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Island Puzzlemeister's Cache Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/3/2012
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. To find the cache, you must solve the following set of puzzles to determine the final cache coordinates.

STEP 1

Below is a list of 9 puzzle caches in PEI. The difficulty rating ranges from 1 to 5. You must determine the solutions to all 9 caches in order to solve this puzzle. Record the Northing and Westing decimal digits for each puzzle to use in Steps 2 and 3 below.

1.0 Difficulty [GC3CG8W] (Dryland's Underdog)

1.5 Difficulty [GC2WAYM] (Who's on First?)

2.0 Difficulty [GC1K3R0] (Canadiana:WCPT #3)

2.5 Difficulty [GC2VHTA] (Musical Addition)

3.0 Difficulty [GC2QAHF] (#7 JWCOREY)

3.5 Difficulty [GC2WAEB] (Logical "States")

4.0 Difficulty [GC1KR8N] (Golden Spiral: WCPT #1)

4.5 Difficulty [GC2KNBH] (Arrrrrrrgh!)

5.0 Difficulty [GC2N4TQ] (All Things "Island")

STEP 2

Average the 9 Northings (decimal digits). Round to the nearest whole number.

STEP 3

Average the 9 Westings (decimal digits). Round to the nearest whole number.

STEP 4

Subtract 28 from the result of STEP 2; let's call this result ABC.

STEP 5

Subtract 243 from the result of STEP 3; let's call this result DEF.

FINAL CACHE COORDINATES

The cache will be found at: N46. 28.ABC W063 28.DEF

This cache is shamelessly copied after hirtle's "Nova Scotia Puzzle Lover's Cache" (GC3BPTZ)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)