GC2BHW9 Gottfried Lindauer Studio (Wairarapa) (Multi-cache) in North Island, New Zealand created by ADV / geodatum

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Hidden : 7/11/2010

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The published co-ordinates will take you to a bust of one of Woodville's more famous past residents. Bohemian born portrait artist Gottfried Lindauer arrived in Wellington in 1874 after mistakenly thinking he was bound for America. After living something of an itinerant life painting Maori & European portraits, he settled in Woodville in 1890 and built a house and studio on four hectares on Pinfold Rd. Lindauer continued to work until 1918 when his failing eyesight made him something of a recluse. His last years were spent quietly in Woodville where he died, aged 87.

In the old Gorge Cemetery beneath the Ruahine Ranges, there used to be a small granite tombstone curved in the shape of an artist’s palette marking the resting place of one of New Zealand’s finest portrait painters. The simple insertion read ‘ Gottfried Lindauer – Artist’ However it has been recently replaced by a more conventional headstone of rough granite with a flattened surface in the shape of an artist's palette, with a memorial inscription on it. A sign points to the grave site from lower down at the steps.

Behind the bust, and now part of the new Art and History Galleries, is a replica of Lindauer's studio built in 2001. The studio contains furniture and prints of Gottfried Lindauer’s paintings. The Centre is open from 10am-4pm every day and entry is free.

From the information on the plaque attached to the bust determine the cache location at;

S 40deg 20.ABC E 175deg 50.DEF

Where:

First digit on last line of plaque = A
Third digit on last line on plaque = B
On the fourth line of plaque last digit, minus third digit, plus 1 = C

On fourth line of plaque last digit, minus fourth digit on last line of the plaque = D
On the fourth line of the plaque second digit, minus first digit on the last line of the plaque= E
Fifth digit on last line of plaque, plus 4 = F

Checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F = 10.

The cache itself is a pill bottle.Bring your own pen.Please make sure cache is firmly nestled back so it won't fall out, and cover with a few leaves

NB Please take extreme care crossing the railway track as you approach the cache location. It is an uncontrolled crossing and has a steep slope up to the track.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg ng TY, avpryl arfgyrq, nccebkvzngryl fubhyqre urvtug. Ghpx onpx frpheryl. Pbire jvgu n srj yrnirf.

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)