Kathmandu - North by Northwest! Traditional Cache
Minnesota Dave: After five years it is time to archive this one! Thanks to all those who confirmed it's demise. It has disappeared again and I am not making enough trips from India to Kathmandu to keep it maintained. If I get up there again I may try to hid a new one.... the area the cache was hidden in underwent a lot of renovation, which did not help! Feel free to hide another cache in this park... it is a good place! Well done to all who found this cache and all who confirmed times when it was not there.... but now it's wrap!
Kathmandu - North by Northwest!
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The cache hiding spot is just a bit uphill from the pathway, located in a nice but lesser known park.
It is amazing that the one Asian city which has plenty of western tourists with backpacks and hiking boots and GPS units has had no geocache - until now that is!
Just step out of your hotel and follow the arrow on the GPS. You can always catch a cab if time is limited but beware prices have gone up on those. Otherwise the walk will take you through a nice forgettable part of ordinary Kathmandu, with the highlight en route being the not too romantic river. The cache spot is in a nice quiet scenic public area, but you must pay... brace yourself.... ten rupees to get in! That is approximately ten US cents. And another five for your camera.
The main challenge will not be finding it but doing so without muggles seeing you. They do not hang around this area, but the problem is they can come down the paths from either direction quite suddenly, and may see you there. So you need to keep a lookout when accessing and rehiding the cache. Also as of December 2008 there are workmen working on a wall behind the cache... so you must look for muggles around you 360 degrees. It is better to go to this cache on a weekday; on weekends the park is more crowded.
The cache is now back to its original location! Instead of camoflaging it with sticks it is underneath some rocks. Be sure to replace the rocks both above and to the side of the cache so it cannot be seen from above or the side.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur pnpur vf uvqqra vafvqr bs gur gehax bs n gerr jvgu znal oenapurf.