So, at 11:45 last night (while I was watching NHL hockey, of course) I see a new puzzle cache has been published. GC2JE2F - How Do I Solve all of these Puzzle Caches? is supposedly a tutorial on how to solve puzzles and is 14 puzzles in one, one for each number in the coordinates. That isn't totally true, there are several numbers that are actually identical solves.
We all know how much I enjoy trying to solve puzzles. So, when I got up this morning I started to solve the coordinates. Before I knew what was happening, I had all but three numbers solved. For time's sake, I took an educated guess at the other three. It came back incorrect. I changed one number and had the correct solve!
Around noon we headed out - Jan with her book to read while I beat around in the bush.
We arrived at the parking coordinates and I had a 105 meter walk. In I went. I searched at GZ with no luck and had just begun to expand the circle of my search when I heard somebody coming down the trail. It was Pam Grant-Murray, the Valley part of team Fundy & Valley. We searched together for probably 35 or 40 minutes and we were both about to call it when I saw one more spot I wanted to check. As I walked towards that spot I had my head down to watch my footing - there is snow in the woods and I am, after all, a clumsy old guy! I saw what looked to be the cover of a 35 mm film canister. I called Pam over and we cursed and blessed Leona together because the cache listing said it was a regular size container, not a micro. (I think there is also an error in the puzzle, but it is obviously solvable.) I had to pry the container out, it was frozen in, and we found a blank log. Co-FTF! YAHOO!!!!!!!!
As an aside, Leona has changed her caching name. She is now 4CeasonS (think four seasons).
Cache on, cache safely,
Ken
Now see , that is why I really like this blog -- dam I felt like I was out their with Ken & Pam -- just like yesterday with the Seeker --ken , bet u are glad that u did not give up and Jan is quite the sport for staying in the car with her book --
ReplyDeleteTomorrow I hope to cache a few with the Seeker in Bayers Lake before my Dr appointment and Friday I have to go to mu sons in Porter's lake so Rick hopes to come with me and we cache there ..Ken, Not sure that I will see you before you leave as Saturday we now have another funeral . The wife of my ex boss ... . So I hope you have a great trip and not toooo cold --- Chris
Way to go Ken, I agree with Chris about the blog and being able to share our experiences. It helps us stay up to date. I saw you had a FTF, Pam had posted it on Facebook. It is just luck that put both Chris & I in the city tomorrow so we might as well take advantage of it a grap a few caches. Have a good trip and keep that new coat wrapped tight around you.
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