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The Oriental Mexican Cuzzin Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/7/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

So, here I am at the ‘local’ Smithy’s Family Inn, with my son Jeremy who is having a break from TAFE, having a lemon soft-drink each. Looking out the window I saw a natural feature that reminded me of the friend from work who had a Mexican cousin who was half Asian, and wanted to hide a geocache in an 'out-of-the-way' area.

You may be challenged (or not) to work out how where this particular geocache is hiding, as it is not hidden here, but rather relates to a prominent geological feature that is VERY OBVIOUS from here (Hint: it is not in a National Park or a State Forest, but rather, privately owned). Also, while I am not subjecting you to a challenge here, you WILL be subject to your own personal challenge, and be inspired to go beyond what you thought were your limits.

You need to find out how many people have logged a find for the original geocache on the main feature the other side of the highway up until 1st August 2012, and multiply that by 110, to get ABC. Then add ABC to the South decimal minutes.

Take the height of that geological feature in metres, and times x 2. Add the height of the Smiths Family Inn (elevation ASL)PLUS 50, to get DEFG. Then take that DEFG from the East minutes/decimal minutes.

Unlike most of the close-by related geological feature that barely gets a look out, this spot you are looking for has a bird's eye view of the highway, Middle Brother and Watson Taylor Lake. While it is a bit less than 3km walk there, it will seem like you have walked 10km by the time you get back.

You won't be able to access the Oriental Mexican Cuzzin directly from here, but will have to park somewhere 'North' of it, and gain entrance there (Entrance Exam).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ryringvba bs TM vf guerr rvtugl gjb z; juvyr gur ‘ybpny’ vf friragrra z. [Sit down and watch the highway traffic, and] ybbx haqre fbzr ebpxf.

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)