Iced Tea 7
by Donald Buchan


N 45° 32.960 W 073° 48.143 (WGS-84)

in Quebec, Canada
Hidden on: 8/15/2001
Use Waypoint: GC16B1

(ratings out of 5 stars)
Difficulty: 3.5 Terrain: 2

An annoying challenge. The coordinates listed above are for clue #1. The
rest of the clues are in no particular order beyond that of my having
set them; if you really want to get this done in an afternoon, you
should ask MapBlast to plot them out so that you can figure out the best
route for you.

All I'll say is that the cache is hidden within the city limits of
Laval, Quebec.

Iced tea is a personal trademark. However, this cache, like my previous,
doesn't contain any iced tea for fear of freezing and thirsty nonhuman
animals. :)

The cache *itself* is on child and dog friendly terrain, but be careful
about the dog paws since I've noticed enough glass pieces. The terrain
*there* is only 1 star, but I upgraded the terrain to 2 to take into
account the moving cars in the areas around some of the clues.

Contents are listed further down.

Hint format:

N45° ??.???'
W073° ??.???'

Each location has one of the missing numbers.

Here are the clues as they stand:

#1 At N45° 32.960' W073° 43.143', there is a plastic laboratory 50mL
sample bottle with a red cap attached to the fence. Inside there is a
strip of plastic with a clue. PLEASE! THIS IS EXTREMELY NEAR A MAJOR
HIGHWAY! PLEASE! APPROACH FROM THE RESIDENTIAL STREET FROM THE EAST OR
WEST THAT CROSSES OVER THE HIGHWAY and not the highway itself -- way
safer that way.

#2 "Iced Tea 6" (cache) on the inside of the lid

#3 At "Saturday Bike Ride 2", there is a safety rail. A support post at
one end has one of the digits. The number also happens to be the digital
root of a nearby billboard ID number -- but you'll still have to check
the post for its position.

#4 At N45° 27.382' W073° 40.139', there is a plastic laboratory 50mL
sample bottle with a red cap attached to the fence. Inside there is a
strip of plastic with a clue. Approach from the south side of the fence
-- way safer that way. :)

#5 "Iced Tea 5" (cache) on the inside of the lid

#6 At N45° 28.390' W073° 36.632' there are *two*, side-by-side, one blue
one green highway number indicator signs on a lamp post. The digital
root of the numbers strung together equals the digit in the 'X' position
of:

N45° ??.???'
W073° ??.X??'

For safety's sake park beside the nearby restaurant.

#7 At N45° 33.618' W073° 43.891' there is a large double-digit number.
The digit for this clue is equal to the number of screens divided by the
number of major hardware stores immediately nearby -- walk a bit to the
south of this point and you'll be able to see all three. Its position is
the second digit of the number of screens multiplied by the number of
major hardware stores immediately nearby, as per below.

NXX° 12.345'
WXXX° 67.890'

Please note that this "NXX° 12.345' WXXX° 67.890'" is for example
purposes only and does not actually represent a location relevant to
this cache -- just useful to filling out the position for this clue.

#8 At N45° 32.149' W073° 42.963' there is a foot bridge over a stream.
Count the number of posts on each hand railing. The digital root of the
sum of *all* the posts that are *only* on the handrails is the digit in
the 'X' position of:

N45° ??.???'
W073° ??.??X'

#9 At N45° 32.403' W073° 51.363' there is a green highway number
indicator signs on a telephone pole. The third digit occupies the
position calculated by adding the first digit on this sign to the last
as per the following:

NXX° 12.345'
WXXX° 67.890'

Please note that this "NXX° 12.345' WXXX° 67.890'" is for example
purposes only and does not actually represent a location relevant to
this cache -- just useful to filling out the position for this clue.

For safety's sake park across the street.

#10 At N45° 35.755' W073° 34.696' there is a steel structure. On the
underneath there is a small sticker with a number on it. The digital
root of the number is the digit in the 'X' position of:

N45° ??.???'
W073° ??.?X?'

Enjoy!

Initial contents:

- logbook, pen & pencil -- SVP ecrire en francais s'il vous convient
mieux!
- 3 packages of firestarters
- kermit pez machine
- superball
- Santa pencil top
- pocket screwdriver set
- pocket flashlight
- 3 new comic books (I'd guess for age 14+)
- Plastic Bags for cache in/trash out -- no need to leave anything for a
plastic bag. But you're invited to leave more bags if you wish. :)

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You can decrypt the hint with the chart.

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zrgerf njnl. Gur pnpur vf nobhg 5 zrgerf bss na byq genvy, fb
ohfujnpxvat vfa'g arprffnel. Vs lbh jvfu, fraq zr rznvy ng
znynx&cbobk.pbz naq V jvyy rvgure pbasvez be ershgr gur inyvqvgl bs lbhe
erfrnepu -- ohg V jba'g npghnyyl gryy lbh jung vf jebat! :)

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)