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Kauai's Variety - a Challenge Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/1/2024
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache IS at the posted coordinates.

Kauai is noted for its beauty and variety and this Challenge celebrates that. Because this is a Challenge cache, there is a requirement that must be met before logging the cache as a Find.

 

On Kauai, there are geocaches of 5 different sizes: Micro, Small, Regular, Large & Other. In order to qualify to log this cache as a Find, you have to find geocaches of 4 of those 5 sizes in the county of Kauai. These 4 sizes can have been found at any time.

There are also caches which Project-GC says are a size, i.e. Virtual & Not Chosen, but those are hard to search for and there is no requirement to find either of those sizes. The Difficulty rating is for the search for caches and the Terrain is actual.

In order to experience more of Kauai, I urge you to investigate the island's one Large cache, the delightful Directionally Challenged (GC99YDW) and the island's one other Challenge cache - Moku of Hawaii Challenge (GC5CMXQ).

In be able to launch a Challenge cache the owner must qualify and I do: Micro 8, Small 23, Regular 12, Other 4 and Large 2

The Hawaiian islands are the most isolated and remote archipelago in the world. Kauai is the oldest of the archipelago, and therefore Kauai flora and fauna has the longest amount of time to reach its present lushness and diversity. For example, more than 60 different species of trees call Kauai home. There are 3 main species of dolphins in the waters of Kauai. Approximately 680 species of fish are known to inhabit the waters around the Hawaiian Islands and most are found around Kauai. 

My geocaching daughter (Smemily), who lives in Kilauea, will look after the cache. 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybgf bs pubvprf, ohg guvf uvqrl-ubyr va n gerr FYVTUGYL NOBIR urnq urvtug.

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)