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Message in a bottle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/1/2021
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not located at the posted coordinates.  You will need to solve the puzzle below in order to obtain the cache coordinates.  Once you solve the puzzle, subtract 14 from the north coords and subtract 2 from the west coords.  You can validate your coords with the certitude checker which will provide you with a cache hide hint or you can use the geocaching checker which won't provide a cache hide hint.

Puzzle:

Joe found a bottle in a tangle of seawood and driftwood while walking around the sand dunes of Salisbury Beach with his two daughters, Jan and Elle.  The girls were very excited about this find and helped their father gently extricate the bottle which was sealed with a cork and partially covered in barnacles.  They could make out that something was inside the bottle so Joe tucked it into his pocket to investigate further at home.  Initially, Joe struggled to open the bottle because the cork stopper had swollen tightly into the neck of the bottle.   Using a corkscrew, he was able to wiggle the cork out of the bottle after a few minutes.  Inside the bottle, he discovered a roll of papers tied with a string.  He carefully unrolled the papers and found there were three pieces of parchment paper.  The first piece contained a message about a hidden treasure; the second piece contained four grids of numbers; the third piece contained colorful doodles of message bottles.  

10/1/2023: The original cache location was compromised so I moved the cache. The puzzle hasn't been reworked. Instead, once you solve the puzzle, subtract 14 from the north coords and subtract 2 from the west coords. You can validate your coords with the certitude checker which will provide you with a cache hide hint or you can use the geocaching checker which won't provide a cache hide hint.


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr uvag #1: aba-pbzchgre onfrq pvcure Chmmyr uvag #2: va gur pnpur qrfpevcgvba

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)