Falstaff (Auckland) Traditional Cache
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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.
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!
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