SOTN #22: Wipe the smile Off Your Dial Penguin, Tasmania, Australia
By
2y'stassies on 17-Jan-18. Waypoint GA11411
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Unknown or Mystery |
| Container: | Large |
| Coordinates: | S41° 9.200' E146° 2.600' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 419729E 5443780N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 370 m |
| Local Government Area: | Central Coast |
/146.043333,-41.153333,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
This cache has been published for the States Of The Nation Summer Games
All of the puzzles published by 2y'stassies for the States Of The Nation Summer Games can be solved using wither the Geocaching Australia Toolbox or the Geocaching Toolbox. Your task is to identify the required tool and apply it to the data provided. Some of the applications will be straightforward but others will be more complex. By attempting to solve these puzzles you will become more familiar with the range of tools available from both web sites.
Use an appropriate tool from one of the toolboxes to extract the coordinates from this string of numbers:
54 68 65 20 63 61 63 68 65 20 69 73 20 6C 6F 63 61 74 65 64 20 61 74 20 53 20 34 31 20 30 39 2E 36 38 30 20 45 31 34 36 20 30 33 2E 39 38 31 20 47 6F 6F 64 20 6C 75 63 6B 2E
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Gold luck with solving the puzzle and finding the cache.
Hints
Chmmyr: pnfg n fcryy . . . . . Pnpur: Oruvaq fghzc bs snyyra ohfu |
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Decode |
Logs
Thanks for the cache 2y'stassies. This is one of those mystery puzzles I solved when it first came out and have never been close enough to go and have a look for.
Today RLD4963 and I were extremely close by looking for a GC cache and I though it was worth checking the map for any GCA's and sure enough, this one popped up.
A fairly quick find at GZ - there was some water in the container, so we emptied it, and gave everything a bit of a shake. The log book was wet so we added another ziplock bag with a sheet of rite as rain paper. Thanks for this series of puzzles, it was fun doing those over that summer, and I certainly got to use some tools I hadn't used before.
Today RLD4963 and I were extremely close by looking for a GC cache and I though it was worth checking the map for any GCA's and sure enough, this one popped up.
A fairly quick find at GZ - there was some water in the container, so we emptied it, and gave everything a bit of a shake. The log book was wet so we added another ziplock bag with a sheet of rite as rain paper. Thanks for this series of puzzles, it was fun doing those over that summer, and I certainly got to use some tools I hadn't used before.
Rated: for Overall Experience
TFTC 2y'stassies
We shared the work hereabouts, I headed to the nearby GC cache, and AD made this find. Nice to share - we're like that!
Found with AlbyDangles on day Four of the 'Bust' leg of our "Kempsey or Bust" tour.
Cheers, EPs.
We shared the work hereabouts, I headed to the nearby GC cache, and AD made this find. Nice to share - we're like that!
Found with AlbyDangles on day Four of the 'Bust' leg of our "Kempsey or Bust" tour.
Cheers, EPs.
Rated: for Overall Experience
"Hello 2y'stassies thank you for the cache.
Didn't take too long to find
Today was the forth day of a road trip with EeePees.
Found on Sunday 05 July 2020 at 1349
TFTC"
Didn't take too long to find
Today was the forth day of a road trip with EeePees.
Found on Sunday 05 July 2020 at 1349
TFTC"
Had this one solved for a while and finally got around to picking it up today.
Had to remove quite a lot of water from the container. Contents were sodden so we dried out the zip lock bags and the swaps but the log book will probably need replacing as the pages are stuck together. Did manage to scratch our name in there somewhere though and have photo proof of the find if needed.
thanks.
Had to remove quite a lot of water from the container. Contents were sodden so we dried out the zip lock bags and the swaps but the log book will probably need replacing as the pages are stuck together. Did manage to scratch our name in there somewhere though and have photo proof of the find if needed.
thanks.
I solved this puzzle a few days ago, today we took the opportunity to go grab a few SOTN caches in the area. On arrival at the GZ a quick scout about and the cache was soon in hand. Signed the log and placed the cache back into its hiding place and off to find the next one. TFTC I’m really enjoying completing the SOTN series. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Perfect weather and perfect opportunity to get the kids out of the house for a couple of hours. We turned this into a numbers race. It was Team Kyi vs Team Ash. SO the race begins. 
This was found by Team Ash.
Thanks for this series 2y's we are enjoying the series.
This was found by Team Ash.
Thanks for this series 2y's we are enjoying the series.
Rated: for Overall Experience
TFTC.
Took the longer way to walk to this cache, and then it took me quite a while to actually find cache.
Found this cache on a 2 day trip to the NW, covering over 1000 kms and finding around 100 caches of both GCA and GC
Took the longer way to walk to this cache, and then it took me quite a while to actually find cache.
Found this cache on a 2 day trip to the NW, covering over 1000 kms and finding around 100 caches of both GCA and GC
Found on a caching trip to the coast with Tassie Trekkers and gooseandegg. Cache container was wet, but managed to wipe it dry. Log was dry in its zip lock. TFTP
Rated: for Overall Experience
Today we targetted the SOTN series, picking up ones solved earlier in the year.
Many thanks 2y'stassies for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
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Solved this series when it first came out and found some on the weekend of the Goat Island events. We made a last minute decision to travel to the coast for the weekend and knocked off a few more today with whitewebbs and Tassie Trekkers whilst in the area. Tghius was the final of the five puzzles we targeted along here. TFTC 2y'stassies
Very happy with the size of the cache and hint that goes with it. On a day like today every advantage is an advantage I'll take. Cache was found as the hint and I soon had the log signed.
Thanks for another one....
Thanks for another one....
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thoroughly enjoyed solving all these puzzles, now it's time to make a start on finding them. At gz the compass was pointing to the wrong side initially but then settled to a more sensible location.
Soon had the cache in my sights....all in pristine condition.
Many thanks 2y'stassies for placing the cache for us all to enjoy....cheers ST.
Soon had the cache in my sights....all in pristine condition.
Many thanks 2y'stassies for placing the cache for us all to enjoy....cheers ST.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Solved these puzzles last night and then sent mr sharnie's tribe out on a solo mission to hunt them down. Four caches on the list and four FTF This one was the first find for the afternoon at 1.50pm. A very warm afternoon on the north west coast today but always a great day for caching, super warm in the bush though. And had to keep a careful eye out for snakes as there's a dead one on the road not far from here. A quick find when GZ was reached. TFTC and the puzzle
This one was the first find for the afternoon at 1.50pm. A very warm afternoon on the north west coast today but always a great day for caching, super warm in the bush though. And had to keep a careful eye out for snakes as there's a dead one on the road not far from here. A quick find when GZ was reached. TFTC and the puzzle