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== Expedition ==
 
== Expedition ==
=== Traveling There ===
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=== Day Before ===
  
Waiting around for Geohashes in other graticules accessible by public transport is like waiting for a completely random point to land on a couple of tiny, pinpoint dots. Well, that analogy failed to be an analogy, but you get the point. If you want to grow a collection of visited graticules, you have to jump on these opportunities, because if it's just a little too far, it becomes a multi-day activity.
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Waiting around for Geohashes in other graticules accessible by public transport is like waiting for a completely random point to land on a couple of tiny, pinpoint dots. Well, that analogy failed to be an analogy, but you get the point. If you want to grow a collection of visited graticules in Australia, you have to jump on these opportunities, because if it's just a little too far, it becomes a multi-day activity.
  
 
So, jump on the opportunity is exactly what I did. Here in our time zone, we currently get the list of available Geohashes for the next day at 11:30pm. At 11:30pm yesterday, I scanned for achievable regional Geohashes, found this one, and promptly connected my laptop and powerbank to the powerboard. I knew what I was going to do tomorrow.
 
So, jump on the opportunity is exactly what I did. Here in our time zone, we currently get the list of available Geohashes for the next day at 11:30pm. At 11:30pm yesterday, I scanned for achievable regional Geohashes, found this one, and promptly connected my laptop and powerbank to the powerboard. I knew what I was going to do tomorrow.
  
When I got up, I purchased my V/Line ticket online. Of course, I missed my first bus by two minutes and got a taxi, so there goes my [[Public_transport_geohash_achievement|Public Transport Achievement]] (and $10) [[2024-06-03_-37_144|again]]. In Australian, to that we say: "Good on ya!"
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=== Traveling There ===
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When I got up, I purchased my V/Line ticket online. Of course, I missed my first bus by two minutes and got a taxi, so there goes my [[Public_transport_geohash_achievement|Public Transport Achievement]] (and $10) [[2024-06-03_-37_144|again]]. In Australia, to that we say: "Good on ya!"
  
 
Besides that, the rest of the trip in Melbourne was straightforward. I took the train from Ferntree Gully Station to Flinders Street Station, and then Flinders Street to Southern Cross Station. Altogether, the trip from my home to Southern Cross was about an hour and a half.
 
Besides that, the rest of the trip in Melbourne was straightforward. I took the train from Ferntree Gully Station to Flinders Street Station, and then Flinders Street to Southern Cross Station. Altogether, the trip from my home to Southern Cross was about an hour and a half.
  
At Southern Cross, I got my ticket printed. Nearly scared myself when I saw "coaches replace part of the Ararat line, allow an extra 45 minutes" - I didn't have an extra 45 minutes. It wasn't for today's date though. Fortunate.
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At Southern Cross, I got my ticket printed. Felt very [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade suspicious] buying a same-day-return ticket that gives me all of two hours in a random regional town, but no one raised an eyebrow.
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Nearly scared myself when I saw "coaches replace part of the Ararat line, allow an extra 45 minutes" - I didn't have an extra 45 minutes. It wasn't for today's date, fortunately.
  
 
From Southern Cross, I took the long, regional V/Line service from Southern Cross to Ararat. Finally, I got off at Ararat after two hours.
 
From Southern Cross, I took the long, regional V/Line service from Southern Cross to Ararat. Finally, I got off at Ararat after two hours.
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While I didn't have a long time to stay there, I figured that if you're gonna get something to eat, you gotta avoid the big chains and get something you can only get here. It'll be just ten or twenty bucks, but it's money that's found its way out of the big city into the smaller town that's not just gonna ''immediately'' shoot back to a big city. And even if it weren't for that, I'm not traveling 200km for same old.
 
While I didn't have a long time to stay there, I figured that if you're gonna get something to eat, you gotta avoid the big chains and get something you can only get here. It'll be just ten or twenty bucks, but it's money that's found its way out of the big city into the smaller town that's not just gonna ''immediately'' shoot back to a big city. And even if it weren't for that, I'm not traveling 200km for same old.
  
Unfortunately, I think that fight's a little too far on the losing side to accommodate that. Closed, temporarily closed, closing early for the day, and a local told me that that convenience store "usually isn't open". I ran out of time I had saved for this, so I went without. Always worth a try.
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Unfortunately, I think that fight's a little too far on the losing side to accommodate this. Closed, temporarily closed, closing early for the day, and a local told me that that convenience store "usually isn't open". All the while, every big chain is wide open. I ran out of time I had saved for this, so I went without. Always worth a try.
  
 
=== Radio Yerevan ===
 
=== Radio Yerevan ===
  
On the train ride back, I typed this report. As I did so, I solved the last piece of the puzzle: did I earn the [[XKCD-100|XKCD-100 Achievement]]? This is, of course, excellent use of my laptop, which I brought for work and has 12% battery remaining.
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On the train ride back, I typed this report. As I did so, I solved the last piece of the puzzle: did I earn the [[XKCD-100|XKCD-100 Achievement]]? I couldn't stay until exactly 4:00pm, but the idea of a meetup on Saturdays at 4:00pm is just a suggestion in some [[Saturday_meetup|other contexts]]. All of this research is, of course, excellent use of my laptop, which I brought for work and has 12% battery remaining.
  
