KJKC

Hi and welcome aboard. Just saw this a while ago, solved it promptly... now the problem is I'm so far away... who knows what the future will bring. I agree with fizzymagic, puzzles are fun way to add to the challenge. I think however that keeping a 7 YO around as a 'ringer' to bail you out is not fair. Mine has grown up and isn't much help any more, so I'm a bit bitter. Best to have an all around sampling of cache types in your logs. Kids (of all ages) like adventure and variety, with challenges suitable to their age and experience. Today I also agree that the hint is confusing, but I saw what I thought it referred to straight off, but I don't think that it is accurate in what it says... Doug 7rxc Thanks for your reply Doug. Since I tried this first puzzle, we've gone on to solve many different types of puzzles. Today we stayed indoors, hiding from the -17 degree weather and prepared some caches for future hides and tackled some puzzle caches, co-ordinates saved in our GPS unit for the next decent day for caching. My son "the 7 YO ringer" has really taken to the puzzles. I love geocaching as a family activity, the great outdoors, fresh air, getting the kids away from tv's, video games, etc. I didn't think it could get any better - but puzzles are the icing on the cake. I enjoy watching the kids figure out equations, word plays cracking codes, learning about history, geography and the delight on their faces when they plug in the co-ordinates on geochecker.com and find success!! My goodness!! Fun family activity, free, enjoying nature, getting exercise and now it's become educational - it just doesn't get any better than this. I've tried to convince a few girlfriends to join us give it a try with their children, but they aren't into trekking in the mud just to find some dollar store trinkets. I try to explain to them that it is so much more than that. Besides if we come home after a day of caching and we're not covered head to toe in dirt - then we didn't have enough fun!! We are still Newbies - only started in September (with a brief break in November after my knee surgery) and it has become a family addiction. I love that our Wii has only been turned on twice since we started. If you ever need to borrow the "ringer" drop us a line - he's getting quite good. KJKC

I agree Johnny, these days anything that requires batteries is worth the investment in rechargables and even then, the batteries seem to lose their ability to hold their charge after a few months. I guess we will have to wait awhile longer before they introduce solar power devices. I suspect the Energizer Bunny is behind the delay.

Mine connected less than 5 minutes after installing the batteries.All while sitting on my couch. I wanted it set up and ready to go when my son opened up his present on Christmas morning.As an Apple iPhone tech a frozen unit or one that randomly reboots is usually a sign of a corrupted operating system. If it works when you are outside in an open field, my guess would be major interference around your house. If it still doesn't work, I would return it to the store if you held on to your receipt or contact Magellan as they carry a one year warranty. I'm pretty happy with the unit, even though it really has more features than I could ever dream of using. Impressive that it works in my basement - you may have gotten a bad unit - it's a pain, but it does happen. You might save yourself some time by restoring the factory defaults - it will wipe the device and and most likey any corruption. Restoring Factory Defaults 1. Access the Settings Menu. 2. Tap on the Navigation button. 3. Tap on the Restore Factory Default button. 4. Confirm that you want to restore the factory defaults. When the device restarts, it will be exactly as if it just came out of the box.

Thanks everyone for your advice. Found it this morning!!! Geez, I thought caching was an addiction, add the puzzles and I have entered a whole new level of addiction!! Happy Holidays and Happy Caching! KJKC

Thanks everyone for your help. I was stuck on the hint that the clue was in the title, now that I've got that out of my mind I have come up with some co-ords - in fact it was my 7 year old who came up with the final numbers. I was over complicating things. I have to admit I was happy to hear that others did not understand what the clue had to do with the co-ordinates either - the hint had my head spinning. I understand that you should not ask for answers in a forum, but honestly I was only asking for any helpful websites or advice - getting the answer would ruin the fun. I didnt mean to offend anyone with my post. Again thanks for pointing me in the right direction (pun intended). JKJC P.S. My son asked Santa for a Premium Membership for Christmas - Poor Santa didn't have a clue what he was talking about, but I have feeling he is going to come through!

We are fairly new to caching and just begining to tackle our first puzzle caches. We can figure our the math and trivia caches, but I do not know how to convert a word clue to correct wrong GPS co-ords. I read through the series Puzzle Caches 101, googled, wiki, etc and can not find anywhere I can learn how to do this. Can anyone out there reccomend a site that explains how to take word clues and convert them into the correct co-ords. Or have any advice on how to get started? Thanks so much, KJKC Working on cracking GC39CCW and I'm certainly missing something. I've tried every combination I can think of and the kids 5 and 7 yrs are great at finding the cache, but aren't much help with this conundrum.