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The Ghost of Monte Pio Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/26/2011
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Monte Pio is a building that dates back to the early 1800s – it is a grand property full of history and enchanting atmosphere.

Once an orphanage and a Convent, now it serves as a Motel, catering to many conventions and wedding breakfasts.

There may be many reasons that you visit The Monte Pio on Campbell's Hill, and you may just be passing through or visiting the Church next door.


There are many rumours and ledgends about this place that have endured over the years. One mentions a tunnel that was used to smuggle children in and out of the orphanage.

Another Story is that of a ghost of an old Nun that wanders the halls looking for tea.

To find this cache you need to spend a moment working out where to look.


You must solve the following riddles in order and write the numbers that correspond with the answers down.

Your answers (if correct) will lead you to the final cache.

SOUTH
What building has the most stories?
What do people make that nobody sees?
What can you catch but cannot throw?
What is as light as a feather, but know man can hold for too long?
What do the dead eat, but if the living ate it, they would die?
What flies without wings?

EAST
The more you have, the less you see.
What has a neck but no head?
What belongs to you, but others use more.
What can you put in a box that will make it lighter?
What month was the Sacred Heart Parish church Inaurated?

Yes, this last question will require a walk around the Sacred Heart parish church. The answer is carved in sandstone on a plaque at the base of the building and will need to be converted into it's numeric value.

0. N2S04
1. Bottle
2. Noise
3. Library
4. A cold
5. Time
6. A Hole
7. Reflection
8. Nothing
9. A Secret
11. Heat
12. Light
15. Darkness
17. A beetroot flavoured elephant.
22. Mirror
31. Halatosis
32. Your Name
33. Breath
44. Do not pass go
55. Rocket Surgery

The final cache contains only a log book and pencil.
Please be stealthy, so as not to anger the ghost.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf cyngr vf vagragvbanyyl yrsg oynax.

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)