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Dead Mans Chest Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/21/2006
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

THE FINAL LOCATION IS NOT AT THE ABOVE POSTED CO-ORDS

The co-ords given are those for a near by place that you could park, this is a mystery multi cache.


You must solve the puzzle before looking for the location of the next way point which will lead you to the final location.
They have now fitted a gate which closes at sundown, so if you wish to find this cache at night you will be in for a longer walk.

To find this cache you will need to have or would be willing to get a knowledge of the book Treasure Island.

You will need to answer the questions below to work out the location of the first waypoint.

The answer for most of the questions is a word, The answer for question i, is a number. Which using the code a=26-z=1, you must convert that word into a single digit number, if the answer is a 2 digit number add both together so that you get a single number, then perform the math in brackets after each question.

 

A tag with the real co-ords is hidden at

S32 ab.cde

E116 fg.hij

Please do NOT leave any clues or hints in your logs, if a hint or clue is left, that log WILL be deleted.

 

a What is the last name of the author of the book? (-2)
 
b What is the last name of the inn in the beginning of the book, 6 letters? (-1)
 
c What was the name of the coins found in the chest in the inn beginning with L and 9 letters long? (+4)
 
d What was the name of the ship used to find the treasure? (+0)
 
e What was the last name of this ships cook? (-4)
 
f What was the last name of this cooks parrot? (-2)
 
g What one word item did Hawkins hide in when he over heard the mutiny plan? (-5)
 
h What was the last name of the man marooned on the island? (-2)
 
i When the captain sat down to his log in the Stockade, how many men were named as being "all that is left faithful" (-2)
 
j The man who was marooned on the island had a fancy for something, which the doctor gave Hawkins to give to him, what was it? one word.(-7)

Additional Hints (No hints available.)