Along the way you will visit the final resting place of some of
Pinetown's early pioneers, have a brush with the Crimean War, pass
by some open green spaces and perhaps experience Google
Streetview.
Kings Road in Pinetown was named after the Kings Light Infantry
who were stationed in the area in the late 19th century. Pinetown
grew from a few scattered homesteads in the valley between what is
now known as Kloof and Cowies Hill. It was established in 1850
around the Wayside Hotel, itself built the year before along the
main wagon route between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Pinetown was
named after the governor of Natal, Sir Benjamin Pine. The British
built a concentration camp here during the Second Boer War to house
Boer women and children.
The initial location is a micro which contains the co-ordinates
for a location 2 where you will need to gather information for the
final cache location. On the way to location 2 you will pass a
green area which has been taken over by cardboard collectors and
fringe religious groups.
After location 2, a short drive (or a long-ish walk) required to
obtain the last part of the final - this is near the western end of
Kings Road. From there it is a short distance to the final location
which (to protect from muggles) is a micro container.
Muggle activity at the initial and final co-ordinates can be a
problem at certain times, so on occasion stealth must be exercised.
This cache is best done in the early morning or late evening.
Questions to be answered at the 2nd location.
a. Which church was originally located on this property? St.
??????? Church. You need the alphabet position of the ROT13
translation of the 4th letter. This is K.
b. Which Kings Regiment was stationed in the area? You need the
alphabet position of the third letter of the military
corps. This is L.
c. What battle decoration did Joseph Malone earn? Take the
alphabet position of the last letter of the decoration's
abbreviation. This is M.
Location 3 is the last resting place of one of the ministers of
the church above and can be found 17 meters away from location 2 on
a true bearing of 036 degrees. You need to establish the date of
his death and convert to a format of dd-mm-ccyy =
AB-CD-EFGH.
Starting from location 3 you need to walk 26 meters on a true
bearing of 332 degrees to find location 4. Here you need the date
of death of Joseph Malone and convert to a format of
dd-mm-ccyy = ST-UV-WXYZ.
Location 5 is located at 4 King's Road, Pinetown. Drive there,
(or Use Google Streetview) noticing the green spaces to get the
name of the complex at this address. You need the alphabet position
of 5th letter of the complex name. This is PQ.
Then, R = Q - P.
The final location can be determined as follows:
S29 4F.(M+B)A(V+W)
E30 5(L-K).S(K+B+P)Q
If needed, you can check your answers for this multi
here.