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Penninsula Puzzle Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

tiddalik: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 2/21/2005
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache was originally created in conjuction with The Annual Canberra Cache Awards - 2004, however it will remain available well after the event has finished.

The coordinates above will not take you to the cache but they will however take you to the location of the caching event and are not used for this cache, the coordinates that you will require to complete the cache are listed below.

Each year the Canberran caching community get together to nominate and vote for which caches they enjoyed finding throughout the year, the award is presented at a caching event that is held at the beginning of the next year. The awards started in the year of 2003 with 2 Leg Drive taking out the first award for his cache A Ride around the Lake.

This cache incorporates the details of the nominated caches for Best Cache 2004 these were:

In order to claim this cache you will need to put your code cracking skills into use.

At the coordinates below you will find the coded names of the cache owners,

  • S 35 17.443   E 149 05.989
  • S 35 17.538   E 149 05.949
  • S 35 17.653   E 149 06.063
  • S 35 17.575   E 149 06.129
  • S 35 17.500   E 149 06.127
  • S 35 17.410   E 149 06.078
  • S 35 17.527   E 149 06.012
  • S 35 17.384   E 149 05.956

You will need to crack the code at each location to discover which cacher and cache you have found.

  • A is for Lego Land, Murrumbidgee Mouth, Lanyon Loop and Glebe Gates - Note: This cacher was formely known as ThomasS and therefore this cache uses this name
  • B is for Things That Go Bump In The Night
  • C is for Forgotten Heroes and Long Distance Call
  • D is for Circle's Centre and Sparkie
  • E is for A-Z Canberra Tours
  • F is for 76 Trombones
  • G is for Going Commando
  • H is for An Anagram of ROCK

using the table below to crack the code and determine which alphabet was used for which cache and this will give you your final coordinate.

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
A 2 1 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19
B 3 2 1 26 25 24 23 22 21 20
C 4 3 2 1 26 25 24 23 22 21
D 5 4 3 2 1 26 25 24 23 22
E 6 5 4 3 2 1 26 25 24 23
F 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 26 25 24
G 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 26 25
H 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 26
I 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
J 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
K 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3
L 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
M 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
N 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6
O 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7
P 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
Q 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
R 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
S 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
T 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12
U 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13
V 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
W 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15
X 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16
Y 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
Z 1 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18

Once you have all the codes dechipered your final coordinate will read

S35 AB.CBE

E149 EF.GGA

Here is an example of how to Decipher the code, please note this is an example ONLY and not the correct answer to the puzzle:

  1. From the clues above - H is for An Anagram of ROCK
  2. Who is the cache owner? - 2LegDrive
  3. Code at Coord - 21,24,16,13,6,8,5,19,10,23,6
  4. Code Dechipered - Two Leg Drive
  5. Therefore alphabet 1 was used so H = 1

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jngre, Jngre Rireljurer, Abg fher vs guvf n qenva be n crevfpbcr

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)