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Long John Sabertooth's Treasure Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

Rathergohiking: It is with great regret that I am archiving this cache, I had a lot of fun putting it together; from choosing the stages to writing up the cache page. I hope someone else puts a cache in this area; it is special too.

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Hidden : 6/24/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Ahoy Mates! Find ye treasure and reap thy rewards! This three stage multi-cache is in the Maple Bay Nature Preserve in Acme Township.

Rumor has it that there was a shipwreck in this area two hundred years ago...a galleon full of gold and silver!!


NOTE: COORDINATES FOR THE FIRST STAGE WERE UPDATED ON 7/15/06: N44 50.821 W085 26.977.



The picture below (digitally enhanced) was taken by my great uncle Captain Long John Sabertooth over 50 years ago. The good old Captain left the picture to me in his will. Could this picture have a direct correlation to the abundance of old wood planks that are currently in the water at the beach in at the Maple Bay Preserve?? I always wondered how Captain Long John Sabertooth always seemed to live well, but never had any visible source of income. I remember as a kid the old Captain secretly roaming the beaches along East Bay at night and always wondered why. My dad always said the old Captain was crazy. I just thought he was eccentric. His last words were to me were cryptic and slurred before he passed on: “Sonny boy gonna make yeez a fortoon in that thar maple seerup pre-serve. Yer Spot da dog can digger up….” Those words have haunted me ever since. And now I have the picture. Could this be the area?? Is it somewhere else??? Is there a treasure to be found???? Was Captain Long John Sabertooth truly insane?????

A WORD OF CAUTION: the treasure in the final stage is perpetually guarded by "Pirate Bendy," a ferocious Travel Bug and a direct descendent of Gumby and Pokey. DO NOT REMOVE THE "PIRATE BENDY" TRAVEL BUG FROM THE CACHE OR YOU WILL BE CURSED FOR ETERNITY!!You can log "Pirate Bendy" as a found Travel Bug by writing down its tracking number and choosing "discovered it" when you log it. If you forget the "Pirate Bendy" Travel Bug tracking number or don't write it down, email us (click on "profile" at the top of this page) and we will provide you with the tracking number.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1: Cvengr Fxhyy (yrnavat ubyybj gerr, tebhaq yriry) 2: Cvengr Fjbeq (n fcyvg gerr, rlr yriry) 3: Nzzb pna jvgu gernfher - ybt vg!

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)