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Across SA Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/12/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This Cache is not at the published coordinates.


South Africa is a country offers us so much when it comes to nature and there are so many wonderful places to visit, experience and see.

This puzzle will “take” you to some of these places and hope to inspire you to look for the beauty that this country has to offer.

Solving this puzzle in a reasonable amount of time may require some unconventional tactics. Alternatively you can visit each location individually which would mean a trip across South Africa. To find this cache you will need to answer the below questions:

South (AB°CD.EFG) East (HI°JK.LMN)

A = 28°30'13.4"S 28°36'38.8"E = Brandwag Buttress sign number

B = 33°58'07.2"S 23°55'58.5"E = count the letters in the white sign.

C = E+A-M

D = 33°26'37.2"S 25°44'44.4"E = Number of petrol plumbs multiplied by 2.

E = 24°59'45.8"S 31°35'31.4"E = at what time does the reception open in the mornings? (On green board)

F = 22°17'15.8"S 29°13'15.4"E = how many letters in the Lodge name (excluding Lodge)

G = 26°28'33.2"S 20°36'46.8"E = How many gemsbok are in the sign

H = 28°37'03.1"S 20°20'57.0"E = how many two letter words are in the Augrabies Falls sign?

I = 33°56'53.8"S 23°09'25.2"E = How many KM’s of the hike in the sign?

J = 32°07'52.6"S 25°31'31.8"E = How many letters in the animal?

K = 33°56'52.0"S 18°24'08.7"E = what number is the Old Table Mountain cable car?

L =G-K-H

M = 32°19'58.2"S 22°29'53.0"E = How many vertical pillars on the two parking spots?

N = 34°19'18.8"S 18°26'53.7"E = the number of circles in the shield

Original Cache Contents:

  • Red micro container for the FTF – the idea of this is for the FTF to create a new cache, “cache it forward”. Please when cache is created add Geocode as a note to this cache.
  • Tiger to keep for FTF
  • Pencil
  • Log sheet
  • Some SWAG

You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
 photo TakbokFTF2_zpsto4xep9p.gifCongratulations to Scubie999!!!

As the FTF Scubie999 had the honour of Spawning a new cache: Across SA - into Pretoria Gardens

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr - Hfr Grpuabybtl

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)