GCHBPB A Gathering of Cultures (Unknown Cache) in California, United States created by Wintertime

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Wintertime: Thank you to all who took the trouble to decode my mystery cache over the years. The various construction projects in the area (I can now say that the cache was in the wooden fence along Mission College Blvd. next to the Mercado) have threatened the cache for a long time, and finally did it in. :-(

In case anyone is reading this who was curious where the coordinates were hidden in the cache description, they were numbers (in three different languages) at the beginning of each line:

"dry" = "drei" (German: 3)
"set" = "sept" (French: 7)
"dose" = "dos" (Spanish: 2)

etc.

Thanks again, and happy geocaching!

Wintertime.

GCHBPB ▼

A cache by Wintertime Message this owner

Hidden : 12/15/2003

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the coordinates listed above, but is within 3 miles of them.

The actual coordinates for this micro cache are in the story below. The cache is located near a place where you could study topics that would help you solve the puzzle.

Important! Due to construction near the cache site, I had to move the cache by about 100 feet in March, 2017. The story below has been updated with the new coordinates. I have also updated Geochecker.

The scene: A restaurant near E.U. headquarters. At the bar, some E.U. staff members are getting together for an after-work drink. The bartender greets them and asks, "How are you all today?"

Johann: "Dry, Pascal! Give me a beer please."
Etienne: "Set me up with some red wine, please."
Alejandro: "A dose of tequila for me, Pascal...Ah, this was worth exploring Mexico for! Wait, what's this?"
Carlos: "A trace of a worm, perhaps?"
Johann: "Fear not, Alejandro, it won't bite you. It's dead!"
Etienne: "Enough, gentlemen! You're ruining my appetite."
Johann: "See, Etienne, you have too fragile a constitution!"

In another part of the restaurant, an E.U. staffer reads a book while waiting for friends to arrive. They walk up to her table, and one of them asks what she's reading.

Frederika: "Ayn Rand."
Soledad: "Duh! Of course--The Fountainhead. I should have recognized it."
Violet: "You know, speaking of novels from the '40s, I've finally been reading Brideshead Revisited as you suggested, Soledad. I'm just up to the part where Julia breaks up with Charles. Poor Charles!"
Soledad: "Sank his hopes, yes, but she had to do it."
Frederika: "Knowing her religious background, I wonder why he ever thought it would work out. I guess he expected her to change."
Soledad: "Unfairly, if you ask me."
Juanita: "Oh, Chole, you'll never admit that Julia is flighty!"
Soledad: "Uh, no she isn't!"

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Because the cache is small, you'll need to bring your own pen. There's room for very small trade items.

When you get to the cache location, be sure to watch the field for a while; you may see squirrels, rabbits, or burrowing owls. Bring your binoculars--and the kids!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvag sbe fbyivat gur chmmyr: Ner lbh n cbyltybg? Uvag sbe svaqvat gur pnpur: Vtaber gur punva-yvax srapr; vg'f n erprag nqqvgvba qhr gb arneol pbafgehpgvba naq unf abguvat gb qb jvgu gur pnpur.

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)

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