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White Nile ... "Parchment" Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/25/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


NOTE: There is No Parking in Water Gum Dr adjacent to GZ

This cache is part of my “River Nile” series If you want that to make sense, you need to read the description for “Sauce of the Nile” (GCB2PFQ)

There will be a Bonus Cache associated with this series. The information needed to locate the cache can be found on the logs of selected caches on the Oran Park side of Camden Valley Way. This section of the series is still being completed.

Unfortunately, not all of South Creek has features that reflect something significant about the River Nile. That means some caches are a little more “generic” than others, so the message for this METAL bridge is different. These caches are named for a colour variation of white (as this one is … ie, part of the White Nile) or blue, or of a significant pharaoh in the history of Egypt.

The White Nile’s name is due to the clay sediment it carries in its waters, which gives the water a pale, whitish colour.

A story for the interested … At Christmastime in some parts of the US, when carollers go around the neighbourhood, they take with them a CIGN (shortened over time from “Christmas-sign” to “C-sign” to “CIGN”) which adds to the message. While they are singing, some of their number hold this CIGN aloft, which has something written on it that’s appropriate to the season, such as “NOEL”

Hillster overcomes an "it could have been more helpful" hint to make First Find. 👍 (I've adjusted the hint)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jba'g ernpu vg sebz gur oevqtr jnyxjnl, ohg qba’g arrq gb iragher sne bss-genpx. Snveyl dhvrg zvqjrrx, ohg vs gurer ner fcbegvat npgvivgvrf ng gur cnex, phaavat naq fgrnygu jvyy or arrqrq. Xrrc rlrf crryrq sbe bppnfvbany qbt-jnyxref.

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)