Important Update November 2023: according to the last 2 cachers trying to make their way to the final, they were stopped about 1 km before GZ due to construction work going on! I assume workers might be around only from Monday to Friday, so there should be a fighting chance to retrieve the final at weekends - but without any guaranty. As long as there is still some hope left for a find I won`t disable the cache! If anyone got further information please contact me directly or post a note - Thank you!!!
This mystery sends you around the world to mostly deserted places, where you have to discover a number in order to continue your journey! The task is sometimes simple, but mostly a bit tricky, whereby the obvious does not always have to be the right thing!
Here are a few useful tips:
1) you definitely need the Google Earth Pro App on your PC or Laptop
2) you definitely need Wikipedia too
3) you need patience, inspiration, plenty of provisions for LONG journeys and, above all, good nerves!
We start our journey here on the island:
N 27° 46.175 W 15° 38.895 A=
Note: A is not 1
Then we cross the Atlantic to the next island:
N 36° 122*A + 242 W 89° 70*A - 57 B=
A short flight takes you to a legendary location:
N 37° B+6.47B W 115° 4B.B94 C=
A REALLY!!! long flight now brings you to:
S 23° 180*A + 4 W 19° 3*B.002 D=
Now it goes high at:
N 35° C+1.BB5 E 9,5*B° A/10.757 E=
After this adventure you will fly precisely to this clear sign:
N 37° C.2*A W 116° C-E.E1D F=
For the next value you definitely need 2 locations:
N 63° B/2.A/2+F-E W 151° B-F-1.B/E16
Note: its former official name
and
N 38° C+E.5B5 W FF° 02.F49 G=
On the other side of the globe you will find it at:
S B° 42.G+C+3*B E 115° B+E.0BF H=
Eastwards it is shorter to these "discarded":
N 3E° 09.2*C+2*F W 110° C-E.H*(A+F) I=
It's time for a luxurious detour:
N 47° 0B.E*D*I E F° 15.A*E-H J=
The question arises here: what am I actually doing here EXACTLY at:
N E*J° 29.10*J-H W 117° I+H+E.J*J-D K=
Back in good old Germany:
N 50° 58.D*K-D E 7° 01.0J L=
Note: L is not 32
Quite exhausted, I reach my goal after this long journey at:
N 38° 0F.J+L E L/E° 58.G+4*L+J M=
Note: Just the kilometer value
In order to be able to achieve your final goal, you now need:
the sum of all numerical values found: X=
and the number of different countries visited Y=
You can find the final at:
N27° 5x.xxx, in which:
x.xxx = X * H + I * K + C + K
W015° 3y.yyy, in which:
y.yyy = X * Y - E * E * I
You can check here whether you will end your trip successfully:
Spoiler picture can be found in the Checker!
