East of Eden or West of Westfield? Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Croydon crew: Sorry to say, Skyejam, but you simply are not destined to find this one!!

You were undoubtedly in the right place; however, when we stopped by today to perform a check, I noticed the area around GZ had recently received a 'clean up', no doubt by Burwood Council workers. Despite my details being all over the container, they obviously simply binned it.

I'm of the view that '3 strikes = out', so I am reluctantly archiving this cache now. Thanks to all who made the effort to visit it. This will vacate the area for someone else to put in a new cache...it's a great spot!

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Hidden : 12/27/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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This is my first attempt at hiding a cache, so I hope you enjoy the visit!

Burwood Park, in Sydney’s Inner West, is a spot of greenery I know well. We once lived nearby, and I used to walk down through the park each morning to catch my train to the CBD.

It was established by the local council in 1882 on land formerly known as Edrop's Paddock. The original design of the park was based on the Union Jack flag, although it was later modified to allow a cricket oval to be established at the western edge of the park.

It has some well-established pockets, such as the duck pond, large covered chess board and tennis courts, and some newer additions that reflect the changing nature of the suburb’s demographics. It also contains an obelisk on the site of 'Burwood Villa', the area’s first house. In the main, however, the park commemorates those fallen in conflict, and a couple of my waypoints were selected to recognise that.

The cache quest starts, however, with a visit to a famous Chinese philosopher. My favourite quote by him is “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall”…could have been conceived with ‘DNFs’ in mind! Why not add your own personal favourite to your log?!

To find the co-ordinates for WP2, note the philosopher’s lifespan i.e. uvwBC - xyzBC. Add (w+y)z to the South minutes in WP1 (ignoring the decimal point). East co-ordinates are unchanged.

A short stroll will have brought you to WP2, the most famous structure in the park. Take a moment to reflect upon those lost in WW1, noting the two years high up on the end depicting the duration of the campaign i.e. abcd - efgh. To get to GZ:
GZ South = WP2 S then subtract ‘jk’ (j = b-a; k = f)
GZ East = WP2 E then subtract ‘mnp’ (m = c; n = c-a; p = c+d)
As before, ignore the decimal point when subtracting.

As you walk to ground zero, you will pass another park remembrance feature; this one relating to an infamous WW2 death march. This was the home of the original cache (twice muggled). The new cache is hidden further up the hill, near the playing field, and is a 1lt sistema with a log and pen.
Please keep camouflage well replenished to leave the cache covered, in the same spot!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf 3 – 4 zrgerf bss gur cngu, nzbatfg gur yvzof bs n ynetr gerr snpvat gur cynlvat svryq.

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)


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