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Basil's Tidbinbilla Teaser Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/15/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Can’t get enough of the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve? Me neither, so here is another incentive to have a taste.

A relatively simple puzzle that doesn’t require you to visit the below caches but you get bonus points if you do. Plus, it would also increase your likelihood of qualifying for a Tidbinbilla Maestro Pathtag (a very limited production run – will become a collector’s item by the tri-centennial. No advanced mathematics or cryptology required, you just have to work out what the key is!

Update, OK, now that we have a FTF, to solve this puzzle, you will need to have a look/read of Graeme Barrow's "Exploring Tidbinbilla on Foot". Yep, it is a book, so you may need to beg or borrow a copy as I don't think you'll find an on-line copy.

Accordingly, I am downgrading the difficulty rating.

Ok, a polite email to cache owner will get you a return email with a snippet of the book that might be helpful !

Cache not recommended in wet weather, I took a tumble on the driest of days!

The cache can be found at:

S35 Nearly Nildesperandum Monster Mushroom . Basil’s Bush Meander Basil goes Gobble Gobble Basil’s Tidbinbilla Temptation

E148 Basil’s Gibraltar Peak Meander Basil goes to Church (Rock). (Xanthorrhoea Loop minus 4) Black Flats Dam (Basil’s Tidbinbilla Temptation minus 1)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zvqqyr , gbc !

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)