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The Soviet Union's Foreign Policy. Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Weary Banker & Bookworm: It wasnt possible to repair the conainer and so this is now archived.

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Hidden : 2/15/2007
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

In October 1939 Sir Winston Churchill described the Soviet Union's Foreign Policy as
" a puzzle, inside a riddle, wrapped in an enigma." It seems to describe this cache perfectly.

Consider this enigma and you will find your riddle.

When you reach your destination, look around the back (and it is the obvious one) for your riddle. You MUST NOT damage it. NO FORCE is necessary to solve it. Inside you will find the puzzle to uncover the final location. If you are vertically challenged, you may find it necessary to find a lump of wood to stand on. You will be in the right place !!

You may find that it will help to have with you the following:-
A camera (in case you need to think about something later at home)
A piece of card/hardboard about 9"x9".(You will see why--trust me)
A flask of coffee, a picnic and a folding chair. ( To enable you to relax while you think out the problems ahead.)

Please feel free to log notes of your progress and dont feel too bad if you have to revisit the site on more than one occasion.

We believe that this could be our most difficult cache to date and therefore as a SPECIAL REWARD for the First to Find, we have left an unactivated Snowy Mountains National Park GEOCOIN.

LATER NOTE :- Due to a bit of 'wear and tear', the riddle part of this cache had become too easy to cheat. I have placed a rock to try to prevent this. Please replace it as you find it.

The headline coordinates are for your parking but take extra care as this is just off a VERY fast road.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[ The Enigma ] Gur pyhr vf va gur cvpgher. [ The Riddle ] Guvax ybtvpnyyl. QB ABG QNZNTR VG. [ The Puzzle ] Sbyybj gur Erq Yvar. [ The Cache ] Haqre n ubyyl ohfu.

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)