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MS: Camissa (Water Mill) Multi-Cache

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Umsizi: Hi BoazRuthFields

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Hidden : 11/17/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to the Mill Series. It is an appreciation of such a lovely heritage of Mills and sharing them along with and their environments with each other as fellow Geocaching Enthusiasts. Please feel welcome to check out the series Website at www.geocachingmillseries.weebly.com

This is a traditional Micro (Other) (NOT a Nano) two part Multicache that we are sure you will enjoy. The puzzle should not take more than 10 min and then there is a 3 min stroll to the Cache. The area is a lovely little peaceful area in Cape Town.

PLEASE USE STEALTH WHEN RETRIEVING AND RETURING THE CACHE. Thank you for assisting in the preservation of this cache.

Camissa Water Mill History: The Mill was supposedly build in early 1800. It was initially built to grind flower. The Water Wheel that is in the park is commemoration of the original. Futher history of the mill is scarce and we are researching further accurate history on the Mill itself. Any contributions also welcome.

Multicache Details: 
At the coordinates is an information board about the mill. Extract the details from there needed to determine the final coordinates. None of the information read above on the cache page will help.

The Date of the Plan of Cape Town by Brink (Main Centre Photo Caption): “ABCD”  
The Date The Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) arrived to establish a refreshment station (4th paragraph on the left) “EFGH”

Referring to the words on the board use the Alpha Numeric cipher A=1 B=2 C=3 … Z=26 to determine the following. THE ONLY WORDS USED WILL BE THE WORDS IN THE HEADING TO AVOID CONFUSION. There are 4 words in the heading. 
J= 2nd Letter  
K= 9th Letter  
L= 4th Letter  
N= 11th Letter

There is no multiplication between the brackets

S 33° 54.(K-L)(D-G)(A+N) 
E 018° 24.(A-E)(B-J-H)(D-F)

At Final coordinates no need to wonder deep into the garden. You can sit on the rocks and reach it from there. Please also return exactly as you found it and make sure it is still well hidden and concealed. PLEASE USE STEALTH as can be high muggle area at certain times.

We really trust you Enjoy the cache the water mill the area and the environment.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svefg Uvag: Nfusbyq naq Fvzcfba fbat: Fbyvq nf n ... Qbag ernq frpbaq uvag vs lbh jnag n punyyratr Frpbaq Uvag: V NZ n ebpx

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)