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2009-07-07 00:00
Amberel
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- Found it
Logging this on Christmas Eve, having found it on 7th July in VERY different weather to that which we are experiencing at present 
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I rode over here on my motor-bike that morning, having spent the night in a B & B near Start Point. The main purpose of the day's caching was to be Garrow Tor and Brown Willy, but I came here as a warm up.
And what a warm up! When perusing the maps before I left home I had completely misjudged what this one would be like. Despite being a very much shorter walk, in terms of sheer grunt effort it probably exceeded Brown Willy. Deep bogs, a lack of paths, and dense bracken with brambles mixed in completely concealing the next foothold, made it really hard work on a hot morning. It does seem possible, from reading other logs on TerraCaching, that there might be an easier way in and out. But I didn't find it . When I got back to the motor-bike I was exhausted, but I still had Garrow Tor and Brown Willy to do .
Now, reading the above, you may get the impression that I didn't like this cache. Nothing could be further from the truth . Stunning views, an amazing hiding place, and a real challenge makes this a top cache and I enjoyed every minute of it.
I took the camo plastic box and left a torch in its place. The camo box is now an OpenCache in Petersham Park, which is just placed on the ground under a bush and has a spoiler locating it to 3 feet, but it is such a good camo job that it took me 15 minutes to find it again!
Thanks for a really great cache. The only reason I haven't already put it on my list of recommendations is that on OpenCaching you are allowed to recommend so few, and I have found so many good caches, that I have to "spend" them very carefully. It may well be that I come back later and make it a recommendation, it certainly deserves one.
Rgds, Andy
