The Voice Never Forgotten Mystery Cache

Skopje’s river is crossed by the bridges of history, music, and art. They carry the voice of heroes and artists.

The posted coordinates will take you below the Freedom Bridge plaque, also named as Philip II of Macedon on Google Maps. You are supposed to climb on the bridge.
But these are not the final coordinates — to discover the cache, you must solve the rest of the geocache.

 The Puzzle

• Look only at the English side of the plaque. Count the following from that English text only ( including the title, see picture below if needed)

• Let:

  • F = the number of letters in the word FREEDOM (treat the title “Freedom” the same as the body).
    (F = _)

  • A = the number of times the word FREEDOM appears on the English plaque (title + body).
    (A = _)

  • S = the number of sentences in the English text (split by sentence-ending punctuation).
    (S = _)

  • B = the number of blank line paragraph separators on the English plaque.
    (B = _)

  • C = the number of times the word CENTURIES appears.
    (C = _)

• Compute the date:

  • Day (DD) = F × A − S

  • Month (MM) = B (use two digits, e.g., 01 = January)

  • Year (YYYY) = C × 1001 − (F × S)

• Plug in the numbers:

  • Day = ______

  • Month = _______

  • Year = ____________

Now you have a date: DD.MM.YYYY.

Once you have the date, you need to solve this cryptic hint and find out who this person is (use an online search tool)
“This hero sang for hearts, his voice now frozen in bronze. To continue your journey, cross the river where 29 men watch over the Vardar. Among them, one sings forever in bronze. There is your next clue, and I strongly recommend, after solving it, to listen to one of his songs while solving the rest of the geocache.

Location2:

"You’ve found the singer in bronze. But the next clue isn’t on him—it’s where the bridge tells its story. Read it.

English plaque lines (for reference):

1. Built in 2012, The Bridge of Art celebrates the recent Macedonian artistic history.
2. This resplendent bridge is decorated with thirty-five statues of some of the most
3. significant and distinguished educators, artists, writers, composers and actors from Macedonia,
4. individuals who have had a deep influence on Macedonian art, leaving a treasury of works and
5. cultural wealth that forms an invaluable part of the Macedonian cultural heritage.

Applying the rule by the following words in order: (the title does not count)

·  54th word = ____________, 2nd letter = __

·  11th word = __________, 7th letter = ___

·  29th word = ____________, 1st letter = __

·  30th word = ______________ ,1st letter = __

·  15th word = ___________,, 1st letter = ___

Final: ___________________

The geocache is hidden in a clear envelope.