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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
 
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This was my first expedition towards a geohash in the water,
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but I did not know this in the beginning, because I started as a mystery tour,
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like expeditions
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[[2022-01-10_40_-4]] and [[2022-01-16_40_-4]].
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I did not check out the location in advance, but just entered the coordinates
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in the navigation device, which indicated a riding distance of 25 km,
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and followed the directions.
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This took me to ''Pelayos de la Presa'' and then off the main through road,
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which I already had travelled frequently before. In the outskirts of the
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village, I had to leave the paved road, and the navigation device wanted
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to send me onto a path which was impassable for the heavy Goldwing.
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Thus, I parked the bike there and checked out the location of the geohash
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on the Droid.
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At that moment I realized that it was in the waters of the nearby
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reservoir. This was not the season for swimming or for boat rental,
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so it was clear that I cannot reach the geohash. However, it was not
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far, so I decided to try to get to the shore as close as possible.
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Unfortunately, I had to find out that this coastal area was a closed
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settlement, only accessible for registered residents.
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Finally, I wanted at least to reach somewhere the waters that host the geohash,
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even if far from the actual location. And this I did.
  
 
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Start of the track (green) is where I parked the Goldwing, first photo. I first tried to get North on foot cross country and then with the bike on the road, all unsuccessful. Finally, I rode to a kind of beach resort which I knew and walked down to the water, where the track ends (red), last photo. The water level in the reservoir was lower than assumed in the map, so I got to the end point with dry feet.
  
 
== Photos ==
 
== Photos ==
 
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_Inked125814_LI.JPG | Easy parking by the side of the road for the Papamobil. I follow the path in the background towards the geohash.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040954.JPG | Parking by the side of the road, looking in the direction of the geohash.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_124614.JPG | Having walked about 100 meters from the road (the car is parked at the bend), it's still about 200 meters to go.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040956.JPG | The Droid shows it's in the waters, 1.76 km from the parking place as the crow flies.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_124820.JPG | On this field it should be, just in front of the small forest.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040959.JPG | After passing by a fountain construction site, I continue North with a fence to my left&#x2026;
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_125035.JPG | Here we are.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040960.JPG | &#x2026; but I'm stopped soon by an East-West fence.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_125143.JPG | I put (temporarilly) the plastic bag with my mask on the spot.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040962.JPG | I return to the fountain site and follow a fence westward&#x2026;
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_125216.JPG | This is not the direction I came from, but it may be a shortcut to the car.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040968.JPG | &#x2026; until the North direction becomes open again.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_125340.JPG | I pass by this thingy, which is the lowest high seat I have ever seen, really minimalistic.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040969.JPG | A fence comes up to my left, but I can still continue North.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_125441.JPG | The &#x201C;shortcut&#x201D; to the car turns out to be a bit cumbersome&#x2026;
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040970.JPG | There is a settlement of weekend houses behind the fence.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_125657.JPG | &#x2026; but it takes me there.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040972.JPG | The terrain gets a bit tough.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_132850.JPG | After the hashing, I drive on to the center of Hitzacker, to where we used to ride our motorcycles for an ice cream at the caf&#xE9; in the background in the glory days.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040973.JPG | The fence turns to the right, eastward, and then again, forcing me back southward.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_Inked133726_LI.JPG | The &#x201C;glory days&#x201D; refer here to the time before motorcycles were banned from the (in-)famous ''Elbuferstra&#xDF;e'' (Elbe bank road?).
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040975.JPG | I loose somewhat direction on the way back, but then I see the fountain construction site&#x2026;
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_134940.JPG | At the ''Elbuferstra&#xDF;e, there is a hill called ''Kniepenberg'' with an observation tower on the top&#x2026;
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040976.JPG | &#x2026; and finally the Goldwing.
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Image:2021-12-26_53_10_135220.JPG | &#x2026; that provided a stunning view over the Elbe river.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040977.JPG | I try to continue with the bike on the paved road, but it leads to a closed settlement I can't enter.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040978.JPG | I turn around and ride to an access to the reservoir I know, albeit further away from  the geohash.
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Image:2022-02-06_40_-4_L1040980.JPG | At the waters in which the geohash resides, behind the boat docks about  three kilometers to the left.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:42, 13 February 2022


Sun 6 Feb 2022 in 40,-4:
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Location

In the waters of the reservoir Embalse de San Juan near Pelayos de la Presa.

Participants

Wingman (talk)

Plans

Expedition

This was my first expedition towards a geohash in the water, but I did not know this in the beginning, because I started as a mystery tour, like expeditions 2022-01-10_40_-4 and 2022-01-16_40_-4. I did not check out the location in advance, but just entered the coordinates in the navigation device, which indicated a riding distance of 25 km, and followed the directions.

This took me to Pelayos de la Presa and then off the main through road, which I already had travelled frequently before. In the outskirts of the village, I had to leave the paved road, and the navigation device wanted to send me onto a path which was impassable for the heavy Goldwing. Thus, I parked the bike there and checked out the location of the geohash on the Droid.

At that moment I realized that it was in the waters of the nearby reservoir. This was not the season for swimming or for boat rental, so it was clear that I cannot reach the geohash. However, it was not far, so I decided to try to get to the shore as close as possible. Unfortunately, I had to find out that this coastal area was a closed settlement, only accessible for registered residents.

Finally, I wanted at least to reach somewhere the waters that host the geohash, even if far from the actual location. And this I did.

Tracklog


Start of the track (green) is where I parked the Goldwing, first photo. I first tried to get North on foot cross country and then with the bike on the road, all unsuccessful. Finally, I rode to a kind of beach resort which I knew and walked down to the water, where the track ends (red), last photo. The water level in the reservoir was lower than assumed in the map, so I got to the end point with dry feet.

Photos

  • Parking by the side of the road, looking in the direction of the geohash.

  • The Droid shows it's in the waters, 1.76 km from the parking place as the crow flies.

  • After passing by a fountain construction site, I continue North with a fence to my left…

  • … but I'm stopped soon by an East-West fence.

  • I return to the fountain site and follow a fence westward…

  • … until the North direction becomes open again.

  • A fence comes up to my left, but I can still continue North.

  • There is a settlement of weekend houses behind the fence.

  • The terrain gets a bit tough.

  • The fence turns to the right, eastward, and then again, forcing me back southward.

  • I loose somewhat direction on the way back, but then I see the fountain construction site…

  • … and finally the Goldwing.

  • I try to continue with the bike on the paved road, but it leads to a closed settlement I can't enter.

  • I turn around and ride to an access to the reservoir I know, albeit further away from the geohash.

  • At the waters in which the geohash resides, behind the boat docks about three kilometers to the left.

Achievements

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