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Pooh Sticks Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/15/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a nice easy cache designed for children, beginners and lovers of Winnie the Pooh. The Cache is placed very near to Arbook common which has a wide range of exciting wildlife and nature to explore along its foot paths. The common is a SSSI which is why the cache is a little further afield. Remember to have a game of Pooh Sticks after you have found the cache! Use these coordinates to find a good bridge: N51°21.524 W000 °21.429


The cache is in a black film cannister in a copse of trees at the far end of the grassed area on Arbrook lane. The cache is covered over with small branches of pine. The entrance to the common is a short walk and ample parking is normally available. Inside the cache is a log. Please bring a pencil and leave the cache as you found it, placing it firmly back into the hiding place and recovering with foliage. Remember to enjoy the common and have a game of Pooh Sticks whilst there. The rules of the game are as follows (from the official rulebook): 1.First, you each select a stick and show it to your fellow competitors. You must agree which stick is which – or whose, as it were. 2.Check which way the stream is flowing. Competitors need to face the stream on the side where it runs in, under the bridge (upstream). Note: If the stream runs out, from under the bridge you are standing on the wrong side! (downstream). 3.Choose someone to be a Starter. This can be either the oldest or the youngest competitor. 4.All the competitors stand side by side facing upstream. 5.Each competitor holds their stick at arms length over the stream. The tall competitors should lower their arms to bring all the sticks to the same height over the stream as the shortest competitor’s stick. 6.The starter calls, ‘Ready – Steady – Go!” and all the competitors drop their sticks. Note: the stick must not be thrown into the water. 7.At this point in the game all the players must cross to the downstream side of the bridge. Please take care – young players like to race across. Remember, other people use bridges and some of them have vehicles or horses. Look over the edge of the bridge for the sticks to emerge. The owner of the first Stick to float from under the bridge, is the winner. Remember: Falling into the water is SAD (Silly And Daft) Have fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N yvggyr uvture, va gur gerr...

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)