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KV 64 – Neferchichi's Tomb Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/2/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Depending on your approach, there can be up to approx. 2 miles of hiking. Lots of changes in terrain. Mountain bikes can be helpful at times. May get wet!

Thousands of years ago, ancient Egyptians buried their kings in secret tombs carved into the sides of cliffs in an area we call "The Valley of the Kings." The goal was to squirrel away the royal swag in a spot that would be inaccessible to tomb robbers. Archaeologists keep track of the tombs by numbering them KV1, KV2, KV3, etc., where KV stands for "Kings' Valley" and the number is the order in which the tombs were discovered. King Tut's tomb (KV62) was the last to be found until March 2005 when KV63 was located.

It has been rumored that KV64, the final resting place of the mysterious Neferchichi, is positioned at 43° 3.311' N, 71° 27.065 W... nowhere near Egypt's Valley of the Kings, but in a treacherous location nonetheless. An ancient papyrus scroll provides help, but it's written in hieroglyphs. Luckily you can go to http://neferchichi.com/hieroglyphs.html to learn how to translate.

The original contents of Neferchichi's Tomb are:

Wooly Willy
Hammerhead shark
Magic Drawing board
Etch A Sketch pen
super ball
slime
bracelet
bubbles
squirt gun
fuzzypen
portable billiards game
Bastet Cat Tag (Travel Bug TB11NKG)

Will the mummy of Neferchichi still be in his tomb??

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gb svaq guvf gbzo, fgneg ng nabgure svany erfgvat cynpr... sbegl guerr qrterrf gjb cbvag frira sbhe avar abegu, friragl bar qrterrf gjragl fvk cbvag frira gjb rvtug jrfg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)