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TopHat Challenge #4 Dry Feet (N. Otago) Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Natalie247: This series is a bit out of the way (was here for the Oamaru Geofest in 2017) and decided that I need to focus my cache maintenance elsewhere. Did offer it up for adoption and no takers but that's fine because hopefully this means we will get more challenges placed here or elsewhere.

It was fitting that the sun was setting behind the mountains as travelled along the roads taking in the containers for the caches archived here. The containers are gone - please do not go here looking or putting any throw downs.

For those who have logged that they have signed the cache but yet to qualify they have rest of 2022 to qualify and then put new log found (reference the date signed as well as proof qualify). Any false logs will be deleted - all electronic and paper logs have been noted and will be double checked.

On 1 Jan 2023 the cache pages will be requested to be locked.

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Hidden : 2/5/2017
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

 I am sure most of us have on our caching adventures thought or been told you're "Mad as a hatter!"

I say lets celebrate this matter, you can identify many Mad Hatter's by the Top Hats they wear. So join the tea party and earn yourself your very own virtual one.  

NOTE and OBEY the WARNING SIGNS. You DO NOT need to cross the fence to get this.

 


Cache is at the posted co-ordinates but you must comply with the rules to log this. (Any which do not risk being deleted).

Objective of the Challenge:

Find at least 10 geocaches at or below 0m elevation, which you got without getting wet feet :)

 

The Rules:

1. You must have qualified AND signed the physical container to claim this as a find.   If you wish to 'find' this cache but do not yet qualify, write a note on this page and convert it to a smiley when you later qualify.

2. This Challenge Cache cannot count.

3. All finds count, past, present and future. So some geocachers may already qualify to claim this cache.

4. Finds still count even if the cache subsequently gets archived.

5. Found logs that don't qualify will be deleted.

6. Qualifying finds of finders who don't sign the physical log book will also be deleted. I will check the log book periodically.

7. Optional Extra - In your log, tell us if there is a story to go with how you qualified for this challenge.

8. Geocaching.com and Project GC use the location of the listed co-ords to determine elevation of each cache.  The key is to get caches which are at 0m elevation or lower and does not have the swimming or diving attribute enabled (this does not mean that they have to be negative attributes.... they just are not selected as positive ones). 

9. All cache types count.

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre ebpxf haqre qb abg fjvz fvta.

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)