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Location
This Geohash is located next to a road in Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds.
Participants
Expedition
#TodaysBikeRide is a #GeoHash expedition alongsioe the Garonne's Lateral Canal to Eurocentre, a logistics platform north of Toulouse with lots of warehouse, a mail sorting center and the like. Nothing new for me: I used to work there a few years ago,when the owner of a company I worked (as a software engineer) for decided he didn't want to waste time in traffic jams entering the city, and moved us outside the city. Leading to several of us finding other jobs nearer to home.
Anyway I guess the Lateral Canal is the more interesting thing here: it parallels the Garonne river from Toulouse (where it connects with the Canal du Midi) to Bordeaux [where it connects with the Atlantic Ocean). Industry developped near the canal, and later on, a train line was built running next to it. It also makes a nice cycling "highway", straight and mostly flat and isolated from road traffic.
Photos
Screenshot of Geohashdroid congratulating me for getting as close to the point as GPS can measure
View from the target point: alarge warehouse with truck loading docks numbered up to 70
View of the Canal
View of some overflow path besides the canal
