VikingTwareg’s Southern Cross of Abalak Geocoin

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Released:
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Origin:
Finland
Recently Spotted:
In Lagoon

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Like the Vikings of the old Scandinavia - I would like to travel to and explore the medieval lands and discover exotic places around the world. Take me to places old and ancient - the places Vikings would've liked to plunder....

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Abalak

The Geocaching Profile „VikingTwareg“ tells the story of a Viking. During his travels he reached all the way to the Sahara meeting the people Tuareg. The Tuareg are berber nomads and have their own alphabeth, Tifinagh. Today they primary live in parts of Algeria, Niger and Mali in areas with exotic names like Air or Tenere.

The Tuareg use charms in various variations all symbolyzing the constellation „Southern Cross“ (Crux). Every settlement uses their own variation.

Abalak (or Abalagh) is a town located in the Tahoua Region, Abalak Department of northern Niger. It is both a town and Commune: a local administrative division. It is the seat (Chef-lieu) of Abalak Department, one of eight subdivisions of Tahoua Region. The town had a population of less than 13,000 at the 2001 census.

Abalak lies near the northern extremity of the Sahel, bordering the Sahara desert. It also lies along the southern edge of the dry plains and fossilized river valleys which make up the Azawagh. The town itself lies in a seasonal wash -- a Kori (Hausa) or Wadi (Arabic) -- which retains underground water even during the long dry season.

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Tracking History (9724.9mi) View Map

Dropped Off 5/13/2012 Sarah-Bellum placed it in Lagoon British Columbia, Canada - 42.5 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in Lagoon (GC1QNRM)
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/24/2012 Sarah-Bellum retrieved it from Black Berry Special British Columbia, Canada   Visit Log

Picked up yesterday. Will move along to a port near Victoria, BC.
Dropped Off 4/8/2012 DPSZ placed it in Black Berry Special British Columbia, Canada - 4,652.28 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/25/2012 DPSZ retrieved it from Newcastle Views British Columbia, Canada   Visit Log

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Dropped Off 3/24/2012 Quiltcarver placed it in Newcastle Views British Columbia, Canada - 1,123.57 miles  Visit Log

Not much ancient or medieval in this area, but if the Vikings had come this far they would have enjoyed this safe harbour.
Retrieve It from a Cache 2/15/2012 Quiltcarver retrieved it from Suspicious Minds California   Visit Log

Retrieved this little TB in Palm Springs today. Unfortunately the attachment shown in the original photo has been lost. I'll move it along soon.
Dropped Off 1/29/2012 Fergler placed it in Suspicious Minds California - 5,531.53 miles  Visit Log

Dropped in GC10DB4, only sort-of old but it's ELVIS after all!!!
Retrieve It from a Cache 1/9/2012 Fergler retrieved it from COL 4 Oregon   Visit Log

Traded TBs in this bigger than usual city cache. "Old" ... See what we can find!
Dropped Off 1/8/2012 wesser26 placed it in COL 4 Oregon - 916.37 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/19/2011 wesser26 retrieved it from Sabre Springs Overlook California   Visit Log

nice bug, going back to wash. state after the holidays will move it closer to what the actual wheather would feel like. ha!!
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