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Powerless (Wellington) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/1/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

I spotted these relics while out for an mtb ride around the lakes and was utterly powerless to stop a container falling out of my camelback. It is located near the Gollans Wetland at the top of lake Kohangatera.



Completely Powerless.

Access to the cache can be by bicycle or on foot from either Burdan's Gate at Eastbourne or via Baring Head and the East Harbour Regional Park. If traveling from Eastbourne, then the the trip is approximately 11.5km over fairly flat terrain on gravel road until you reach the turn off at the Lake Kohangatera track. The trip from the Baring Head end is shorter at approx. 4.5km but not as flat as you have to climb as you cross the farmland prior to dropping back down to sea level. Further information on the tracks in this area may be obtained from http://tracks.org.nz/area/show/10 .

Dogs: Please do NOT bring your canine companions with you on this hunt as they are not permitted in the East Harbour Regional Park, the Pencarrow Lakes Area or South of the hill track to the Pencarrow lighthouse.

The Cache is a 530ml sistema (I resisted the urge to place a magntic nano on the pole) containing the logbook and a small treat for the FTF so please bring your own writing implement.

Please note that during the duck shooting season which runs from the first Saturday of May to early July, that it is possible that you may encounter armed and cammoed duck shooters in the lakes area. While this should not be a problem please use common sense to prevent putting yourself at any risk.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs znahxn - hcuvyy fvqr bs genpx.

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)