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Root Directory (Auckland) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/22/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A cache located along the shore of Manukau Harbour, but not at the listed coordinates. The true coordinates will take you near a cove with some great views where you will use the hints provided to find what you seek. Please ensure that you aren't spotted by the local residents enjoying a walk on the beach, and that you replace it exactly as found. It is a 400 mL Sistema container suitably camouflaged. Please be safe and do not try to scramble around the tree; its not on the far side.

The latitude and a hint was entered into the hard disk. It was then erased. The longitude and a hint was then entered into the hard disk. This was again erased and a new message was entered. To get to the cache you are to find the twice erased information. The computer enters 1.00 volts as a binary "0" and 5.00 volts as a binary "1". The electronics then recognizes 1.0 ± 0.30 volts as a binary "0" and 5.0 ± 0.30 volts as a binary "1". Each erase process removes 95% of the voltage in the memory sites. The voltages found in the virtual hard disk memory were:

1.05 5.26 1.05 5.06 1.05 5.25 1.06 1.26
1.05 5.05 5.26 1.26 5.05 1.05 1.06 1.26
1.05 5.05 5.26 1.26 1.05 1.26 1.26 5.25
1.05 5.05 5.26 5.26 1.05 5.26 1.05 1.06
1.05 5.05 5.26 1.26 5.05 5.26 5.05 1.06
1.05 5.05 5.26 1.26 5.06 5.25 5.05 5.06
1.05 5.05 5.26 5.26 1.25 5.06 1.05 1.05
1.05 5.05 5.26 1.26 1.05 5.05 1.05 5.25
1.05 5.06 5.25 5.25 1.06 1.25 5.25 1.06
1.05 5.26 5.06 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.26 5.05
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.06 1.25 1.05 5.06 5.25
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.05 1.06 5.26 1.26 5.26
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.25 1.06 5.26 1.06 1.06
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.26 1.05 5.06 5.25 5.05
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.06 1.05 5.25 1.06 5.26
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.06 1.05 5.26 1.06 1.26
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.05 1.25 1.25 5.05 5.06
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.05 1.06 1.25 5.05 5.26
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.06 1.05 5.25 1.26 1.06
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.26 1.05 1.26 5.05 1.05
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.05 5.26 5.25 5.25 5.25
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.05 5.05 5.26 5.25 1.06
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.25 1.06 5.05 5.05 5.06
1.05 5.26 5.26 1.05 1.05 5.06 1.06 5.26
1.05 5.26 5.26 5.25 1.06 1.25 5.05 1.05
1.05 1.26 5.26 1.06 1.25 1.06 1.05 5.05

A prize from where I emigrated has been included for the FTF. If you make it to Las Vegas be sure to bring it along to drop in the one-armed bandit and hopefully come home a little bit richer!


Greenblat!!

This is a replacement for the original cache which was muggled after only about 5 months. Please make sure you rehide it where you found it. The puzzle/coordinates are updated and should be far more accurate.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

<p>[Puzzle] - Vs lbh xabj ubj gb hfr vg, Rkpry pna or lbhe sevraq ba guvf bar.</p> <p>[Cache] - Rapbqrq jvgu lbhe pbbeqvangrf.</p>

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)