 Falstaff (Auckland)
A cache by RotLA Hidden: 10/15/2005
Size:  (Small) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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One of Shakespeare's comedians, Falstaff was a mischievous and
bawdy character, he lacked honor and was a bad influence on those
around him. A fitting name for this spiteful cache.
Firstly you need to understand that this peninsula is 45km from
home for us. I know that it's further for a lot of you, but bear
with me for a minute.
A long time ago Sarah and I went for an extended stroll around the
rolling fields of Shakespear Regional Park. It was good. Make no
mistake. But it's big. Very big. And hilly. Let's say it's not
ideal terrain for someone with my special physique. Not even
close.
But I digress.
We went for a stroll. We went back for another stroll. Then I
bought some junk off some joker using Trademe and they lived there.
By now I had just about had my fill of Whangaparaoa for a while
then
someone tricked us into going there with a cache that you
really wouldn't expect to find there.
When
this cache showed up we thought we'd wait a while and see what
else happened, sure enough others started to appear. Finally there
were enough annoying blips on the screen to make the trip, hangover
and all. It was
this puzzle that finally persuaded us to get even
though.
The rest of you who waited did the right thing, because we've just
done our bit to maximize the pull of this far flung section of
grassland.
Wondering if this cache has any redeeming features at all? Wonder
no longer friends. It has none.
For anyone wondering, the ARC has an excellent brochure called
"Auckland Regional Council Northern Parks" that explains the
apparent miss-spelling of our literary leaders name. It's actually
a great publication. It's free, covers Shakespear, Wenderholm,
Tawharanui and Mahurangi parks, and is available from your local
I centre.
More importantly though, look at
this log to find out what those odd buildings are all about.
Thanks Tufty.
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2 user(s) watching this cache.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Vs lbh unir gb qrpbqr gurfr pyhrf znahnyyl vg zhfg gnxr n juvyr. Rfcrpvnyyl vs gurl'er ernyyl ybat. Va snpg, lbh'er cebonoyl trggvat zber naq zber naablrq nera'g lbh? Guvf vf gur ovg lbh'er nsgre: Lbh pna svaq gur pnpur ng... jnvg sbe vg... jnvg... Ng gur onfr bs gur synk ohfu bs pbhefr!(Decrypted Hints)
Find...
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Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated.
 December 27, 2009 by stu4 (243 found)
searched all the local flax bushes with no luck. (I admit that flax bushes are not my strong point) will try again on my next visit.
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November 28, 2009 by StoreyFamily (4 found)
We couldn't find it. We searched for quite a while. My young daughters love finding them but enjoy hunting for them but were a little disappointed we didn't fine it. The clue needs to be a bit more helpful for those who doo not have a hand held GPS.If some-one can put a better clue in or a compass bearing from the gate and the distance to the cache then we will be back. :)
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 November 17, 2009 by robertot (523 found)
After a long hunt we said the magic words immortalised by Falstaff, "Are you ready to gave up?" and then, "One last look". GPS finally spot on though the hide-out has suffered some die back and the hint should be..near not at. Covered some ground we'd not been before , including the visit to the nearby pillbox.
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September 6, 2009 by Team APE (15 found)
Found this one on the way to the Look Out.
Log book full, found a tiny space on the back to log our visit.
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August 15, 2009 by Grobyc (430 found)
Missed log, was found with 90CRX and No Fixed Aboder
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Current Time: 2/9/2010 10:13:16 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (6:13 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 12/27/2009 1:44:22 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (9:44 PM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
