Talk:2013-05-25 47 -122

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Original discussion

I have baseball games at 11:30 and 2, so making the traditional meetup time is unlikely. Currently researching ferry schedules to figure out if before or after makes more sense. --Thomcat (talk) 10:44, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

If it ends up being early evening I may try to meet you... this would make an interesting bike hash... -- OtherJack (talk) 13:26, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

Morning

• To the Edmonds ferry dock - 30 minutes, then 30 minute crossing (bold indicates 7:50 ferry)
• Kingston Ferry dock to geohash - 15 minutes

Possible geohash arrivals - 6:20, 7:05, 7:55, 8:35, 9:35

• Geohash to Bainbridge ferry - 15 minutes, then 35 minute crossing
• Seattle Ferry dock to Baseball - 20 minutes

Valid ferries to arrive by 11:00 - 9:35, 8:45

Evening

• Baseball to Seattle Ferry dock - 20 minutes, then 35 minute crossing
• Bainbridge ferry dock to geohash - 15 minutes

Possible geohash arrivals - 4:35, 5:25, 6:20, 7:20, 8:00

• 15 minutes to either ferry after the hash

Possible Kingston departures - 5:30, 6:10, 7:00, 7:45, 8:20, 9:10, 9:40, 11:05

Possible Bainbridge departures - 5:30, 6:30, 7:10, 8:10, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30, Midnight

Expense

The charge for both ferries is the same.

$ 8.70 for bicycle and rider outbound, no charge inbound

$13.25 for car and driver, charged each way

Bike geohash

I concur it would be a good bike hash, but as I have to work, impossible for me. If things went *very* quickly at baseball (roughly 5-10% of these tournament games) I could be on the 3:45 boat and arrive at 4:35 -- but arriving at 5:25 is really much more likely. --Thomcat (talk) 14:31, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

5:25 is fine, or even 6:20 or whenever it was. But later wouldn't be so good... should we say 5:25?

Best I can do is "time approximate after baseball", but will try for it. Will text an update once I'm at the ferry dock. This will be my first geohashing day hash. Be sure to bring your towel! --Thomcat (talk) 14:47, 24 May 2013 (EDT)

Geocache collision?

Worth scouting - [1]

Sidetrip Plans

Visit two Chief Sealth statues in Seattle, then the grave at 47.73053271, -122.55522072.

Potential Achievements

• Saturday meetup
• Geohashing (Mouseover) Day
• Towel Day (proposed)
• Bicycle
• Geocache Collision
• Pub (Bella Luna has pizza and a pint and is in sight of the hash point)
• Tron (a big circle route)
• Holy Ground?

County Lines

Thomcat now has 6 of 8 counties required for a reverse regional geohash here in 47,-122.

Incidentally, OtherJack was right about the county being available in Bing maps - right next to the details about the geographic point. The lines are there also, but the individual counties (or states) are not named by the lines themselves. Now I have enough information - for instance, Sunday's geohash is in Thurston county, albeit in the water. --Thomcat (talk) 23:14, 26 May 2013 (EDT)

Good to know it actually works - you'd convinced me I was mistaken! -- OtherJack (talk) 23:22, 30 May 2013 (EDT)