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== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
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| − | [[User:Mennoowh|Mennoowh]] | + | * [[User:Mennoowh|Mennoowh]] |
| + | * [[User:Wijnland|Wijnland]] | ||
| + | * [[User:Tchakkazulu|Tchakkazulu]] | ||
== Plans == | == Plans == | ||
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=== Mennoowh's report === | === Mennoowh's report === | ||
| − | + | Although I wanted to go in the afternoon with some accomplices, they all turned me down. I then decided to go there on my way cycling to my work. Looking at the location of my house, the hash and my work, I estimated that a Tron should be possible. On the first leg (home-hash) this only forced me to take a little different route from my flat into town than I should normally have done. On an intersection near the supermarket which I visit every day I had to keep to the right side so as not to make my return leg too easily spoil the Tron. Apart from that, no shocking events. I reached the (boring) hashpoint where truckdrivers were loading and unloading their trucks and snapped a few pictures. Not wanting to miss communicating with other hashers, I left a hashmarked envelope for Wijnland to retrieve and took off to my work. On the way back from my work to home, I cycled together with my girlfriend, who almost forced me to take the same intersection that I mentioned above. Luckily I could persuade her for us to keep to the other side of the intersection. Only when I went to check if my GPS-tracks really hadn't crossed each other, I saw my trusty GPS wasn't tracking at all. Therefore you'll have to trust me if I say that really they didn't cross, and my route is displayed below. | |
| + | So, Tron achieved! Hash nr. 2 completed, on to the [[2012-05-25_51_4|next]]! | ||
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| + | === Wijnlands Report === | ||
| + | I travelled 128 degrees of longitude to catch this geohash! (but have to admit the trip was already planned, do I still qualify for the borderhash then?) Left Vancouver at 1600PDT to arrive in the Netherlands at 1030CET. I had arranged to have a bike ready in Utrecht, but there were some problems there so in the en I went to the coordinates with a borrowed car. It was close to my route, as I had to be in Lunetten anyways. I arrived at 1630 took some pictures (will be posted as soon as i find a camera cable\cardreader somewhere) and I found an envelope plus letter that Mennoowh left for me. the location was somewat boring in a hedge in front of the Hanos (horeca wholesale shop) and I explained to one of their truck divers what i was dooing because he had seen some ohter sketchy person wondering around that morning. | ||
| + | : Hurrah, a new graticule for me in a new country, maybe I will try to catch some more hashed in the upcomin weeks, aound NL, or in CH (zurich) where I will also be for a while. | ||
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| + | === Tchakkazulu's Report === | ||
| + | The bus I was planning to take, and the bit of walking after, would see me at the hash point at :29. Right in time to meet Wijnland! Sadly, I got delayed. As a result, I arrived at :45 instead. I walked around the area for a while, hoping to maybe see someone with a GPSr, or someone who'd recognize my GPSr for what it is, but no such luck. | ||
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| + | Drained of energy by the heat, and without proof of actually having been there, I waited for a bus back home. | ||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
<gallery perrow="5"> | <gallery perrow="5"> | ||
| − | + | File:2012-05-24_52_5_GPS.JPG | GPS marking the spot | |
| + | File:2012-05-24_52_5_view.JPG | The very boring view | ||
| + | File:2012-05-24_52_5_Trusty_bike.JPG | (t)rusty bike | ||
| + | File:2012-05-24_52_5_hashmark.JPG | Portable hashmark for Wijnland | ||
| + | File:2012-05-24_52_5_grin.JPG | Barely a grin | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| date = 2012-05-25 | | date = 2012-05-25 | ||
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| possessive = his | | possessive = his | ||
| image = 2012-05-25_52_5_tron_mennoowh.jpg | | image = 2012-05-25_52_5_tron_mennoowh.jpg | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Border geohash achievement | ||
| + | | latitude = 52 | ||
| + | | longitude = 5 | ||
| + | | date = 2012-05-24 | ||
| + | | country1 = Canada | ||
| + | | country2 = Netherlands | ||
| + | | name = Wijnland | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Globetrotter6 | ||
| + | | name = [[user:Wijnland|Wijnland]] | ||
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| + | | europe = true | ||
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[[Category:coordinates reached]] | [[Category:coordinates reached]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 19 February 2020
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Location
In a bush next to a road on a Nieuwegein business park.
Participants
Plans
Mennoowh sure as hell will try to go there. Probably before work in the morning. Wijnland also mentioned something about going there around 17h.
I just landed from Vancouver! Will be at the coordinates around 1630 Wijnland 04:35, 24 May 2012 (EDT)
Tchakkazulu is looking up how to get there by public transit, and will try to be there around 16:30 as well.
elwingelfje tried to motivate her brother (who lives in Utrecht) to go there, but I don't think he did it after all.
Expedition
Mennoowh's report
Although I wanted to go in the afternoon with some accomplices, they all turned me down. I then decided to go there on my way cycling to my work. Looking at the location of my house, the hash and my work, I estimated that a Tron should be possible. On the first leg (home-hash) this only forced me to take a little different route from my flat into town than I should normally have done. On an intersection near the supermarket which I visit every day I had to keep to the right side so as not to make my return leg too easily spoil the Tron. Apart from that, no shocking events. I reached the (boring) hashpoint where truckdrivers were loading and unloading their trucks and snapped a few pictures. Not wanting to miss communicating with other hashers, I left a hashmarked envelope for Wijnland to retrieve and took off to my work. On the way back from my work to home, I cycled together with my girlfriend, who almost forced me to take the same intersection that I mentioned above. Luckily I could persuade her for us to keep to the other side of the intersection. Only when I went to check if my GPS-tracks really hadn't crossed each other, I saw my trusty GPS wasn't tracking at all. Therefore you'll have to trust me if I say that really they didn't cross, and my route is displayed below. So, Tron achieved! Hash nr. 2 completed, on to the next!
Wijnlands Report
I travelled 128 degrees of longitude to catch this geohash! (but have to admit the trip was already planned, do I still qualify for the borderhash then?) Left Vancouver at 1600PDT to arrive in the Netherlands at 1030CET. I had arranged to have a bike ready in Utrecht, but there were some problems there so in the en I went to the coordinates with a borrowed car. It was close to my route, as I had to be in Lunetten anyways. I arrived at 1630 took some pictures (will be posted as soon as i find a camera cable\cardreader somewhere) and I found an envelope plus letter that Mennoowh left for me. the location was somewat boring in a hedge in front of the Hanos (horeca wholesale shop) and I explained to one of their truck divers what i was dooing because he had seen some ohter sketchy person wondering around that morning.
- Hurrah, a new graticule for me in a new country, maybe I will try to catch some more hashed in the upcomin weeks, aound NL, or in CH (zurich) where I will also be for a while.
Tchakkazulu's Report
The bus I was planning to take, and the bit of walking after, would see me at the hash point at :29. Right in time to meet Wijnland! Sadly, I got delayed. As a result, I arrived at :45 instead. I walked around the area for a while, hoping to maybe see someone with a GPSr, or someone who'd recognize my GPSr for what it is, but no such luck.
Drained of energy by the heat, and without proof of actually having been there, I waited for a bus back home.
Photos
GPS marking the spot
The very boring view
(t)rusty bike
Portable hashmark for Wijnland
Barely a grin
Achievements
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Mennoowh earned the Tron achievement
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Wijnland earned the Border geohash achievement
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Wijnland earned the Globetrotter achievement
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