Raphael Christies Beach, South Australia, Australia
By
ma77hew & kay on 01-Dec-13. Waypoint GA6492
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | Moveable |
Container: | Regular |
Coordinates: | S35° 8.080' E138° 28.179' (WGS 84) |
54H 269454E 6109091N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 8 m |
Local Government Area: | Onkaparinga |
Description
One of our entries in 'Weeping Angels', the '13/'14 moving cache race.
In Christian Scriptures, Gabriel and Michael are the only angels mentioned by name.
The name of the angel Raphael appears in the Book of Tobit, which is only considered canonical by Catholics, Orthodox, and some Anglicans. Raphael first appears disguised in human form as the travelling companion of Tobit's son, Tobiah, calling himself "Azarias the son of the great Ananias". During the course of the journey the archangel's protective influence is shown in many ways including the binding of a demon in the desert of upper Egypt. After returning and the healing the blind Tobit, Azarias makes himself known as "the angel Raphael, one of the seven, who stand before the Lord". He is often venerated and patronized as Saint Raphael the Archangel.
THIS IS A MOVEABLE CACHE - pick it up, take it with you, and hide it somewhere else within two days. Be sure to record accurate coordinates at the new location and log that new location!!! Feel free to enter a hint as well if your hide is a little tricky.
This angel begins its journey in Salisbury East, SA and is free to roam anywhere in Australia.
Hints
onfr bs gheavat fvta |
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Decode |
Logs
Raphael is currently hiding under a small bush (a Correa I think), on the right hand side of the footpath as you enter gate 43.
Raphael was sitting in a Garden of Memories that once again thanks to Geocaching, I never knew existed. Plus there's a Multicache, that I didn't have loaded on the GPS, so I'll have to come back another day.
Thanks for the chase today Ma77hew and Kay, I had a great time walking through the park.