Newfie Fun Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/17/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is all about increasing your knowledge of Newfoundland & Labrador, and having fun while you're at it! The cache is not at the listed coordinates, but they should give you an idea of why the terrain rating is a 3. Cache contains all things Newfie and a special First-To-Find CD called 'Newfie Fun'. When printing, be sure you use the "printer friendly" version. And if you get stuck, it's okay to call on a Newfie to help you out. Have fun!

Step 1 - Solve the puzzle.
  • All answers are place names from Newfoundland & Labrador (minus spaces).
  • I have provided the across and down clues along with the placement of each answer in parentheses.
  • To solve this puzzle, place the answers in the correct slots and decode the puzzle by following the steps below.
  • Many thanks to jrav for her assistance.

Across

  • (3) Originally known as "Whittle's Bay"
  • (5) Home of Marble Mountain; aka "The Best skiing east of the Rockies".
  • (6) Heading west from Stephenville, you may end up going 'Door-to-Door' on this peninsula.
  • (7) Site of the Viking's landings in the 10th century.
  • (8) The oldest city in North America.
  • (10) Home of the richest iron ore deposit in North America.
  • (15) Of these 4 interesting sounding places: Blow-me-down, Come by Chance, Dildo & Conception Bay; the only one that fits.
  • (16) Bay in which Churchill and Roosevelt met for the first time, and signed the historic Atlantic Charter.
  • (17) Island of some 1250 people located 6 kms. off the SW coast of Newfoundland.
  • (18) This island was the only place in North America to receive direct enemy fire in WW2 (think U-boat).
  • (19) Peninsula affectionately known as "The Boot".
  • (20) Where you might dock if you went to Newfoundland by ferry.

Down

  • (1) Site from which the first ever Trans-Atlantic wireless message was sent on Dec. 12, 1901.
  • (2) Most easterly point in North America.
  • (4) Home to the U.S. Memorial Hospital.
  • (5) Hydroelectric site, which is the largest underground powerhouse in the world.
  • (9) Home to the Colony of Avalon.
  • (11) Hometown of Capt. William Jackman. Read his story.
  • (12) Home to "9 Wing".
  • (13) If you're heading here, check out my 'Lookout' cache.
  • (14) These fishing grounds had supplied Newfoundlanders with a way of life for nearly 500 years, until a cod moratorium in 1992.
  • (15) Where Giovanni Caboto landed in 1497.

Step 2 - Count the number of times each letter appears in the completed puzzle. Count each letter only once! Use this table.

Step 3 - Next do the following math:

  • a= R-S; b= W+V; c= L-O;
  • d= I-J; e= U-H; f= P+M;
  • g= A-E; h= Y-G; i= X+Z;
  • j= K+Q; k= T-D; l= C-Z;
  • m= F-Z; n= B+J; o= N-H;

Step 4 - Fill in the answers to determine the waypoint:



Step 5 - Go Get It!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jngpu sbe Zhttyrf ba gur ynxr. Vg'f irel jryy uvqqra vafvqr n ynetr gerr. Urer'f n purpxfhz: (n+o+p+q+r+s+t) = (u+v+w+x+y+z+a+b).

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)


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