To get the achievement, you have to allegedly be there at Saturday 4:00pm and have traveled 100 miles, but I had to leave before 4:00pm. However, the page for [[Saturday_meetup|Saturday Meetup]] suggests that the notion of a 4:00pm Saturday Meetup was decided through convention, established in order to better co-ordinate people meeting up with each other. Although, in Geohashing the term "[[Meetup]]" does not have to involve meeting anyone; it's just a planned, executed, or failed Geohashing expedition (or its alternate location).
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I decided in the end that if [[User:Fippe|Fippe]] intentionally waited until exactly 4:00pm to claim the achievement [[2021-03-06_53_7|once]], then I didn't get the achievement.
 
 
Ah, [[User:Fippe|Fippe]] intentionally [[2021-03-06_53_7|waited until 4:00pm]] to claim the achievement. I trust him.
 
  
 
== Photos ==  
 
== Photos ==  
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_1.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_poster.JPEG|Line maintenance jumpscare
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_2.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_ticket.JPEG|I swear officer, I was only going there for Hash!
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_3.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_1.JPEG|Passing wind turbines on the train
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_proof1.PNG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_2.JPEG|Passing Ballarat on the train
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_proof2.PNG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_3.JPEG|Passing Alexandra Gardens Park as I walk to the Hash
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_location.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_proof1.PNG|Zoomed in proof
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_selfie.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_proof2.PNG|Zoomed out proof
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_pano.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_location.JPEG|Ah, the trees I came here for
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_poster.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_selfie.JPEG|Hash selfie!
File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_ticket.JPEG
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File:2024-06-15_-37_142_bt_pano.JPEG|Hash pano!
 
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[[Category:New report]]
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{{consecutive geohash 2
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    | count = 2
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    | latitude = -37
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    | longitude = 145
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    | date = 2024-06-14
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    | name = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
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}}
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{{land geohash
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    | latitude = -37
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    | longitude = 142
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    | date = 2024-06-15
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    | name = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
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}}
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{{Radio Yerevan
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| achievement = [[XKCD-100|XKCD-100 Achievement]]
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| detail = they left 20 minutes prior to 4:00pm
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| date = 2024-06-15
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| latitude = -37
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| longitude = 142
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| user = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
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}}
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{{Radio Yerevan
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| achievement = [[Public_transport_geohash_achievement|Public Transport Achievement]]
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| detail = they took a taxi to the train station
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| date = 2024-06-15
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| latitude = -37
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| longitude = 142
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| user = [[User:BarbaraTables|BarbaraTables]]
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}}
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[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
 
[[Category:Coordinates reached]]
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Location

On an empty plot of land in Ararat

Participants

Expedition

Day Before

Waiting around for Geohashes in other graticules accessible by public transport is like waiting for a completely random point to land on a couple of tiny, pinpoint dots. Well, that analogy failed to be an analogy, but you get the point. If you want to grow a collection of visited graticules in Australia, you have to jump on these opportunities, because if it's just a little too far, it becomes a multi-day activity.

So, jump on the opportunity is exactly what I did. Here in our time zone, we currently get the list of available Geohashes for the next day at 11:30pm. At 11:30pm yesterday, I scanned for achievable regional Geohashes, found this one, and promptly connected my laptop and powerbank to the powerboard. I knew what I was going to do tomorrow.

Traveling There

When I got up, I purchased my V/Line ticket online. Of course, I missed my first bus by two minutes and got a taxi, so there goes my Public Transport Achievement (and $10) again. In Australia, to that we say: "Good on ya!"

Besides that, the rest of the trip in Melbourne was straightforward. I took the train from Ferntree Gully Station to Flinders Street Station, and then Flinders Street to Southern Cross Station. Altogether, the trip from my home to Southern Cross was about an hour and a half.

At Southern Cross, I got my ticket printed. Felt very suspicious buying a same-day-return ticket that gives me all of two hours in a random regional town, but no one raised an eyebrow.

Nearly scared myself when I saw "coaches replace part of the Ararat line, allow an extra 45 minutes" - I didn't have an extra 45 minutes. It wasn't for today's date, fortunately.

From Southern Cross, I took the long, regional V/Line service from Southern Cross to Ararat. Finally, I got off at Ararat after two hours.

While I didn't have a long time to stay there, I figured that if you're gonna get something to eat, you gotta avoid the big chains and get something you can only get here. It'll be just ten or twenty bucks, but it's money that's found its way out of the big city into the smaller town that's not just gonna immediately shoot back to a big city. And even if it weren't for that, I'm not traveling 200km for same old.

Unfortunately, I think that fight's a little too far on the losing side to accommodate this. Closed, temporarily closed, closing early for the day, and a local told me that that convenience store "usually isn't open". All the while, every big chain is wide open. I ran out of time I had saved for this, so I went without. Always worth a try.

Radio Yerevan

On the train ride back, I typed this report. As I did so, I solved the last piece of the puzzle: did I earn the XKCD-100 Achievement? I couldn't stay until exactly 4:00pm, but the idea of a meetup on Saturdays at 4:00pm is just a suggestion in some other contexts. All of this research is, of course, excellent use of my laptop, which I brought for work and has 12% battery remaining.

I decided in the end that if Fippe intentionally waited until exactly 4:00pm to claim the achievement once, then I didn't get the achievement.

Photos

Achievements

Consecutivegeohash.jpg
BarbaraTables earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching hash points on 2 consecutive days starting on 2024-06-14.
Landgeohash.png
BarbaraTables earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (-37, 142) geohash on 2024-06-15.
Boatless.PNG
Is it true that BarbaraTables earned the XKCD-100 Achievement?
In principle, yes.
But they left 20 minutes prior to 4:00pm (2024-06-15 -37 142).


Boatless.PNG
Is it true that BarbaraTables earned the Public Transport Achievement?
In principle, yes.
But they took a taxi to the train station (2024-06-15 -37 142).