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Herbz Challenge - Our Backyard Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/24/2012
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The south-east corner of Queensland is home to some of Australia's finest and most spectacular wilderness areas.

We are very lucky to live in such a varied and beautiful place.

This cache will challenge you both mentally and physically, but you will be rewarded with a great sense of achievement and will have visited places many folk never get to see. Welcome to "Herbz Challenge - Our Backyard" - Good luck!

The cache is NOT at the published coordinates. To locate and log it you will need to find at least 8 of the 10 caches we have hidden in the Springbrook and Lamington National Parks listed below.

You will need to collect the special "Herbz Challenge" numbers at the back of each log book.
Using these numbers, you will then need to solve the puzzle below to reveal the coordinates for GZ.

[Herbz Challenge Puzzle]
GZ is located at: S 28 04.ABC E153 15.XYZ

Links to the caches you will need to find are below:
Springbrook Pinnacle http://coord.info/GC25F4Z
Pages Pinnacle http://coord.info/GC1YYJ2
Herbz Falls http://coord.info/GC35KT4
Hob-Wee http://coord.info/GC386FV
Egg Rock http://coord.info/GC28R3W
Way-Gawn http://coord.info/GC1PAQF
Waters Meet http://coord.info/GC2ATQ0
Warringa http://coord.info/GC2MQ4X
Ship’s Stern http://coord.info/GC2DZKT
Boyds Butte http://coord.info/GC3P9RA

Cachers who have already found any of the above caches can email us for the number(s).
N.B. There is more than one possible solution to the puzzle. You will need to use the Solution Checker to determine the correct one.

Our thanks to Agap2 (black belt in Sudoku) for his help with the puzzle.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bapr lbh unir fbyirq gur chmmyr, ybbx ba Tbbtyr zncf gb frr jung lbh arrq gb oevat.

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)