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Perhaps I'm not what you think I am ? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/9/2022
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Please note : your goal is not the coordinates listed - for those you must read on and ponder !

 

Perhaps I'm not what you think I am ?

(  I could also add - it is very unlikely that you will ever see the thing after which I am named ! )

 

WHAT AM I ?

- I have a relative in Cape Town who claims to be the shortest of our kind in South Africa !

- I am related to Queen Victoria's second son !

 

WHO AM I ?

- My silver brothers are  (Wraith, Dawn, Cloud, Shadow and Spirit )

- I've been on Broadway since 1988

 

IT'S ALL IN THE NAME !

My name honours and recognises an insect endemic to South Africa. This insect has several different names including a knickname ( ? ) and a Latin name.

The insect's knickname is the same as that of an indigenous tree found along the Garden Route. The number of letters in it's knickname (  no "s" please ! ) will give you Clue "A"

The insect's Latin name contains the name of one of our planetary neighbours - the number of letters of that planet will give you Clue "B".

Now that you have the values of A + B insert them in the formula below to take you to your goal

S 34 01.(B+2)(A+1)(A)  E 022 59.(A+2)(B)

There is plenty of space for parking within 5 metres of this cache. The container is big enough for small items of trade and small trackables. There is a pencil inside.

If you are interested in finding out more information about the insect after whom I am named you can use the values A and B to decypher the text below by going to - https://www.geocachingtoolbox.com/index.php?lang=en&page=caesarCipher 

Choose "Ascii characters 33 through 126 (Rot47)"  - insert the value AB into "Rotate # places"

 

Juvx|} n!n{$ |rwpun Tn~{kxxv }{nn 1!r{prurj mr!j{rlj}n2 rw }qn rwmrpnwx~| ox{n|}| kn}"nnw Tw$|wj jwm Yun}}nwkn{p Kj$5 r| qxvn }x jw rw|nl} }qj} vx|} xo ~| "ruu wn!n{ |nn7

]qn onvjun Yqjw}xv 1x{ Pqx|}2 Vx}q 1Un}x _nw~|2 uj$| qn{ npp| rw }qn |xo} nj{}q wnj{ }qn {xx}| xo }qn Tn~{kxxv5 knox{n ou$rwp xoo }x mrn7 ]qn uj{!jn vjtn }qnr{ "j$ ~y }qn }{nn5 m{ruurwp j }~wwnu }q{x~pq }qn kj{t rw}x }qn "xxm7 J| }qn$ nwuj{pn }qn }~wwnu5 }qn |j"m~|} o{xv "qrlq }qn$ n#}{jl} }qnr{ oxxm5 jwm }qnr{ m{xyyrwp|5 j{n n#ynuunm }q{x~pq }qn xynwrwp7 Xwln }qn uj{!jn pjrw vj}~{r}$5 jwm s~|} knox{n }qn y~yj |}jpn5 }qn$ |nju }qn xynwrwp "r}q j ljy xo p~v6urtn |j"m~|}7 ]qn y~yjn vx!n j{x~wm "r}q nj|n rw|rmn }qn
|njunm }~wwnu k$ "{rppurwp }qnr{ jkmxvrwju |npvnw}|5 "qrlq j{n n|ynlrjuu$
jmjy}nm ox{ }qr| y~{yx|n7 Knox{n }qn jm~u} y~yj nvn{pn|5 }qn ljy |yur}| xynw
jwm }qn rw|nl} "x{t| r}|nuo x~} xo }qn }~wwnu ~w}ru r}| "rwp lj|n| j{n o{nn7
Jo}n{ j vrw~}n x{ }"x5 }qn y~yj xynw| r}| "rwp|5 vx!rwp z~rltu$ ~y }qn }{~wt xo
}qn Tn~{kxxv knox{n |n}}urwp mx"w jwm juux"rwp r}| knj~}ro~u5 |ru!n{6|yx}}nm
"rwp| }x ~wo~{u7

S~|} j| }qn Yqjw}xv Vx}q r| }qn xwu$ xo r}| trwm5 |x }xx r| }qr| yj||5 "qrlq y{x~mu$ knj{| r}| wjvn7

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vgf nyy gurer va sebag bs lbh - be vf vg vaivfvoyr ng nobhg gur urvtug bs lbhe jnvfg ?

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)