What You Need:
These instructions, a pen/pencil and a comfortable pair of
shoes. (You can access most locations on a bike if you wish) A
calculator for some simple arithmetic may also be handy if your
maths is somewhat lacking.
It is a small cache, so only very small items can be exchanged.
1) START LOCATION: S 37º 50.754 / E 144º 58.035
You should be beside a carpark with a sign nearby saying
"Pelican Lawn". In front of the word Pelican is a number
a.
bbb = (a x 35) + 25
ccc = (a x a x a x a) - 9
2) S 37º 51.bbb / E 144º 58.ccc
You should be at the Body Curl Board. dd is the number of
repetitions required for Championship Par shown on the nearby
board.
3) S 37º 51.297 / E 144º 58.574
The plaque on the stone commemorates the former site of some
Army Barracks. eeee is the year they started using the park
and ffff is the year they finished.
g = (ffff – eeee) divided by 11
h = g x 2
4) S 37º 51.g87 / E 144º 58.h87
ii is the number of letters contained in the suburb in
which the fountain was made.
jjj = ( ii x 20 ) + 61
kkk = ( ii x 60 ) + 76
5) S 37º 51.jjj / E 144º 58.kkk
There is a plaque commemorating this tree and the surrounding
area (which is special to the local inhabitants). mmmm is
the year that the plaque was placed by St. Kilda City Council.
nnn = mmmm – 1002
ooo = mmmm – 1532
6) S 37º 50.nnn / E 144º 58.ooo
Do NOT attempt to get to this location – it is in the pond.
However, within 100 metres of it on the Eastern shore of the pond
is a sign re Trial Fishing Zone. (There are also a few others
around the pond). pppp is the last 4 digits of the phone
number shown.
7) S 37º 50.361 / E 144º 58.255
Nearby is another exercise station, this one is number 16.
qq is the number of repetitions required for Championship
par.
8) S 37º 50.510 / E 144º 58.044
You are now at the lookout tower. The number of steps to the top
is 2 to the power of r.
(A lesson in maths: 2 to the power of r is 2 x 2 x 2 …. r times.
i.e. 2 to the power of 2 is 2 x 2 = 4, 2 to the power of 3 is 2 x 2
x 2 = 8. So 2 to the power of 4 is 16, 5 is 32, 6 is 64, etc.
etc.).
9) S 37º 50.795 / E 144º 57.963
You are close to the starting location and should be at an Oval
dedicated to a past cricketer. He joined South Melbourne Cricket
Club in ssss and played until tttt.
Now its time to get that calculator out.
UU = pppp – mmmm
VVV = ( r + 1 ) x UU x dd
WWW = VVV + 1
X = tttt – ssss
YY = qq + X –3
ZZZ = WWW – YY
FINAL LOCATION: S 37º 50.WWW / E 144º 57.ZZZ
Note: The last co-ordinate was originally published
erroneously as E 144º 58.ZZZ. My thanks to Maccamob for finding
this error.
The cache is a small 0.5 litre bucket with a clear lid. There
can be passers by so don’t let them see what you are doing.
Please ensure the cache is well hidden from view when
finished.