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The May 2021 Howard County Pirate Adventures was called the Dread Doubloons of Dickinson. The adventure started at Dickinson Pool, which wasn't open when we came early Saturday morning. I guess swim meet season doesn't start until June?
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Point of origin |
We followed the map along the local streets passing a house marked for looting. The house is barely visible but the wagon wheel on the map was obvious to me. I pointed it out to my fellow pirates but it took them a while to spot even the wheel.
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I guess the wheel does blend in |
Our other companions on the walk were the
Brood X cicadas who were out in full force. They grossed out the kids and the adults.
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Is it the eyes? The wings? The legs? All of the above? |
The bugs come out in the Mid-Atlantic area every seventeen years. They molt a lot and spend a month or so before they go back under for the next seventeen years.
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Molting |
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Shells left behind in a tree |
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Climbing the tree |
We continued our pirate hunt, finding the first clue at a playground. The kids were more interested in playing than in decrypting the clue.
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On the corner is the clue! |
Further along the trail we saw a bit of the Middle Patuxent River.
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The river |
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The marker for the clue |
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The trail to the clue |
The next clue was by an abandoned fort. We helped to reconstruct it after getting the next clue.
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Checking the fort size |
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Adding a stick |
A nearby drainage pond has a cage that was labeled "Kraken Cage" on the map.
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Not safe to sail here |
The clue nearby the cage was very easy to spot.
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Beads on the tree! |
The final clue was hidden in a circle just past a bridge over the drainage stream.
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Checking for trolls |
Naturally, the circle had two ways to go around with a helpful warning for visitors.
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Go right! |
The final clue had a mermaid ribbon (which is sort of piratey, right?). With that, we had the code to unlock the chest.
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Bee-free side of the circle |
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The treasure chest |
We read the note inside the treasure chest, signed the note, and took some booty.
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Reading a message from the captain |
On the way back to the car, we stopped at another playground and saw some sidewalk chalk graffiti meant for us.
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Yes, you will! |
Thank you so much for reviewing our hunts! Glad you all had fun and I hope you've been keeping up with the hunts all year!
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