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Old Mine Park Series: Princess Bride Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/21/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the Old Mine Park Series

This is a series of three puzzle caches located on the loop trail of the Old Mine Park in Trumbull, CT.

The books are:

  1. Dune, by Frank Herbert
  2. The Dragonriders of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey.
  3. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman.

For everybody who expected the next book in the book series to be The Scarlet Pimpernel, or perhaps even War and Peace, this will offer a nice change from the classics.

Extra points for anyone who guesses the name of the keeper of this cache. Please do not remove him from his home.

The Princess Bride, by William Goldman. Not science fiction, more fairy tale/comedy. Made into an entertaining family movie directed by Rob Reiner. Worth watching.

The Puzzle Cache is located at:

N 41 17.ABC
W 73 13.DEF

To obtain the numbers for the coordinates, please match the following quotes:

  • A: We'll never survive
  • B: Have fun stormin da castle
  • C: You killed my father. Prepare to die
  • D: When I was your age, television was called "books."
  • E: Is this a kissing book?
  • F: We are men of action, lies do not become us.

To the person who spoke them.

  • 1: Grandson
  • 2: Buttercup
  • 3: Fezzik
  • 4: Westley
  • 5 Vizzini
  • 6: Prince Humperdinck
  • 7 Grandfather
  • 8: Inigo Mantoya
  • 9: Miracle Max

NOTE: Stay away from the water at the base of the Cliffs of Insanity since they are full of shrieking eels.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

For more information on the park: Wikipedia.com.

And:
Old Mine Park Trumbull Town Parks

CTGeoHam...
Wow, your name is really hard to rhyme.
I've tried and tried, time after time.
Well, never mind.
Congratulations on being first to find.

Please note that Old Mine Park is a "rail to trail park" and parking is not restricted to Trumbull residents.

While walking in this park one day, I overheard these three guy say:
Inigo Montoya: Those geocachers sure can fuss.
Fezzik: Fuss, fuss...I think the caches call to us
Inigo Montoya: Cachers, they mean no harm.
Fezzik: Cause they really are full of charm.
Inigo Montoya: You have a great gift for rhyme.
Fezzik: Yes, yes, during geocaching time.
Vizzini: Enough of that.
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there caches ahead?
Fezzik: If there are, I'm not going to bed.
Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it.
Fezzik: Do you cachers want a peanut?
Vizzini: DYEEAAHHHHHH.

Extra credit winners: GianLuca01, Newbie52, RobDJr.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ghea lbhe onpx ba gur Pyvssf bs Vafnavgl.

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)