During my caching adventures over the past seven plus years now I have traveled to many different locations and have a new perspective on stops along the way. Not like I used to… before I would travel around and not even take a second look at the city I was in. I have always traveled for work and pleasure but never took the time to “see” where I was going. I would hit a town do my work and go back to the hotel and sit in my room clicking the clicker until the wee hours of the morning or go to the “one” spot and miss everything else around me.
Now, with every new town I pass through it is refreshing. I thrive on the new treasures I see… monuments I would have whizzed by. They are now new nuggets of knowledge, vista points I would have passed by without a blink are now postcard images burned in my mind, and side streets of towns are secret treasures that only non tourists find. Geocaching has made me stop and smell the roses.
Hopefully, this little puzzle will help enlighten you on Merry ol’ England and maybe make you “stop and smell the roses” too.
N 52° 23.ABC
A = The authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible was completed in 1(A)11.
B = Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England at (B)78 meters (3,209 ft). It is located in Lake District National Park, in Cumbria.
C = England became a unified state in AD 9(C)7, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world.
Checksum ABC = 17
E 000° 31.DEF
D = Greater London has (D)2 boroughs for local government.
E = The Black Death epidemic hit England, starting in 13(E)8, it eventually killed up to half of England's inhabitants.
F = The earliest known evidence of human presence in the area now known as England was that of Homo antecessor, dating to approximately 7(F)0,000 years ago.
Checksum DEF = 15
Some interesting tidbits about England:
Capital – London
National Flag – The St George's Cross has been the national flag of England since the 13th century.
National Day – England's National Day is April 23, which is Saint George's Day. Saint George is the patron saint of England.
Motto – Dieu et mon droit (God and my right)
As its name suggests, the English language, today spoken by hundreds of millions of people around the world, originated as the language of England, where it remains the principal tongue today.
The name "England" is derived from the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles".
The Queen of England, Elizabeth II, is head of state, and does not govern the country.
As part of the United Kingdom, the basic political system in England is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary system. There has not been a Government of England since 1707, when the Acts of Union 1707, putting into effect the terms of the Treaty of Union, joined England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. Before the union England was ruled by its monarch and the Parliament of England. Today England is governed directly by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
I would like to thank my sister Efullhouse who lives right around the corner and will be my sponsor for this gem. We put this thing together years ago and hope you enjoy.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
As always, enjoy.