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Whio (Canterbury) Traditional Cache

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TwoSharpe: Lost by fire and now within adventure park fenced off perimeter. Sadly an extinction level event

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Hidden : 4/23/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A new flock of birds has been released on the Port Hills. All relatively straightforward to find, but some navigational/ routefinding skills will be handy. And watch out for Mountainbikes! Due to forests in the area cord's could be +/- 10m approx, so clues are pretty specific. Please leave hidden!

 

 


Under a few pinecones when placed. Watch for downhill mountainbikes! Theres a fairly well defined track, but it is up a hill and not marked so make sure you are in tramping/ navigation mode! Cache is off a MTB trail- walking is fine here too just look out. Under cones and sticks about 10-20 m off the trail.

The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only member of the genus Hymenolaimus,[2] placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae[citation needed] after previously being considered part of the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage. The Māori name, sometimes used in English, is whio (pronounced "fee-oh"), which is an onomatopoetic rendition of the males' call.

The blue duck is depicted on the reverse side of the New Zealand $10 banknote.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nf cre qrfpevcgvba

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)