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Navigation 101 (Auckland) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/30/2006
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the above coordinates, do not go there, you will find nothing!


To find this cache first you must find 3 objects, they are known as:

A5W4

A5WA

A5WB

Please note that when you find the coordinates of these items, they will not be displayed in the correct datum or format. However the default datum used is very close to the WGS84 datum so no conversion is necessary, you may however want to change the format.

To locate your starting point you need to be:
7228.5 meters away
on a bearing of:
248 deg 19' 21.76" true
from A5W4

For accuracy I would suggest doing this mathematically, you may be lucky and find a tool on the web that makes it easier or you could project the waypoint using your GPSr. For this last option however you will have to do some rounding of the bearing and distance, though you will still end up in roughly the right area.

Now traverse until A5WA and A5WB line up, when you are 121 meters away from A5WB you will be at the cache.

Please Note: There is no need to enter private property, do not approach A5WA or A5WB, they are on private property and they could kill you.

The terrain over the short final part is quite rough, choose your route carefully to avoid the gorse, it may be easier if you avoid a high tide.

From the starting point you may see some interesting objects, please be careful not to make any comments in your log, or include photos that will give away this location.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[cache:]fgrrc fvqr bs fghzc

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)