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Coaled Hearted Multi-Cache

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CraigRat: Not caching anymore, so it's only fair to free up a spot for someone else.
Will remove when I get back that way.

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Hidden : 9/11/2004
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A traditional multi that takes you around some interesting ruins

Take time to look at the ruins and absorb the beauty and horror of this place.



You should not need to leave the tracks until you are almost at Ground Zero

Sometimes the answer will be right there at your feet, sometimes you will have to follow your heart!

At Waypoint 1: Read the sign on the brick and note what year the government shut down the mines.
Add 7368 to this (XXXX).

Your next waypoint is:
S 42 5X.XXX
E 147 43.006

You will need to head about 80M NW of WP1 to find the ankle high stump that points the way to the Military Precinct. Follow this track to WP2

At WP2: Note the year of the Military Buildings
Add 1046 to this number (YYYY)
Your next waypoint is:
S 42 59.074
E 147 4Y.YYY

At WP3: Note down the regiment of Private Norton
Subtract this number from 154 (ZZ)
Your next waypoint is:
S 42 ZZ.969
E 147 42.920

At WP4: Note down the Year Greaves and Francis Hall Fell
Add 2451 to this number (AAAA)
Your next waypoint is:
S 42 58.938
E 147 AA.AA0


At WP5: Note down the date of the vessel
Subtract this number from 7739 (BBBB)
Your next waypoint is:
S 42 BB.BB0
E 147 42.962
Stay on the track as long as you can then dash on over to the cache!!

Follow the track around the water and back to where you started.

Cache is a 1 ltr container and contains:
* Mini torch
* Ceramic Fish
* Simpsons Stamper
* RAM
* Dinosaurs
* GC.Com Zipper Compass
* Log Book and Pen

We hope you enjoy this one!

Sorry, this cache is not dog friendly....

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n ubyr va gur gerr ng jnvfg urvtug

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)