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15 Years of Geocaching Challenge (BOP) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/14/2015
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

On 3rd of May 2000 the first Geocache was hidden by Dave Ulmer in the USA. New Zealand soon followed and there are caches hidden in each of these past years that are still active. We have adopted GC24C5 (originally hidden by tgsnoopy) one of the oldest caches in this area; it is just along the road. This challenge cache is at the listed coordinates, however before you find this you must first complete the following challenge.

 


*** Happy 15th Birthday Geocaching!! ***


While doing some research for the challenge we came across this timeline... 




…and also this link on the NZ History of Geocaching which makes great reading!!


The Challenge: 

To be eligible to find and log this cache you must find and log at least one cache that was placed in each of the years from 2000 up to and including the year you find this cache. 

  • All types of caches count but they must have a physical container.
  • Your previous finds count.
  • Archived caches count as long as you found while active.
  • You may not use your own caches.
  • Your adopted caches count so long as you found them before adopting.
  • This cache can not be used for 2015

Logging Requirements:

When you log your find please include a list showing; the Year placed, GC number, Cache name, and the date found by you.

You can use the Challenge Checker on Project-GC.com to see if you qualify. Remember you need to add your found dates to this list.

Here's our list of qualifying caches to show it can be done!


The Cache:

In the old days this would have been a hidden bucket size container, unfortunately this time you are looking for a camoed pill container. There is a good view over to Mount Maunganui from GZ. The cache contains a log sheet only so please take your own pen. The log sheet must be signed for each cacher or the online log may be deleted.

The difficulty rating reflects the effort required to qualify.

FIRST TO QUALIFY: kiwicouple. FIRST TO FIND: rosmar. Congratulations!


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N Fxvaqb Fcrpvny!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)