The cache is hidden along the Shubenacadie Trail System between
Shubie Park and the Waverly Road. The trail is well maintained and
easily passable by strollers and bikes. The waypoints and final
cache location, however, are located a few meters off the main
trail and not stroller friendly. A bit of scrambling may be
required to find the final cache location.
The answers to the following questions may be found using
Wikipedia (that's where I verified them):
Q1. In July 1942, the Canadian Minister of National
Defense approved the assignment of THIS
MANY officers and enlisted men to a joint US-Canadian
special service force which later earned the nickname 'The Devil's
Brigade'.
Q2. At its height, No. 6 Group of RAF Bomber Command
consisted of THIS MANY operational
RCAF bomber squadrons.
Q3. THIS MANY Victoria
Crosses were awarded to Canadians for action during the Second
World War.
Q4. During the 8-day Battle of Ortona in December of
1943, Canadian forces suffered THIS
MANY casualties -- almost a quarter of all Canadians
killed during the Italian Campaign.
AA = (Q2 +
WPT1) *
WPT1 -
(WPT2 +
WPT1)
BBB = (Q1 +
WPT1) /
(WPT2 * 2) *
WPT1 +
WPT1
CC = Q3 *
WPT1 -
(WPT1 *
WPT2)
DDD = Q4 /
WPT2 -
(WPT1 *
WPT2) -
WPT1
Final Cache Location:
N 44° AA.BBB W 063°
CC.DDD
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
Multiplicative 'checksum': (multiply the digits in AA.BBB
and CC.DDD to check your coordinates)
A x A x B x B x B = 72
C x C x D x D x D = 630