[ENG] Welcome on the Small Strait Damm (Väikese väina tamm) the largest causeway in Estonia which connects Saaremaa and Muhu islands. It measures approx. 3.5km and construction took 2 years (1894 - 27.07.1896). It was built from both coasts simultaneously using a stone foundation laid on bundles of twigs to prevent sinking into the mud sea bottom. Local peasants were paid to transport the stones by boats. One of the stone sources was the Muhu Stronghold which provided 1000 cube meters of this material. The causeway has been repeatedly repaired (after wars and destructive weather conditions), elevated and widened. It has greatly eased traffic costs and speed but has a negative ecological effect by blocking fish spawning routes and natural water movement.
Materials used: muhu.info
About the cache
This cache is published on: [geocaching.com], [geopeitus.ee] and [opencaching.pl]
Please use the big round stone as first layer of camouflage, it will protect it from rain. Container is a 0.8l plastic hermetic box (dimensions: 16 x 8 x 6 cm) put in a vapour permeable membrane sachet - it should allow the box to dry fast after getting wet - we are testing how this method works so please do NOT add any plastic bag.
Original contents
» logbook, pencil, sharpener, FTF diploma, GC instructions
» green stone, yellow marble, Polish coin, surprise egg toy, candle, mushrooms, lock, butterfly necklace, princess badge, pumpkin eraser
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Happy hunting and don't get yourself blown off the dam!
[EST] Tere tulemast Väikese väina tammile, mis on suurim Eestis ning ühendab Saaremaad ja Muhu saart. Ta on umbes 3,5 km pikk ja selle ehitamine võttis 2 aastat (1894 - 27.07.1896). Tammi ehitati korraga mõlemalt poolt, tammi kividest alus rajati vajumise vältimiseks haokubudele. Kive vedasid paatidega kohalikud talumehed nii Saaremaalt kui ka Muhust. Üks koht, kust kive toodi, oli Muhu maalinn, kust toodi ära 1000 kuupmeetrit materjali. Tammi on mitmeid kordi remonditud. Seda on räsinud rüsijää ning sügistormid, 1941. ja 1944. aastal õhkisid tammi mitmest kohast nii Vene kui ka Saksa taganevad väed. Väinatamm on tunduvalt kergendanud liiklemist kahe saare vahel, mõjunud aga ebasoodsalt loodusoludele. Vähenenud on kalavarud, kannatada on saanud ka Väikese väina vete puhkus.
Kasutatud materjalid: muhu.info
Aardest
See aare on avaldatud: [geocaching.com], [geopeitus.ee], [opencaching.pl]
Konteineriks on hermeetiline plastkarp (0.8l, mõõtmed: 16 x 8 x 6 cm), mis on pandud spetsiaalsesse ümbrisesse ja see peaks laskma karbil kiiresti kuivada. Testime seda, seega palun ärge pange karpi kilekotti.
Algselt karbis
» logiraamat, pliiats, teritaja, esmaleidja diplom, GP juhend
» roheline kivi, klaaskuul, Poola münt, üllatusmuna lelu, küünal, seen, lukk, liblika kaelakee, printsessi märk, kõrvitsa kustutuskumm
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Edukaid otsinguid ja vaadake, et tuul teid tammilt minema ei puhu!