Up, Up and Away Home (Canterbury) Mystery Cache
Up, Up and Away Home (Canterbury)
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This cache is in the grounds of a park and community centre on the east side of Christchurch.
The coordinates given are for the sign at the front of the park. All the waypoints and the final cache are within the environs of the park. You will need to find plaques and signs around the park to gather the information and then use that information to get the final coordinates. The cache is a 200ml painted screw top container. The cache is hidden just above ground level and covered with leaf litter. (Please re-hide very carefully) When hidden the cache contained several NZ-related keyrings and a new "Spotted Kiwi" travel bug. 1. Rock Slab: When did J.R. McKenzie give this facility to the city? 19AB A = ? B = ? 2. Rock Plaque: When was the plaque unveiled, that marks 50 years service? November CD 199E C = ? D = ? E = ? 3. Kowhai: What year did the children of the Playcentre plant the kowhai tree? 19FG F = ? G = ? 4. Ginko Biloba: When was Dorothy Rangi Crumpton, director of the facility? 19AF to 19HI H = ? I = ? J = I – E K = H – B L = F – C M = G – A The final cache coordinates are S 43° 33.KLJ E 172° 39.MDC
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Hint 1.] Onfr bs A5 gerr
[Hint 2.] A5 gnt vf nobir urnq urvtug.
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