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Ring a Ring o' Roses (Bay of Plenty) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 7/1/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

RING A RING O' ROSES


To solve the cache co-ordinates, you will need to go for a short stroll around the Tauranga Rose Gardens, looking for 10 rose names.

These clues will help you find the right roses. You are looking for the names on the Plaques - which can sometimes be hidden from clear view at certain times of the year. Subtraction will give you the answers to the cache co-ordinates.

1 ... Colourful big cat. Number of letters (-7) = A

2 ... British TV series that starred Jennifer Saunders & Joanna Lumley. Number of letters (-18) = B

3 ... Mountaineer. Number of letters (-10) = C

4 ... Plain woven fabric. Number of letters (+1) = D

5 ... Sweet fruit wine (two words). Number of letters (-9) = E

6 ... Inlet of the Irish Sea. Number of letters (-8) = F

7 ... Skiing hazard. Number of letters (-9) = G

8 ... Chess piece (two words). Number of letters (-7) = H

9 ... South Island rugby union. Number of letters (-10) = I

10 ... Something to hide / fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones. Number of letters (-1) = J

Cache Location: S37 AB.CDE E176 FG.HIJ


First to find honours went to: YuGeo4

Keep an eye on children when visiting the gardens. Hazards include a fish pond, and a steep unfenced bank on the other side of the archways, overlooking the harbour.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur/Svany: byq cvcr; ybj.

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)