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I've now made a big move to the [[Manchester, United Kingdom]] graticule from my old [[Tucson, Arizona]]. It's different here!

While I had [[Citation Needed|acquired a Citation]] of sorts back in the US, and even brought it with me here, before I could ever use it here, it was stolen, found, impounded by the police, supposedly gone over for evidence, and then destroyed for no good reason. So here I am again, in [[Citation Needed]]-land. At least [[Public transport geohash achievement]]s are much easier here than in the US.

Ironically, despite my username, I've never made an expedition by conventional car yet, much less by Karmann Ghia.

== Expeditions ==
=== Plans ===
* [[2022-02-06]] [[2022-02-06 53 -2|53 -2]] There's an easy access hashpoint in Altrincham, with the option of going into the shop or visiting the car park on its roof. I thought I remembered there being an achievement for reaching the same hashpoint at different heights, but I haven't found it yet, it might just be a false memory.
* [[2020-03-01]] My last day with the rental car, so I'll find out Friday what's available for this day.
** [[2020-03-01 51 -0]] is about the only reasonably accessible hashpoint in England, in Letchworth, on a road or pavement in a residential area.
* [[2020-02-29]]
** [[2020-02-29 52 -4]] near Cardigan in Wales
** [[2020-02-29]] [[2020-02-29 53 -2|53 -2]] The one in 1,461 opportunity to get a [[Leap geohash achievement]]. I may be in some adjacent graticule(s) or other, depending on how the stock market numbers come up.
* [[2020-02-28]] Since I'm renting a car for the weekend to make sure of the Leap geohash, I'll see what's available for Friday, too.
** [[2020-02-28 53 -1]] In the Peak District, just a couple of hundred metres off the road, and about 60 m up from it, but parking looks scarce around there.
** [[2020-02-28 52 -1]] Solihull on the southeast side of Birmingham, right in the middle of Monkspath Hall Road, ideally situated for a [[Speed racer achievement]]
** {{egl|2020-02-28|52|-2}} Onibury in Shropshire, in a field, not far at all from a maybe drivable track
** {{egl|2020-02-28|52|-3}} Right on a track through a wood, about 6 km walking from the main road, but just about a hundred metres from a possibly accessible track nearby, in Ceredigion in Wales
** {{egl|2020-02-28|54|-2}} On a hill near Potter Fell &amp; Brunt Knott around Staveley in the Lake District
** {{egl|2020-02-28|53|-2}} Knowsley near Liverpool, right in the middle of a field by Fairchilds Farm

=== UK Era ===
* [[2020-02-29]]
** [[2020-02-29 52 -4]] Is there a [[No trespassing consolation prize|No trespassing honourable mention]]? We weren't sure about the status of the land, and were chased off immediately after reaching the hashpoint for the [[Leap geohash achievement]] and [[Virgin Graticule]].
** [[2020-02-29 52 -3]] After some serious bushwhacking and sleet, we made [[MNIMB Geohash|Mother Nature our bitch]], and arguably qualified for a [[Drowned Rat Geohash]], especially if the drive through the aftereffects of Storms Ciara &amp; Dennis and current effects of Storm Jorge can be counted.
** [[2020-02-29 53 -1]] Another [[No trespassing consolation prize]], due to the car park being unexpectedly closed as late as we got to it, and no other available parking near enough was found.
* [[2020-02-28]]
** [[2020-02-28 53 -1]] [[No trespassing consolation prize]], after no one was home to [[Ambassador achievement|attempt some ambassadorship]].
** [[2020-02-28 52 -1]] [[Drag-along achievement]], [[Speed racer achievement]], and [[Formal attire achievement]]
* [[2020-02-23 53 -2]] The hashpoint was in what looked like an easily accessible location in Roman Lakes Leisure Park. But the recent Storms Ciara &amp; Dennis would have it otherwise, and Mother Nature needed a bitch that day.
* [[2020-02-01 53 -2]] The hash point is just half a mile from my house! And it's right in the park! The water park, that is… and it's right over the lake. How can I possibly reach it? Stay tuned to find out!
* [[2019-03-09 53 -2]] The hash point was just 5 metres from a tram line.
* [[2019-02-02 53 -2]] In the kitchen of the Ikea restaurant, just out of reach to us mere civilians
* [[2018-09-09 53 -2]] A spot on the pavement in a residential area of Mossley
* [[2018-02-10 53 -2]] A spot on the pavement just outside Picadilly Station
* [[2017-11-18 53 -2]] My first UK geohash, and [[Public transport geohash achievement]] and partial [[Globetrotters Geohash]]

=== US Era ===
* [[2009-02-27 31 -110]] This was the day I rode my motorcycle through a geohash on a dirt road, which would have entitled me to a [[Speed racer achievement]] and started me on [[Minesweeper Geohash]]. I lack evidence, but [[User:Wyle & RoadRunner|Wyle & RoadRunner]] were willing to allow it.
* [[2008-11-03 32 -110]] [[Consecutive Geohash]] achievement
* [[2008-11-02 32 -110]] [[Land Geohash|Land]], [[Bicycle Geohash|Bicycle]] achievements

