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Clearwater Paradise - SCUBA Traditional Geocache

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Lamento archivar este caché, ya que no ha habido ninguna comunicación del propietario en el tiempo transcurrido (un mes o más) desde que se publicó la nota del revisor. Si deseas reactivar el caché durante los próximos dos meses, por favor, ponte en contacto con GeoCrater para ver si esto es posible. Si el caché cumple con las directrices en vigor, se estudiará dicha petición teniendo en cuenta las circunstancias que llevaron el archivo original.

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Hidden : 6/5/2009
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Clearwater Paradise - SCUBA

Underwater cache off Guanaja, Islas de la Bahia, Honduras , near the Northernmost point of the Island.

This cache is so named for the truly Clear Water of this Paradise!

This cache requires a certified SCUBA diver. The Longitude and Latitude coordinates describe the buoy that you can attach to your boat, near the cache.

Follow the buoy line down to the anchor point (a large rock with lots of coral). Then proceed South, to the next big rock. Behind this second rock, tucked away a bit, is the cache.

The depth is 63 feet below sea level. This depth may change slightly due to tide. But the cache is anchored on the bottom, in sand. The original idea was to place the cache behind the buoy line rock. There is a nice little open cave there. When attempting to place the cache there, I looked left and saw sand, ahead was a Cleaner Shrimp. I was fully inside the "cave" when I looked right... There, was a 5 foot green Moray Eel, out of his hole and inches from me!!

That's when I decided to use our "backup" location! The container for this cache is a yellow plastic chain with a yellow foam rubber "S" on the end. The chain is anchored to the ocean bed by an 8" galvanized nail cemented into a block. The block is buried in the sand to keep it in place.

The chain holds the treasures. Each treasure is attached to the chain by a looped string. Given a long enough loop, the treasure can be removed or placed without using a knife.

Please leave the slate and foam rubber "S" attached. The slate is used as the log and the "S" is used to locate and suspend the cache. The "S" floats, pulling the chain against its anchor. The "S" is easily seen as you pass by. If you plan on placing treasures into this cache, they should be plastic, rubber or something else that will not corrode over time. Best to use items with no steel pieces. A piece of string with a loop slightly larger than the item works well for attaching treasures.

Originally, the cache's treasures were;
o Pink Duck
o US Gold $1 Coin
o Taco Shack Keychain
o Blue Dolfin
o US Penny

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