A history lesson Mystery Cache
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The cache is NOT at the posted co-ords, dont go there.
You will get very wet, I know, as I did !!
Scarcely remembered in his homeland, Sir William Drummond Stewart, seventh Baronet of Murthly, (a Laird) is hailed across the Atlantic as a hero of the American Wild West.
In 1840, venturing north for the first time, a honeymooning Queen Victoria was startled to find not only recalcitrant Scots, but a herd of wild animals never before seen in that country. As she and her new husband made their way through Perthshire they were bemused to find the impressive beasts looking quite at home in the lands around Dunkeld. In her journal the young Queen noted that she and Albert had encountered, “those strange hump-backed creatures from America”
What the royal couple missed out on was the, now infamous, sight of the buffaloes’ countrymen cavorting through the quiet streets of Dunkeld in a rowing boat to which they had attached wagon wheels. The war-whoops and shrieks of these men who had shed none of their traditional costume since disembarking in Glasgow months before upset the locals who complained to the laird.
Yes, Buffalo were left to roam the lands of Rohallion to the south of Birnam. Looked after by the Native Indian from North America.
The question is, have the Native Indians left their mark?
Go Geocaching to find out. Good Luck
… lets get on with the good bit - finding the Geocache.
Sorry but you will have to solve the puzzle first.
Yes. My first one so I have made it hard for big cachers to solve
Don't believe me?
Try it yourself first - no cheating by using the internet.
then, when you really get stuck seek the assistance of a child.
The cache is located at
N 56 AB.CDE
W 003 FG.HJK
Solve A through K by taking the following quiz:
A: How many letters are in the name 'Joy'?
B: (True or False) Pi is a mathematical constant, and its first nine digits are 3.14159265.
If this is true, let B=3.
If this is false, let B=243,850,194.
C: number of seasons in a year
D: Take your shoes and socks off. Lift one foot off the floor
How many toes are left on the floor?
E: A bicycle (without training wheels) has how many wheels? (NOTE: if you ride a unicycle, double your answer. If you ride a tricycle, subtract one from your answer).
F. XXXXX blind mice ( nursery rhyme)
G. Spell ‘neves’ backwards
H. If you have £1,000 to spend at the pound store for geocaching swag, and you buy 1,000 items,
how much do you have left?
(NOTE: pretend it's an ideal world. There is no tax and each item costs exactly one . .........pound).
J. How many friends could Snow White count on to help her when she was lost in the forest. (hint, they were all small miners)
K. In Germany they say Neun
In France they say Neuf
In Spain they say Nueve
In Italy they say Nove
(hint - one less than the number of fingers we have on both your hands)
Now, go get that cache!!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur ornx fubjf gur jnl .. Gnxr 10 tvnag fgrcf Haqre fgbar.