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Dial S for South Seas (Otago) Multi-cache

This cache has been archived.

GSVNoFixedAbode: Sadly it's time to archive this one. WP2 has vanished: a victim of tree pruning I suspect (it was a tiny capsule up in the trees), and the cache itself is not in the best of locations with the current building use. The final was set Magnetic North from WP2 as the sundial has been set to magnetic North: it'll never work properly!! Thanks to all those who found this and logged it [:)]. I'll spread the remaining cache items around other caches.

Cheers,
G.

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Hidden : 4/6/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A short multi exploring a slice of near-vanished Dunedin history


The New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition of 1925-26 in Dunedin was an impressive World Fair of which there is surprisingly little evidence left. Running from 17 November 1925 through to 1 May 1926, the total attendance figure was 3,200,498 with an average daily attendance of 22,538 and the final day 83,935. This was even more impressive given the 1921 census showed a Dunedin population of just over 72,250.

The land used was specifically reclaimed for the project. The area was an inlet prior to a railway embankment construction, then went from Lake to Exhibition land to the Park it is now. This was the third such Fair that Dunedin hosted; the previous being in 1865 and 1889.

The co-ordinates given above are for an object specifically made for the Exhibition and later moved to where it now stands. Take the time to study this item carefully.
You will find the information to get to the next waypoint upon it. Since we are now using WGS84 as a datum, subtract 563 from the longitude co-ordinate to find this rather small container. Follow the instructions you find within.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[WP1] Tbg gur gvzr? Ohg jul vf vg jebat? [WP2] Gjb zrgerf nobir tebhaq - guvax anab. [Cache] Abg Gehr! Abj Fvg Qbja AJ Naq Ernpu Oruvaq Lbh.

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)