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Flip Dizzy - Bad Juju Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/24/2008
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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I had spent a fun evening at a friends house hanging out and playing games. One of our group bought pizza and we had all enjoyed it thoroughly. I suppose that has no relevance, but I feel it necessary to show my frame of mind when I walked out to my car. To the point I was relaxed and happy. Anyway, it was after eleven when I left my friends house and made the short walk down his driveway to my car. As I left I heard continuing talk and laughter coming from the house. I was the first of our group to leave as I had to be up at six the following morning so I could be at work on time. The rest of our group had days that would start later so they were able to continue having fun. Sorry. I digressed once again.

I unlocked my car and sat in the drivers seat, as one must do when one drives their car. After putting the key in the ignition I, being the concientious driver that I am, fastened my safety belt. I turned the key and watched the clock flash on to 11:35. I knew that in twenty-six minutes, or less, I would be home. I put the car in gear, pulled away from the curb and heard the car door automatically lock. That is when I caught a glimpse of movement in my rear view mirror.

Hey man. How's it going? I thought you weren't ever going to come out. I almost got out and started walking. Too far to walk, man. Too far. If I had walked I would have been late, man. Can't be late. Can't be. Hey man! Why are you slowing down? Don't stop! We can't be late. We just can't be!

When Flip had popped up I had pulled my foot off the gas pedal and sat motionless staring into the rearview mirror in disbelief. Questions ran rampant through my mind. Why was he tormenting me? How did he get in my car? How can I make it stop?

Hey man! Look out!

Flips arm shot past me and pointed out the windshield. I looked where he was pointing and saw that I was about to run into the side of a blue jeep. Jerking the steering wheel to the right I gave the car some gas and narrowly missed the jeep. The back wheel of the jeep on the drivers side was missing a lug nut. Isn't it odd what sticks out in your head during a time of stress?

I drove. Why? I still don't know. Yet I drove and found myself guided by the mutterings of a mad man.

Hey, man. Turn right here. Yeah, man. That's it. You are going to turn right again up here a little ways. Thanks man, I really appreciate you giving me a ride. I needed it. Wait! No! No! Don't turn here! Go on across Summer. We are going to get on the interstate just right up there.

I was in shock. I must have been to drive along following his directions. A sane person would have stopped the car and refused to go any further. Or they would have jumped out of the car and ran for it. Only a crazy person would meekly follow Flip's directions.

Get off here, man. Walnut Grove. Go on under, man. We want to go East. Like the setting sun.

Want to? I didn't want to do any of this. What I wanted to do was go home and go to bed. What I did not want to do was go driving off into the darkness held in thrall by some lunatic.

Good, man. You are the coolest. You are taking me all the way out there and don't even know why. Do you know why, man? Do you? You don't, man. You really don't. Well, man, let me tell you why. Oh cool, man! Look! Shelby Farms! That's where they got the buffalo. You ever seen the buffalo, man? They are cool, man. I like hiking out in Shelby Farms. It is one cool place. Remember that, man. Remember that.

So, man, I was going to tell you where we are going and what we are doing tonight. You see, man. It's a secret, man. But I'm going to tell you because you are cool. Yeah, man, you are cool. You see, man, me and Alfred and Kenya are meeting up with Angela, Bert, Charlie, Doug, and Earnest. Then we gotta do some stuff. I'm not really sure what it is we are doing, but they told me to bring some stuff. Weird stuff, man. Really weird stuff.

Looking at him through the rear view mirror I am sure I crossed the center line but I didn't care. I just had to see what he was doing. From the floorboard he pulled up a big sack and opened it. Even more bizarre though was that the sack looked to be moving.

Let's see, man. What do we have here. Okay, Wanda told me to bring six live chickens and Lisa said that we needed a turtle egg. Now Doug, man, he said to bring eight strips of tinfoil. But then he changed his mind and said we didn't need any at all. Mike told me to bring a pair of golf balls. Somebody else said to bring some brandy, I don't remember who. Five drams worth. They said what brand but I didn't remember what kind so I hope that Christian Brothers is good enough.

Odd stuff, huh? Well, now is where it gets weird. Gil said that I just had to bring goat teeth. I asked him how many and he said that five should be enough. Layne said to bring a bottle of wine. Then she laughed and said I didn't need to because she already had all that was needed.Joe, he said not to forget salt. Eight handfuls worth. Jerry said eight sulfur matches and Dave wanted a big old goose egg. Crazy stuff, huh, man?

I think I got everything they wanted me to bring. At least I hope so. I'm worried though, man. Really worried. What if I got it all backwards? That would be bad, wouldn't it?

Oh wait! Turn, man, turn! Right here! Turn right here! Man, you almost missed the turn. Okay man, slow down. We are in a neighborhood now and we don't need to go so fast. Up here in a little ways we will be turning right again. There it is. See it? Yeah, man, right there. Cool. Just follow this street on down, we are almost there.
I drove along slowly, twenty-six miles an hour to be exact, but holding the steering wheel so tight my knuckles were white. We were in a very nice looking neighborhood. As we made the last turn I noticed a street sign. River Meadow Drive. It sounded like such a nice happy place. Not a place where someone would be feeling the abject terror like I was.

All right, man. Slow down. Yeah, man. Go ahead and pull over there. Yeah, man. Park it here, man. Park it right here.

And that is when he hopped out of the car holding his burlap sack. The chicken was apparently very unhappy as it was fussing and fighting inside that bag, making one heck of a big racket. As Flip headed across the parking lot I thought I was home free. Throughout our drive he had kept saying that "we were going some place" and implying that "we were going to do something." Frankly that "we" scared the hell out of me. So as he moved across the parking lot without me I thought I was safe. I thought I was home free.

When he got to the path at the edge of the woods my heart froze and sank all at the same time. Flip turned and yelled something back to me. I knew he was calling for me to follow. I just knew it. Head hung low I opened the door. I started to get out and follow him when I heard what he was actually saying.

Hey, man. What'cha waiting for? Go on and get on home. You need some sleep 'cause you gotta work in the morning.

With that he turned and disappeared into the woods.

I don't sleep anymore. At least not very well. Every night when I lay my head on my pillow and close my eyes I see Flip looking back at me just before he entered the woods. Now though, he doesn't tell me to go home. Rather he asks me to follow him. Perhaps I should have. But I didn't.

I've been back to where I last saw Flip several times now. I've even ended up there when my original destination was somewhere else. You see, the GPS navigation unit in my car will only route to that spot. No matter what destination I punch in the unit routes me back there. I'm writing this on my laptop as I sit here staring at the entrance to the woods. Part of my mind feels a compulsion to enter. Another, and perhaps more sane, part of my mind is shrieking that I should run far, far away. I don't know what to do. I've included the GPS coordinates where I sit. Who knows, perhaps if you come by you will see me sitting in my car afraid to leave and scared to go into the woods.

You are looking for a camoflouged pelican style container. Please use listed parking and enjoy your walk in the woods. Oh, and, of course, please rehide the container as well or better than you found it.

** 9-11-11 Due to construction in the area the container had to be replaced and moved. The puzzle has been adjusted to reflect the new coordinates. Method to solve the puzzle remains the same.

** 2-9-13 Due to changes in the area the container had to be moved. The puzzle has been adjusted to reflect the new coordinates. Method to solve the puzzle remains the same.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[puzzle - no hint] [physical cache hint] unatvat va n gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)