Introduction:
"The public fountains
in the city of Lisboa were not merely running water. They were,
above all, places to pause and ponder. Close by one could see both
old people warming themselves in the sun and children in the
colourful spectacle of their play. In the water that flowed from
each public fountain the history of a street, a quarter, a whole
city was told."
The complete text I've prepared, can be read
here.
The hunt:
With this cache, I wanted to heat your feet
and your head. Have fun!
This cache was a regular one but, after 4
successful visits, it disappeared. I converted it to "virtual".
Read the new instructions to find it.
New instructions:
To log this cache as a find,
you'll have to visit all the spots, collect the information and
make the calculations.
With the result, you'll
get to the final spot and note the numbers in the 3 public lamps
around the exact coordinates place (in a radius of less than 10
metres) The sum will be the password to open your
certification document below in this page. The document, also, has
some pages with information about the final location and that info
was in the container, which disappeared.
Then, email me the first sentence of the last paragraph in the
document (MS Word 97 compatible. If you can't open
the doc. or haven't MS Word installed, email me the number, that
you've just calculated.).
After that, you can log this
cache as a find.
****
| Step |
Go
to...
|
Coordinates
(WGS84)
|
Itinerary on Foot (Best choice!) |
Itinerary by Car (Poorest
choice...) |
Proposed parking
places
|
Itineraries
between Parking places
|
| ( if you have difficulties opening these links,
due to a Firewall or your browser, ask me for the files and i'll
send them by mail ) |
| 1. |
Chafariz de Dentro and note the year writen at right as A |
N38 42.678
W09 07.680
|
Proposed Start
|
Parking P1 |
N/A |
| 2. |
Chafariz d'El Rey
and note how many taps still exist as
B |
N38 42.584
W09 07.766
|
P1P2Foot |
P1P2Car |
| N/A |
| 3. |
Chafariz das Moiras
and note how many stone benches are as
C |
N38 42.672
W09 08.048
|
P2P3Foot |
P2P3Car |
Parking P2 |
| ParkP1P2 |
| 4. |
Chafariz S. Paulo and note how many stone faces still exist as
D |
N38 42.479
W09 08.687
|
P3P4Foot |
P3P4Car |
(No
problem) |
Parkp2SP |
| 5. |
Chafariz da Rua de "O Século"
and note the nbr.
of taps as E |
N38 42.793
W09 08.841
|
P4P5Foot |
P4P5Car |
Parking P3 |
ParkSP3 |
| 6. |
Chafariz do Carmo note the nbr. of taps that work by twisting the handle
as F |
N38 42.713
W09 08.446
|
P5P6Foot |
P5P6Car |
| 7. |
Chafariz da Mãe d'Água
and note the door nr. in the building at right
as G (the
door is blocked with a ugly brick wall) |
N38 43.021
W09 08.818
|
P6P7Foot |
P6P7Car |
(No
problem) |
Park3CP |
| 8. |
Chafariz do Rato
and note the total nr. of steps (both sides) as H |
N38 43.197
W09 09.245
|
P7P8Foot |
P7P8Car |
Parking P4 |
ParkCP4 |
|
Now, it's time to a little
brainstorm!
(take the
data to home/hotel ( or just sit in the stairs ofChafariz do
Rato ) and make this calculations:
I = A/624, J = (B * 9) - 24 ,
K = (C * (F + 1)) – 11, L = D + 1 + (F + 1) -
B, M = (E * 2) + B, N = (F + 1), O = G –
(C * C), P = H – O
|
| 9. |
The cache place is at |
N38.4I,JKL
W09.0M,NOP
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Total distance (one leg) |
+/- 5.700m |
+/- 7.400m (only the
car) |
N/A |
+/- 4.700 (only the
car) |
****
Notes:
Don't forget:
"Cache in, trash out" and Leave No
Trace
Certification Document
(With the password made up by
the final calculations, open this document and copy it to you PC if
you wish. Allow some time for the file to be
downloaded.)
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know more about Geocaching
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