Leap Frog (West Coast) Mystery Cache
Trigger_Fish: All waypoints for this one have been collected up and the cache has been archived.
Out of interest, the second waypoint was in place - but hidden under long grass.
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The listed waypoint is bogus - there is no cache there.
You will need to do some internet based research on frogs in order to solve the location of the first physical waypoint. From there you'll have to solve some simple math in order to locate each of the subsequent waypoints and the final cache location.
Waypoint 1.
There seems to be some debate about who first introduced the brown whistling climbing frogs that are common to the Greymouth region, however it seems most likely that the introduction ocurred in 1ABC.
D = C-3
The first waypoint is hidden at S42.27.ABD E171.12.DDD
The waypoint is hidden in an area that might well be inhabited by frogs.
Waypoint 2.
Count the frog(s) at waypoint 1. (call this number E).
The second waypoint is hidden at S42.28.E79 E171.11.E32
Again, the waypoint is hidden in an area that might well be inhabited by frogs.
Waypoint 3.
Count the frog(s) at waypoint 2. (call this number F).
G = F minus 3.
H = F divided by 3.
The third waypoint is hidden at S42.27.GHH E171.12.2FG
Again, the waypoint is hidden in an area that might well be inhabited by frogs.
Final Cache.
Count the frog(s) at waypoint 3. (call this number I).
Count the number of red frogs (call this number J).
Count the number of purple frogs (call this number K).
The final cache is hidden at S42.28.K7I E171.11.IJ8
The waypoint is hidden in private property but has been placed with permission. The cache is in plain sight and can be reached without entering the property.
Additional Logging Requirement.
I am adding an additional logging requirement for cachers who know me personally - in order to ensure that they complete the whole series, rather than shortcutting to the final waypoint.
If you are a cacher that knows me personally, then please send me an Email via geocaching.com with the number of frog(s) that are at waypoint 3 (ie number I) when you log this cache, as confirmation that you have completed the whole challenge. I reserve the right to delete cache logs that do not meet this Additional Logging Requirement.
The final cache is in a large container but which has a small volume of internal space. Small frog related swaps are preferred.
Original Contents - Logbook, Pencil, Frogs and 2 x Geocoins.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[WPT1 Puzzle] Ng gur yvfgrq jnlcbvag gurer vf n fgerrg fvta. Xabjvat gur fgerrg anzr znl uryc lbh jvgu lbhe erfrnepu. [WPT1 Location]Haqre ovg bs jbbq, abg sne sebz perrx.
[WPT2] Raq bs oevqtr.
[WPT3] Gurl ner pyvzovat sebtf nxn gerr sebtf.
[FINAL] Ybbx sbe gur sebt