Thorndon's Dancing Bees Mystery Cache
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Size: 
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Bring the kids, there's plenty for them to do, and bring a picnic,
because this cache isn't. After a couple of years of redevelopment
Thorndon Park Reservoir reserve is ready for a new life. People
have mentioned Zytherans previous caches being a little bit
cryptic, this one rectifies that. That's why it's in a nice park
with lots of other things to do!Initial co-ords to get you close to
start.
Alice the bee was determined to find the treasure and today was the
day!
Ol' Grandpa Bob the bee was going to show where the secret hiding
hole was.
Eagerly buzzing around the water she looked up, seeing her family
fly in and out of the tall home. Then she spotted Ol' Bob.
"This way Alice, let me show you the way", said Bob.
Alice quickly flew over, high abover the muggles, a buzzing with
exitement.
"Follow me", said Bob , "and I'll show you the way".
"How far is it?", said Alice.
"Well, it's the same latitude and longitude, right down to the
whole minutes".
"And the fractions of the minutes?", queried Alice, who although
only a bee, had a bit of a gift for geodetic reference systems, as
her species does.
"But, I thought we use the sun!".
"That's your problem Alice, we're not honeybees, we use our own
dance!"
Bob then shot down to the low pipe, back around to the rusty rod
before zooming back to home.
"There you go", said Ol' Bob.
Alice looked confused, she wasn't the brighest bee in the hive and
had never been very good at working out where the nectar was. She
looked around but none of her friends were nearby to help.
Eventually she spotted Eve, not the most trustworthy bee but maybe
she would help. She quickly told Eve the story.
"Oh dear, I don't think that's enough information!", said Eve.
Alice found Ol' Bob and said she needed more help, the message
wasn't complete.
"Follow me and remember where we go", said Bob.
Bob then headed back to the low pipe, up to the middle pipe before
quickly flying to the rusty rod.
"There you go! All done.", said Ol' Bob, who then quickly flew
off.
"Wait, wait!", shouted Alice but she was too late.
Alice was rather dizzy from flying around all the corners and went
seeking Eve.
She told Eve what had happened and Eve instantly shot away with
Alice struggling to follow.
"But how do you know?", shouted Alice.
"Well...", said Eve, slowly getting further away, "I guess you have
to realise where we live will always be number 1!"
Poor Alice..she never was very good at being the second to find the
nectar.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fgntr 1: Gur qnapr jvgu ab punapr sbe n avar be n mreb.
Fgntr 2: Zvav Zntargvp.
SVANY: Qba'g yvr va gur qhpx cbbu.