This cache is to give the proper recognition to Wan Chai Star Ferry Pier the duckling. In fact the route is a bit longer with a nicer view because instead of going straight across the harbor, it takes you right by the Victoria Harbor icon the Convention and Exhibition Center located in Wan Chai. It's beautiful especially when it's all lit up in the evening.
View from the ferry
For those who live in Hong Kong or have visited before but haven't been there in recent months: the pier has moved.
The Cache
It's not at the published coordinates.
To get GZ's location, find out the following:
- What year did the former cook Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala start operating a steamboat Morning Star to take people across the harbor? (year = 18AB)
- What year did it become the public company, "Star Ferry Company"? (year = 18XY)
Insert the information into the following:
- N 22° 16.8(A-3)(B+5)
- E 114° 10.6(Y-5)(X)
Note: just substitution; no need to multiply.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
- Wikipedia is wrong sometimes.
- GZ is a little distance from the ferry pier since another cache casts its shadow over it.
- Beware of muggles perched in buildings across the road.