As my very first cache, I wanted to give thanks to a few geocachers who've inspired this hide. Thanks to hockeywrec for placing (and then replacing) one of my first solo attempts at caching - I brought OshawaPathfinder out to the spot for my third attempt, and we realized the cache was gone! hockeywrec was kind enough to replace it quickly so I could turn that frown upside down. Thanks to OshawaPathfinder for coming with me on my very first caching trip, and many others since. Thanks to Artemis19, who suggested we go caching that fateful day, and Frazuky who came along too. It's been a pleasure caching with you all! Thanks also to Capers4 for bringing me along on a whirlwind tour, and giving me a first hand glimpse at some truly magnificent finding skills. And last but not least, SearchinSwifts, who's been very patient in my puzzle solving and finding, even when I get totally off track and ask REALLY weird questions, and for pulling a hero maneuver and appearing from out of thin air to save me from a DNF on my 100th cache. Lastly, thanks to the whole DAG community, I'm so glad to be joining you!
All that said, you can totally ignore everything above, here's what you came to see:
78 79 82 84 72 - 102 111 114 116 121 - 84 72 82 69 69 176 - 70 73 70 84 89 - 111 110 101 - 46 - 116 104 114 101 101 - 84 72 73 82 84 89 - 115 105 120
119 101 115 116 - 83 69 86 69 78 84 89 - 101 105 103 104 116 176 - 102 105 102 116 121 - 84 87 79 - 46 - 90 69 82 79 - 122 101 114 111 - 70 73 86 69
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Congratulations to Capers4, Skyecat, Canmoose, bggy, Sabresfan, and Jungle J with a shared first to find! First to solve from afar honours go to billedm & SearchinSwifts who both notified me with their success at the same time.
Happy caching!