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Minoh's Retreat (Wellington) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/14/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Originally known as Norbury, this beautifully restored heritage building was built in 1904 for the society wedding of Alice Fitzherbert, daughter of Lower Hutt's first Mayor William Albert Fitzherbert, to Professor George von Zedlitz, a German baron by birth, who became the first professor of modern languages at Victoria College (now Victoria University), Wellington.


Completely refurbished in 1999, Hutt Minoh Friendship House is set in peaceful Japanese-inspired gardens overlooking the Lower Hutt city centre, and is registered as Category 1 building by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in recognition of its historical significance.

Come and enjoy the view of the Hutt Valley and it's surrounding location, The cache is placed a little walk from the lookout platform to minimise the possibility of it being muggled. The cache a 160ml clear lock container contained the following when it was placed

Logbook
Pencil
Marble
A barrel of monkeys
A rugby Card

Please replace cache exactly how you found it as we don't really want it to go missing. Make sure that you sign the logbook to ensure that your visit is valid otherwise your log may be deleted

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gur Nt srea, ng vgf onfr

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)