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Weiti Wildlife Walk BONUS (Auckland) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/14/2020
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to a small series of caches connecting Ara Weiti Road with the Okura Bush Walkway- we have affectionately coined this the 'Weiti Wildlife Walk' and you will soon find out why!

In order to find this bonus cache, you will need to find all 5 of the Weiti Wildlife Walk caches.

When you find each cache, make note of the animal you find.

To avoid confusion, each animal is one of the 'African Big 5'.and you are only looking for a one word answer for each one.

Here's the puzzle...

This bonus cache can be found at:

S 36 39.VWX  E 174 43.YZ2

To solve the puzzle, use the letter's position in the alphabet (e.g. A=1, B=2, etc.) to work out the following:

V= WWW#3,1st letter

W= WWW#2, 5th letter minus 6th letter

X= WWW#5, 2nd letter

Y= WWW#1, 7th letter

Z= WWW#4, 6th letter

 

The checksum for VWXYZ = 25

 

 

 

 

 

The GPS struggled under the tree cover here, but with the hint the hide should be obvious.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq snyyra gerr

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)