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A Nelson Knight (Nelson/Marlborough) Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Growly Bear: As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm temporarily archiving this to keep it from continually showing up in search lists. Just contact us when you have the cache repaired, and assuming it still meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 5/4/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The final cache is not at the above coordinates You will need to answer some questions.

This area is only available from dawn to dusk.

At the above coordinates find the signboard; then on the Nelson City – walks, viewpoints and historic places map, find the number that relates to the Chapel of the Holy Evangelists.

Add this number plus 100 onto the South coordinates you started this cache with.

Now answer the next four questions and add the answers together.

  1. The last two numbers of the year the person who this place was named after died.
  2. The height of the Redwood trees at site 1
  3. On the Nelson City map what number relates to the Wakapuaka Cemetery.
  4. The last two numbers of the last year that the Quakers Acre Cemetery was used.

Now add this number (the total of the 4 answers added together) onto the East coordinates you started this cache with.

You can walk (or drive quietly) to these new coordinates.

You should find the headstone of a distinguished gentleman.

Answer these questions and fill the answers into the grid below, starting at the top left and then going across the top and then the second row etc.

 

A

B

C

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

  1. This gentleman was a member of Parliament from what year? (4 numbers)
  2. What age was he when he died (2 numbers)
  3. How many years was he in the house as an MP?, Be carefull with this one, how many calender years was he actually in the house? (2 numbers)
  4. How many Williams are buried in this row of headstones? (1 number)

Now use the numbers in the grid to get the final coordinates.

S 41 (A1)(B1)  (A3)(C1)(C3)    E 173 (A1)(C1)  (C3)(A1)(C2)

You do not need to leave the cemetery to find the cache. You shouldn’t need to get to the cache from below.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N ebnq xavtug erfgf arneol. Va gur sbex bs n gerr.

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)