Foinikas Views

Published 16th of August, 2019

Second View

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Ok, so if you remember, we went to the pylon by mistake. I was looking for the location of a cache I placed last year. I could see from the pylon where I should have been, so we drove round the summit of the hill until we reached the correct location. Well, near to it, anyway. I had to walk the rest of the way, and ended up above that funny rock outcrop we blogged about previously.

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Originally I was going to place the cache in one of those layers, or above it. However, there is a big drop to the ground below, and this was as close as I wanted to get to the outcrop itself, so I had placed it in a safer location nearby instead.

I eventually located it again, and made a note of the GPS coordinates. I checked the contents of the cache too, and was amazed to find that somebody had actually found the cache (which hadn't even been published) and signed the log book. So if you are chasing F2F, don't bother when you see Foinikas Stopcock published, it has already been found!

This won't mean anything if you aren't in to geocaching, so just enjoy the pics of the view instead.

Comparison

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This is more or less the same view last year. We had lots and lots and lots of rain over the winter.

Dam View

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I placed the cache last year by hiking up that hill. If you take your time and wear long trousers it is a lovely walk.

Last Year

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Of course, last year it was a lot easier to drive to. The road from Anarita is easier than the Nata route. But I have to say I prefer the reservoir when it is full.

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