Difference between revisions of "2009-11-16 -6 107"

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Location

In an outer suburb of Bandung, Indonesia, in a clump of trees in a field outside someone's house.

Who Went

Felix Dance - by motorbike.

Expedition

Felix Dance

Well on Saturday morning, while I was still in Pangandaran, Java, I checked the internet to see if there'd be any good geohashes in the next couple of days. There was nothing near Pangandaran, but I noticed that there was one quite close to the city of Bandung, which I would be passing through on train on Monday, the day of that hash. I didn't particularly need to go to Bandung, but it was on the way to Jakarta so I thought I'd give it a shot.

In the morning after arriving at my hotel in Bandung, I searched around for somewhere to hire a normal pushbike. Unfortunately, I was met with blank stares as I was told that people don't get around that way here and I'd need to hire a motorbike. I soon resigned myself to that fate, despite its exorbitant cost, and got one for the day. At least it was yellow.

For quite a while I was a bit freaked out with battling Bandung's traffic (a city of two million people, fourth largest in Indonesia), especially as I only had my GPS to navigate and it was constantly threatening if not producing rain. At one point I was stopped by a horde of policemen and I thought, "Uh oh, here we go. Either I'll get carted off to a cop shop or I'll have to pay a ridiculously huge bribe." But no, they were merely, and politely, informing me that I was traveling the wrong way down a one way street and would I please turn around. Sure enough, a wall of traffic was approaching me like a tsunami. I got out of there pretty quick.

After an hour or so (and well over the 12 direct kilometres) of wrong turns, crazy hand gestures, and hurled abuse I started heading in the right sort of direction for a reasonable amount of time. The crazy city and terrible air pollution gave way to fields, mountain views and unsealed roads. I was soon in the suburb/village of the hash.

Within 90m I parked the bike and proceeded on foot. I had to walk right through someone's backyard and adjoining paddy field. Although I asked in the politest possible manner in the crappiest ever Indonesian if it was okay it still felt sort of colonial of me. There I was blundering straight through someone's real life with my GPS and camera, wanting to stand on a particular part of their property and take photos - without even paying any royalties or anything. I would have felt pretty wrong about the situation if it wasn't for the villagers being so damned nice about everything. Big smiles, lots of waves and knowing chuckles.

As I walked through the labyrinth of walkways, paddies and chicken pens I got that feeling I really love about geohashing - the moment when you realise you're going to get there. This area was in the low-res part of Google Maps so I never really knew if it was accessible at all. I spent most of the ride there just assuming I would have to turn back and waste my time and money, but there it was - right on that mound.

I'd soon taken my photos and headed back - always so much easier than the way there. Or maybe that's just the anthropic principal talking, and that really I just don't remember it as well. I spent the rest of the day using my motorbike going to the Geological Museum and the Bandung Zoo. I kind of got into the random style of traffic they have here.

That's two done in Indonesia. Check out 2009-11-10 -7 110 for the first.

Here's my route.

Photos

GPS proof
Felix self-photographed
West view
North view
East view
South view
Guys watching me geohash
The road to the hash
My trusty motorbike
Local kids
Bandung traffic

Felix Dance earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (-6, 107) geohash on 2009-11-16.

Felix Dance earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement

by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (-6, 107) graticule, here, on 2009-11-16.

Felix Dance earned the Ambassador achievement

by obtaining permission from villagers to access the (-6, 107) geohash on 2009-11-16.

Felix Dance earned the Police Geohash Achievement

by being accosted by police traveling the wrong way down a one-way street while attempting the (-6, 107) geohash on 2009-11-16.

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 In an outer suburb of Bandung, Indonesia, in a clump of trees in a field outside someone's house.
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 That's two done in Indonesia.  Check out [[2009-11-10 -7 110]] for the first.
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+    | longitude = 107
+    | date = 2009-11-16
+    | granter = villagers
+    | name = Felix Dance
+    | image = Geohash 2009 11 16 -6 107 Guys.jpg
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+    | date = 2009-11-16
+    | encounter = being accosted by police traveling the wrong way down a one-way street
+    | name = Felix Dance
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