Difference between revisions of "2016-06-09 51 3"

Latest revision as of 20:33, 16 May 2020

Location

Overslag, municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland province.

Participants

Plans

Drive towards the hash and find out if it's accessible.

Expedition

The hash appeared to be very close to the Dutch-Belgian border. Although it was located on Dutch territory (belonging to the village of Overslag), it was really only accessible through a Belgian road (in the town of Moerbeke). After parking my car by the side of the road I walked the last 250 metres to the hash, next to a small lake that seemed to be a popular fishing spot (with Belgians, because the lake was in Belgium). The hash turned out to be located inside a (Dutch) reed bed, so the last 50 metres were quite difficult to walk. With the ground below me becoming wetter and wetter I was afraid I'd end up with the My Kingdom for a Boat prize again, but luckily the final location was still on terra firma.

Although the hash was located in the Netherlands, it was really only accessible from Belgium, so I did have to cross a border to reach it. In fact, I must have crossed the border several times while walking around in the area, so I guess I should have earned the Border Geohash with this one. Just to give it a bit more weight, I've included several pictures of the actual border :-)

Photos

The (Belgian) road leading towards the hash.
Border marker number 296. The hash is somewhere in the background.
Somewhere in here, that is. Hope it's dry...
Yes, I can still stand without getting my feet wet!
Lloyd didn't want to risk sitting on the ground.
Proof. Note how we're literally in a remote corner of the Netherlands.
The Belgian coat of arms on the border marker.
The Dutch coat of arms (which I never realized was so similar to the Belgian one).
Crossing back into the Netherlands about 1 km down the road. Note the break in pavement types and road markings (centre line in Belgium, edge lines in the Netherlands).

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Border geohash achievement

by crossing the Netherlands-Belgium border on 2016-06-09 to reach the (51, 3) geohash.

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 == Plans ==
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+Drive towards the hash and find out if it's accessible.
 == Expedition ==
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+The hash appeared to be very close to the Dutch-Belgian border. Although it was located on Dutch territory (belonging to the village of Overslag), it was really only accessible through a Belgian road (in the town of Moerbeke). After parking my car by the side of the road I walked the last 250 metres to the hash, next to a small lake that seemed to be a popular fishing spot (with Belgians, because the lake was in Belgium). The hash turned out to be located inside a (Dutch) reed bed, so the last 50 metres were quite difficult to walk. With the ground below me becoming wetter and wetter I was afraid I'd end up with the My Kingdom for a Boat prize [[2016-05-26 52 4|again]], but luckily the final location was still on terra firma.
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+Although the hash was located in the Netherlands, it was really only accessible from Belgium, so I did have to cross a border to reach it. In fact, I must have crossed the border several times while walking around in the area, so I guess I should have earned the Border Geohash with this one. Just to give it a bit more weight, I've included several pictures of the actual border :-)
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+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | The (Belgian) road leading towards the hash.
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | Border marker number 296. The hash is somewhere in the background.
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | Somewhere in here, that is. Hope it's dry...
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | Yes, I can still stand without getting my feet wet!
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | Lloyd didn't want to risk sitting on the ground.
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 6.png | Proof. Note how we're literally in a remote corner of the Netherlands.
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 7.JPG | The Belgian coat of arms on the border marker.
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 8.JPG | The Dutch coat of arms (which I never realized was so similar to the Belgian one).
+Image:2016-06-09 51 3 FelixTheCat 9.JPG | Crossing back into the Netherlands about 1 km down the road. Note the break in pavement types and road markings (centre line in Belgium, edge lines in the Netherlands).
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