The original container for this cache was a prize at the Java Cache Meet and Greet (GC4V2T1) on January 15, 2014
The FINAL to this cache puzzle is within two miles of your starting point.
How to Tell Time
(A Little Golden Book)
by Jane Werner Watson,
Pictures by Eleanor Dart
Little Golden Books is a popular series of children's books that were first published on October 1, 1942 by Simon and Schuster in cooperation with the Artist and Writers Guild.
One of the books was released in 1957 and was a favorite of mine when i was growing up. This book was "How to Tell Time" and it included a real clock-face and hands and the clock can be set to represent the time of the day as the story develops.
The story featured a little boy named Tommy O'Toole, but his family called him "Tommy-Too-Late". Because that's what he was--always late. Once he learned how to tell time, he was then known as "Tommy-On-Time".
For many years the publisher wanted to bring out a book with real watch hands that would teach young children how to tell time. The hope was that with the help of this little book millions of future adults will learn to be on time, and not to keep their husbands and/or wives waiting.
This this 7" x 8" cardboard back treasure carries the recognizable gold spine characteristic of Little Golden Books.
Remember that you must make the TIME for this puzzle, and do not waste any TIME...
as none of us have enough TIME as it is.
Tick-tock Tick-Tock...
From starting coordinates, the five digits on the label above the door is essential to this puzzle solve. If you know what the label has on it, you'll be able to save TIME and go to the next part of our puzzle.
**Remember: these are single digits for each of the figures**
Stage 2 Coordinates:
N42 28.ABC W083 DE.FGH
A: ADD FIVE to the SECOND digit
B: SUBTRACT FIFTEEN from the THIRD digit
C: ADD TWENTY-FIVE to the FOURTH digit
D: SUBTRACT TWENTY from the FIFTH digit
E: ADD TEN to the FIRST digit
F: ADD FIVE to the SECOND digit
G: SUBTRACT FIFTEEN from the FIFTH digit
H: SUBTRACT TEN from the FOURTH digit
Stage 2: N42 28.__ __ __ W083 __ __ . __ __ __
At Stage 2, you will need to use your powers of observation to save some TIME and find the coordinates for the container. Make sure you take TIME to sign the log once you've found the hide.
Final: N42 28.JKL W083 MN.PRS
How many HORIZONAL rows of
WHITE blocks do you see,
LOWER to the ground
(NOT the top ones)?
J: SUBTRACT TEN from this number
K: ADD TWENTY to this number
L: SUBTRACT TWENTY from this number
How many total DASHES (dark and light)
on the "feature" here do you see?
M: SUBTRACT THIRTY from this number
N: SUBTRACT TEN from this number
P: SUBTRACT TWENTY from this number
R: SUBTRACT THIRTY-FIVE from this number
S: SUBTRACT TWENTY-FIVE from this number
FINAL: N42 28.__ __ __ W083 __ __ . __ __ __
Don't be like "Tommy-Too-Late". Make sure you always check your watch and take time to enjoy a quick puzzle and geocache hunt. If you do, maybe you'll be more like "Tommy-On-Time" and always be on-time.