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Best Brew? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/28/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Is this Brewmaker's Best Brew (or Best Cache)? This is my first puzzle cache and it is a filed puzzle. Naturally, the cache is not at the published coordinates, but the puzzle begins somewhere near here in Sylvania, NSW, Australia!


BEST BREW?

The location of where to start your cache search is found within the letters of the cache title. When you have worked out the street location you can race over to get pole position and find a telegraph pole on the corner with some letters and numbers on it - some running horizontally and some running vertically. Use the following hints to work out the final cache coordinates.

HINT #1: The top three (3) horizontal numbers are ABC - but not in this order!

HINT #2: The solo letter (which appears twice now) is the (?)th letter of the alphabet.

HINT #3: The vertical numbers are DEFG - descending.

HINT #3: The five (5) horizontal numbers after CR are DEFGH

HINT #4: GZ is within sight of where you are standing.

For the final cache location you need to do some work with your ABCs!

The coordinates for the cache are:

SOUTH 034° 00. (A)(B)(C): but which order?

EAST 151° 05.(?th letter)(E+F)(F+G-1): How's your Maths?

Each value in the brackets equals the value of one digit for the decimal part of the coordinates!

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

The cache is a 400mL plastic sistema container with room for small trackables and small swaps. GZ may possibly have you exposed to the public who sometimes use this area for walking the dog and recreation, so please return the cache and cover as you found it so it remains hidden from muggles! Bring a pen/pencil in case the one enclosed in the cache container goes missing.

NB: There is another puzzle at the front of the log book to solve if you can! Message me your answer and I will let you know if you're correct!

Cache contents include:

  • Log and pen/pencil (inside plastic clip lock bag).
  • A few small items to swap.

Good luck! Have fun solving this puzzle!

Congratulations to Mikev1 (aka GeodudeAU) for FTF - solved the puzzle and found the cache within 24 hours!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cvax Syblq bapr fnat - "Nyy va nyy, lbh'er whfg nabgure ..... va gur ....!"

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)