“Yare, Yare, Yare this is Hoku Pa’a on 16,” Barb’s voice
sounded over the VHF radio.
“Hoku Pa’a, this is Yare, let’s go to channel 68,” we
replied with terrific radio etiquette.
“68,” she said.
Once on channel 68.
“Hello Yare, this is Hoku Pa’a. We are just leaving Isla San
Franscisco, we know you are headed here and we are sorry to miss you. I don’t
know who is listening to the radio, but I have something to say that is only
for adult ears,” Barb said.
I think, “Uh Oh, what terrible news do they have to share?
Thank goodness for Barb’s sensitivity.”
“Okay Hoku Pa’a, we have only adult ears listening to the
radio,” Tor replied.
“We’ve set up a Treasure Hunt for Lars and Odin on Isla San
Francisco. The GPS coordinates of the start point are 24 deg 49.424N, 110 deg
34.294W. There is a note by the large boulder at the north end of the beach in
a cactus skeleton and there are three more spots with GPS coordinates. Take a
hand bearing compass with you,” Barb said.
How amazing is that? Barb and Bjarne are so much fun and
such great people. Great friends to all four of us. We are so touched by their
thoughtfulness, and delighted with their creativity and ability to have fun.
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| First clue, notes from the radio conversation. |
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| Starting note found! |
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| Treasure map |
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Looking for the aid to navigation light and the lonely
cardon
cactus on the top of the hill to take bearings from.
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| Turns
out our only “hand bearing” compass is in our binoculars, must rectify that! |
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| Found
the landmark pipe. Mama! There is a lizard living in it, do I really have to reach my hand in there for the treasure?!?! |
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| Nope,
no need to disturb the lizard. “Walk 25 kid steps at a compass bearing of 260 degrees to find a partly buried red rock.” Next, “At the rock, turn and face the water. Take 21 steps at a compass bearing of 175 degrees. Look for a mostly buried rock.” |
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| X marks the spot? |
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| “The treasure is buried 15 cm deep, just past the rock towards the water.” |
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-“Treasure Found! Hi Yares. Congratulations on your
sleuthing.
I bet you with we had a bigger jar :)”
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| The treasure? Delicious cookies. |
This actually brought tears to my eyes. What wonderful friends! Such a fantastic adventure. Carry on M/V Yare you folks are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI got teary too, so touching! :)
DeleteWhat an absolutely great surprise. So happy you shared it. Anita Cole
ReplyDeleteThanks Anita!
DeleteWhat a fun adventure! And what wonderful friends Barb and Bjarne are. So great to see Lars with a walking (or whatever) stick, as is his wont, Odin in his flappy desert sun hat with his sun-dappled cheeks and chin partly exposed to the rays, and the way they focused on and experienced each step in finding the treasure - going through the picture story was like eating sweet cookies from afar.
ReplyDeletePlus, Jess (and/or Tor?), you are quite the story-teller, the way you introduce the treasure hunt, how could one resist being drawn in?
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Crissa Boyink - my husband Mike and I run the DitchingSuburbia website: https://ditchingsuburbia.com
We wanted to reach out and let you know that we've listed you on a blogroll in our resources section:
https://ditchingsuburbia.com/resources
We are enjoying your blog (what a fun treasure hunt) and hope to send some traffic your way.
Thanks Crissa!
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