key to more than just
a city,” she said. “Look at the initials: S.B. and think about the
pink flamingos!”
“Wow! That means absolutely nothing to me, Mom,” I said with
more than a little sarcasm.
Oh, and there was some old soggy book in the box too. It was
called “My Early Life.”
Anthony
Journal Entry 4
Duet by Churchill and Hammer
Sitting around with Mom on the beach, bored without anything to
do, I decided to check out the soggy old book. It was wrapped in
some sort of palm leaves. I tossed them aside. I let the book dry
out for a while till I was finally able to open it without
shredding the pages. The writer was some dead guy named Winston
Churchill. The name seems kinda familiar. He must have been someone
important like an actor or a singer.
Inside the cover was an inscription. I read it out loud: “To my
dear friend, Franz. I hope this Jungle never has to be moved.” “But
it was moved!,” Mom exclaimed as she examined the palm leaves
intensely. “Do you know what this is?” “An old wet leaf?,” I
replied. Mom continued without a beat; “This is tlapattram. It’s
extremely rare. You probably wouldn’t be able to find it. It comes
from Sri Lanka and is very unusual for this part of the world.” Mom
beamed for a moment as she continued to gaze at the leaves and then
she looked up; “Do you want Adventure? I know where the treasure
is! Let’s BE THERE.”
Anthony
Bonus REI Clue
Put your Elvis shoes on with belt and handbag to match.