Skip to content

100 Acre Woods - Tigger Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/21/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


Welcome to the 100 Acre Woods Cache Series

This series is based on Winnie the Pooh and is a tribute to the 100 acres of city parkland that we have to enjoy each and every day.   Since being introduced to Geocaching, I have been completely amazed at the number of local parks that I never knew ever existed, and if it was not for Geocaching, I do not believe I would ever have had the pleasure of exploring even a fraction of them.

The purpose is to celebrate the local parks we have and to promote members and families to walk through some of the vast number of parks that the city has to offer.

This series is also a tribute to my birthday and my 500th cache milestone. 

A birthday is a celebration of life and continued good health.  In our family it is a tradition that when you are having a birthday that instead of you receiving gifts you are expected to give someone a gift.  It could be another family member, volunteering your time and talents, giving a gift to a friend, or someone less fortunate, or perhaps a stranger.  This year I am celebrating my birthday with my fellow geocachers, by giving to you all this cache series.  Starting from Sept 21 (which is my actual birthday) I will be having a couple of caches published each week, until all the caches have been published.

The series is made up of 13 traditional caches which are hidden in various parks throughout the Surrey/Langley area.  For those like myself who are not fond of micro caches then you are going to like this series because there is NO micro caches.  Each cache is a Lock&Lock style box, for those who enjoy nothing better than finding those pesky immature micro caches, well you either have to suck it up, or go and find some other caches to hunt for.  Each cache contains some swag items, and at least one clue that is required when finding the the final mystery/puzzle cache.  To complete the series you must find and record all the clues contained in each of the 13 traditional caches and use them to decode the following message that will direct you to the final cache.

Pvj xly tkrww xlvo exx gaqnppmhh xn opyj oay jtjq unyn zvc ix wmj fvlvn zmdfo hb gngfwym mm danwo qhwwb ecup fnia kchp rxcex dtjs anyn wjf mrg rjvf fln lyegppq odh xzyjiu wra woesn jayi cfkrw kaxp tnrgnjg vjq nclmwl ocx wmj fvlvn cw fd vxzx ffeceosw wmfw tr vzghjd tj mr nsh wpps gnl xlyes zv aeh jke zd feg qjs seb axf fl o tnatye zoiqjg femzq ufwo

The final cache is a large ammo box of which the contents are four characters from the 100 acre woods as travel bugs waiting to be set free to venture from cache to cache within the 100 acre woods.  Please one per geocacher.
There are also many other Pooh theme special swag items and other special items which I am not going to spoil the fun but will let you find out for yourself.  What I will say is just that the items contained are unique and premium items, so come prepared to trade fairly. The final cache will have a FTF, 2TF, 3TF, and a 4TF certificate.

Enjoy the series, and a special thank you to the City of Surrey and the Langley Township for supplying the caches with their city swag.

 

Tigger

That's T - I - Double Guh - Er! Tigger is a very bouncy fella. He first came into being in 'In which Tigger comes to the Forest and has breakfast', chapter two of 'The House at Pooh Corner'. He looks a bit like a tiger but the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is that "I'm the only one!" Tigger likes to bounce a lot, "cause that is what Tiggers do best." However, bouncing can get him and the others into a lot of trouble sometimes.

Tigger lives somewhere near Kanga and Roo in 100 Acre Wood North. His favourite food is an extract of malt and he is known to hate honey (hunny), haycorns, and thistles.

The wonderful thing about Tiggers.....Is Tiggers are wonderful things.....
Their tops are made out of rubber.....The bottoms are made out of springs.....
They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy.....Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun.....
But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is.....I'm the only one.....
The wonderful thing about Tiggers.....Is Tiggers are wonderful chaps.....
They're loaded with vim and vigor.....They love to leap in your laps.....
They're jumpy, bumpy, clumpy, thumpy.....Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun.....
But the most wonderful thing about Tiggers is.....I'm the only one.....
Tiggers are cuddly fellows.....Tiggers are awfully sweet.....
Everyone else is jealous..... That's why I repeat.....
The wonderful thing about Tiggers.....Is Tiggers are wonderful things.....
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr ! ! ! !

Tiggers house is located in Hemlock Park.  Hemlock park is a prime example of how a urban forest can work harmoniously within a surrounding residential area.  Access to this park can be obtained by one of any number of entries.  This park is host to one of the highest concentrations of nurse logs.  A nurse log is a fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings. Broader definitions include providing shade or support to other plants.  The cache is a one litre lock and lock container and its original contents are, FTF pin, Tigger keychain, felt marker, keychain light, hat light, carabineer, geocaching pin, city pins, magnets, stickers and pens, and of course clue #12 for the final puzzle cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

HBLYYVJQAVSRZERQAHNRFEHAUGVJNLYYVZNSSBRREUG

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)