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About Me

This geohasher lives in Norfolk.

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Hi, I'm Ian, and contrary to my username I have yet to discover anything magical about myself! I live near Norwich, England and I started Geohashing in late 2009 as a way of exploring the region to which I had recently moved. I completed lots of hashes in 2010 before having a bit of a lull. The next few years I used Geohashing as a suggestion of where to go for cycle rides etc when I have a spare weekend. These days my GeoHashing exploits are few and far between due to other commitments.

I have access to car, motorbike, bicycle(s) and kayak(s) and have used them all at some point in to achieve a variety of ribbons, although I am yet to use public transport to get to a hashpoint - something to fix in the future. About 1/3 of my home graticule is the North Sea so if I can find someone with a seaworthy boat then that will increase my range of possible hashes in the area!

When I started Geohashing I didn't have a GPS device, so I used to print out the satellite view of the hashpoint from GoogleMaps to identify the it using local topographical features, but now I use the Geohash Droid app on my phone to give an indication of how close I am.

I was quite pleased to achieve a Tron Ribbon, and am now turning my attention to other achievements. I keep trying to do a Hashcard one so I ensure I take fellow Geohashers' addresses with me when I go out, but have yet to find any villages selling postcards. Guess I'll just have to keep trying! Others on my radar are the Juggernaut and, having got a Regional ribbon by getting to bits of Norfolk that are in 52,0 and a Reverse regional ribbon by getting getting to hashpoints in Norfolk and Suffolk in 52,1, I would like to get the Regional ribbon by getting to bits of Suffolk that are in 52,0

Edit 2017 - Life has changed since I started doing this in 2009 - I have many more commitments and responsibilities so finding time to squeeze in GeoHashing is tricky these days. Having missed out doing any in 2016, I got to a couple in 2017 but they were really lazy ones, almost enough to qualify for a Couch Potato Geohash or Cubicle Geohash achievement by being almost equidistant between my home and work, with minimum effort required to deviate from my ~4mile cycle commute.

Achievements

I got within a couple of hours of achieving the Virgin Graticule for 51,1 but Sourcerer just beat me to it!

MagicIan earned the Multihash Achievement

by reaching 4 hash points on 2010-06-20. It's an Ultra Hash.

MagicIan earned the Consecutive geohash achievement

by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2010-03-30.

MagicIan achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in 52,1 and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

MagicIan achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in 52,0 and 1 of the surrounding graticules.

MagicIan achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement

by visiting coordinates in 52,-0 and 1 of the surrounding graticules.

MagicIan earned the Regional geohashing achievement

by reaching a hash point in all 2 graticules belonging to Norfolk.

MagicIan earned the Reverse regional achievement

by reaching hash points in all 2 regions of the Norwich, United Kingdom (52, 1) graticule on County level.

MagicIan earned the Tron achievement

by reaching and returning from the (52, 1) geohash without crossing his own tracks on 2010-07-24.

MagicIan earned the Speed racer achievement

by passing through the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-03-31 at 60 mph.

MagicIan earned the Bicycle geohash achievement

by cycling 64.1km to the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-07-25.

MagicIan earned the Walk geohash Achievement

by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-07-24 on foot, travelling a distance of 18.1km.

MagicIan earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement

by cleaning up the (52, -1) geohash on 2010-06-20.

MagicIan earned the Police Geohash Achievement

by returning to find a police dog van parked next to his car while attempting the (52, -0) geohash on 2010-06-20.

MagicIan earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2009-11-27.

MagicIan earned the There might be alligators! consolation prize

by being prevented from reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2013-02-15 by an impassable and unforeseen boggy wetland (and probably lurking alligators).

MagicIan earned the No trespassing consolation prize

by almost reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-03-24.

My Geohashes

I've completed 28 successful geohashes in 6 graticules, with 2 failures. I have now done a hash on each day of the week, and 11 months of the year (just missing January)

A map of my various Geohashes can be seen here:

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2017-10-17, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Near 389th bomb group

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2017-07-05, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Just along the road from Hethel church

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2015-11-12, 52,0 (Cambridge, United Kingdom) - Just off the A47 near Scarning

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2013-09-22, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - In Coltishall before going for a kayak

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2013-08-28, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Cycle to Wangford

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2013-07-21, 52,0 (Cambridge, United Kingdom) - A Sunday morning cycle to Attleborough

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2013-07-08, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Cycle to Fundenhall/Tacolneston after work

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2013-04-16, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Kayak on Hickling Broad to get a Water Geohash but failed due to fence

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2013-02-21, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Cycle to Intwood Lane after work

