Victouria (Canterbury) Multi-Cache
Sallies: Cache now archived because of missing waypoints and container.
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Welcome to the Royal Tour! We hope you enjoy your excursion with Vic-tour-ia.
This is a multicache which involves some walking, driving and perhaps cycling.
You will need to complete all the stages, in any order that suits you, in order to get the coordinates for the final cache site.
Victouria – The Square
The Statue S 43 31.711 E 172 38.170
The foundation stone for this statue was laid by the Duke of Cornwall and York on June 2A 19BC
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Exactly how many months after her death was the stone laid?D=
The Bridge S 43 31.675 E 172 38.114
The cast iron and stone bridge was EF feet G inches wide.
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The tram service went across the bridge for HI years.
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The Clock S 43 31.666 E 172 38.075
The clock was put into service in 19JK
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Victouria – The Street
The Church S 43 31.250 E 172 37.710
The foundation stone for this church, at the start of the street, was laid by the Mayor. How many letters in his surname?
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The Mansion S 43 31.481 E 172 37.840
The street number for the mansion is MN.
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The Casino S 43 31.545 E 172 37.946
In the small triangular park by the corner there are O park benches.
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There is also a signpost for PQ destinations around the world.
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Victouria – The Lake
The Pier S 43 31.680 E 172 37.379
The pier bears the name of a recreational organisation. How many times does the letter C appear on the side of the pier?
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Victouria – The Park
The Memorial S 43 35.548 E 172 38.660
The area was dedicated in 195S and the seat added in 197T
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The Plane Table S 43 35.550 E 172 38.704
The table was completed in 199U
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Number of soldiers killed or died on active service was 22V, wounded or POW was 92W.
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The Monument S 43 35.387 E 172 38.620
The park was opened on 2X June 18YZ
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Now that you have all the necessary numbers, you will have to sit down at a nearby table and work out the coordinates for the cache, before continuing the tour.
The cache is hidden at S 43 ab.cde E 172 fg.hij where …
W + Y – Z = a
A x E + C = b
(X – B) x N = c
D + V – U = d
K x O = e
Q x P = f
R + S = g
M – I = h
F + H – G = i
L + J – T = j
You can follow a path from a popular picnic and family area. To get to the cache you need to leave the main track, but it is just to the side of one of the many lesser tracks in the area.
The cache is in a round container.
NOTE: The cache was rehidden in a slightly different place - 23 October 2003 - but the same coordinates will take you there. (Directions and clue slightly altered!)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur pnpur vf uvqqra ng gur onfr bs n gerr.