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Kirikiriroa and the 4th (Waikato) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/17/2005
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

PLEASE NOTE: The position listed is just the general location and is otherwise not used.

Your challenge is to work out what the following sequence refers to:

993.34 HAM (red cover, p7)

Waypoint = S37 47.ABC E175 17.XYZ

Where:
ABC = acres for a captain + 74
XYZ = day of the "bitter frosty morning" x 15 + 7

Read the inscription on the plaque at the waypoint location but be careful to choose the right one.

Final Cache = S37 47.EFG E175 17.PQR

Where:
E = Number of letters in the first word on the plaque
F = Number of words in the third line
G = Number of letters in the month
P = Last digit of the year
Q = Third digit of the year - first digit of the year
R = Number of words in the second line

The final cache is a 2 litre camo painted sistema container

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visit the New Zealand Recreational GPS Society

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhc bs chatnf - 3 z bss genvy

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)