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== Location ==
 
== Location ==
  
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Today's location is in a forest at the ''[[wikipedia:de:Bodensee|Bodensee]]''. It is near the town ''Bodman'' which gave the lake its name in many languages. Except for English and a few other languages, in which the name ''[[wikipedia:Lake Constance|Lake Constance]]'' is taken from the city of Konstanz.
  
 
Country: Germany; state: Baden-Württemberg (EU:DE:BW); administrative region: Freiburg; district: Konstanz
 
Country: Germany; state: Baden-Württemberg (EU:DE:BW); administrative region: Freiburg; district: Konstanz
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== Plans ==
 
== Plans ==
 
Leave the B33 road, go to Bodman, walk to the hashpoint without getting lost, return to B33 and continue to Konstanz.
 
Leave the B33 road, go to Bodman, walk to the hashpoint without getting lost, return to B33 and continue to Konstanz.
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Note: This plan is already bad, since the Autobahn A98 has an exit very near Bodman and much of the detours could have been avoided easily, if I had just taken a better look at the map. Or used my navigation system.
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== Expedition==
 
== Expedition==
 
===[[User:Danatar|Danatar]]===
 
===[[User:Danatar|Danatar]]===
  
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By the time I reached the 47 9 graticule it was already dark. I didn't pay attention at the Autobahn cloverleaf ''Hegau'' and found myself on the Autobahn in south-western direction, to Schaffhausen. I turned 2 exits later and finally was on the B33 road as planned. Not much later I missed the exit to Radolfzell and to the B34 road to Bodman. The next road in the correct direction that I had on my map just went under my road without an exit. I finally reached the road to Markelfingen, took a few looks at my map and drove along small country roads via Markelfingen, the outskirts of Radolfzell and Liggeringen to Bodman. After Markelfingen, I suddenly saw a red flash on the side of the road in front of me. Oh, speed trap. Apparently the road I was driving on still counted as within town limits and I was driving faster than allowed.
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There I parked my car at the edge of the forest and walked along a small dirt track towards the hashpoint. It was very dark and I had only a small electric torch with me, I navigated by following the small lines on my GPS unit which indicated tracks. After 150 metres I found a signpost with directions for varous hiking roads, but none of them was marked as "to the hashpoint". A few steps later I found myself in the forest, next to a steep incline. On top of that incline I could see the lights of a building. The track that was shown by my GPS unit and that should lead by that building was not visible. I tried another track, but while walking across a dark meadow I felt mud and water under (and sometimes over) my feet. At that point I decided that I would not try further for the hashpoint: It was dark, my feet were getting wet and dirty, I had no idea where those tracks were supposed to be, I didn't want to get lost in such an environment and my family was waiting for me. I turned back to the car and used my navigation system to get to Konstanz.
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Aftermath: 4 weeks after the expedition, the letter with the speeding ticket arrived. I had been expecting it, because from a quick glance at the speedometer I knew I had been driving a bit above 60 km/h and so I was expecting a small fine of 25 €. But the letter came with a bad surprise: Apparently the road (wide, straight, no intersections) didn't have the standard speed limit of 50 km/h, but 40 km/h (25 mph). I had been caught at 61 km/h (38 mph), 21 km/h above the limit. The fine was 80 € for misdemeanor + 20 € procedural costs + 3.50 € for stamps, so a total of 103.50 € ($ 136 with today's exchange rate). I also received my first mark in the Central Register of Traffic Offenders.  
  
  
 
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File:2011-12-23_47_9_endegelaende.jpg|No, I don't want to continue here, I'm leaving.
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File:2011-12-23_47_9_bodensee.jpg|the western tip of the Bodensee (Lake Constance), seen from above Bodman.
 
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[http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=1408416&code=328ec448e23bc8e87690291f0c2c1005 triton tracklog]
  
 
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Location

Today's location is in a forest at the Bodensee. It is near the town Bodman which gave the lake its name in many languages. Except for English and a few other languages, in which the name Lake Constance is taken from the city of Konstanz.

Country: Germany; state: Baden-Württemberg (EU:DE:BW); administrative region: Freiburg; district: Konstanz


Plans

Leave the B33 road, go to Bodman, walk to the hashpoint without getting lost, return to B33 and continue to Konstanz.

Note: This plan is already bad, since the Autobahn A98 has an exit very near Bodman and much of the detours could have been avoided easily, if I had just taken a better look at the map. Or used my navigation system.


Expedition

Danatar

By the time I reached the 47 9 graticule it was already dark. I didn't pay attention at the Autobahn cloverleaf Hegau and found myself on the Autobahn in south-western direction, to Schaffhausen. I turned 2 exits later and finally was on the B33 road as planned. Not much later I missed the exit to Radolfzell and to the B34 road to Bodman. The next road in the correct direction that I had on my map just went under my road without an exit. I finally reached the road to Markelfingen, took a few looks at my map and drove along small country roads via Markelfingen, the outskirts of Radolfzell and Liggeringen to Bodman. After Markelfingen, I suddenly saw a red flash on the side of the road in front of me. Oh, speed trap. Apparently the road I was driving on still counted as within town limits and I was driving faster than allowed.

There I parked my car at the edge of the forest and walked along a small dirt track towards the hashpoint. It was very dark and I had only a small electric torch with me, I navigated by following the small lines on my GPS unit which indicated tracks. After 150 metres I found a signpost with directions for varous hiking roads, but none of them was marked as "to the hashpoint". A few steps later I found myself in the forest, next to a steep incline. On top of that incline I could see the lights of a building. The track that was shown by my GPS unit and that should lead by that building was not visible. I tried another track, but while walking across a dark meadow I felt mud and water under (and sometimes over) my feet. At that point I decided that I would not try further for the hashpoint: It was dark, my feet were getting wet and dirty, I had no idea where those tracks were supposed to be, I didn't want to get lost in such an environment and my family was waiting for me. I turned back to the car and used my navigation system to get to Konstanz.

Aftermath: 4 weeks after the expedition, the letter with the speeding ticket arrived. I had been expecting it, because from a quick glance at the speedometer I knew I had been driving a bit above 60 km/h and so I was expecting a small fine of 25 €. But the letter came with a bad surprise: Apparently the road (wide, straight, no intersections) didn't have the standard speed limit of 50 km/h, but 40 km/h (25 mph). I had been caught at 61 km/h (38 mph), 21 km/h above the limit. The fine was 80 € for misdemeanor + 20 € procedural costs + 3.50 € for stamps, so a total of 103.50 € ($ 136 with today's exchange rate). I also received my first mark in the Central Register of Traffic Offenders.



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