Historic Harbour Side (North Otago) Multi-Cache
Hidden : 4/12/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A multicache at the Oamaru Harbour.

In April 2012 the Waitaki Distrct Council in conjunction with the North Otago Museum have install 13 very informative and descriptive signs along an interpretive walk around the Harbour. Each sign relates to a particular aspect of the historic harbour.

It is suggested you park at parking area just east of the overhead foot bridge and follow the signs. Along the way gather the information required from the signs and then workout the location of the cache using the maths below. The published coordinates relate to the car park.
#1 Sign is at WP1.

The cache is a 360 ml snap lock container with log book and pencil. On route you could also pick up a few other traditional caches.
GC4M4KC On The Way Over (visit link)
GC37RM3 Holmes Wharf 2 (visit link)
GC3GW06 Friendly Bay (visit link)
The question #'s relate to the corresponding sign. (visit link)

#1 A new railway station was eventually built in 190A

#2 A regatta to mark the opening of Holmes Wharf was held on B June 1907

#3 Picture of crowd on the beach at Friendly Bay taken in 19C7
( critical bit of sign missing C=2)

#4 The Carnival was over in 198D

#6 Oamaru Harbour classified as a closed port in 198E

#7 The "Progress" was sold in 191F

#8 Public salt water baths were on the foreshore in 189G

#9 Sumpter Wharf was completed in 18H4

#10 How many Naval Officers came ashore. I =
Sign under repair I=2)

#11 In 1866 the boundary of the port was defined as J miles radius

#12 An explosion in 19K8 completely wrecked many buildings.

# 13 The breakwaters full design length was 18L0 feet

Checksum 1 to 13 = 46

The final cache location is at S 45 0P. ORT E 170 5W.XYZ

Where

P = A+L
O = C+J
R = E+I-C
T = K-J

W = F+G
X = K+I+C
Y = A+J-D
Z = A+H-B

Note: GPS reception found to be a bit variable at GZ.

Checksum
P+O+R+T=18
W+X+Y+Z=21

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

TY ng onfr bs ntncnaguhf, vaynaq fvqr.

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)


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