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Babelfish Traditional Cache

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AirEd: Went to check after last log and it appears this one has gone. Thank you for all who came and found it I will not be replacing this one.

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Hidden : 12/18/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy

An addition to the series.

The babelfish has a hint towards solving the puzzle for Ford Prefect and Zephod Beedlebrox. Make sure you have the updated cipher as for the first few days after publishing there was an error.

A small clip top box.

This is in a very public area so some stealth will be required


Inspired by the radio series and books this series never quite knows how many there are, so there will be more than a trilogy and some will be hard to understand. An infinite improbability drive should not be required. They can be done individually or as a series. There are no codes to note down for a bonus cache.

Most of the tracks are fairly mud free and are actually tarmaced. Most are fairly easy terrain and should be accessible to buggies and bikes though Zarniwoop and Krikit would require lifting over/up/down steps. There are no stiles on the route and frequent stops for refuelling or relief opportunities.

There are plenty of other caches either along the route or small detours away. As the series is a linier route a possible return route along the roads collecting caches could be done I will leave it up to you to plot a route. A possible starting point would be Sarehole Mill (the car park is waymarked), if you go north and then come back south Hobbit Hide is well worth the effort. Alternatively, the North end of the series is fairly close to Small Heath Station, with Yardley Wood Station near the other end if you don’t fancy retracing your steps. The walk there and back is about 6 miles.

There are main roads nearby so care should be taken

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy xabj jura lbh trg gurer. Ohg juvpu bar?

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)