2009-05-03 50 11

Now I am writing the report I see that little blue thingy on the map - who the hell suggested an alternate point in the middle of nowhere (i.e., Zwätzen)? Anyway, I went to the original point: starting by bike from Jena, I took the nice forest road to Großschwabhausen, this time taking my hedgehog Karl and penguin Tux with me. We made a break and they both played at the water, and when I didn't watch for a minute they built a little boat from my hashpoint satellite printout and sent it down the creek. Luckily, I had a "screenshot" on my camera... so after I had passed Bucha and really found the road to the point, I was stopped by a fence - should this be a No Trespassing Geohash? Well, it did not look like the fence would go all the way around the area, so I tried to walk around - up to my knees in stinging nettles, I really got round the fence, but behind it (where I had to go) there was a very steep slope, so I decided to try the other way round, where there was a street down the hill and I could go by bike over the last few 100m of meadow to the exact point. Karl and Tux enjoyed the sun for a while and then we marked the point with dandelion blossoms - really beautiful. So, how was Zwätzen? ---Paintedhell

Photo Gallery
Karl and Tux built a tiny paper boat from my satellite map. Oh, those little rascals!
Up to my knees in stinging nettles. Luckily, that was the wrong way and I hadn't got to go any further through this.
Open the gate! Nothing can stop us!
Idyllic view to the hashpoint. As it was about 200m away from the motorway, you might be able to imagine the noise.
Karl and Tux marked the spot using dandelions.
Romantic view of the village of Bucha - motorway construction site cunningly hidden behind the coleseed ;)