OTTFF Mystery Cache
Wizard of Ooze: Retiring this cache at owner's request.
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Size:  (small)
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The coordinates above mark the location of the original
Dick’s Drive In, which has been a Wallingford fixture since
1954. The cache is less than a mile from here. To know its exact
location you have to solve the following puzzle.
SSENTETTNT
The two sets of letters above (OTTFF and SSENTETTNT) have a
connection to something that is an essential part of geocaching.
Count on being baffled at first. Eventually you’ll figure it
out. Once you solve the puzzle you will see immediately that two of
the letters are wrong. Use the position (counting from the very
beginning) of these wrong letters in the formula.
The cache located is at:
N 47 degrees 39 point X minutes
W 122 degrees 19 point Y minutes
Where X = (33 times N) + (22 times T) + 3
And Y = (16 times N) + (21 times T) – 6
At this location stand on the sidewalk and look for the cache on
the right side the big black thing.
Note: 1/12/05
Sorry, but due to a flaw in the original design, the cache must now
revert to a conventional hide. I plan to restore it to its former
glory it in a few months.
Note: 9/6/05
Well more than a few months have come and gone and still no
restoration to its former glory. So far I have not been able to
come up with a design that will function as the original did and
still be safe from prying fingers. So for the time being it will
have to say as it is.
Also note that while the cache can be retrieved while standing on
the public sidewalk, technically it is hidden on private property
with the permission of the owner.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
(1) Chmmyr: Gurer vf n pbaarpgvba jvgu n fubr, n qbbe, naq fbzr fgvpxf. Nyfb Pbyq Jne zbivr nobhg Pbpn-Pbyn.
(2) Pbbeqvangrf: Gur cbfvgvba bs gur jebat barf ner evtug sbe gur sbezhyn.
(3) Pnpur: Ybbx sbe n oynpx pbagnvare ghpxrq ntnvafg gur rnfg jnyy bs gur ovt oynpx guvat.