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I'm an avid xkcd reader, but never geohashed before. [[User:Yangman|yangman]] and [[User:Xore|xore]] got me into it after i heard about their recent escapades.  I'm quite interested in non-motorized transport, particularly cycling, but i've also recently learned how to sail. Hopefully this will come in handy in our very watery graticule.  I currently work in downtown [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]] at a datacenter, and i was previously a student at [http://www.sfu.ca/ Simon Fraser University].  For the curious, [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1979-11-05&lat=49&long=-123 here's a link] to my [[Origin geohash achievement|origin geohash]], which is about 5km inland from Britannia beach, apparently on the side of a mountain.
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[[Image:Plypkie_profilepic.jpg|thumb]][[User:Yangman|yangman]] and [[User:Xore|xore]] got me into geohashing after I heard about all the fun things they were doing with the other Vancouver hashers.  I'm quite interested in non-motorized transport, particularly cycling, but i've also recently learned how to sail.  
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'''Update:''' I'm now living in [[Berlin, Germany]], in Friedrichshain. I'll be here until summer 2011.
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For the curious, {{egl|1979-11-05|49|-123|text=here's a link}} to my [[Origin geohash achievement|origin geohash]], which is about 5km inland from Britannia beach, apparently on the side of a mountain.
  
 
== Sailing ==
 
== Sailing ==
  
Sailboats:  2 options are easy for me right now. 
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I've taken several courses in sailing a small boat (Laser, Laser II, etc), and I've sailed larger boats before.   
# i have a "season pass" to jericho community sailing club where i can get small boats whenever i want.  These fit maybe up to 4 people total if we all squish in, and are only really good for spots that are sorta inside english bay.  For 2 or 3 people, this would be faster and easier than kayaking, if the spot was in the middle of the bay where all those tankers are.  Depending on wind, these boats can go significantly faster than kayaks, plus your arms don't get tired.
 
# my parents sometimes have access to a larger sailboat, so depending on that availability i may be able to use it to take us as far as nanaimo or sechelt, so basically any water spot within the graticuleSpots on the far side of the graticule will mean probably a whole day of sailing to get there and back.  Also, pretty much guaranteed to not get [[Drowned Rat Geohash]] on that boat.
 
  
 
== Cycling ==
 
== Cycling ==
I'm game for any distance less than about 200km, if i'm free that day.  let me know if you're looking for a cycling partner.
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I'm game for any distance less than about 200km, if I'm free that day.  Let me know if you're looking for a cycling partner.  I also have camping equipment, if necessary.
  
  
 
== Hashes ==
 
== Hashes ==
* [[2009-06-14_49_-122]] (cycling, ambassador, land)
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* [[2009-06-14_49_-122]] (cycling, ambassador, land) Biked 40km to surrey with [[User:Yangman|yangman]], had a picnic nearby, but forgot to juggle at the hash point.
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* [[2009-07-11_49_-123]] Sailed across English Bay to north van
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* [[2009-07-31_49_-123]] took the skytrain 3 stops
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* [[2010-04-17_49_-122]] Biked 35km to deepest PoCo with [[User:Yangman|yangman]], on the way to a camping trip in Golden Ears.
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* [[2010-06-22_48_12]] Wasserburg, Germany, on the Inn river near the Austrian border.
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* [[2010-10-24_52_13]] Beetz-Sommerfeld, outside Berlin
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* [[2010-11-14_52_13]] Seeburg, just west of Berlin
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== Achievements ==
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{{Circus_geohash
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    | latitude = 52
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    | longitude = 13
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    | date = 2010-11-14
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    | name = plypkie
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    | image =
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    | performance = juggling
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}}
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{{Globetrotter
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    | name = [[User:Plypkie|plypkie]]
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    | northamerica = true
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    | eurasia = true
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    | continents = 2
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}}
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{{Easy_geohash
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -123
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    | date = 2009-07-31
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    | name = plypkie
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    | image =
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}}
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{{Public transport geohash
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -123
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    | date = 2009-07-31
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    | busline = skytrain
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    | name = plypkie
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    | image =
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}}
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{{water geohash
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -123
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    | date = 2009-07-11
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    | name = [[User:Plypkie|plypkie]]
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    | image = 2009-07-11_49_-123_boat4.jpg
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    | vehicle = "420" sailboat
  
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}}
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{{Meet-up
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -122
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    | date = 2009-06-14
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    | name = [[User:Plypkie|plypkie]]
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    | other = [[User:Elbie|Elbie]], [[User:Xore|xore]], [[User:Yangman|yangman]], [[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]], and [[User:SueB|SueB]]
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    | image =
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}}
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{{Ambassador geohash
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -122
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    | date = 2009-06-14
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    | granter = the property owners
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    | name = [[User:Plypkie|plypkie]]
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    | image = 
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}}
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{{Bicycle geohash
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -122
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    | date = 2009-06-14
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    | name = [[User:Plypkie|plypkie]]
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    | distance = 43km
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    | image =
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}}
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{{land geohash
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    | latitude = 49
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    | longitude = -122
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    | date = 2009-06-14
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    | name = [[User:Plypkie|plypkie]]
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    | image =
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}}
 
[[Category:Geohashers_in_Canada|plypkie]]
 
[[Category:Geohashers_in_Canada|plypkie]]

Latest revision as of 19:24, 18 January 2022

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yangman and xore got me into geohashing after I heard about all the fun things they were doing with the other Vancouver hashers. I'm quite interested in non-motorized transport, particularly cycling, but i've also recently learned how to sail.

Update: I'm now living in Berlin, Germany, in Friedrichshain. I'll be here until summer 2011.

For the curious, here's a link to my origin geohash, which is about 5km inland from Britannia beach, apparently on the side of a mountain.

Sailing

I've taken several courses in sailing a small boat (Laser, Laser II, etc), and I've sailed larger boats before.

Cycling

I'm game for any distance less than about 200km, if I'm free that day. Let me know if you're looking for a cycling partner. I also have camping equipment, if necessary.


Hashes

Achievements

Circusgeohash.GIF
plypkie earned the Circus Geohash Achievement
by juggling at the (52, 13) geohash on 2010-11-14.
Globetrotter11000.png
plypkie earned the Globetrotter achievement
by visiting hashpoints on 2 continents.
EasyAsPi.PNG
plypkie has visited an Easy Geohash
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-07-31 without really trying.
Bus.PNG
plypkie earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-07-31 via skytrain.
Watergeohash.jpg
plypkie earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2009-07-11 by "420" sailboat.
2009-07-11 49 -123 boat4.jpg
Meetup.PNG
plypkie earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Elbie, xore, yangman, Rhonda, and SueB at the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-06-14.
Gift.PNG
plypkie earned the Ambassador achievement
by obtaining permission from the property owners to access the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-06-14.
Bikegeohash.png
plypkie earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling 43km to the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-06-14.
Landgeohash.png
plypkie earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -122) geohash on 2009-06-14.