Welcome to the Tour de
Cornwall! I enjoyed the caches in your area while
visiting and finding myself with extra time have left you one
to enjoy. This is a multi-stage cache that will require not
only legwork but also some calculating! Below you will find 9
waypoints; each of these will require you to note a numerical
value at that location. Once you have all the numbers all you
have to do is add them up, perform the final calculation and
the result will give you the cache coordinates. (Providing
you and I have performed the math correctly!)
The waypoints can be found in any order but be forewarned, I
only had a bicycle while visiting so some of these points can be
driven to and others require a bike or a walk. The total distance
is probably close to 30km of riding.
1) Lat. 45 02.019 Long. 74
39.869
You are looking for a marker that will tell
you the total number of acres that this area was originally given
for use, if you read A.A. Milne when you were a kid you might not
even have to go there to get this number, except this is ten times
larger!
2) Lat. 45 01.707 Long. 74
40.960
Here you are looking for a brightly decorated
water distribution device, there should be two letters and three
numbers, write down the numbers. This one’s for Captain No Beard
from Vancouver Island; it was his alma mater! Also one of the
city’s largest homes!
3) Lat 45 01.949 Long. 74
43.287
This one is in one of the quieter ends of
town, you want the street address that would be used if you had to
make a delivery, however not many do! This place is not on a dead
end street so watch the traffic, it can be hectic. The number
should be 3 digits.
4) Lat 45 01.124 Long. 74
42.723
One of the more beautiful buildings in town,
make sure you check out the door’s detail work, its fantastic, here
you want the year on the brass plaque.
5) Lat. 45 01.251 Long. 74
43.918
You should be standing in front of another
beautiful edifice, look it over thoroughly, find all the numbers on
the cornerstone, multiply them by six, subtract two, find the
greatest common denominator, never mind, this is far too complex
for me, turn around and check out the most impressive house across
the street, I have always liked this house so write down its house
number!
6) Lat 45 00.652
Long 74 44.508
Look up,waaaaay up at this Cornwall landmark,
when your finished admiring it all, study its history, and find the
length of the south span (as listed on the information board).
Write down the number.
7) Lat 45 00.599 Long. 74
46.515
Another example of Cornwall’s history so much
of which centered around the water, when I first was here I thought
this piece of architecture was much older, but the date was
suprisingly recent, write down the year.
8) Lat 45 00.783 Long. 74
43 953
This was a rather large historical gift
placed in the city in a very obvious location, in truth it is far
from where you would normally find them. Here you need to write
down the full date it was placed here, in mmddyy order as one long
number.
9) Lat 45 01.975 Long. 74
51.071
Another gift! A beautiful spot for a picnic
and a leisurely bike ride from the city, this is an often
overlooked spot and even a few locals I know have not been and yet
it is almost right on the main road! Have a look around and then
find the year the original park was donated.
And that’s it! You should now have a long column of
numbers on your page. Add them all up and you should have a six
digit number (digital root= 9). Divide it in half and add one half
to each of the lat and long numbers below, ignoring the lat and
long decimal places. Example:
44 11.006 + number from above (XX.XXX) = latitude, do the same
for longitude
The lat. and long starting numbers are:
Lat. 44 11.006 Long. 74
01.591
The cache is now (Dec 2004) a standard ammo can and it's
contents are:
Geocache info sheet, log book, pencil and pen.
A combination digital wrist watch/calculator because time and
numbers are always an important factor.
A crystal (acylic?) porpoise because all successful geocachers
always hunt with a porpoise.
Mini flashlight with battery, for those needed light shedding
moments.
Whistle, very handy when totally lost.
Canadian beach ball, air not included but the river is so close
by.
2 emergency AA batteries, to get you back to where you left
yours behind.
A nice soft teether to bite on instead of gnashing your teeth
while geocaching.
A bombproof (metal) keychain.
One first place medallion for the appropriate person.
A bike tire repair kit, goes well with all the hawthorne in the
area.
If you have any trouble drop me an email and I will help, also
if someone could let me know how long it took them that would be
appreciated! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did setting it
up!
