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Knysna Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/8/2001
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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The 1876 Millwood Gold Rush


17 km north of Knysna in the area of Millwood there was a short gold rush at the end of the nineteenth century.

At the location there is a small rock pile. The cache is buried below the rocks, 3 cm below the surface.

The last 1 km requires a 4x4 or hike.

See this web site for more details.

Elevation is 588 meters.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur ybpngvba vf ba gur fznyy uvyy jvgu gur gerr. Pbagragf: 1 k Unaq qrpbengrq cra 1 k Ynpvat sha frg 1 k 100 ZO Mvc qvfx 1 k Tneqra Ebhgr cvpgher obbx 5 k Fznyy cbfg pneqf 5 k Ynetr cbfg pneqf 1 k "Fbeel ab" fvta 2 k Srngure unve pyvcf 1 k Trbpnpuvat ernq zr 1 k Ybtobbx & cra

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)