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Model Train Mystery Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/8/2021
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Welcome to the Knysna Waterfront!

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates but you will find your coordinates here! Use the geochecker below to verify your calculations!

Some nifty locals have built a beautiful Märklin model train which is on display here since mid-2021 - maybe the result of some time for playing around during the Corona pandemic and lockdowns...
This mystery let's you find all the answers to determine the final coordinates at one single location, just by admiring the beautiful display as it deserves!

Have fun discovering the model train landscape and finding your cache!

(The model seems to not be accessible in the evenings, when a gate is lowered to block access. Best to go during the day!)

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Walk around the display in counter-clockwise direction to answer the following questions in sequence:

Question 1: How many black bicycles are parked at the Darling Train Station?

Question 2: How many aircraft are parked in front of the main airport building at Darling International Airport?

Question 3: How many boats are on the lake?

Question 4: How many people are waiting at the Knysna train station? 

Question 5: How many brown-white cows (big and small) are on the meadow?

Question 6: How many forklifts work at the sawmill?

Question 7: How many convertibles have collided in the road accident?

Question 8: How many children have their kite flying in the air? 

Question 9: How many (main) corners has the fortress "Catzenellenbogen"?

Question 10: How many rows of hops are planted next to the house with the big black chimney (Darlington Brewery)?

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Time to find a place to sit and calculate your final coordinates!
Once done please check in the coordinate checker below to see if you calculated correctly before setting off to your calculated GZ!

S 34 2.(Q9)(Q2-Q3)(Q4+Q5+Q6)

E 23 2.(Q7+Q10)(Q1)(Q8)

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

oruvaq gur zrgny cyngr orgjrra gur ornzf

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)