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Drake's Bay or Estero Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 9/22/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located near the Sir Francis Drake Monument at the mouth of Drake's Estero. It involves a 1 mile hike down the beach from the Kenneth C. Patrick Information Center at Drake's Beach or a 3 mile kayak trip from Johnson's Oyster Farm on Drake's Estero.

This cache is in a tupperware type container. The initial contents are:
Notebook and pen
Blue box
Mt Whistler pin
Votive candle
Small green dino
Small yellow beaver
Beanie Baby
Whistle lips
Rubber kooshball bird
Lucky Irish Stone

The hike to this cache is an easy 1 mile walk down the beach towards the mouth of Drake's Estero. For access by water, you should be aware that Drake's Estero is very shallow at low tide and can get quite windy. Also there are marine mammals in the Estero that should not be disturbed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf jvguva svsgl srrg bs gur ovt napube naq vf uvqqra va n yhcvar ohfu

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)