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Lamma Island - Mt Stenhouse Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/5/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Mt Stenhouse is the tallest peak of Lamma Island.

Lamma Island - Mount Stenhouse

Mt Stenhouse, also known as Shan Tei Tong, is at 353m Lamma's tallest peak . From here, in good weather, you can see large parts of Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.

Less known is that the Japanese during the occupation of Hong Kong built some tunnels in the hillside. Besides the well-known kamikaze grottoes there are at least five tunnels higher up in the hills. I have no information on the intended use of these tunnels, other than that they are built by the military. One of them can be found shortly down the path from the cache; the tunnel can be entered quite easily. Always be very careful when entering such tunnels, and remember you do so at your own risk.

The path up to Mt Stenhouse is rocky and partially overgrown, it's a tough and steep hike. The northern path is a bit worse than the eastern path. The cache is hidden near the peak.

Getting there.

Take the ferry from Central or Aberdeen to Sok Kwu Wan and walk up via GC356TT

Islands Hopping

This cache is part of the "Island Hopping" caches, the log book contains an "island hopping" code. Write down this code; when you have them all you can go for the bonus cache.

The other caches in this series are:
GC45HYH Cheung Chau Views II
GC3228D Lamma Island - Tung O Beach
GC3G5T3 Lamma Island - Ling Kok Shan
GC3228E Tung Lung Chau
GC34Q9E Tai Lei
GC374R6 Po Toi Island - Palm Rock
GC374R7 Po Toi Island - Mo's Old House
GC374R8 Po Toi Island - Nam Kok Tsui
GC37RZX Tap Mun Island - Lung Keng Kan
GC37RZY Tap Mun Island - Mau Ping Shan
GC38J1C Island Hopping - Bonus

Note: you need only one cache per island; different caches on the same island contain the same code.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Arkg gb irel ovt ebpx.

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)