PE series #9: A couple of distinguished gentlemen Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

FireflyAfrica: It's time to prune this cache from the Geocaching tree. The PE series was special and very popular at one time, but all good things must come to an end. It wasn't an easy decision, but there are a few reasons. The fire that burned through the area in February 2024 decimated the vegetation, and it still hasn't fully recovered, but there is pressure from the Knagur Green for the caches to be replaced.

The series also hasn't had many visitors in the last 5 or 6 years and the drastic decline in caching in PE hasn't helped. I'm also not very comfortable walking at the back of the trail anymore due to the paths through to the township from here and the fact that there is unwanted movement in the back every now and then. I would rather place a couple of caches on the front end of the trail in a month or three's time.

Due to these reasons, I have decided to archive the PE series.

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Hidden : 10/6/2013
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is cache #9 in the PE series of 20 caches

One dark and stormy night a couple of distinguished Scottish gentlemen, Mr Eisenhower and Mr Adams I, met in the Dead Man's Gallows pub at 24 Cleveland Street. They chatted about their four farms, two wives and the previous days footy while enjoying some of the best Jefferson's Whiskey produced in Scotland.
The one bitterly complained about his wife's foul mood while the other went on and on about the bad harvest due to an on-going three year drought. At least their team won the Scottish second league final the night before thanks to a 25th minute header by striker McKinley. Both gents attended the game in the neighbouring town 43 miles away before travelling back to their village, hence the fact that their wives were the hell in with them. It wasn't just getting home late that got the wives up in a tiff but also the eight empty Jefferson's bottles in the back of the old jalopy they drove in.
The bar maid walked in with a couple of plates of steaming beef stew, selling at 3 pounds each, and put it down in front of the gents. "Don't you want to come and sit on my lap for a little bit Madison dear?" one asked her. This didn't go down very well with the bar maid and she slapped him through the face three times. A couple of other patrons jumped up and grabbed the two farmers, turning the whole place into a free for all brawl. Harding, the Dead Man's Gallows' bouncer stepped up and threw everybody out the pub, right into two awaiting cop vans.
The next day all seven appeared in front of judge Monroe, the local magistrate, and he sentenced all them to 33 hours of community service each. This made the two gents' wives even angrier and, like you can imagine, this story didn't end well for them when they eventually got home. This tale of self-inflicted disaster contains all the information you need to find the final coordinates of this cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nzrevpna Cerfvqragf ner nyfb fhccbfrq gb or Qvfgvathvfurq Tragyrzra

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)


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