St.Paul, King of Hunza and Crazy Mara
If you decide to hunt for this cache, be prepared to see “nothing”. Yes, you will see an artificial pond, called Palyurtsi, maybe few fishermen around, a bare land around and this is it. You will ask yourself: hey, Galejnik, what’s wrong with you to bring me (us) to this end of the world?
Okay, I will “defend” this place and the wider area, be patient…
St. Paul
According to Bible, local legends, and who knows what else, this is the area where St. Paul baptized the first Christian - Lydia. Lydia of Thyatira is a woman mentioned in the New Testament who is regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint.
Lydia, the first baptized Macedonian Christian
King of Hunza
In 2005, a journalist from Macedonia “discovered” a Hunza tribe, which claims to descent from Alexander the Great’s conquering army, which reached their tribal homeland in northern Pakistan 23 centuries ago. The fair-skinned, blue-eyed Hunza people, are renowned for their longevity and their high literacy rate. The king of Hunza’s asked and (seems to) got 3.7 hectares of land somewhere in this area, to build a palace.
Hunza girls
Crazy Mara
Crazy Mara (in Macedonian: Luda Mara) is a small river, which really gets crazy during heavy rains, fills this pond…
The pond Palyurtsi
And even other things are connected with this area: Allegedly, somewhere here the famous Miss Stone, an AmericanProtestant missionary and her pregnant fellow missionary friend Katerina Stefanova - Tsilka, were kidnaped by Macedonian revolutionists led by the voivoda Yane Sandanski on 21 August 1901. Widely covered by the media at the time, the event has been often dubbed "America's first modern hostage crisis".
The cache is a small white plastic container.
Please, be very careful when getting out, logging and putting back the cache, in order to protect it of Muggles! In case of lost of the cache the owner can visit the location and restore it only 1-2 per year! Thanks.
Be aware of snakes!!! Check the place with a stick or some branch first!
Sources: Internet. Photos: Internet and original (by Galejnik)