1st Multicache!

Tiger Bay Toddle (multicache)

A new landmark in my caching career - my first multicache. Also the 25th cache altogether. It took me a week, on and off, to work this one out, including some red herrings. The cache takes the cacher on a wild goose chase round Cardiff Bay. Included one micro cache (which I couldn't find but I guessed the clue anyway) and one microscopic nano cache which was tough.

I am currently in the process of moving house but so far house moving hasn't been a patch on the wailing and gnashing of teeth caused by this cache - located within a few hundered yards of my office!!!

Question 1 – What was the name of Captain Roberts Scott’s ship on his disastrous expedition to Antartica? (5 + 4 letters)

Question 2 – If the tide was at the highest depth marker, how deep would the water be? (6 + 4 letters)

Question 3 – Hanging off this common food additive are historic trade products that passed through the Tiger Bay docks. What are the heavy letters? (2 letters)

Question 4 – “Tide be runnin’ the ______ / ______ / _____” (5 + 5 + 4 letters)

Question 5 – On me you’ll find a micro cache with a question in it (4 letters)

Clue:

I’ve got four strong legs,

But definitely no toes,

I’ve got one strong arm,

But no fingers or nose.

Question 6 – How many birds are on the central rock (5 letters)

Question 7 – If you’ve ever been amazed at how they fit a boat into a bottle, let me now show you how you can sit on that boat. You're looking for a very well camouflaged nano cache towards the stern of the boat.

In the micro are the co-ordinates you’ll need to answer the following question.

What colour are the stars? (6 letters)

There should be six remaining letters once you match all the letters in the answers to the grid. Take the remaining letters and assign a number to their place in the alphabet (eg A = 1, B = 2 etc).

Place the numbers in ascending order and name them in ascending order with the letters T, U, V, W, X and Y. (ie T = smallest number, Y = largest number).

The final cache is at N51 27.abc W3 10.def where

a = X – W

b = V – T – U

c = Y – X

d = W – (V x U)

e = W + V

f = X – (X x T)