Tuesday is for Water Mystery Cache
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Terrain:
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Size: 
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The cache is not at the posted coordinates. This is a
combination of a multi-stage and a puzzle cache. Dad famkoe loves
history and Mom famkoe loves Sudoku puzzles, so this cache combines
the two!
Note: Please respect reserved parking during business hours. All
stages are within easy walking distance from the initial
position.
Step 1: Go to the posted coordinates which is part of the
Johann G. Barkman Heritage Walkway. Towards the west you will see a
large ditch called Stony Brook from which Steinbach gets its name.
If you look beyond the ditch you will be able to see a historic
mural of Steinbach Main Street.
Step 2: Stand at the curb in front of the middle of the Main
Street mural and read your coordinates.
Step 3: In order to get the coordinates
for the actual cache you will need to adjust the coordinates
you obtained at Step 2 as follows: add 0.AB0' to the N
coordinate and add 0.0CD' to the W coordinate by solving the
following Sudoku puzzle.
If you have never done one of these puzzles before, the directions
are fairly simple. Just fill in the missing numbers so every row,
column and 3x3 quadrant contains the numbers 1 through 9.
Step 4: To get to the final coordinates you calculated in
Step 3, follow the Johann G. Barkman Heritage Walkway on the NE
side of Elmdale Street. Along the way to the final cache location,
there are a number of plaques. If you want to understand the
significance of this water cache, be sure to stop and read the
plaques at the following locations:
N 49° 31.677 W 096° 41.013
N 49° 31.728 W 096° 41.093
Enjoy learning about history of water in Steinbach!
Contents:
FTF certificate and prize
assorting trading items
Important Update (July 29, 2009): When we took the original
readings for the cache location, we only got 8 to 9 m accuracy
despite trying for 20 minutes. With the help of fellow geocachers
we have now changed the position of the letters in the Sudoku
puzzle to update the coordinates. The puzzle is the same as the
original one but the updated offset should get you closer to the
cache. Smarts rather than strength will release the cache once you
find its location.
Congratulations to Clan Lonewolf on the First To
Find!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
N dhnegre ghea fubhyq bcra guvatf hc.
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