Craddocks of the Buller (Westport,West Coast) Multi-Cache
Craddocks of the Buller (Westport,West Coast)
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This is a short multi located at Marrs Beach.
One of the first ships to anchor here was Supply in August 1859, this area was known then as South Spit, and South Spit Lagoon.
Around 1866 ferries crossed the river to Westport, George Craddock was one of the earliest watermen and conveyed passengers across the river for one shilling each. By 1867 several hotels had sprung up at Sth Spit among them was the Waterman's Arms Hotel, which George Craddock was the proprietor for some time, there was also livery stables and a school.
The cache is a 200ml sistema container with log and pencil.
The published coordinates take you to the memorial plaque where you gather information to find the final cache, which is within easy walking distance.
The final cache is at S41 44.ABC E171.35.DEF.
A= Number of e's in line 3.
B= Add all the digits of the year in line 5.
C= Number of letters in the wifes christian names - minus 1
D= Number of words in the second line.
E= The second word in line 4, how many letters in it?
F= 11th digit in line 5.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ebpxf naq n srea
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