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Life's a Beach # 31 - Watcombe. Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Ky Devas: Went to check on this today. The beach road is still closed with no signs of it being repaired any time soon and the tree the cache was in has been cut down. So, regretfully I am archiving it. Thanks to all who visited.

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Hidden : 2/18/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

One of the Life's a Beach series caches.

There is nothing at the headline co-ordinates which are for the carpark.

If you would like to add more caches to this series, please feel free to do so!
Please contact heartradio through his profile first so that he can keep track of numbers and avoid duplications. Caches can be any type except traditionals

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Watcombe beach is one of the 10 main beaches that make up Torbay. According to Torbay council “the beautiful sandy beach of Watcombe is an idyllic spot surrounded by cliffs and wooded hillsides. There is a steep path that leads down to the beach which passes through mature woodland and opens out to reveal a small cove with spectacular scenery.”

Dogs are allowed all year and there is free parking in the 24 hour carpark at the top of the steep walk down to the beach.

To find this cache you need to get the information indicated from the waypoints and then work out the co-ordinates for the final. After getting the information from the first waypoint head back out of the carpark and down the road to the beach.

 

Waypoint 1 Carpark noticeboard. N50 29.798 W003 31.228

AB = The height of the totem pole in feet.

C = The number of sections of the John Musgrave Heritage Trail on this map

F = Terracotta Industry date 19F1.

 

Waypoint 2 Beach front. N50 29.747 W003 30.932

D = The number of posts there are along the railings, including the ends. Add the digits together.

E = The number of cogs on the metal object by the noticeboard.

 

Check sum of A - F = 26

Cache is at N50 29.(D+F)(B-A)(CxF) W003 31.(CxF)(B-E)(A+E)

With thanks to Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust for permission to place this cache.

Congratulations to heartradio and Chudleigh.Traveller on their joint FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jurer jbhyq lbh chg vg?

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)