Figs! It's Cows. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/19/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This location is in a major township on Phillip Island, located only 140 km south of Melbourne, at the northern end of Phillip Island. It is a popular day trip from Melbourne. It is the main town and administrative centre of the island and features some pleasant sheltered beaches and an extensive range of accommodation. There are a number of attractions within the town with many others a short drive away.


The Esplanade runs along the scenic foreshore of Westernport. There is a grassy embankment under cypress pines with picnic and barbecue facilities, a children's playground, toilets and a jetty which is a popular fishing spot. In front of the jetty are the War Memorial Gardens. Rock pools dapple the basalt rock formations. The beaches, lying below three low rocky headlands, are calmer than those on the island's southern shore. They face north across to French Island and the Mornington Peninsula. The waterfront is a good place to launch canoes, sailboards and other small craft and there is a boat ramp at the end of Anderson St, although larger craft can't be launched here at low tide.

From the intersection of Thompson Ave and The Esplanade you can walk west past Mussel Rocks (where there are free electric barbecues), the yacht club and Richardson Point. When you reach the boat ramp you can return along the beach or walk along Anderson St then turn left into Church St and return to the town centre.

Alternatively, you can walk east from the intersection of Thompson Ave and The Esplanade along what is known as The Lovers Walk. This course leads past Erewhon Point (where there are free electric barbecues), through tea-tree, banksia and yellow broom, opening out under fine tall jacarandas and pines. The latter were allegedly planted by Baron von Mueller, the first curator of the Melbourne Botanical Gardens. The Lovers Walk ends at Dunsmore Rd. From here you can return along the beach or continue east to the inlet at Rhyll.

Anglers will find plenty of squid, snapper, channel whiting, gummy shark, flathead, King George whiting, flounder, Australian salmon, garfish, trevally and pike about.

Oh, and then there is GeoCaching too!

Go to the co-ordinates S38’ 26.887 E145’ 14.419 and find the large wooden object. On one side of the wooden object is a plaque Fig Tree Plaque commemorating the wooden object and on the opposite side of the wooden object lies the cache. Make sure you replace it and its ‘covering’ securely without crushing the cache.

The trick is to retrieve the cache safely – not an easy task on a beautiful beach day, as Muggles will be around in their droves – kinda like flys!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre n ynetr ybbfr ebpx ng gur onfr bs gur Svt Gerr.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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