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Captain Bouchard's Treasure Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/14/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Cache is NOT at the above coordinates.

This is a 3-location Multi-cache. You will need a vehicle.
You will need to solve a Vigenere Cipher.

Dearest Cousin,

I need your help. The dark and sinister forces of the All Seeing Eye are trying to find the lost treasure of pirate captain Hippolyte de Bouchard. If you are reading this, it is already too late for me. They must be stopped and the treasure must be protected.

Trust no one! I have left clues for you to find the treasure, but make sure you are not followed…They are everywhere and will stop at nothing to steal it. You are the last surviving descendents of Bouchard’s crew, and the rightful heirs to the treasure. The enemy is relentless, it has taken them nearly two centuries to track down and eliminate the families of the pirate crew, now they all are gone…all except you.

You must recover the treasure, you must not fail!

To get the treasure you must first travel to the Temple of the Three Stars.

N32 44.833, W117 07.962

There you will find the clues to the second location. N32 44.___, W117 10.___

For the Northerly variation, subtract 5014 from the year the temple was erected.

Next take number of the Lodge and reverse it.
Then use the first digit and the sum of the second two digits to get the Westerly variation.

When you arrive, J.M. Stewart will provide you with the Latin key phrase to crack the Vigenere Cipher.

Captain Bouchard’s Treasure is hidden here:

Q N T K E G X P Q Q O G R M K L Q X P Q M G V Q O G R G L H Q X I I L M

Y Z N Q O G H M Q O E P S G G E W A P H L H F M H T I X H Z U D E B J B F

U E J M G F A O E T

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