H2O Yeah!
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I will duplicate my log that I wrote in my cache log book but I will preface my long write up snd say: If you enjoy geocaching, and enjoy doing puzzles you must give this where I go a try. It's clear a lot of effort went into creating it and I highly recommend anyone to try it!
========Kudos to Sherlock & Lock======
WOW, wow, wow! What an awesome caching experience, what fun.
It took a little bit to figure out the technology but solving the math puzzle itself was pretty quick.
I picked the wettest possible day to complete this puzzle. I brought my wife's geomountain-2-wheeler, knowing this was going to take a few trips, and maybe I don't have to be in the rain too long this way. However, the saddle kept dropping to the lowest level so riding was a little awkward. Never-the-less I had quick transportation. I started off by doing at least 2 laps around the lake before I realized how to not "lose" the water from the wrong container. Lol. Once the logistics of that was worked out off I went to complete the puzzle. 'Raced' by a number of muggles several times - soaking wet on an awkwardly low bike seat - they must have thought I was possessed. Lol. Hope they did not recognize me.
The last bench puzzle was another story. Many of the memorial plaques are missing (stolen perhaps for their scrap value?) and I could not find the right bench or the plaque is gone. Also my phone moved me past the the screen with the GPS Coords of the bench, due to the water on the phone (the monsoon never let up), so could not verify its location and if I tried to back track in the app I would lose all the work on the bike I just completed. So resorted to a lucky guess on the "blank" and this had me "dancing" for joy.......well really more like back on the bike.....I got to run. Saved the Coords in case I lost any of the info and off I went. (Addendum if the plaque is missing and I did not err in that the blank is quite guessable if you look at the first two words revealed).
Got to GZ and where could the cache be????? "There appears no obvious hidey spot". A little patience though, some deep pondering, getting a little wetter, and luckily bringing the right geo-tools, and cache was in hand after a few minutes. Hurray!!!!!!!
Just for good measure did a full "Victory Lap" around Mill Lake, so by the time got back to the geomobile I think I circled the Lake close to 6 times and I was soaking wet - thru and thru but with a big smile on my face. Home to get a nice hot shower.
Thanks Sherlock & Lock for this fun experience and for all the work that must have gone into creating this cache. My first Where I Go cache - cannot wait to discover more - maybe the Stave Lake one next.
Over and out....Happy caching. The Mulder Clan!