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Orphan Frequently Traditional Cache

Hidden : 10/20/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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“When you said “orphan”, did you mean “orphan” – a person who has lost his parents, or “often”, frequently?!!”

This is one of our favourite lines from that great musical “Pirates of Penzance”. As it turns out, it’s also a very apt name for this cache. If you don't know the line you might enjoy this clip featuring Derek Metzger and Jon English.

The story is, I was walking along in a cache-placing mood about a year ago (ie in 2017) when I spotted something that in fact turned out to be a cache - a classic GAFF 0 (thanks pprass).

The container had been thoughtfully set up, but the logbook was blank, and there were no identifying marks of any description. I searched the GC and GCA sites and even put in a proximity check, all to no avail.

I monitored the cache off and on for signs of life, and finally on January 1, 2018 I wrote my name in the FTF spot in the cache’s logbook. Throughout the year I’ve been keeping my eye on it, but I think it’s finally time to give this often visited orphan a home, a name and a place in the world!

It would be fantastic to one day get a log from its true parents and have a reunion of sorts :)

BYO Pen

***CONGRATULATIONS to OzHockeyChick and hergab69 on the joint FTF***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp

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)