Hello there, Geocastaway!
Before you get started, here's a message from an actual castaway from Survivor US: "Detective Dean" and "King of the Chill" himself, Dean Kowalski.
This is Episode 01 of the Survivor: Philippines trilogy, the 1st ever season of my Geocache Survivor Series.
This cache features another replica of a hidden immunity idol from Survivor: Philippines.
Choose your adventure:
1. Traditional Geocacher: Proceed to waypoints and reveal GZ coordinates
2. Geocastaway: Continue scrolling...
This is a FIELD puzzle which is best solved being physically present and starting at the published coordintes.
Fret not, castaway! There is a Solution Section at the end of this page to help you on your journey.
For those who do NOT want to be spoiled, please scroll carefully! Waypoints section also contains spolier coordinates (hidden by default) to help with your journey if you wish.
Congratulations, you have found a clue to the hidden immunity idol!
This is the first of my Survivor Geocache series. This cache features a replica of a hidden immunity idol from Survivor: Philippines.
Credits to CBS Show Survivor.
Please do not remove the idol. The physical log is in a container very close to the idol. BYOP please. Also, the idol hunters might need their torches at night.
About this location: Strathville is my current home and is one of the newer residential complexes open to visitors in the North Strathfield and Concord West area. It is a peaceful neighbourhood near the railway and is a choice home location for elderly care. There is also a nice park with playground for kids, and a nearby tennis court for tennis enthusiasts like me. This a good new stop for the series of geocaches along this path in North Strathfield and Olympic Park.
NOTE: Like most mystery caches, the physical container is not at the published coordinates. It is just the recommended starting point as this riddle is best solved when you are out there in the jungle (survivor style).
Shoutout to Brewmaker and Zelda for getting FTF!
You are safe in the next tribal council.
SOLUTION SECTION (SPOILER ALERT!!!):
Do not scroll further if you don't wish to view the solution yet. Solution will be revealed step-by-step.
1. "Away from the sunset, to the north, to the sea... Head east, until the start of day that ends after three"
- Use the map at the starting point as a reference.
- Notice that there is a "sun" at the bottom right of the map, so go the opposite direction towards Block C ("sea" pun). The "north" arrow also points towards this direction.
- Once at the corner at Block C, head east to towards an area marked as D4 (start of Day that ends after three, which is 4).
- Photo here
2. "Across the meadow, into the woods, at the right spot go peek... A monkey sits upon the idol that you seek"
- Near D4 area is a grassy area ("meadow") that leads to an area of plants boxed by wood ("woods").
- Go peek at the literal "right" area to capture that elusive monkey.
- Photo here