2016-05-29 64 30
| Sun 29 May 2016 in 64,30: 64.1879472, 30.2120262 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Riihijärvi, Kuhmo, in the graticule of Kostomuksha, Russia. The point lies in a swampy fir forest right on the edge of swamp ditch, where thousands of black flies live.
Participants
- Pastori
- The Wife
Plans
Pastori and Wife have long been following the graticule 64 30 of Kostomuksha of which only about 20% is on Finnish soil. Today it seemed like there was finally an achievable hashpoint there, since looking at the map it seemed that the point was near drivable roads and it would still be 20km away from the Russian border.
Expedition
So, off they went with some packed lunch. They had a déjà vu experience after driving for about 100 km, when they went past the place in the Kuhmo graticule 2013-07-18 64 29. But getting closer to today's hashpoint the road got worse and more difficult to drive with lots of pits and rocks and Pastori was wishing they had a four-wheel drive with a higher ground clearance. But with Pastori's significant driving skills and the hard work of their trusted hashpoint-vehicle for 125 km they finally managed to get as near 75 meters to the point. They continued on foot and with his new Nokia-boots Pastori trekked to the point at an accuracy of 2.127 metres, where he was greeted by the thousands of mosquitoes and black flies that had beat him to the point. After Wife had made her way to the point as well, they took the necessary hashpoint pictures and Pastori said to Wife to get quickly back to the cover of the car.
On their way back they took their time with the scenery and stopped by the lake at Tervakylä to enjoy some coffee. The water was too cold for swimming but the coffee was just right for drinking. After the coffee they stopped by a bird watching tower. They saw lots of different water birds, some even with younglings. Such a great nature experience.
Before heading home they stopped by the city centre of Kuhmo to get some ice cream, as the day was quite warm and off they went home to do some barbecuing. The grilled ox was very tender and delicious and so after the meal Pastori happily retreated to take his much deserved nap.
Altogether 5 and ½ hours, 254 km of driving, 150 m of walking and 37 droplets of sweat.
Additional photos
Pastori with his brand new Nokia-boots.
Where should we drive?
A little snack.
Done with the food.
Nature observer.
The GPS proof.
Achievements
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Pastori earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
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Pastori achieved level 7 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
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Pastori achieved level 6 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
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Pastori earned the Land geohash achievement
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