Current at 11/6/2011 (Online waypoint URL) You have already found this cache! Master Index    Nearest Caches Hector and Hector by TurdleEggs (2/1) N49° 51.576  W97° 09.789 (WGS84) UTM  14U   E 632021  N 5524639 Use waypoint: GCW2PN Size: Regular    Hidden on 5/21/2006 In Manitoba, Canada Difficulty:     Terrain:                           Winter Friendly Cache is not at the posted coordinates! Close to the intersection of Hector and Hector you'll find a blue metal box measuring 33 cm x 28 cm x 14 cm. Once you've found the box, navigate 104 m at 246 °T to the key. Don't forget to put the key back where you found it when you're done! Permission has been obtained for the placement of this cache.

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3/11/2007 by Kabuthunk
Whew. Y'know, I've been eyeing this cache for a while. It's close(ish) to where I live, and quite accessible. However, for a long time, I was in a slump about puzzle caches in general.

On the plus side, a recent tackling of many puzzle caches has renewed my faith in being able to solve them. To top it off, this weekend was a beautiful weekend (albeit a little damp), so I just HAD to get out and do some caching. Unfortunately, other things hindered me doing TOO much this weekend, but I needed to at least go out and do one. And this cache claimed the role of the aformentioned 'one' .

So do a quick glance of the cache description and head out. Parking near the coordinates, I find myself... beside a restaurant.

"Hmm, that... doesn't seem right.", I thought.

Wandering around a little bit, I find no such locked box as described. Pulling out my palm pilot, I read the description.

"Wait... NOT at the posted coordinates. Ahh hell."

So looking at the GPS, I scroll around looking for a Hector street of some sort. Quickly, I find it! Scrolling side-to-side, I find another Hector. SUCCESS!

Driving to said aformentioned Hector and Hector, I find... nothing. Well... I found a large Post Office box, but it seemed to be larger than 15cm deep .

"That's... rather confusing", thinks I. Looking at the GPS again, I find... MORE HECTOR! HECTOR as FAR as the eye can see!

But yeah... not quite that dramatic, but still... more Hector . Walking around a little bit, I spot... something more appropriately sized. Glancing at the description again, I begin walking. Shortly after beginning walking, I realize I should have waypointed the cache itself, so I know how far I went, and in what direction. I end up going back to do that, just in case.

It was at this point when I was "outed" as a geocacher. Someone who had just pulled nearby to park called out to me "You're getting closer!"

I respond by saying "Ah. I take it you're familiar what what I'm doing then?"

At which point, he just pointed to the cache container and took off. Thanks for the offer of help, mystery stranger, but that part's already found. I'm needing the key . A quick walk later, and the key is obtained!

A fun cache to do. Definitely a touch tricker than meets the eye if you're not familiar with the street names in the area .

EDIT: Oh, added semi-random note: Pretty sure that geocoin that is listing as being in this cache is long gone. Curious as to what was all in the large cache container, I looked through everything there and found no trace of a geocoin .

Took: Nothing
Left: Logbook entry and chainmail ball