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This is the Geohash for the Bristol, United Kingdom graticule on [[2009-02-28]]. There is an alternate location in the middle of Bath, Its coordinates are [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2009-02-28&lat=51&long=-3&zoom=8&abs=1 51.38106905°, -2.35903770°].
 
  
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== Location ==
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An alternate location was set up in the middle of a square in Bath. [[User:Rowadanr|Rowadanr]] attended since he was in Bath anyway.
  
[[Rowadanr]] will be attending the Bath meetup point, seeing as he'll be in Bath anyway and may as well go for it.
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== Report ==
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Arrived in Bath via the Park&Ride bus, and sauntered into the square about half an hour early. On the way there an amusing street performer, who was juggling flaming torches atop a 10-foot high unicycle, distracted me. After watching the rest of his show and making a donation, I got into the square pretty much on the dot 4 o'clock. Only to find that some people from a voluntary organization seemed to have parked a taxi right on the meetup point. After some consideration, in which I may have vocalized my thought processes (In which I blamed velociraptors a number of times). this would explain the odd looks I got from passers by. I eventually decided to attach my specially-prepared sign to a nearby and unoccupied bench, with masking tape, and take a few proof photos, as well as a few of the cathedral and my surroundings.
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After this, I left the sign there and proceeded to Waterstones’, where I found a few books that I ought to buy once I’m finished with the current series I’m on. On the streets I also found [http://www.thehuckleberries.com/ a rather nice rural band] playing banjos, guitars and violins. I am at the time of writing on their website and listening to their tunes.
  
[[Category:Expedition Planning]]
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Jolly good short adventure, I say, and there were chips for tea!
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==Photos==
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</gallery>
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To be added as soon as I find the adaptor cable for the camera, which seems to have gone walkabout
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[[Category:Not reached - Attended alternate location]]                       
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[[Category:Expedition without GPS]]
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[[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
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Location

An alternate location was set up in the middle of a square in Bath. Rowadanr attended since he was in Bath anyway.

Report

Arrived in Bath via the Park&Ride bus, and sauntered into the square about half an hour early. On the way there an amusing street performer, who was juggling flaming torches atop a 10-foot high unicycle, distracted me. After watching the rest of his show and making a donation, I got into the square pretty much on the dot 4 o'clock. Only to find that some people from a voluntary organization seemed to have parked a taxi right on the meetup point. After some consideration, in which I may have vocalized my thought processes (In which I blamed velociraptors a number of times). this would explain the odd looks I got from passers by. I eventually decided to attach my specially-prepared sign to a nearby and unoccupied bench, with masking tape, and take a few proof photos, as well as a few of the cathedral and my surroundings. After this, I left the sign there and proceeded to Waterstones’, where I found a few books that I ought to buy once I’m finished with the current series I’m on. On the streets I also found a rather nice rural band playing banjos, guitars and violins. I am at the time of writing on their website and listening to their tunes.

Jolly good short adventure, I say, and there were chips for tea!

Photos

To be added as soon as I find the adaptor cable for the camera, which seems to have gone walkabout