We tried to get the balance just right - not too obscure and tedious to discourage you but difficult enough to make it a challenge and hopefully leave successful cachers with a sense of geo-accomplishment (it's not a 4 star w/o reason...). Also, especially important for non-local cachers, although you’ll need information from the individual locations to continue to the next you can do most of the investigative work before you start the search, which will allow you to find the cache in a single visit to Somerset West (should take ~1hr if you've done all the home work).
The cache is in a small treasure chest. Please keep an eye out for vagrants and teens (not sure which is worst...) at the final location to ensure the hiding spot stays a secret. Please replace it as you've found it to ensure it stays relatively dry and well camouflaged.
Happy caching!
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Note: Square brackets are only used to indicate POSITION - NOT a calculation.
Location 1.
Clue 1.
What do the following locations have in common?
S34° 05.000, E018° 49.165
S34° 00.000, E018° 49.515
S33° 55.000, E018° 51.507
You need the number in the code associate with your answer.
Answer = A
Clue 2.
How many zebras in this reserve?
Answer = B
Clue 3.
What number is hidden within the image below?
Answer = C
Calculate the coordinates of Location 1 as follows:
S 34o 0[(A-2)/14].[B*20.5]
E 018o [A+5].[B*C ]
Location 2.
Clue 1.
At Location 1 you’ll see an image of a ....... Substitute the 3 letters in this word with their corresponding numerical values in the alphabet (we've marked the image with "Hesamati" to eliminate confusion).
Answer = D, E, F
Calculate the latitude of Location 2 as follows:
S 34o0[D+1].[(D+E+F+2)*4]
Clue 2.
The longitude of Location 2...
Final location.
The coordinates of the cache location is hidden in clear sight at Location 2 (of course this doesn’t necessarily mean that they are obvious...!).
Happy caching!
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