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Rock Around the (Jubilee) Clock (Canterbury) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/24/2004
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache coordinates are for the centre of a circle (Jubilee Street!) - radius 7km. All the clock towers and the final cache will be found within this circle.



This cache and its Sister Cache - Time to Watch the (Memorial) Clock - will test your powers of observation.




The inspiration for this cache came from the recently restored and strengthened Victoria Street Clock (Jubilee Clock). S 43 31.484 E 172 37.846. As this clock has been used as a waypoint for other caches we have not used it here, but do make sure you go and admire the restoration.


You will need to find each clock tower and mark the waypoint. You will only need the whole number of minutes from each coordinate. eg S 43 27.893 E 172 19.456 would yield the two numbers: 27 and 19. You will use these numbers to calculate the final coordinates of the cache as described below.

The cache is a 200ml container. When hidden it contained:

  • logbook & pencil
  • a number of 'themed' items

WP 1. Main - In the main, it's a primary port of call.

a=

b=


WP 2. Alive - No more training, just learning a live subject.

c=

d=


WP 3. Alma Mater - She gave me the degrees; she'll give you the minutes!

e=

f=


WP 4. Stamps - No more stamps, just a square meal!

g=

h=


Open Hint: The coordinates will take you against the rock "wall" behind the smaller rocks.


Cache Coordinates will be found as follows:

S 43 AB.BCD

E 172 BC EDE

Where:

A = (a+f) - (c+d)

B = (b+f) - (d+h)

C = (a+c) - (e+g)

D = (b+d) - (a+h)

E = (d+g) - (e+f)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Or thvqrq ol gur gjb cvar gerrf. Tb fgenvtug va gb gur pyvss snpr naq gura ghea evtug naq jnyx n srj zrgerf nybat.

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)