User:MykaDragonBlue

43 / m / -37,145

This geohasher comes from Melbourne.

/me is interested...

tzzzt... there i are

AKA my home graticule

Melbourne, Australia (specifically, Melbourne East )

myka also lives in #geohashing a lot, when a computer is available (so usually).

Where I (might) go Hashing

Melbourne East - my home graticule
Melbourne West - the other half of Melbourne
Bendigo - my hometown, just next door as well.

The Hashscot

Hashscot

I've designated a Hashscot (mascot) to stand in for me in my hash report photos (at least on those occasions when I don't meet anyone). Its first hash was 2009-03-15 -36 144.

Right now it needs a name.

I have a Cunning Plan

Currently traveling by public transport and bike. I'll be a lot more likely to go interesting places once i have a car again... and won't be limited to just the city then. Looking forward to that, and utilising the full graticule.

In fact, since I prefer to get out of the city on weekends, i might try for some more interesting graticules as well.

Some form of GPS might be more helpful though. Currently I'll be limited to pre-noting and good old fashioned map-readery. (or maybe Google maps mobile if there's a handy wifi hot-spot nearby)

List of things to have for the next time

This list will evolve as time progresses

• Sunglasses - because I don't need flies in my eyes while cycling.
• A GPS or WAP - because either could let me use computer-ated mapology

(now have wapness enabled, so there's something at least. problem is Google Maps Mobile has a 300m error margin when running off the towers)

(now have a borrowed older and not so accurate GPS, yay!)

• A way to get tracks off the GPS

• A car - because the trains in Melbourne... are not great. gots car
• a replacement the drink bottle holder on my bike.
• Another map than google to double-check addresses with.
• A camera, because my camera phone is only adequate, and far from good.
• A name for my hashscot.
• more - because i forgot to write things down.

Expeditions

Melbourne East, 2009-02-07 -37 145 Success, but silly to have tried.
Melbourne East, 2009-02-14 -37 145 Success, Bike
Melbourne West, 2009-02-21 -37 144 Missed it by That Much! (No Trespassing)
Bendigo 2009-03-07 -36 144 - No Trespassing. I think I may have found the only sign they had up.
Bendigo 2009-03-15 -36 144 - Success - Virgin graticule
Shepparton 2009-03-22 -36 145 - Blinded By Science - User fail.
Melbourne West, 2009-04-10 -37 144 - In the Ocean Fail
Ballarat, 2009-04-10 -37 143 - Success
Hamilton, 2009-04-10 -37 142 - Success

Achievements

mykaDragonBlue achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Melbourne West, Australia and 1 of the surrounding graticules.

mykaDragonBlue earned the Bicycle geohash achievement by cycling to the (-37, 145) geohash on 2009-02-14.

mykaDragonBlue earned the Multihash Achievement by reaching 2 hash points on 2009-04-18. It's a Double Hash.

Consolation Prizes

myka earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (-37, 144) geohash on 2009-02-21.

myka earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (-36, 144) geohash on 2009-03-07.

mykaDragonBlue earned the Blinded by Science Consolation Prize by failing to reach the (-36, 145) geohash on 2009-03-22 due to not double checking when transcribing coordinates.