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Waipu Ride Around # 2 (Northland) Multi-Cache

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No Fixed Aboder: One of the waypoints are missing and I cannot get to the location to fix it

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Hidden : 12/20/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Continuing the journey through the Waipu region will take you on a history lesson from rivers to the sea. A Waipu Heritage Trail Map can be purchased from the Waipu Information Centre to provide more indepth information if you choose.

The above co ordinates are a possible starting point and you will travel approximatley 20 km to complete the journey and locate the cache.

Listed below are sets of co ordinates which will determine the answers to the questions. However the co ordinates and questions are not in the same order

S 35 58.660 E 174 27.220
S 35 59.269 E 174 27.396
S 35 59.810 E 174 28.477
S 36 01.227 E 174 29.629
S 36 01.772 E 174 30.409

A = The number of letters in the word, minus 1, on what the boat carried.
B = At site 8, the last digit in the year this site began as a landing place.
C = The last digit in the year the school was opened.
D = The last digit in the year this structure was destroyed by a landslide & fire.
E = The number of letters in the word before Angus Mculloch's name
F = The first digit in the year the first Novascotian landed.
G = The last digit in the year this yard was opened.
H = What number is this site that the flag was used?
J = How many rivers meet here?

THE FINAL CO ORDINATES ARE:-
South JG DC.JHE
East FAB JD.FHD

THE PLAQUE IS MISSING AT THE GIVEN CO ORDINATES. THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS CAN BE SOLVED BY LOOKING AROUND THE AREA OR LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE CACHE PAGE AN USING THE METHOD OF ELIMINATION. The plaque is suppose to be replaced soon.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gbgnen

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)