GC1MEY8 Mink and Manure (Traditional Cache) in Gauteng, South Africa created by Far-Jar-Hug

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A cache by Far-Jar-Hug Message this owner

Hidden : 7/12/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

At the Inanda Club in Sandton. The cache should be a relatively quick and easy find. Although the club is a private facility they do have one section open to the public and it is here that you will find this cache. At the main gate tell security you are going to Da Vinci's restaurant and they will let you in. Please note that this cache is only available during their opening hours - Tue/Sun 9am-5pm and Wed-Sat 9am-8pm. Closed on Monday.

The Cache is a small clear plastic container and is big enough for small TB's and geocoins. It is out of sight but nothing needs to be moved to access it. Despite earlier warnings I've yet to see a single bee anywhere near the location, so if you find bees, you're at the wrong spot.

Despite being close to a busy location - you'll hear the kids on the playground - it is quite shielded and should require only reasonable stealth.

First to find
Congratulations to miking on getting the FTF on a second attempt after an initial DNF the previous day.

Inanda Club
Discover a little bit of country living in the Inanda Club close to the heart of Sandton. This hidden jewel is a stone's throw from the financial hub of our city, yet preserves the feel reminiscent of charming country living and rural tranquility.

The cache is not far from Da Vinci’s Alfresco, at Mole Cottage, which is set in a rustic thatched setting and in close proximity to the kiddies play area, which boasts a trampoline, jungle gym, sandpit, climbing frame, monkey bars and more.

Management knows about the cache, but does NOT know its exact location.

Sandton
The name ‘Sandton’ is taken from SANDown and BryansTON.

Sandton is currently Africa’s richest square mile – but it has not always been that way…

10 000 years ago, the plains of Sandton were traversed by Stone Age hunters;
1 000 years ago, tribesmen watered their herds at Sandton’s many streams and springs;
400 years ago, the tribesmen ran an iron smelting economy;
120 years ago, the richest gold field on earth was discovered;
100 years ago, Sandton comprised Johannesburg’s lush market garden;
50 years ago, Sandton was home to a world of rich estates and sandy horse trails. Sandtonians were dubbed the ‘mink and manure’ set. The hunt, which began at the Inanda Club, used to pass over the land on which Sandton City is now built. When promulgated in 1969, it was described by former Town Planner, B Bristow, as a ‘community of 30 000 people and 15 000 horses’;
30 years ago, the country’s premier shopping centre – Sandton City – was built. This was nearly called the Knoppieslaagte City Shopping Centre!

From that moment, Sandton, the sleepy village never looked back as it became Johannesburg’s premier commercial expansion point. The Construction Crane became the town’s symbolic bird. Today, Sandton is a monument not to the past, but to a glittering future. It is home to 300 000 residents and 10 000 businesses.

History courtesy of Walk and Talk Tours (www.walktours.co.za)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va ubyybj sbex bs n gerr, nobhg 1z bss gur tebhaq.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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