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Merlin's Woods (Waikato) Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

kiwis69: Apparently its gone missing. I'm no longer geocaching, hence archiving this one.

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Hidden : 3/4/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

THE ABOVE COORDINATES ARE BOGUS. Please read the WHOLE DESCRIPTION below to find out:
1. what you need to do to work out the correct coordinates; and
2. what to do once you find yourself at GZ.

The woods are hiding a secret
that you somehow need to extract;
All you need is a little magic,
the lack of a wand needn't be tragic.
The tool you need is in your hand
(when you see it you'll understand).
Please do leave the cache intact!


TRANSLATION: You do NOT need to bring any tools with you to extract the log, nor do you need to go rummaging in the woods to find one. All you need is provided with the cache. Just try thinking outside the box a little, rather than rush to do "the obvious"! The cache should NOT be moved in any way nor its contents forced out.

Caution: path may be slippery when wet

Important: Bring your own pen! No swag or visitor's cards please.

REAL Coordinates:

To work out the real coordinates all you need to do is solve the easy sudoku puzzle below.

S 37° AB.CDE
E 175° FG.HIJ

(scroll to the bottom for a link to check your answer)



At the time of placing the cache, we found this on approach to GZ:


The GPS was a little unstable under tree cover - so here's a small spoiler. GZ is somewhere in this picture below, hope this helps a little (just a little - we didn't want to spoil it completely).


You can check your answers for this puzzle here:


Logging Etiquette: We really hope you enjoy the hunt and the cache. Now, when logging your visit, please consider that we love reading comments from finders and it's pretty discouraging to get a "TFTC" log for a cache hide... Whilst we are not expecting you to write a novel, or to shower us with praise, a short log that says something about your experience (whether you liked it or hated it, whether it needs maintenance, etc.) will be very much appreciated - and it also helps prove that you were actually there and not just couch-caching :p

PS. Spoiler logs will be deleted! :(

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy pyhr: naxyr urvtug, chatn. Uhtr pyhr: zntargvp Cyrnfr ercynpr ybt ubyqre jvgu gur bcra raq snpvat qbjajneqf gb znxr vg rnfvre sbe shgher svaqref gb ergevrir

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)