“Once upon a time, but not very long ago, deep in the Australian bush, there lived two possums. Their names were Hush and Grandma Poss. Grandma Poss made bush magic…”
So begins the well loved Australian children's book by Mem Fox, Possum Magic.
This cache is inspired by the story and is especially designed to introduce young Geocachers to coded clues. So get your kids involved or borrow someone else's and discover some Possum Magic. If you're out at night you might even see some of our possum friends.
If you are not familiar with the book you can listen to an audio recording here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BboBeS-vhjg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Alternatively you could borrow the book from your local library.
How to crack a cipher code:
Write out the alphabet from A - Z.
Below that, write the answer to the question. Leave out any letters which double up. Then add in the rest of the alphabet.
For example if the cipher code was - Grandma Poss - you would write underneath the alphabet.
GRANDMPOSBCEFHIJKLQTUVWXYZ
Example code:
Fgcd Ouqo vsqsred! Would decode as
Make Hush visible!
To crack the code for this cache you will need to know what Grandma Poss fed Hush in Darwin so she could become visible again.
TFLPYTNRIJFNBPZILFTFQLONX
TNTPYOIRIBMFPINSAPFBITNRI