2020-10-28 42 -78

Location

Town of Java Highway Dept, corner of Routes 77 and 78

Participants

Pedalpusher

Expedition

When the hashpoint was published, I knew exactly where this was as I've driven by it many times going out to my parent's land in Bliss, NY. Seeing as I didn't have any plans for the evening, I figured I'd drive out for a quick stop and then go around the corner to grab a beer and some dinner. It would still not be a Pub Geohash, because even though I'll be right around the corner, the ribbon says 'Line of Sight' and there is a large building and some trees that will be in the way.

After work, I got the dogs set up with their dinner and headed out. I let my phone GPS be my guide and getting to Rt. 78, I took an early turn to stop at an Ingress portal to attack a bunch of giant fields. With the portal down, I continued the remaining couple (country) blocks to the Geohash. Since it was after 5pm, I didn't worry about pulling into the driveway and drifting slowly through the hash. I tried to get a screenshot while still in the car on the HashDroid app, but I was late clearing the 'Success' message and the distance jumped up. I decided to park and walk over for a better reading but still had to do a significant GPS dance before getting a good reading. Taking some pictures, I got back in the car. Driving through the Post Office parking lot on the corner, I made my way to the bar. Pulling in, I did a quick U-Turn and got out of there. The lot was very full and being in more rural and 'Conservative' NY, I figured people would be packed in and not wearing masks.

Instead, I drove back up 78 to Strikersville where I stopped at the Flip Side. The parking lot was mostly empty and the people walking in were also wearing masks...that made me feel much better. The restaurant was mostly empty and the Bowling Lanes were all off, but the food was good and I enjoyed a beer before continuing on my way home.