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Cambridge Cache Confessional Multi-cache

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LeadMagnet: First it was the campers at the confessional site.
Next, the bridge was taken out of comission for upgrading.
And now, we find the cache itself appears to be muggled.

We'd originally intended to open this guy back up after bridge repairs were completed, but have changed our mind after noticing that, more often than not, the area around the cache site is populated by unsavory characters and littered with trash.

Alas, it seems the cachers of Cambridge will just have to live in sin for a while.

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Hidden : 1/17/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A multi near to the riverside trail on Sheep's Green - cache is a 400mL Lock & Lock.

If you're a cacher, you've probably done something at one point or another to satisfy your passion for the cache hunt that, in retrospect, you weren't particularly proud of. Perhaps you've been stealing the batteries out of your child's toys to keep your GPSr up and running. Or maybe those recent "late nights at the office" were actually spent spying in stumps, leering at logs and breaking up the brush.

Whatever your caching related sin might be, we understand.
And we're here to help.

The confessional is located at the above coordinates, but the physical cache is located elsewhere, a short walk away. To track it down:

  • Visit the above coordinates, and you will find an apt location to confess your sins.
  • You will also find some sage caching advice over the entryway. (Two words, four letters each)
  • Convert each of the letters in the phrase you locate into their numerical equivalents. (A=1, B=2, etc.)
  • From the above coordinates, take a bearing of AB meters due CDE degrees magnetic, where...
    • A: First letter of first word
    • B: [Third letter of second word] - [Second letter of first word]
    • C: First letter of second word
    • D: [First letter of first word] + [First letter of second word]
    • E: Third letter of first word
  • The bearing will lead you to the physical cache, a small camouflaged lock & lock container.



Mr. & Mrs. LeadMagnet hail from Vancouver, Canada and are now living in Cambridge. The Cache Confessional was originally hidden under the Burrard Street bridge in Vancouver, but when we moved to Cambridge for Mrs. LeadMagnet's PhD work, we couldn't bear to part with our cache... so we brought it with us instead!

Update - Jan.29: Now that the FTF prize has been claimed, I've added a bit of information to the hints section.

Update - Apr.6: Due to construction work on a nearby bridge, the walk from the "confessional" to the cache itself will require a scenic detour of approximately 800m.

G:UK cache rating

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Stage 1:] Lbh znl jvfu gb fuvryq lbhe rlrf juvyr ybbxvat. [Projection:] Zvtug V fhttrfg yrggvat lbhe erprvire qb gur jbex? Be, gel tbbtyvat TrbPnyp. [Stage 2:] bar naq n unys zrgerf bss tebhaq, va na vil'q gerr.

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)