Ogygia - Calypsos Island. Mystery Cache
Ogygia - Calypsos Island.
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One of our Odysseus caches. Our first cache was placed in
Kefalonia, close to the island of Ithaca and home to Odysseus.
GC1WEN6 The co-ordinates above are for parking.
After the Trojan Horse incident, Odysseus and the other victorious
Greeks headed jubilantly for home. After many adventures Odysseus
is alone, washed up on an island.
On this island, Ogygia, he is kept prisoner in a vaulted cave by
the goddess Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas.
Every day Odysseus sits and longs for Ithaca, weeping for home, for
his wife Penelope and young son Telemachus.
Calypso intends to make him her immortal husband and he remains on
the island for seven years.
The goddess Athene asks Zeus to order the release of Odysseus from
the island, and winged messenger Hermes is dispatched to tell
Calypso to set Odysseus free. She agrees to help Odysseus to return
home.
Read the story of Odysseus here
The Island is fictional...although there are a couple of places
which claim to be Ogygia. Gozo being one of them.
Solve the puzzle then go out to seek the cache. (Note...spoiler
button...only use if totally flummoxed!) 
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here for Ogygia puzzle
Take time to look at the views around you. Notice the grass
resembles waves and the ivy the colours of the Mediterranean.
Below you runs the main rail link to/from London. It's near here
that the Queen stayed when she became trapped in snow. You are
looking for a small clip-lock container with small swaps.
Well done to Stefo and
Swash for FTF !!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gb gur rnfg fvqr bs gur gbjre. Vil pbirerq zhygv gehaxrq gerr.