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Critic’s Choice Mystery Cache

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adam: Appears the local "yute" have been visiting this area all too frequently.
Thanks to all that have visited.

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Hidden : 7/23/2010
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Placed during a geocache outing with Cole Harbour Recreation who helped with the placement of this cache.


FTF:vmclaren


vmclaren got a 2009 Lunenburg County Cachers non-trackable geocoin for their cross-country FTF. Congrats!



Caching in the Halifax Regional Municipality often involves some après-caching socializing at our terrific pubs and restaurants. Were you ever curious to know how to determine a good restaurant from a passable one?

I found an article about a restaurant critic who found a failsafe method of determining if the restaurant would have good food before tasting anything on the menu. The critic determined that it was the layout of the kitchen that determined the quality of the food, not the number of chefs, or the source of the raw ingredients. Those kitchens with curved countertops rather than straight ones produced higher quality food as they encouraged more teamwork and collaboration.

I looked at the critic’s list of restaurants and pubs in HRM (see below) and was surprised to find the coordinates of the cache location were contained in the list. Was it serendipitous, or just confirmation that geocachers have great taste and know where to eat!


STAYNER'S WHARF 4
JAMIESON'S 7
FONG'S 1
ROGUE'S ROOST 5
OUR FRIENDS PUB 3
IT'S ALL GREEK TO ME 6
SALTY'S 4
COLBY ALE HOUSE 6
THE FIRESIDE 3
FIVE FISHERMEN 6
MICMAC BAR AND GRILL 8
HENRY HOUSE 5
BREWDEBAKER'S TAP & GRILL 1
BOSTON PIZZA 9


Please note: The cache owner cannot substantiate the critic's ratings. Your results may vary.

Solve the puzzle to determine the coordinates of the cache. You can check your solution by clicking on the following image:



Coords were taken with 4 meters accuracy on a Magellan eXplorist 500 and verified with a Magellan Triton 400.



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: pbapnir/pbairk Pnpur: unatvat

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)