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Charlene the Wise Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/5/2008
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A do-able croquetcache!

Not at the given coordinates, which are for a pub.


Remember the good old days when wise women and prophetesses had grand names like Sibyl, Cassandra, Loawnu or even Hildegarde von Bingen? You're out of date! Charlene the Wise is the modern day equivalent, and she just happened to be in the area when I was placing this cache, so knows where it is. Not that she'll tell you, of course - she's sworn to secrecy. No point in asking her directly "Where's the cache?". She won't answer. If, however, you approached her in a roundabout sort of way you might get a big two-word hint.

Solving the puzzle will give you the coordinates of a micro. When you find it, you will get directions to the cache. To solve the puzzle you will need to find the surname of someone. Here are some further clues to the person's identity.

A Shangri-Las first album
B The first 3 letters of the name are the same as the first three letters in Charlene's hint.

Now turn the surname into a string of ten digits.
Call them A B C D E F G H J K.

The micro is at:

N 51 FA.D(E-C)(K-C)

W 000 (K-J)F.EG(B+C+F+H)

Please retrieve and replace the micro carefully!


Check your solution

Warning! The coords for the micro may be a little bit wayward - when I visited to place it I got somewhat different readings. The hint will get you there, though. This location can be muddy - wear suitable footwear. If night-caching, please be aware that near the final cache there are small but sudden changes in level and take care. I wouldn't want to dissuade night-cachers, though. Could be fun!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zvpeb: Gur hcfgernz bar; abg ng raq Pnpur: Erznvaf bs oevpx nepu CNS: 07919 200 218

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)