==Achievements==
=== US (pre-2016) ===
{{land geohash
| date = 2008-11-02
| latitude = 32
| longitude = -110
| image = 2008-11-02 32 -110 1741c.jpg
}}
{{bicycle geohash
| date = 2008-11-02
| latitude = 32
| longitude = -110
| image = 2008-11-02 32 -110 1748a.jpg
}}
{{consecutive geohash
| count = 2
| latitude = 32
| longitude = -110
| date = 2008-11-02
}}


{{Graticule unlocked
| latitude = 31
| longitude = -110
| date = 2009-02-27
}}
{{Speed racer
| latitude = 31
| longitude = -110
| date = 2009-02-27
| speed = 30 MPH
}}
{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Tucson, Arizona
| ranknumber = 1
| s = true
}}

=== UK (post-2016) ===
{{public transport geohash
| date = 2017-11-18
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| image = 2017-11-18_53_-2_KarMann_1511021750138.jpg
}}
{{Globetrotter6
| europe = true
| northamerica = true
| continents = 2
}}


{{No trespassing
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2019-02-02
| image = 2019-02-02 53 -2 KarMann 1549125354827.jpg
| distance = 20 m
}}


{{Two to the N achievement
| count = 3
| date = 2019-03-09
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
}}


{{couch potato geohash
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
| honor = true
}}
{{Walk geohash
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
| distance = 3.77 km
}}
{{Combo
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
| comboname = Déjà vu by New Year's Eve birthday proxy
| action = droning on and on over the lake after a previous droning on his birthday/New Year's Eve
| color = darkorchid
| icon1 = Dejavu.png
| icon2 = Hash-By-Proxy.PNG
| icon3 = Birthday.PNG
| cat1 = Déjà vu geohash achievement
| cat2 = Geohash by proxy achievement
| cat3 = Birthday geohash achievement
}}
{{Proxy Geohash
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
| device = DJI Mavic Mini quadcopter
| image = quadcopternapping.png
}}
{{Déjà vu geohash
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
| olddate = 2019-12-31
}}
{{Two to the N achievement
| count = 3
| date = 2020-02-01
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| reached = true
}}
{{Radio Yerevan
 | achievement = [[Cubicle geohash achievement|Cubicle geohash honourable mention]]
 | detail = he wasn't working there that day
 | date = 2020-02-01
 | latitude = 53
 | longitude = -2
}}
{{Last man standing
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
}}


{{My kingdom for a boat
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-23
| waterhazard = swollen stream
| image = 2020-02-23 53 -2 Ominous stream.jpg
}}
{{There might be alligators!
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-23
| hazard = flooded out path
| image = 2020-02-23 53 -2 Mud gate.jpg
}}


{{drag-along
| latitude = 52
| longitude = -1
| date = 2020-02-28
| partner = KarMann's wife
| image = 2020-02-28 52 -1 Goofy grins.jpg
}}
{{Speed racer
| latitude = 52
| longitude = -1
| date = 2020-02-28
| image = 2020-02-28 52 -1 Coordinates.jpg
| speed = 30 MPH
}}
{{Formal attire
| latitude = 52
| longitude = -1
| date = 2020-02-28
| image = 2020-02-28 52 -1 Formal.jpg
}}


{{Leap geohash
| year = 2020
| lat = 52
| lon = -4
| image = 2020-02-29 52 -4 App map.png
}}
{{Graticule unlocked
| latitude = 52
| longitude = -4
| date = 2020-02-29
| image = 2020-02-29 52 -4 App map.png
}}


{{Multihash
| latitude1 = 52
| longitude1 = -4
| latitude2 = 52
| longitude2 = -3
| date = 2020-02-29
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}}
{{xkcd-100
| latitude = 52
| longitude = -3
| date = 2020-02-29
| distance = 1,016 miles round-trip
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}}

{{consecutive geohash 3
| hashcount = 4
| daycount = 3
| latitude = 52
| longitude = -1
| date = 2020-02-28
}}


{{Minesweeper geohash
| graticule = Manchester, United Kingdom
| ranknumber = 2
| se = true
| sw = true
}}

=== Not yet official ===
{{A Tale of Two Hashes challenge
| latitude = 53
| longitude = -2
| date = 2020-02-01
| place = Manchester
}}
{{Ribbon
| iconcode = <div style="width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:22px;background-color:black;color:white;display:flex;align-items:center;font-weight:bold;font-family:initial;font-size:1em;justify-content:center">503</div>
| color = black
| achievement = [[Dark Ages achievement]]
| action = reaching the {{Today's location|lat=53|lon=-2|text=(53, -2) geohash}} on [[2020-02-01 53 -2|2020-02-01]] during the [[Dark Ages]]
| category = Dark Ages achievement
| expedition = [[2020-02-01 53 -2]]
}}
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