Noongar Boodjar # 4 Mystery Cache
Hidden : 4/8/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:




This cache in one in a series of caches placed along the 'Wadandi Rails to Trails' to encourage you to get on your bicycle and take a ride through the countryside and enjoy some of the scenery along the way. There are lush forests with tall trees, bubbling brooks, native bushland with some interesting geological features and classic farmlands with cows in the paddocks and vineyards which change with seasons. More information about the trail can be found here and here.


Noongar Boodjar # 4




The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates.


This mini series of caches is based on the fact that we are all on Noongar Boodjar (land traditionally belonging to the Noongar people). In fact, the Noongar people have occupied the entire south west of our country for over 45000 years. Their land extends from north of Jurien Bay, inland to north of Moora and down to the southern coast between Bremer Bay and east of Esperance.

The word Noongar means ‘person’ or ‘people’. Boodjar means 'country'. As Noongar language was not written prior to colonisation, there are many spellings of most Noongar words. Early European settlers were recording the sounds they were hearing being pronounced. Examples of this are the spelling of Noongar or Nyungar or Noongah or Nyoongar or Nyoongah; Pibelmen or Bibbulmun or Bibelmen; Wheelman or Wilmen; or even Wadandi or Wardandi (hence the naming of the trail these caches are placed along).



The Wadandi are "the people who live by the ocean and follow the forest paths" and show their connection to land and sea through songs, stories, spirituality and Dreaming. In the noongar language, the word "wardan" means "sea", so the Wardandi (or Wadandi) are literally "the people of the sea."

Evidence of the Wadandi's occupation in this area dates back over 50,000 years. They live by the six seasonal rotation. Understanding the interconnectedness between plants, animals, weather movements and spiritual beings allows Wandandi people to have a strong connection to country, sense of belonging to these coastal lands and identity.

The Wadandi speak Kongal-Marawar Mongki, sometimes referred to as the South-western dialect, or Wardandi Dordenap. For more information on how to speak their language, you might like go here.

The Wardandi word for ocean is maambakoort. You need to find their words for whale, mullet, crab, stingray, prawn, salmon, seagull, shark, dolphin, fish, shell, seal and oyster, along with maambakoort.

When you have all the words, place them onto the crossword below. Once that is done, the coloured squares will spell out another Noongar word that you will need to enter into the checker to obtain the coordinates for the cache.



You can check your answer and get the cache coordinates here.
Good Luck!


FTF Congratulations
adinache & Iateyourhorse


PS Remember to look out for the number that is inside the cache.
You will need this number to work out the coordinates for the
Noongar Boodjar Bonus Cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nyy jbeqf pna or sbhaq ba gur bar jrofvgr.

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)


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