GCW2PN Unknown Cache Hector and Hector
Type: Mystery | Size: Regular Regular | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: TurdleEggs @ | Hide Date: 21/05/2006 | Status: Available
Country: Canada | State: Manitoba
Coordinates: N49° 51.576 W97° 09.789 | Last updated: 10/06/2026 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Available at all times  Available during winter  Parking available  Public transportation  Public restrooms nearby  Telephone nearby  Bicycles  Stealth required  Stroller accessible 
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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!

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Found it 11/03/2007 By Kabutroid
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' ToungeOut.

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 ToungeOut.

"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 ToungeOut. 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 ToungeOut. 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 BigSmile.

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 Frown.

Took: Nothing
Left: Logbook entry and chainmail ball