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Psammophiles Delight Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/12/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Located as close to the sand as possible, yet in an unobtrusive place. easy walk from boat launch. Please read Trade Guideline Below.

(Psammo - Sand, philes - lover of)
This is the first and only cache of it's type that I know of - a cache location solely devoted to the trading of sand.
Hawaiian Black & Green, Arizona Red, or just fine pebbles from below the famous Pebble Beach Golf Course - Searching out and trading samples from the far reaches of the world is what it is all about!

so here's the rules of this cache - only non-Southern California sand can be traded! I don't want to end up with a cache full of sand from Mission Bay here, so if you dont have a trade, either wait until after your next vacation, or just TNLNSL. The Standard International Unit of trade for sand collectors is the volume of 1-35mm film container, it can be either in a labeled container or in a small zip lock. All samples must be labeled with location name (if you want to get fancy and include the GPS coordinates you get bonus points!)

Container is a standard ammo can, and started out with some of my best trading swag: (FTF gets lunch on me with a Rubios Passport to Baja)

Valley of Fire, Nevada - Red Sand
Rodeo Cove, Marin Headlands - Coarse red/grey
Lake Victoria, Kenya Africa - Grey/Green Sand
Pololu Valley, Big Island Hawaii - Black Sand
Lido Beach, Venice Italy - Grey Sand
Bacardi Island, Samana Dominican Republic - White Sand
Santa Rosalia, Baja California - Black/Red Fleck sand
Red Sea, Egypt - White/Pink Sand
Quoin Point, South Africa - White Sand
Phuket, Indonesia - White Sand
Polihale Beach, Kauai Hawaii - Buff Sand
Big Daddy Dune "Worlds Largest Sand Dune", Namibia Africa - Red Sand
White Sands, New Mexico - White Sand
Nagigi Beach, Koro sea, Vanua Levu Fiji - Black/White Sand
Helsinki Finland - Buff/Ochre Sand
Surfers Camp, Tonga Tapu Island, Tonga - White Pinkish Sand

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