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Smile 11: Gumboot Song (Auckland) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/15/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A couple of puzzle caches that were published to mark August’s geocaching streak got us thinking of some other songs that have made us smile. And so an idea for a small series of puzzles was born.

   Gumboot Song

John Clarke, as Fred Dagg, shot to fame in New Zealand in 1975. The Gumboot Song, released in 1976 and reaching no 6 on the sales charts, cemented his position as a Kiwi icon. By 1979 he had left the country looking for greener pastures (ironically he went to Australia!). Looking back it seems incredible that the Fred Dagg character was around for such a short time, given the huge impression he left on a generation of kiwis.

The cache is at   South 36° AB.CDE   East 174° FG.HIJ

A = The number of Trevs prancing over some logs.

B = The first digit of the price of a Kiwi Pro rugby boot.

C = The first digit of the price of a Whetu rugby boot.

D = The number of Trevs walking over the bridge.

E = The number of diseases gumboots may protect you from.

F = The number of people on stage in the Opera scene.

G = The smallest size of a Moko rugby boot.

H = The number of Trevs sitting on hay bales.

I = The number of boots worn by a dog.

J = The number of letters in the name of ‘The Gumboot Capital of the World.’

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)