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Pier Pressure Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 7/15/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

There are many caches in Tung Chung but very few take you to the waterfront. This spot I walk past every day and can see clearly from my apartment block and fills that void.


A quick multi cache.

Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier services Tuen Mun, Tai O and Sha Lo Wan. Ferries are operated by Fortune Ferry and are relatively infrequent. As well as being a very popular spot with local fisherman, from here you also get good views of aircraft departing and arriving and the day to day transport of staff moving out to the Macau-Zuhai link road which is currently under construction.

This is generally a busy area with many commuters and a small restaurant so stealth will be required to make the find. 

I’ve created a math puzzle to be completed to make the find. It shouldn’t take too much time to complete however you may need a pen or calculator for some working.

For those that are drawing a mind blank on algebra, you can try this… http://www.algebrahelp.com/calculators/equation/

 

Phase 1 - By order of…

Law is important in Hong Kong, not excluding maritime law. Look for a piece of maritime law at the co-ordinates given and complete the sentence ‘By order of…’.

Take the last word. This will give you 6 numbers

ABCDEF

Each letter will correspond to it place in the alphabet ie. A = 1; Z = 26

Use this formula to get the first part of the co-ordiantes.

X = 2F(C x (D-F)) - (2E + C + B)

N22º 17.X’

 

Phase 2 - Storm Surge

Make your way to the western side of the ferry pier. The are a number of bollards that form a wave break . Vessels have to make a S-bend to pass through.

Count the number of bollards to form the next co-ordinates where Z = number of bollards.

Y = 26(Z + 2)

E113º 56.Y

 

Phase 3 - Make the grab

Once you have to coordinates, make the find, and be careful not to loose the cache (or yourself) to the water.

 

Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gurer vf n ybg bs jbbq ng n sreel cvre, ohg gur pnpur jba’g nggnpu vgfrys gb jbbq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)