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Hurunui River (Cheviot, Canterbury) Traditional Geocache

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Nemesis: Thanks to Badger-Ferret for collecting this cache for me.[:D] And thanks for everyones' interest in the it. A cache that had the sad distinction of the most prickles in NZ. Cheers, Donovan.[:)]

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Hidden : 6/18/2001
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Location: About 16 km south-west of Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand.

The stash is above ground, but invisible from 10 m.
The terrain is obstructed and variable.


Initial Cache Contents:

* A tin of vegeterian mock abalone
* A novelty ping-pong ball
* A tube of super glue
* A bag of marbles
* A Spitfire glider
* A packet of toothpicks
* A set of four lacquered chopsticks

Directions:

The stash (Accuracy 15 m Elevation 50 m) is hidden in a 5.3 litre rectangular translucent plastic snap lock container within a group of flood damaged trees, about 280 m south-west of the parking area (S 42°53.894' E 173°06.225' Elevation 42 m). See the hints for more detail.

The parking area is on the south side of Sate Highway 1 (just east of the single lane bridge over the river).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg vf rnfvrfg gb trg gb gur fgnfu ol jnyxvat nybat gur evire orq hagvy nsgre lbh ner nornz gur fgnfu, gura nccebnpuvat vg sebz gur jrfg. Gur fgnfu vf jrqtrq haqre n gerr.

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)