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California Missions box # 18 LbNA #49215 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:daddy x 3
Plant date:Jul 26, 2009
Location:
City:Oceanside
County:San Diego
State:California
Boxes:1
Found by: Mas
Last found:Aug 9, 2009
Status:Faa
Last edited:Jul 26, 2009
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, a National Historic Landmark founded in 1798 located in Oceanside, California. Known as the "King of the Missions", it is the largest of the 21 California Missions. This Spanish Mission is named after a French King, Saint Louis IX, King of France and the patron Saint of the third order of Franciscans. By all historical accounts he was a good man and a great king. Mission San Luis Rey de Francia was the 18th Mission and was founded June 13, 1798 by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, President of the California Missions and successor to Father Junipero Serra, Father of the California Mission System.
This is a beautiful mission and there is a lot to see, this mission grounds are expansive. There is also a museum, Adults- $6, Youth- $4, Family- $25, Seniors (65+)- $5, Active Military- $5, (Ages 5 & under free). Once you are done seeing all of the sites, here are your clues:
Start by finding the “fourth station of the cross” have a seat and admire the beauty around you, look behind the station and down the field a bit and you will see the ruins of soldier’s barracks. Walk to the ruins and see its new inhabitants (squirrels). Facing the ruins look to your right, there is a roadway that leads down to the “Lavanderia” it is only open from 9am to 4:30 pm. The lavanderia is where there Indians washed the clothes every week, water spouted forth from the cement gargoyles and passed out from the tile pools into the orchards of fruit trees. Walk down the red brick steps and wonder what this place must have looked like when it was functioning. Once you are done walking around the path of this garden, make your way back to the red brick steps. Standing at the foot of the steps, look to your right, past the rope enclosure you will see two round wells made of round stones. If no one is looking step over the rope and walk up the hill next to the stairs. The trees and plants next to the stairs area bordered by tan (adobe?) bricks. As you walk up stop beside the second of the stone wells, this is the smaller of the two, now turn back to the adobe bricks, at the base of the wall you will notice some bricks missing. Your box is tucked in behind some stones.
This box is dedicated to a dear friend who we tragically lost July 23,2009 Robert will be missed by all.