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Helm's a'Lee Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

TheHats: Thanks to storms and car trouble, I haven't been able to check on this one for a while, and I really regret letting it go this bad. When I got out to it today, in the teeth of yet another storm, I was upset to not only find that the little root-cave it was hidden in has been nearly destroyed (By wave action or careless cachers, I have no way of knowing), but the cache in place is not either of the containers that I've left there, but one considerably smaller and poorly painted. This is partially mea culpa for not checking more regularly, but it still means that someone stole my container.

The container I did find was packed with seaweed and dirty, broken shells, a logbook so soaked that the cover has disintegrated, two mismatched and rusted earrings, one of my signature coins (broken into half-a-dozen pieces), several carwash tokens, and a handful of other swag so water-damaged that only the pencil was salvagable.

I'm archiving this cache, disappointed. If anyone finds a cache hidden in an ammo can painted green over an originally red coat, I'd like to know about it?

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Hidden : 9/3/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cache with a view; a great place to sit and watch the sea flow by. A five-minute cache.

This is one of my favorite points on Fidalgo island. When I was a kid, I wanted all the hikes to end here, so I could climb out and watch the ferries come and go. I couldn't let this wonderful spot go without a cache to draw people here.

The cache is now an ammo can, tethered in place, and has a nautical theme. It loves boats, and anything to do with marine activities or especially pirates. Please tell me if the paint's holding up? And please take special care to re-hide it well. I'd hate for it to go missing again. Thank you, and have fun! Make sure you take the time to explore the rest of this incredible park, and all the other fun caches here.

A note! There is a disposable camera in the cache! Take your picture, and tell me when it's full, so I can pick it up and develop it! I will then post the pictures here forthwith.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpuvat vf gur ebbg bs nyy gung vf tbbq va gur jbeyq.

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)