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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
  
Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Christchurch Botanical Gardens, Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
  
 
== Participants ==
 
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== Plans ==
 
== Plans ==
  
Today's geohash is in Hagley Park - perfect. I've printed out a Geohash poster, and plan on gettig there around 4ish.
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Today's geohash is in Hagley Park - perfect. I've printed out a Geohash poster, and plan on getting there around 4ish.
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== Bit of Background ==
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The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, were founded in 1863 when an English oak was planted to commemorate the solemnisation of the marriage of Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
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The Gardens sprawl over an area of 21 hectares and lie adjacent to the loop of the Avon River next to Hagley Park. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have a variety of collection of exotic and local plants of New Zealand.
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== Expedition ==
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After all that I forgot to take the Geohash poster, but I had one of my rocks to place, so not the end of the world.
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And this is not the first time that a Geohash has been logged in the Botanical Gardens - there was an expedition here a bit over three years ago - see [[2012-06-19 -43 172]]
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== Tracklog ==
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<gallery caption="Photo Gallery" widths="320px" heights="213px" perrow="3">
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Image:2015_08_31_Geolocation1.PNG |
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Image:2015_08_31_Geolocation2.PNG |
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== Photos ==
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<gallery caption="Photo Gallery" widths="320px" heights="213px" perrow="3">
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_01.JPG | The Peacock Fountain is located near the entrance of the botanical gardens
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_02.JPG | This planting looks so good, I'm sure I could eat it
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_03.JPG | Only a few 100 metres or less from the hashpoint - I believe it's the other side of the 'Archery Lawn'
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_04.JPG | My geohash marker ...
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_05.JPG | ... located at the base of a ''Rhaphiolepis umbellata'' shrub, a plant native to Korea and Japan ...
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_06.JPG | ... located in a boarder between two paths
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_07.JPG | Looking back out from the geohash towards the Archery Lawn
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_08.JPG | In the other direction, over the river, the daffodils are starting to bloom - ahh spring. And a giant daffodil statue
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Image:2015_08_31_-43_172_09.JPG | Oh, we biked here too - here's the proof - here we are biking home
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</gallery>
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== Achievements ==
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{{bicycle geohash
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    | latitude = -43
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    | longitude = 172
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    | date = 2015-08-31
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    | name = Quaternary
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    | distance = 7 km
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    | bothways = true
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    | image = 2015_08_31_-43_172_09.JPG
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}}
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{{Easy_geohash
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    | latitude = -43
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    | longitude = 172
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    | date = 2015-08-31
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    | name = Quaternary
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}}
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
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[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
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[[Category:Coordinates reached]]

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Location

Christchurch Botanical Gardens, Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Participants

The Quaternary (talk) family geohashers

Plans

Today's geohash is in Hagley Park - perfect. I've printed out a Geohash poster, and plan on getting there around 4ish.

Bit of Background

The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand, were founded in 1863 when an English oak was planted to commemorate the solemnisation of the marriage of Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.

The Gardens sprawl over an area of 21 hectares and lie adjacent to the loop of the Avon River next to Hagley Park. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have a variety of collection of exotic and local plants of New Zealand.

Expedition

After all that I forgot to take the Geohash poster, but I had one of my rocks to place, so not the end of the world.

And this is not the first time that a Geohash has been logged in the Botanical Gardens - there was an expedition here a bit over three years ago - see 2012-06-19 -43 172

Tracklog


Photos

Achievements

Bikegeohash.png
Quaternary earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 7 km to and from the (-43, 172) geohash on 2015-08-31.
2015 08 31 -43 172 09.JPG
EasyAsPi.PNG
Quaternary has visited an Easy Geohash
by reaching the (-43, 172) geohash on 2015-08-31 without really trying.