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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
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I had been trying to do this for a while: find a geohash somewhere in Europe, and get there and back again in one day. For this, three things needed to be in place:
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I had been trying to do this for a while: find a geohash somewhere in Europe (not in NL or BE), and get there and back again in one day. For this, three things needed to be in place:
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1. A reachable geohash (not in water, someone's house, or on the top of a mountain)
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#A reachable geohash (not in water, someone's house, or on the top of a mountain)
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2. An affordable way of getting there on one or two days' notice
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#An affordable way of getting there on one or two days' notice
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3. Something interesting nearby that I would visit even if I wasn't hashing
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#Something interesting nearby that I would visit even if I wasn't hashing
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I've often cross-checked Google Flights and geohashing.info on Friday evenings to see if I could make such a trip on the weekend, but opportunities have so far been very few. But this weekend, the stars were aligned correctly. There was a hash in a forest near Lausanne, there were still affordable flights available to Geneva, and I had always wanted to visit the old Montreux recording studio used by Queen plus Freddie Mercury's statue on the waterfront.
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Many times I've cross-checked Google Flights and geohashing.info on Friday evenings to see if I could make such a trip on the weekend, but opportunities have so far been very few. But this weekend, the stars were aligned correctly. There was a hash in a forest near Lausanne, there were still affordable flights available to Geneva, and I had always wanted to visit the old Montreux recording studio used by Queen and see Freddie Mercury's statue on the waterfront. So on Friday evening I booked flight tickets and a rental car and went to bed early. I got up very early the next morning and set off!
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I booked flight tickets and a rental car and went to bed early. I got up very early the next morning and set off!
 
  
 
===There===
 
===There===
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | The sun rises as we fly over Luxembourg.
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | The sun rises as we fly over Luxembourg.
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | Landed at GVA. There's a weird dot pattern on the windows so you can't make clear pictures :-(
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | Landed at GVA. There's a weird dot pattern on the windows so you can't make clear pictures :-(
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | I had reserved a "surprise model" sinze that was the cheapest option. The clerk asked me "Would a Mercedes-Benz E Class be all right?"
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | I had reserved a "surprise model" since that was the cheapest option. On checking in, the clerk asked me "if a Mercedes-Benz E-Class would be all right?". "That'll do" was my reply :-D
 
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 15.JPG | The exhibition in the old studio.
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 15.JPG | The exhibition in the old studio.
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 16.JPG | The actual recording location!
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 16.JPG | The actual recording location!
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 17.JPG | Tried the local cuisine: a McRaclette with Rosti Fries and Apfelschorle.
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 17.JPG | Sampling the local cuisine: a McRaclette with Rösti Fries and Apfelschorle.
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 18.JPG | The more traditional visitors to this town did not need to economise on their food like that :-)
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 18.JPG | The more traditional visitors to this town did not need such cost-cutting on their food :-)
 
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===Back again===
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===And back again===
 
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 19.JPG | A Boeing 737-700 brings us back to Schiphol.  
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 19.JPG | A Boeing 737-700 brings us back to Schiphol.
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Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 21.JPG | It had started to rain as we prepared for takeoff.
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 20.JPG | Back at Wooden Shoe, the old hashmobile is still there.
 
Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 20.JPG | Back at Wooden Shoe, the old hashmobile is still there.
 
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==Tracklog==
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Today I covered a total of 1896 km!
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[[File:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 22.png|none]]
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
 
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    | name = [[User:FelixTheCat|FelixTheCat]] ([[User talk:FelixTheCat|talk]])
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 7 August 2019

Sat 10 Nov 2018 in 46,6:
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Location

Neyruz-sur-Moudon, canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Participants

FelixTheCat (talk)

Expedition

I had been trying to do this for a while: find a geohash somewhere in Europe (not in NL or BE), and get there and back again in one day. For this, three things needed to be in place:

  1. A reachable geohash (not in water, someone's house, or on the top of a mountain)
  2. An affordable way of getting there on one or two days' notice
  3. Something interesting nearby that I would visit even if I wasn't hashing

Many times I've cross-checked Google Flights and geohashing.info on Friday evenings to see if I could make such a trip on the weekend, but opportunities have so far been very few. But this weekend, the stars were aligned correctly. There was a hash in a forest near Lausanne, there were still affordable flights available to Geneva, and I had always wanted to visit the old Montreux recording studio used by Queen and see Freddie Mercury's statue on the waterfront. So on Friday evening I booked flight tickets and a rental car and went to bed early. I got up very early the next morning and set off!

There

  • The car park at Schiphol Airport is divided into sections named after traditional Dutch things. I was in "Wooden shoe" today.

  • Our flight: a cute little Embraer 175 operating KL1925 to Geneva.

  • The sun rises as we fly over Luxembourg.

  • Landed at GVA. There's a weird dot pattern on the windows so you can't make clear pictures :-(

  • I had reserved a "surprise model" since that was the cheapest option. On checking in, the clerk asked me "if a Mercedes-Benz E-Class would be all right?". "That'll do" was my reply :-D

The hash

  • Parked the Benz at a forest road.

  • It was a bit foggy, but not too cold.

  • The hash is somewhere up ahead.

  • Made it!

  • Lloyd celebrating.

  • Another view of the hash.

  • And another.

  • And yet another.

The sights

  • Freddie Mercury overlooking Lake Geneva.

  • The exhibition in the old studio.

  • The actual recording location!

  • Sampling the local cuisine: a McRaclette with Rösti Fries and Apfelschorle.

  • The more traditional visitors to this town did not need such cost-cutting on their food :-)

And back again

  • A Boeing 737-700 brings us back to Schiphol.

  • It had started to rain as we prepared for takeoff.

  • Back at Wooden Shoe, the old hashmobile is still there.

Tracklog

Today I covered a total of 1896 km!

2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 22.png

Achievements

Landgeohash.png
 FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (46, 6) geohash on 2018-11-10.
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