This is a simple off-set cache which
involves about a 1.5 km walk from the given waypoint to the
cache. Please take the opportunity to learn something of our
natural heritage. A diversion could even gain you a coffee or
a ice cream.
The coordinates you need to work out are S32
ab.cde E115 fg.hij. To solve coordinates you need to visit the
waypoint above and answer the following questions. The
standard a = 1, b = 2, c =3 ... z = 26 formula is used unless
indicated otherwise
| Coordinate
element |
Question |
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a |
In the months of May and June the chicks are "feeding on the
nutritious _______ ______ not available in other parts of the
world" (six and four letters). The eighth letter in this pair of
words can visually be mistaken for a numerical value. That
numerical value equals a.
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b |
In the months of September and October, "the ________ (six
letters) travel thousands of kilometres to spend ..." The value of
b is the third letter minus four.
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| c |
November and December enlighten us to the feeding habits of the
visitors. We are told about four foods. Our interest is the second
food source (begins with the letter m). The number of letters in
this word is the value of c.
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| d |
In January and February a lot of energy is consumed to continue
something. That something is two words (nine and seven letters).
Add one to the value of the fifteenth letter to get the value of
d.
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| e |
In July and August the "adults _______ south." Count the number
of letters in the missing word. That number equals the value of
e.
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| f |
In March and April the visitors begin their journey to where?
Two words (eight letters and 10 letters). Divide the fourteenth
letter by four to get the value of f.
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| g |
In January and February a lot of energy is consumed to continue
something. That something is two words (nine and seven letters).
G is equal to the value of the third letter.
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| h |
In the months of September and October, "the ________ (six
letters) travel thousands of kilometres to spend ..." The value of
h is equal to the value of the third letter.
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| i |
In July and August the "adults _______ south." The value of the
first letter equals the value of i.
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| j |
In March and April the visitors begin their journey to where?
Two words (eight letters and 10 letters). The value of the fourth
letter in the second word equates to the value of j.
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