This week’s handmade co-op puzzle won’t defox itself. If you’re a whizz at quizzes, lateral thinking, and search engine sleuthing, why not lend a hand.
To fully defox the following geofoxer, identify all twelve locations plus the theme that links them.
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SOLUTIONS
last week’s wikifoxer pages:
a1. owl butterfly (Aergistal)
a2. orientalism (Colonel_K)
a3. otter fishing (Aergistal)
a4. orbiting frog otolith (Colonel_K)
a5. out-of-body experience(Aergistal)
b1. overtourism (Aergistal)
b2. old yeller (copperbottom)
b3. ojibwe (Zwack23)
b4. oldmasters museum (Colonel_K)
b5. oshkosh m1070 heavy equipment transporter (Colonel_K)
c1. oyster card (Nutfield)
c2. oceania / outrigger /oceanian art (a_monk, Nutfield)
c3. operation spiderweb (Aergistal)
c4. optical telegraph (Aergistal)
c5. oxbow (Froggster)
d1. original six frigates of the united states navy (Colonel_K)
d2. offal (Aergistal)
d3. oppenheimer (Aergistal)
d4. organic architecture (Nutfield)
d5. olof palme (a_monk)
e1. opel-rak (Froggster)
e2. ostracism (Colonel_K)
e3. october railway (Colonel_K, a_monk)
e4. oort cloud (Nutfield)
e5. ‘obby ‘oss festival (Aergistal)
L – Asnelles, France: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jUo3htwQDBaGjKn1A
I think C. could be by the so-called Dancing House (aka Fred and Ginger) in Prague.
ETA: Yup.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dancing+House/@50.0753758,14.4139904,3a,90y,8.65h,90.66t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sdsyQ74EguZp9gFEKUJy_Kw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.6589312084619365%26panoid%3DdsyQ74EguZp9gFEKUJy_Kw%26yaw%3D8.647231766095267!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x470b94f6c2373f17:0x93016537050b3344!8m2!3d50.0754031!4d14.4141787!16zL20vMDYzZzlj!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
K. St. Nicholas’ Church, Talinn
https://www.google.com/maps/place/St.+Nicholas'+Church+%26+Museum/@59.4351875,24.742065,3a,90y,351.5h,104.16t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sT-4ZsehImzDPc14bBTbjaQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-14.159296382636995%26panoid%3DT-4ZsehImzDPc14bBTbjaQ%26yaw%3D351.5045836839054!7i13312!8i6656!4m6!3m5!1s0x4692949d8937060b:0xccf27b0f8cd79c0a!8m2!3d59.4359397!4d24.7427093!16s%2Fm%2F03cl16j!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MTAwMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Houses the Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) painting by Bernt Notke, the only surviving version of the subject on canvas.
G – Tango-class submarine B-307 at the Auto VAZ Technical Museum in Togliatti, Russia
Are we looking at a dance theme, then?
I – YHA Borrowdale, Keswick
The Borrowdale is a Zimbabwean dance!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrowdale_dance
The stamp shows FEDOR, the Russian robot cosmonaut.
Lol, I don’t think i’ve ever randomly found a coach, before finding the actual location (For E)
https://www.google.com/maps/@54.7989604,-8.2916294,3a,75y,112.85h,83.54t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1seikGn2Zg-m5yo91uo86EZw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D6.4592669888583885%26panoid%3DeikGn2Zg-m5yo91uo86EZw%26yaw%3D112.84703934530786!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
E: The Reel Inn Donegal: (Another dance type)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Reel+Inn/@54.6548931,-8.1121328,3a,72.1y,103.39h,90.38t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1szjZhbiyKVL6650_jorh1DQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-0.3807775572668106%26panoid%3DzjZhbiyKVL6650_jorh1DQ%26yaw%3D103.38991704138367!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x485fa830ce4e1c2b:0xeda346d88aed942c!8m2!3d54.6547011!4d-8.1114906!16s%2Fg%2F11bw2gh8yp?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
F. Broadway Seattle:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/skoah/@47.6233386,-122.3210916,3a,75y,24.96h,76.99t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s5BzD8aJCrUUfyyAHG5oDBg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D13.005675133969632%26panoid%3D5BzD8aJCrUUfyyAHG5oDBg%26yaw%3D24.963579426479008!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x5490152e77365f83:0xaffd5445d4f45d38!8m2!3d47.6235501!4d-122.3211241!16s%2Fg%2F1pty_zhjy?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Not gonna lie, I did spend a few moments wondering if the flying pigeon that’s hidden by the F roundel was important.
There’s dance steps in the tarmac on the pavement, visible in the GeoFoxer image as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancer's_Series%3A_Steps
D: Korcula, Croatia (Mrs Nutfield)
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kor%C4%8Dula,+Croatia/@42.9609661,17.1332851,3a,75y,58.11h,94.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sgNWbclf4h88xUCOpSzi8Kw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-4.234891173926087%26panoid%3DgNWbclf4h88xUCOpSzi8Kw%26yaw%3D58.10885052057944!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x134a5026a9ac0041:0x144e6b767bab0a7f!8m2!3d42.959091!4d17.1351228!16s%2Fm%2F03c2s1d?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Home of an annual Sword Dance festival!
H. DEGAS’S HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Degas+House/@29.9737909,-90.0750525,3a,66.8y,215.14h,92.23t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sPXEQqEQ7-ksUXXkyz41RWg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.23234104208062%26panoid%3DPXEQqEQ7-ksUXXkyz41RWg%26yaw%3D215.14214193469303!7i16384!8i8192!4m9!3m8!1s0x8620a5fffa734a03:0x9c3ec3c9d1d66609!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d29.9735793!4d-90.0752199!16s%2Fg%2F11_s_pnmr?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
B. Abbotsbury Abbey (Mrs Nutfield, no idea how she just got that one) – https://www.google.com/maps/place/Abbotsbury+Abbey+Remains/@50.6635573,-2.5987061,3a,75y,92.02h,92.15t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sCIHM0ogKEICAgICEksbFWQ!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2Fgpms-cs-s%2FAB8u6Ha00OFUnIJs8HXUp0PpnUN1681VlftMr3gFVLRb-sPQZsvYeYhuk9f8ztjQrr19B3IxmK0SR7RthbXW6-sfHnLFwkGaKXlwdgbCh6Vkwc4-qR5AL91NPYUSk5jWJ26gIc62EZXx%3Dw900-h600-k-no-pi-2.1456023462632174-ya297.0155865923847-ro0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!4m6!3m5!1s0x48725fec66b51b79:0x655e7390f968e0dd!8m2!3d50.6644863!4d-2.5985575!16zL20vMDQ5bno5?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
Abbotsbury has a Swan Lake (the only managed swannery in the world), once visited by Anna Pavlova herself.
J. POLKA THEATRE, Wimbledon (Nutfield & Mrs Nutfield got it at the same time. She found it, whereas I realised i recognised the symbol on the bin as i used to live in Wimbledon)
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.4194894,-0.1950523,3a,90y,276.47h,87.02t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sOmPhNpG1Rt7Ugx_UI0lvow!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D2.9784635193647517%26panoid%3DOmPhNpG1Rt7Ugx_UI0lvow%26yaw%3D276.4722094868088!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkzMC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
I actually think I’ve seen a comedy night in the Polka Theatre when it used to be called something else, I literally lived 1 road away for a year in the early 2000’s.