User:Palmpje

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I live in Noordwijkerhout, located in the 52, 4 graticule and am an addicted xkcd reader as of December 2010. I'm also an active geocacher, almost but not really addicted.

Wiki activity

Things to do...

Plans

None at the moment.

Expeditions

  • Finally another hash that was feasible , near home, In Noordwijk on 2022-06-03 52 4
  • Drive-through / Speedracer in Leiden on 2021-04-02 52 4
  • Reached a hashpoint very near exit 8 (Bazaar) of motorway A9 on 2021-02-27 52 4
  • Wow, two hashpoints reached in a single year! Meerbos in Haarlemmermee-r- 2020-12-31 52 4
  • Success @ Elswout 2020-09-20 52 4
  • Another failed attempt, too long since I actually ventured out for a geohash to 2019-05-30 51 5
  • Finally something doable on a day that is doable, too easy to miss this one on 2018-11-03 52 4
  • After missing out on last Monday's hash (close but no time) I made it to 2017-08-14 52 4.
  • Engine fixed? I made it to 2017-05-12 52 5 in an area that was visited quite often a few years ago.
  • After too long, this one is likely to succeed in 2017-04-14 52 5 but it failed due to a malfunctioning car engine.
  • Doomed failure for 51, 4 on 2016-10-30 51 4 as it is in the middle of a protected area.
  • Finally a new success for 52, 4 even when it's in the middle of a cow pasture on 2016-08-17 52 4.
  • Another one for 52, 4 that could not be reached on 2016-08-16 52 4. It looked so promising.
  • No trespassing for 52, 4 on 2015-12-24 52 4. I could have known because this is water filtration area in Wassenaar.
  • Reached a hash in Noordwijk (or is it Noordwijkerhout?) on 2015-09-02
  • After a long pause, the 52, 4 hash on 2015-02-18 52 4 landed in Amsterdam, only 2km from my place of work. Formal attire!
  • Reached the 52,4 location on 2014-07-23 52 4, it was a TRON.
  • Reached the 52, 4 location on 2014-04-16 52 4 but did not keep my feet dry. But I did meet a ninja named Ellipse!
  • Reached the hash for 52, 5 on 15 November, just a bit off the route for a multi-geocache 2013-11-15 52 5
  • Made it to the 52, 4 location for Saturday, 14 September 2013 at hash 'o clock 2013-09-14 52 4
  • A closed gate prevented me from reaching the 52, 4 location for Tuesday 3 September, 2013 2013-09-03 52 4
  • There was a plan to go to the beach today, for the alternate point closest to the hash ... 2013-06-08 52 4, but aborted due to lack of time
  • Reached the hash for Thursday 30 May, 2013 2013-05-30 52 4 by sneaking around the guard's back (not really trespassing)
  • After a long pause, failure to reach the 52, 4 location for Sunday 28 April, 2013 2013-04-28 52 4, but achieved a non-planned meet-up with Murfie!
  • Mother nature prevented me from reaching the 52, 4 location for Friday 27 July, 2012 2012-07-27 52 4
  • Close, but judged as a failure to reach the 52, 4 location for Saturday 21 July, 2012 2012-07-21 52 4
  • Sped through the 52, 4 location for Saturday 30 June, 2012 2012-06-30 52 4

Goals

Achieve an actual Saturday 16:00 meetup.
Create own hash calculator (why? being nerdy).