Capitán Nalga’s Irrepressible Booty
This is the fourth time I have used this distinctive brass container for a geocache. It first debuted as Capitán Nelga's Lost Booty and was hidden underwater near a tiny swamp island. However, based on overwhelmingly negative feedback, I decided to retrieve the Booty and archive the geocache. Apparently people don’t like dredging through swamp water and muck to find a geocache. Duly noted.
The Booty reappeared as the container for Beware: Acid Slugs! but then I later revised this geocache by relocating it and swapping out the Booty for another container. I mean, you have to shake your booty to repel the acid slugs and the cache container was Capitán Nelga's Lost Booty. That's just too much booty for one geocache, folks.
The Booty stayed in my backpack for several months until I fished it out, tied it to a long branch and inserted it into the murky water of a narrow strip of conservation land at Oak Hill in Littleton.. Yes, I stuck the Booty in a swamp again. Don't ask me to defend my thought process here. I had “Public Land Sliver Cache” all set to submit for review but then I came to my senses and pulled Booty from the swamp.
But now the Booty is back and better than ever…at least I hope so. And fear not, I can assure you that the Booty is not in a swamp.
The only way to reach this hide location is through a narrow corridor of dry land hemmed in by private property on one side and Beaver Brook on the other. For most of the route the terrain slopes down towards the brook, at some points very steeply. Consider bringing hiking poles or requisitioning a sturdy stick from nature.
Now get out there and grab that Booty!
For the nostalgic among you, I’ve included the description of Capitán Nelga's Lost Booty:
According to local legend, in the Spring of 1739 the notorious pirate Capitán Juan Pablo Nagla Pizarro-Cortés, known to history as El Diablo del Mar, was cornered by the Royal Navy in Boston Harbor and forced to abandon his ship, Mi Amante Consuela, and flee inland.
Pursed by colonial militia, Capitán Nalga sought refuge in swamps of Acton and there stashed a fortune in plundered booty. The fate of the Capitán, and his booty, remains a mystery to this day.
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Please be nice to nature.
Also, please note the location and orientation of the cache container before you retrieve it and put it back just as you found it.
Thank you for your consideration.
For maps and more information on the Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve: https://littletonconservationtrust.org/property/hartwell-family-memorial-preserve/
Permission to hide geocaches on Littleton conservation land was granted by the Conservation Trust of Littleton, MA. https://littletonconservationtrust.org/
Special thanks to Littleton Conservation Trustee Dustin Neild.
A gift from Hrothgar, the self-styled sovereign of the Nashoba Valley!