Tekapo reloaded Mystery Cache

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oldmorty: Following the addition of a fence along this section of the walking track access to that cache has become difficult.

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Hidden : 9/13/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The geocache is not at the listed coordinates. Not far from where the cache is the steamship Tekapo was wrecked in 1899. In the early morning of 16th May 1899 the Tekapo, belonging to the fleet of the Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand went aground on a shallow reef at the south end of Maroubra Bay. Tekapo struck at 3.45am but residents were unable to locate the ship until two hours later. Meanwhile crew made it to the Coogee Bay Hotel where they telephoned for tugs and assistance. Tugs were unable to budge the Tekapo and everything of value that could be easily removed was transferred to the tugs and sent to Sydney. Tens of thousands of sightseers visited the Tekapo on Wednesday 24th May, the Queen's birthday holiday. Special buses carried the sightseers whilst others walked from the Coogee tram terminus or came by bicycle. The master of the Tekapo, Captain Herbert Sams was found guilty by the subsequent Marine Board inquiry of navigating to close to the land and setting a course which put the vessel on shore during the fog. As a result Capt. Sams' Masters Certificate was suspended for six months from the date of the wreck. CHECK THAT THE RIFLE RANGE IS NOT IN OPERATION at nationalparks.nsw.gov.au under "ALERTS". Currently the Rifle Range is in use: Every Saturday, 8am to 5pm Every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of the month, 8am to 5pm To locate GZ, solve the following puzzle: CRACKS.HOPES.GENDERGeoCheck.org

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hfvat gur trbpnpuvat gbbyobk, whfg guerr jbeqf jvyy svaq tm.

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)


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