Bunyip Walk Traditional Cache
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This is an easy 15 minute walk to a cache located by the North West
Bay river. BYO pen or pencil.
Bunyips have been sighted in this vicinity. They are often seen
playing on the grassed area in summer.
Aboriginal legend has it that Bunyips are creatures that lurk in
swamps, creeks, waterholes and riverbeds. Their call is said to be
a high pitched blood curdling scream. There is no absolute
description of Bunyips recorded - size, shape and colour varies
tremendously among observers. Some have reported seeing the Bunyip
similar to a fish, with the Bunyip having scales. Other accounts
have reported it as having fur, tusks, fins, scales, claws, wings,
a long tail and even feathers. It may be black, or have red
eyes.
On 20 April 1913, a bunyip was sighted by Oscar Davies and W.
Harrison on the west coast of Tasmania. The men described it as
being about 5 metres long and 1.2 metres in height, with a small
head and thick neck. It had a shiny chestnut fur coat and four
legs, and was bounding at great speed, leaving footprints of 22
centimetres in diameter. The men reasoned that the creature
couldn't have been a sea lion as none existed in Tasmania.
The cache contains a log book and pencil; there is also a badge and
unactivated geocoin for the FTF!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Xarr urvtug