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2013-02-15, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Kayak to Reedham Ferry (done on the 16th)

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2013-02-10, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - 30 mile cycle to Denton

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2012-12-27, 53,-2 (Manchester, United Kingdom) - In Hazel Grove over the Christmas holidays

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2012-05-21, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Short cycle to Newton Flotman

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2011-10-18, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Motorbiked to Framlingham in the dark to get Reverse Regional

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2011-08-16, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - On the Tas Valley Way near home

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2010-09-24, 51,1 (Canterbury, United Kingdom) - Almost achieved a virgin graticule for 51,1 but was beaten by Sourcerer

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2010-08-25, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Kayak on Horsey Mere (done on the 30th)

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2010-08-20, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - 13 mile cycle to Buckenham train station with gnomes

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2010-07-25, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - 40 mile cycle to Somerleyton

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2010-07-24, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Tron walk via North Burlingham

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20-06-2010, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Four-in-a-day #4 - Ringland

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20-06-2010, 52,0 (Cambridge, United Kingdom) - Four-in-a-day #3 - Wisbech

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20-06-2010, 52,-0 (Northampton, United Kingdom) - Four-in-a-day #2 - Crowland, Peterborough

07

20-06-2010, 52,-1 (Birmingham, United Kingdom) - Four-in-a-day #1 - Leicester

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31-03-2010, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Consecutive day and Speed Racer achievements earned near Tacolneston

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30-03-2010, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - The Forum in the centre of Norwich

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28-03-2010, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Cycle along Marriot's Way

03

24-03-2010, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - Failed due to being on private property

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08-03-2010, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - At the sewage works

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27-11-2009, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom) - My first geohash!

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 I was quite pleased to achieve a [[Tron_achievement|Tron Ribbon]], and am now turning my attention to other achievements. I keep trying to do a Hashcard one so I ensure I take fellow Geohashers' addresses with me when I go out, but have yet to find any villages selling postcards. Guess I'll just have to keep trying! Others on my radar are the [[Juggernaut_achievement|Juggernaut]] and, having got a [[Regional_geohashing_achievement|Regional ribbon]] by getting to bits of Norfolk that are in [[52,0|52,0]] and a [[Reverse_regional_achievement|Reverse regional ribbon]] by getting getting to hashpoints in Norfolk and Suffolk in [[52,1|52,1]], I would like to get the [[Regional_geohashing_achievement|Regional ribbon]] by getting to bits of Suffolk that are in [[52,0|52,0]]
+'''Edit 2017''' - Life has changed since I started doing this in 2009 - I have many more commitments and responsibilities so finding time to squeeze in GeoHashing is tricky these days. Having missed out doing any in 2016, I got to a couple in 2017 but they were really lazy ones, almost enough to qualify for a [[Couch Potato Geohash]] or [[Cubicle Geohash]] achievement by being almost equidistant between my home and work, with minimum effort required to deviate from my ~4mile cycle commute.
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 == My Geohashes ==
-I've completed 25 successful geohashes in 6 graticules, with 2 failures.
+I've completed 28 successful geohashes in 6 graticules, with 2 failures.
 I have now done a hash on each day of the week, and 11 months of the year (just missing January)
 A map of my various Geohashes can be seen [http://goo.gl/maps/mWtbp here]:
-:'''28''' [[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2015-11-12 52 1| 2015-11-12, 52,0 (Norwich, United Kingdom)]] - Just off the A47 near Scarning [[Image:GHTR moon.jpg]][[Image:GHTR car.png]]
+:'''30''' [[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2017-10-17 52 1| 2017-10-17, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom)]] - Near 389th bomb group [[Image:GHWE sun.png]][[Image:GHTR bike2.png]]
+:'''29''' [[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2017-07-05 52 1| 2017-07-05, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom)]] - Just along the road from Hethel church [[Image:GHWE sun.png]][[Image:GHTR bike2.png]]
+:'''28''' [[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2015-11-12 52 0| 2015-11-12, 52,0 (Cambridge, United Kingdom)]] - Just off the A47 near Scarning [[Image:GHTR moon.jpg]][[Image:GHTR car.png]]
 :'''27''' [[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2013-09-22 52 1| 2013-09-22, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom)]] - In Coltishall before going for a kayak [[Image:GHWE sun.png]][[Image:GHTR car.png]]
 :'''26''' [[Image:Arrow2.png|8px]] [[2013-08-28 52 1| 2013-08-28, 52,1 (Norwich, United Kingdom)]] - Cycle to Wangford [[Image:GHWE sun.png]][[Image:GHTR bike2.png]]