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The Lost Goonie Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/9/2018
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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After the Goonies discovered One Eyed Willy and his treasure they also uncovered a mystery.  One Eyed Willy had a long lost brother named Redbeard.  Redbeard terrorized the seas for years with his crew taking down ships and hoarding treasures.  Legend has it these are the coordinates to Redbeard's massive treasure.  Legend also states that Redbeard loved puzzles so I am sure you will encounter one along the way. To reset the lock after trying the combo click the top of the lock down 2 times.

Redbeard was the fiercest, most terrifying pirate on the seven seas. They said his attacks and boardings throughout the World had amassed him a fabulous amount of treasure, the greatest ever known. Like any good pirate, Redbeard trusted no one, and always kept his treasure right under his feet, down in the enormous hold of his ship.


One day, he heard talk of a magnificent treasure that was to make its way right across the sea in one of the World’s most powerful ships. It was a tremendously big galleon, and it was very well armed, but no one enjoyed stealing treasure from big ships and then sinking them more than Redbeard, even though he was already so rich that he would have needed many lifetimes simply to spend the gold and jewels he had amassed.


So, the pirate carefully prepared an attack on the open sea. As ever, the boarding was a success after they executed a takeover plan right down to the last detail, and they were soon busy moving the fabulous treasure from the galleon over to Redbeard's ship. Without doubt, this was a formidable haul of treasure, almost as big as what Redbeard already had. He rubbed his hands, thinking about continuing to multiply his riches. Gold left a big smile on Redbeard’s face.


When they had loaded all the treasure up into their ship, they sank the galleon, and the pirates prepared a great feast to celebrate the deed. As drunk as they became, they didn’t realize that their own ship was gradually sinking down to the bottom of the sea, since the treasure haul had been so big and heavy that the boat could not stay afloat


By the time they realized, there was nothing that could be done. The ship went to the bottom of the sea with all its wicked pirates, led by Redbeard himself. And there they remain to this day, with the treasure trove that had become so huge… but that never quite managed to equal Redbeard's greed.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f nyy va gur qrfpevcgvba.

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)