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Blue Anchor Line 09: Ink'd Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

**  DO NOT GO TO THE LOCATION VISIBLE ON THE MAP  **

You must solve the puzzle for the container coordinates.


 

***CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES!**

 

You won't need to read any of the books in the Jacky Faber series to solve the puzzles in this cache series. A simple search will answer all the questions, which are related to many of the factual places and events the author, L.A. Meyer, used.

 

 

 

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****THIS CACHE HAS MOVED AS OF 6/23/17****

Please solve again if you solved it prior to this date.  The new final is a climber.  I'm giving you this warning because people in this area seem to like them less than I do, but I wanted this variety in the series. My other climber was moved down several times and I gave up on it.  This should not be difficult but if you are not comfortable with this type of activity, plan to bring an appropriate friend.  I will leave the original container (which is in a location I never really liked) for a while, so grab it quickly if you want to.  Terrain rating has been increased.

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Sailor Tattoos

 

If you’re a girl and you’re going to convince the boys that you’re a boy, you have to be willing to take on any challenge.  If that means an unseemly tattoo or earring, so be it.

 

Puzzle:  

There are lots of traditional meanings for tattoos in the navy…

 

0 = Deckhand

1 = Bos’n’s Mate

2 = Merchant Marines or crossed Atlantic

3 = Served in China

4 = Crossed the equator

5 = Give good grip on rigging

6 = Military naval service

7 = Willing to Fight Anything

8 = Sailor can always find his way home

9 = Prevent sailor from drowning

 

 

Final container can be found at:

 

 

 

If you think you'd like Jacky's story, check out the library!  Both the print and audio versions are available to cardholders.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ovfba

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)