The geocache is not at the coordinates given above, but is a short drive away or a long walk away.
Solve the puzzles below and then use the answers and the formula to calculate the final coordinates.
This type of puzzle is called a 'Ditloid', named after a word game that used to appear in a daily newspaper a few years ago.
For example:
7 D O T W = 7 Days Of The Week
or 6 W O H T E = 6 Wives Of Henry The Eighth
or 1 D I T L O I D = 1 Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich (a book by Solzhenitsyn)
A = ? S B B
B = ? B G G
C = ? S O A C P
D = ? B O N Y
E = ? H O S
F = ? C I A F
N51 12.(B+C) (D-E) (B+E+F) W001 23.(A-B-C) (D-F) (A+B-D)
If you are struggling with the puzzle send me a message and I'll give an extra hint or two to help.
The cache container is cunningly camouflaged and is intended to be very hard to find having been tucked in a cheeky little hiding place. Please take care to replace as found. There are far too many simple cache and dashes around and hopefully this geocache should present a greater challenge.
Please replace the container as found.
Parking is available very close to the Geozone.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Logging Etiquette: Geocache hiders sometimes go through a great deal of planning to place their caches. As a result, they'd like to hear your feedback on whether you liked or disliked any aspect of the hide, the journey or location, or if you feel that some cache maintenance is required. Single word, acronym, or "copy and paste" logs may be easier when you have a lot of caches to log, but it doesn't tell the hider or other finders anything about your adventure (or lack thereof) in finding the cache. Please keep this in mind when entering your log.