The cache is not at the above
co-ordinates
A series of caches based, loosely, on the ancient Greek
elements. Air. Earth. Water. Fire.
The ancients believed that all matter was comprised of a mixture
of these elements but in differing ratios. Fire. In ancient Greece
fire was associated with hot and dry things. Yellow bile was both,
so was associated with this element. Fire was also associated with
energy, assertiveness and passion. You will need all three of these
attributes to find this cache.
The town of Stony Stratford has been visited by many fires over
the centuries. One of the most damaging was the fire of 1742.
Tradition has it that a chambermaid at the local Bull Inn set the
blaze by stuffing a sheet up the chimney. She didn't want to be
dismissed after burning the sheet whilst ironing it. The ensuing
blaze destroyed the Bull Inn as well as the close-by Cock Hotel,
and much of the eastern end of the town. One other victim of the
fire was the old church. All that remains is the bell tower. A
total of 146 houses were destroyed, with an estimated damage of
£22,000. The town was re-built but the church was not.
On to the cache. You are looking for a micro, sneakily hidden
somewhere in Stony Stratford. All you need to do to locate the
cache is to obtain the co-ordinates from the following puzzle:-
N52 03.(W x 7)+ C W000 51.(I x 6) + H
There is no need to remove any stones, rocks,
bricks, sticks or anything else to retrieve this
cache.
A pair of tweezers might come in handy, though!
14/11/2008 hint updated