Uku Traditional Cache
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[ENG] The cache is hidden in the wreck of the only warship, called UKU, which took part in the Estonian war of freedom and has been kept till today. Uku was built in 1912 in Warkhaus factory in Finland. During the war of freedom it had a 76mm cannon and a turret machine gun and it belonged to the Peipsi navy division. During peace time it was used to put buoys in the inner waters of Estonia. For the German-Russian war it was rearmed. After the war it served as a cruiser and now it rests at the lake of Kalli. The cache is in a big box, which is stuffed in two black bags. The cache is well protected from the tides, which can be up to 2 metres high. Then again it is not so well protected from birds and humans. Even if the cache has been taken with a bird then finding it has an altenative. For this you need to climb to the captain's
bridge, honour the last ship that took part in the war of freedom and let yourself be photographed while doing this. You might need special equipment to reach the cache - a boat, a hovercraft or a helicopter, depending on the
season you can also use water-skis or snow-skis and you should plan about half a day of spare time for this.
GOOD LUCK AT FINDING THE CACHE!
[EST] Aare on peidetud ainukese, meie ajani säilinud, Eesti Vabadussõjas osalenud sõjalaeva Uku vrakile. Uku ehitati 1912 Soomes Warkhausi tehases. Vabadussõja ajal oli tema relvastuses 76mm kahur ja kuulipilduja ning ta kuulus Peipsi laevastiku divisjoni. Rahu ajal tegutses meremärkide panijana siseveekogudel. Vene-Saksa sõja ajaks relvastati taas. Peale sõda teenis reisilaeva ja ujuvhotellina ning praegu peab pensionipõlve Kalli järvel. (veematkad.ee andmetel)
Aare on hästi kaitstud suurvee eest, mis võib suvisest tasemest olla kuni 2m kõrgem. Seevastu on ta nõrgalt kaitstud inimteguri eest. Kui aare on siiski oma peidukohast lahkunud, siis on leidmisele alternatiiv. Selleks peate ronima kaptenisillale, andma au viimasele Vabadussõjas osalenud laevale ja laskma ennast selle tegevuse juures pildistada.
Aardeni jõudmiseks võib vaja minna abivahendit - paati, hõljukit või helikopterit, olenevalt aastaajast saab kasutada ka vee- või lumesuuski ning varuge umbes pool päeva vaba aega.
EDU JA ÕNNE OTSIMISEL!
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