GC3T2B0 Mind the Gap
Type: Multi | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: zulu113 @ | Hide Date: 08/06/2012 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 55.060 W104° 48.786 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
             

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The Olympics have me thinking alot lately of the years I lived and worked in London. Use your GPS, its ability to project coordinates and your powers of perception to take a tour of the city using the London Underground and ride the rails to another cache.

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Initial Stage: Leicester Square

The office I worked in was on Floral St, across from the Lamb and Flag - a 240 year-old pub and regular stop for Charles Dickens. To the east is Covent Garden, an old market, which today is a shopping area and great nightspot. To the west is London's Chinatown, with it's own unique atmosphere. For several years I met every Friday with my coworkers for a Guinness or two at the Longacre pub across from the station and we'd relax after a long week.

Your next stop is South Kensington Station. There are two ways to get there:

• Board a westbound Picadilly Line train.
• Count the number of cables overhead and let that number = x. Project a new waypoint 90*x+7 feet away on a bearing of 46*x degrees (true).

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Stage 2: South Kensington

For a short time I lived in the Chelsea Cloisters on Sloane Ave near this station. Near here are some of my favorite museums: the Victoria and Albert, the Science Museum, and the Natural History Museum. All free, and great places to take the family. I made many good friends at The Queens Head pub nearby on Tryon St.

Your next stop is Waterloo Station. There are two ways to get there:

• Board an eastbound District Line or Circle Line train, then switch at Westminster Station to a southbound Jubilee Line train.
• To the west is a fence topped in barbed wire. Count the number of barbed wire lines at the top of the fence and let that number = x. Project a new waypoint 140*x+8 feet away on a bearing of 36*x+1 degrees (true).

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Stage 3: Waterloo

After awhile I moved to a small town southwest of London. My commute every day was a 45 minute train ride that ended at Waterloo station. One of the busiest places I've ever seen, it's also where the Bourne Ultimatum filmed one if it's chase scenes. From this station it's a short walk north or west to the Thames and familiar tourist stops like the London Eye.

Your next stop is Tower Hill Station. There are two ways to get there:

• Board a northbound Northern Line or Bakerloo Line train, then switch at Embankment Station to an eastbound District Line or Circle Line train.
• You are at an intersection of paths. Count the number of paths leading from this spot and let that number = x. Project a new waypoint 129*x feet away on a bearing of 20*x+2 degrees (true).

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Stage 4: Tower Hill

There's a ton of popular things here like the Tower Bridge, Tower of London and the Roman Wall. A good friend and I would get off here on the way to his place, walk across the bridge, and have a few pints at the Dean Swift pub. The best restaurant in London in my opinion is nearby too - La Lanterna on Mill St.

Your next stop is Cutty Sark Station. There are two ways to get there:

• Board an eastbound Docklands Light Rail train (make sure you get one that's headed to Lewisham).
• You are standing on concrete, with several large grooves cut running North/South. Count the number of these large grooves and let that number = x. Project a new waypoint 45*x+12 feet away on a bearing of x+2 degrees (true).

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Final Stage: Cutty Sark

My favorite park in London is Greenwich park nearby. Not only is it a beautiful and relaxing spot, it's near my favorite museum in London - the Maritime Museum. And of course there's the Royal Observatory, which should be up there with the Original Stash as one of the geocaching holy sites. After all, it's the defining location of the Prime Meridian!

You are now at ground zero - enjoy the search!

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com (+/- 25ft).

Congrats to hiking_fool for being FTF!

Additional Waypoints

PK3T2B0 - GC3T2B0 Parking
N 38° 55.119 W 104° 48.834

05/18/2019 By R&B CO
Had this solved but couldn’t find the final a few weeks ago so confirmed with previous finder that I had the correct coordinates and went back today to make the find. All good with the cache. I’m sure we didn't take the most direct route on either trip but did get a good workout. We’re leaving for London this week so this was a very timely multi. Thanks for setting this multi up for us to find.

04/26/2019 By Kerewin0430
Out for a nice hike with Koalacanuck today, picking up some puzzles and caches that we passed by last time. Thanks for placing and maintaining this multi!

04/26/2019 By Koalacanuck
I sure got a workout finding this one. Will sleep well tonight.

03/01/2019 By LLYN-lhvwn50
Mind the Gap has been on my list for quite some time. I started it once, then realized I didn't know how to use the GPSr well enough. After some practice hither and yon, today was the day to put that experience to the test. Success! The descriptions brought back memories of visits to London, it was fun to work through the steps, and the arithmetic was within my capabilities. Thanks for putting this multi together.

01/03/2019 By gampa&gamma
We were eager to get out caching and hiking today with the warmer weather. This open space had a few challenges and multi-caches we wanted to grab.

We were on a roll with all of the clues and stages for this multi and then at stage #4........uh oh. We have never needed an ice axe in our TOTT before, but today that would have come in handy. The area we needed to examine for our next information was totally covered by about 2 inches of ice. We even swept away the thin layer of snow to try to peer through the ice. No joy!

We will wait for some of our warm, sunny days in the next couple of months to melt our deterrent and head back out in maybe.........May! for another go at the final. Looking forward to the hike and the find!

10/26/2017 By RfloydIV
Here from KY visiting my daughter. I get to geocache while she works! I enjoyed this one! Thanks for the fun multi!

10/08/2017 By kenyansherpa
Kssweetie and I were on a walkabout in the park today to get a few caches. Please see the note I posted in the month this particular cache came out, it follows in quotation marks - "When I saw this come out very near my home it caught my eye, not that I could be first to find that would be impossible given I was "Minding the Gap" in London for my work with the Olympic Team. Now during a brief respite between the Olympics and Paralympics, I thought I would do the cache "English style", so I've visited all of Zulu's descriptive places on his underground tour."
Also, see the photos I posted on the cache page from that tour of London to get a taste of Zulu's life there!
So today I had the chance to do it again "Colorado style" and it was very fun as well! Fortunately the clues at each waypoint were very apparent, especially to Kssweetie's sharp eyes. Our projections and distances were also spot on. We spent a bit of time at the final but came up with it in due time. All is well with the container and log. Thanks to zulu113 for placing an outstanding cache! Since this was placed during an Olympic Games period, I left a pin for the upcoming summer games - Tokyo 2020 ( maybe I'll do a similar one that year using the Tokyo metro stops and famous locations ;-) TFTH!!!

09/11/2017 By anotherguest
tftf stage 3 includes path you are on as well. Took a long round about way to get to GZ.

09/10/2017 By andGuest
Took a bit to find the final, but after coming back to the same spot a few times I finally was able to make the find. Could have saved 15 or 20 minutes if I would have looked more thoroughly the first time. TFTF

05/13/2017 By Shynu23
Did. Not find.