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Journey to the Unknown Planet Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

GizmoKyla: As the owner has not responded to our previous log requesting that they check this cache we are archiving it.

Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Dave & Dawn
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Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Until recently our cache 'In search of Neptune' was just along the canal but when it was muggled a second time in a couple of months and the location was spoiled, we decided to archive it. This micro now replaces it as part of our Spacewalk trio. It was given its name because when the cache was set, the name plate of the planet was missing.

The Somerset Space Walk on the Bridgwater/Taunton Canal cleverly puts everything into perspective and shows how insignificant our little planet is in the vastness of the Solar System. The Sun can be found at Maunsel Locks and from there the planets are arranged both towards Bridgwater and towards Taunton at a size and distance ratio 530,000,000:1. The Space Walk challenges our perceptions of space that have been formed from the printed page. If you represented the sun and planets to their relative sizes on the printed page, the planets would be so small that you would be unable to see them. Using the towpath as the linear scale, see where we really are in the great scheme of things and remember that this is only our solar system -- a tiny part of the vast Universe.

The recommended car park for this cache (or the three)is the Canalside car park at Creech St Michael. The coordinates for it are N51.01.498 W003.02.050 or you can try to follow the partly concealed small brown signs. From the car park it is a short even walk to the cache which is a 35mm film tube.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhaq yriry oruvaq prager bs cynarg haqre n cvrpr bs onex.

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)