Barred by the Bard Multi-Cache
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SHORT DESCRIPTION: STAGE 1: New Globe - N51º30.496 W000º05.820 STAGE 2: Old Globe - North (C+F)AºC(E-F).(A+C)FF; West (E-F) º(A-D)(C+F).(2xC)(C+A+F)(C+C). MAX STEALTH REQUIRED PLEASE! Bring own pencil.
LONG DESCRIPTION:
***Sadly, I have had to replace the original box with nanos due to muggle interference. Hopefully, I will be able to replace them with a larger box again in the future.***
You are at the location of The New Globe - a replica of Shakespeare’s Playing Company’s famous open air theatre. The original site was found during a building project and now this beautiful theatre has been recreated very close to the original site. Sitting in the shadow of the Tate Modern (a former power station); with views to St. Paul’s Cathedral and ‘The Gherkin’; this part of London is a melting pot of re-use, regeneration and the traditional. New and old stand shoulder to shoulder at the banks of the River Thames.
Somehow, like Shakespeare, the Globe claims its right to make its presence felt in the 21st Century. It is open for educational visits; and plays are performed in the evenings. Traditional and contemporary works fight for stage space. For the official Globe Website, click here… (visit link)
Wikipedia Globe Page – click here… (visit link)
SO, TO THE CACHE…
NOTE: Check website for opening times. (There is no cost to enter the site during the day but you will not be able to enter when a performance is on during the evening.)
STAGE 1 – The New Globe
Q1: N51º30.499 W000º05.822 When was Sam Wanamaker born? “ABAB”
Q2: N51º30.496 W000º05.820 How many levels are there in the Globe? “C”
Q3: Stand on Catherine May Clark, walk to Eva, Maria, Victor, Mark, Florence, Waldo, Sherry, Patrick, Russel, Derek, John, Noel, R.J., Michael, John. Move 5 across to Derek Jacobi and another 5 to Douglas Fairbank Jr. You can now see the East Tower but what is the number of the door for “Groundlings” in the yard to the side? “F”
Q4: Walk back towards the gate. Which day in June 1997 did HRH Queen Elizabeth II see Triumphes & Mirth? “DE"
The clues lead you to the coordinates of the original Globe site. You can find it at… North (C+F)AºC(E-F).(A+C)FF; West (E-F) º(A-D)(C+F).(2xC)(C+A+F)(C+C)
DON’T FRET IF THE GATES ARE CLOSED… There is a super-sneaky nano ON the gate to help you. MAX, MAX, MAX stealth required!!!
STAGE 2 – The Old Globe site
Unfortunately, we are barred by railings again but here you can find a sneaky magnetic nano while reading the boards and looking at what is thought to be the original location of The Globe.
Cache is a magnetic nano at near ground level.
WARNING - Stealth required! Suggest tactics such as sitting down or tying shoelaces etc.
ORIGINAL CONTENTS:
At time of placing, the cache contained -
Elizabethan Replica Coin
Globe pencil sharpener and rubber
4 different Shakespeare badges with play quotes
Globe bag
Zootie TB
Log book and pencil
CURRENT CONTENTS:
Just a log. Can’t fit anything else in there! Please bring your own pencil.
*** Congratulations G.O.Cash - FTF 31st May 2009 ***
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[If your way to the New Globe is barred...]
[Clue 1] - gel ybbxvat sbe n sevraqyl snpr ba gur tngr.
[Clue 2] – Puva hc – lbh’yy trg gurer.
[At the Old Globe...]
[Clue 1] – Oneerq ntnva!
[Clue 2] – Lbh’ir tbg gb fgneg ng gur obggbz.
[Clue 3] – Prager fgntr vf nyjnlf orfg.
[Sorry! No more clues. Email if you think you were in the right place but the cache has vanished.]
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