Artemis F

ZINGO!! {FTF} at dusk.

I heard two things at Club UFO yesterday that made this FTF possible: (1) it was as yet unclaimed and (2) a hint from the CO about how to solve the puzzle. Within half an hour of getting back to my desk from lunch, I had found the means to decode the message and was happily substituting letters for—hmm, what are they? Runes? Hieroglyphs? Ancient emoji?

Anywho, eventually got a solution that made sense and pasted it into the checker. Buzz, wrong! What?! I checked my work. Buzz! I found another key in case the first one was misprinted and checked my work again. Buzz! (Yes, I pasted my solution multiple times despite not actually changing anything…silly me). Maybe the checker’s on the fritz? I entered my solution as a waypoint in Cachly; fairly certain I wouldn’t need to be in the middle of the South Pacific to find this cache, I checked over my work again. And S L O W L Y this time. Then I saw what caused the error. After a single adjustment, I got a green light on the checker. Woohoo!!

I made the trek to GZ tonight after work. Lots of bugs and weeds! But I found it and the log was blank! I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again… ZINGO!!

Thank you, Benttandem. God bless! 2 Corinthians 5:21

~ myrthman, AKA NtN065

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Cutthru

What an interesting spot! Kinda creepy after dark.

In fact, while I was intently focused on writing my log, the sound of rustling leaves drew my attention away from my phone. Expecting a bird or cat, I turned and nearly leapt out of my skin and into the basket of a passing bicyclist. “OH, JESUS!!” I exclaimed, grasping my racing heart. He (and then his companion) apologized as he pedaled on, but how had he gotten so close so silently?! Phew! Fun times.

Thank you, heftydude. God bless! 2 Corinthians 5:21

~ myrthman, AKA NtN065

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Jinglz the Zombie Elf Travel Tag

Listing
TB7MG22

Owner
HeyThereDlilah

Description
Jinglz was happily serving Santa when he was suddenly attacked by a zombie reindeer horde! Battered and bruised, he drug himself into Santa's sleigh and fell asleep. He awoke with a start to find Santa flying high over Houston. Jinglz was so surprised that he lost his balance and fell out of the sleigh. Now, not only is he a zombie, but he's incredibly hot due to Houston's horrifying summer weather. Will you help him get to a cooler climate? Perhaps Alaska? He's DYING for a slice of nicely chilled brain pie!

Mission
I want to travel to Alaska where it's cold like my soul!

My Logs
9/3/2021
Grabbed It
I saw Jinglz fall! He’s in dire need of first ai—ARRGH! HE BIT ME!! WHAT NOW?!!

9/4/2021
Visited @ An Old Country Store Cache
WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH MY FINGER?! OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH, OH MY GOSH!! I’ve seen this in movies 😩 I don’t wanna to be a limping, brains-craving member of the undead!! Maybe if I cut off my finger before the virus spreads any further..? Here, Jinglz. You can have this back...

9/6/2021
Visited @ The Sewol Twist
Just visiting.

9/6/2021
Visited @ Studs "Я" Plumb
Hello. Just visiting!

9/6/2021
Visited @ Race Ya to the Kids Toy Cache

9/6/2021
Dropped It @ Muddbones
I’ve had ENOUGH! I gave Jinglz the finger, stomped on his foot, and dropped him in a hot box. Maybe he’ll learn some manners in this Texas heat!

An Old Country Store Cache

On a road trip from Houston to Arkansas with HeyThereDlilah.

We stopped here for breakfast on our way out of town and couldn’t not check for nearby caches. This one was a barrel of laughs! We traded for a bit of swag that is absolutely perfect for HTD’s newly released first traveler (see picture of TB7MG22). Isn’t that amazing?! I also removed some contraband.

Thank you, PAgirlinTX. God bless! 2 Corinthians 5:21

~ myrthman, AKA NtN065

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