This morning, while drinking my coffee I discovered what can only be described as the ultimate Geocache. "The thrill of the chase: A memoir." by Forrest Fenn. Story goes that during an illness and probably in a fit of madness Fenn filled a container with gold nuggets and all kinds of other valuable treasures with the intention of hiding it in the wilderness. But he recovered from his illness. In March this year (2013) he revealed that he had hidden it 3 or 4 years ago in the Rocky Mountains in Santa Fe, 5000 feet about sea level. So now there are loads of muggles out there on the ultimate treasure hunt. I read of one man arrested for digging under a casino. An interview with the author.
And this makes me think of all those stories of hidden treasures in Africa. The Kruger millions supposedly hidden somewhere in the Lowveld is one such story. I am sure there are more. Maybe a lucky Geocacher will one day, unwittingly discover one of the famous caches of old.
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