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Operation Bumblebee Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 5/17/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A two-stage multi-cache, with some reading about Project Bumblebee.


At the given coordinates is one of the observation towers for Project Bumblebee. Nearby, next to the public beach access, there's a sign with some information about Project Bumblebee and Topsail Island. Use that sign to answer the following questions and get the coordinates of the cache location:

Don't go under the access, or on the dunes! That's illegal! You can get everything you need from on the access.

BG* FB' FF.FAD"
-HH* BC' CF.EDH"

A - Number of letters in the second word of the sub-title on the right
B - What # tower is this?
C - Counting the footer, how many pictures are on the sign
D - Fourth digit on the sign.
E - According to the sign, how many feet high should a bumblebee be able to fly?
F - After which World War was Project Bumblebee started?
G - Third digit of the the year Surf City recieved its charter
H - What group of people hid in the channel between the mainland and the island? How many letters are there in their name (plural)?

When you're done with the final cache, be sure to push it back down a bit, so it won't fall out.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Orgjrra gur frpbaq naq guveq enzcf (sebz gur gbc), zvqqyr cbfg, qbja ybj.

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)