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"Zum faulen Erdmännchen"

A visit to the zoo! Not only for children!

by Nybbler     Germany > Baden-Württemberg > Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis

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N 48° 00.475' E 007° 46.900' (WGS84)

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 Size: normal
Status: Archived
 Time required: 2:00 h   Route: 3.0 km
 Hidden on: 19 March 2005
 Listed since: 15 October 2005
 Last update: 12 August 2011
 Listing: https://opencaching.de/OC0261
Also listed at: geocaching.com 

55 Found
0 Not found
1 Note
4 Watchers
0 Ignorers
346 Page visits
4 Log pictures
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There's no entrance fee but paying the parking fee or giving a donation would be nice.
N 48° 00.475' E 007° 46.900'   parking fee: 5€
(Coins only, no paper money!)

Buslinie 19, Haltestelle Mundenhof

Information about the Mundenhof and the Zelt-Music-Festival held here each summer.

We'll start at the wind wheel. If there's enough wind it should pump up some water, at least there's a basin.
How many fishes and how many flowers will be watered by it?
  A = Number of fishes =          
 
  B = Number of flowers =            
 

Only known by few, the Mundenhof zoo even owns some geckos of a very special kind: the "gecko rubeo" (red gecko).
It would be great to have the phone number of someone so special, wouldn't it? But geckos are fast and have been seen in several places. Perhaps you'll find one somewhere on your way?
  C = Cross sum of the phone number without the local area code =            
 
Hint: the local area code of Freiburg is 0761.

Now we're heading for Japan. Find the red house in the middle of the green sea.
How many columns support the ceiling?
  D = Number of columns =            
 

Let's go to the stone swing. Unfortunately it's tied down, perhaps that's why they call it a pendulum ("Steinpendel").
On how many logs does it rest?
  E = Number of logs =            
 

Troy isn't far. If you've already found my Gemurmelcache you'll know what has been hidden underneath
Who may have created this masterpeace?
  F = Number of letters of the very last word =            
 

My back is aching from this neverending hike. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone giving you a massage right now? Perhaps we'll find a Tussi (German for "broad") to give us a rub if we're looking close to the second wind wheel? If you've found her, be nice! Otherwise she'll give you a taste of her horns!
  G = Maximum length ("Länge") of her horns ("Horn") in decimeters =            
 

Now we'll see whether the caches deserves its name "the lazy meerkat"! I really like the meerkats especially when they're lying on their back and tanning under the infrared. It's just like on holidays for them all year!
I wonder how they look like when they see the light of day? ("E. werden [word1] [word2] [word3] geboren.")
  H = (Number of letters of word1) * (Number of letters of word3) =            
 

We've almost accomplished the tasks und feeding time is near, but first we'll have to feed the donation monkey ("Spendenaffe")!
Maybe we can find out what year he's born?
  J = Year of birth of the monkey (last 2 digits) =            
 
(If it's to hard to read you can add up all letters on the plate (only 2. + 4. + 5. line))

Now we're ready for picnic oder french-fries!
Don't wait for dad, he has to do some math now
  KL = D - G - B =          
 
  M = A + E =          
 
  NP = J + A + A - F =          
 
  QR = H + G + F =          
 
  S = F - E =          
 
  TU = C + H - D + A =            
 
  N 48°   KL   .   MNP'     E 007°   QR   .   STU'  
  N 48°
 
  E 007°
 

Ready for the last challenge? Let's head for the final! Who would have expected such a crossing would be possible?
Who's brave and balanced enough to make it there?
Look out for almost the only place around here which can hold a big box.
Please watch out for muggles as you can be seen from the road. Perhaps you'll fetch the box and do your logging and trading on the bench.

Only kids are allowed to trade! Please try to keep up the goodies standard so many others more can enjoy this cache, too!

I hope you had fun in the zoo and on the hunt!
Yours Nybbler

Last check on puzzles/final: 19.3.2005

Additional hint   Decrypt

[The cross sum of a number is calculated by adding up its digits, e.g. CS(263) = 2+6+3 = 11]
[Decimeter:] N qrpvzrgre vf gra pragvzrgref.

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

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Log entries for "Zum faulen Erdmännchen"    Found 55x Not found 0x Note 1x

Note 12 August 2011 Schrottie wrote a note

Dieser Cache ist auf geocaching.com archiviert und hier nicht mit dem Attribut "OC only" versehen. Das letzte Funddatum liegt lange zurück und die Logs bei geocaching.com lassen darauf schließen, das der Cache nicht mehr existiert. Aus diesem Grunde archiviere ich ihn auch hier. Sollten sich später neue Aspekte ergeben und der Cache wieder aktiviert werden, so kann dies durch den Owner selbstständig über die Funktion "Cache bearbeiten" erfolgen.

Schrottie (OC-Admin)

Found 29 May 2011 ToBu found the geocache

Hi

wir haben den Cach erfolgreich gefunden

und es ist wirklich eine schöne Strecke

ToBu

Found 14 February 2011 molchebaer found the geocache

Heute diese schöne Runde im Mundenhof zusammen mit KaZzundKari angegangen. Alle Stationen, sowie das Final gut gefunden, geloggt und gefreut!
Sehr schöne und lehrreiche Runde - Vielen Dank dafür!

TFTC!
molchebaer (#849)

Found 22 January 2011 ToBu found the geocache

Hi Leute Dieser Cache ist sehr schön, weil man sehr viele Tiere siehtZunge raus

Found 09 August 2010 pecifaul found the geocache

Da wir schon öfter hier waren und es uns super gefallen hat, sind wir heute Nachmittag endlich einmal mit dem speziellen Plan hierher gekommen.
Nachdem wir geparkt hatten, gings sofort los nach dem Plan zu laufen. Es hat allen richtig Spaß gemacht, die einzelnen Aufgaben zu lösen. Nach etwa 1 1/2 Stunden Aufgabenbewältigung ging es zum austoben an den Spielplatz, während ich die restliche Aufgaben löste. Und nach ca. 5 Minuten hatte ich dann die richtigen Koords heraus. So gings dann auf zum Finale.
Selbst der Schluss hatte es dann noch eine Überraschung parat. Alles im Allem ein richtig toll gemachter Cache, den auch die Kleineren lösen können.

No Trade

TFTC

PeCiFaUL