Puzzle Me Easy #15: Adder Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

wespro: Apologies to the Geocaching community.
This cache is part of a series, of which many members share the same issues. Some individual caches have been affected more than others, but enough have been affected that there is little point maintaining the series.
Additional issues have prevented me from maintaining this series in a timely manner. These include:
* Part of the area has become a road works staging area, making it unsafe for Geocachers to access some caches, and restricting access to others.
* COVID restrictions. The caches are more than 5km from my home, and are not accessible during lockdown times even under the guise of "exercise". Also, lockdown times have put higher demands on time outside of lockdown.
* Actually knowing what to do. I put faith in the equipment used to create these caches, but that proved inadequate. I have considered a number of ideas to address the underlying issues, some require considerable financial expenditure, others require international supply lines to recover from COVID. If access was not affected, I'd simply keep replacing caches for the time being, as I developed a more permanent solution.
I hope to bring out Puzzle Me Easy v1.1 when these issues are resolved.
- WesPro

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Hidden : 8/1/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A simple numerical substitution cipher to find GZ coordinates.

Please Note

  • The cache is not at the coordinates listed above.
  • During wet weather Staceys Rd becomes soft in places. Please drive carefully, and attempt to minimise damage to the road and surrounds.
  • Please put caches back the way you found them – don't move them or make them harder.
  • Be mindful of traffic – park and approach caches safely!
  • The cache is a 200ml Sistema. BYO implement of writing.
  • The cache contains a clue for another puzzle in the series.
  • There is a winner's medallion for the FTF.

The Series

This cache is one of a series offering a variety of "easy" puzzles. They are all (meant to be) puzzles that can be solved either using clues provided or online resources readily found using Google. The hides themselves are relatively easy – the key feature here is you are meant to use your energy on the puzzle, not the find.

In part, this series pays tribute to TR!'s "It's Puzzle Time" series, which is another great introduction to puzzle caches (thank you heaps, TR!).

Adder

Adders are any of a number of snakes from several families, most of which are venomous. The one thing in common amongst all types of adders is their inherent hatred of subtracters.

Enumerable Lists

An enumerable list makes an association between numbers and a list of words. An enumerable list like "Months of the Year" is readily understood: the association that "January" = 1, "February" = 2, "March" = 3, etc, is fairly universal in the English-speaking world. This list (and others like it) rely on two things: that there is a fixed order of words, and there is a clear lead (or "first") word.

Difficulties arise where there is no fixed agreement of order and/or lead word. For example, "Days of the Week" has the difficulty that there is no universal agreement as to whether "Sunday" or "Monday" is the first word in the list. Likewise, "Colours" has the difficulty of not having a fixed order (one could use the ROYGBIV order of the rainbow, but there is no agreement where "Pink" and "Brown" fit). In these cases, an order and/or lead must be explicitly specified.

The Puzzle

The cache is located at: S 38° ab.cdf E 144° gh.jkm

Additional Hints (No hints available.)



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