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Governor Fitz Roy's Square Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 8/12/2005
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache area is adjacent to the city and a short walk from lots of public transport.

The walk (not allowed to ride bikes here) will take you on a circuit, so you can probably start at any point as the locations are fairly obvious. Depending on how long you stand and admire the stops, the cache will take about 45-60 minutes.

It is an old established area with many large trees. Some GPS's will have some problems with exact locations. Don't worry about this as each way point is obvious when you are in the area.

2 hour meter parking is available near the starting location (7:30am - 6:30pm Monday - Friday and 7:30am - 12:30pm Saturday)

All the locations are within South 37 degrees 48 minutes and East 144 degrees 58 minutes, so only the decimal part of the minutes need be calculated.

1. Carved in Sand
A girl and a boy with accompanying animals guard the first location.
If the animal with the girl is a:
Dragon, then A= 3,
Barbie Doll, then A = 6, or
Fish, then A =9
If the animal with the boy is a:
Pelican, then B = 0,
Lion, then B=1, or
Transformer, then B=2.
How many bollards are between the sculptures plus how many steps down to the park = C

2. Carved in Wood C.B.C/2 C.C-2.C
How many big spiders are here? D
How many years did it take Ola? E
When was the Restoration? 19FG

3. Construction Zone G.F.C-E C.G-E+D.G
Like all housing estates, there is always work going on. I had a couple of questions here, but when I went back to check, half the buildings had gone.
Near the Toll house there is an educational facility. How many letters in the word over the doorway? H
Between this building and the Toll House how many buildings are there? J

4. James's Cottage - Gardener or Navigator? F-D.H.C-J A-J.E-D.G
How many chimney pots keep the house warm? K

5. Animal Races 3xE-D.2xK.2xB G.A.B
What kind of animal is being raced? L
1. Loggerhead
2. Concrete (painted off-white)
3. Green
4. Galapagos

6. Are Everyone Who Live Here Called James? G+D.G.D+J G.G-D.H-L
Some houses are built here, some are imported.
There is a date in the lintel - 17MM
Note: it does not cost you anything to see this.


7. Floozy and Mutts 4xL.3xL.L/2 L+M.J.L+J
This copy of a famous sculpture was unveiled when? N/P/1PN0

8. Meditation and the Sound of Falling Water M+K.K.K+N M+L.D.M
How many boys holding spitting serpents are opposite the lady who has fallen asleep awaiting the tropical opening? Q

9. Bronze Boy C-Q.L.H A-L.C.2xN
What is he holding? R
1. Sea Shell
2. Dolphin
3. Urn
4. Serpent
5. Bow and Arrow

10. A Mound of Wet Rocks with Sea Creatures R+N.P-C.P P-D.B.L
How many aquatic owls / crabs / seahorses are there? S/T/U
Note: You have to walk around a bit to make sure you have them all. Integers only - part crabs don't count.

11. The River God U-S.R-J.B C.M.N
The God has an interesting history. he was originally built to commemorate Melbourne's first reticulated water supply, with the construction of Yan Yean Dam. When was this? 18WX

12. Animal Playground W+D.B.H+J U.Q.D+E
How many dragons are here (not counting the ones' with small Muggles)? Y
Headless giraffes don't count.

13. Temple of the Winds W+Y.U-X.R-K U.T-X.N
Due to the ferocious winds in this immediate area, how many columns does it take to hold up a domed roof? YZ

At this point you are near the Cafe. You can either get a cuppa after your exertions, or go straight to the cache.

14. Finally - The Cache W+Y.Z.K C+Q.R+X.J-Y
You are after a regular clip-top container. Unfortunately, not clear and bright blue anymore.

I hope you enjoyed your walk around the park.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Lrf, jr unir ab... 2. Vs vg unq grrgu, lbh jbhyq ybfr lbhe gbrf.

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)