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Black Friday Redux

Canberra's graticule for Saturday 14th June was a rather poor location. So we improvised, and visited the previous days graticule some 24 hours late. This is our tale...

The Place

The hash looked good on paper. A hash 2km from a major road, paved road for the first kilometer of that. Good quality dirt roads beyond that.

Unfortunately we found a locked gate.

So, we got 2km of walking, with the first kilometer on paved road.

Psud and Keiran again arrived early, and went ahead to ~~scout out the hashpoint~~ dig shallow graves. Luckily Nemo, Joanna, and Ainsley caught up to them before long, and foiled their cunning plan.

“	In Soviet Russia, Nemo finds you!	”
—Psud

Apart from a steepish uphill at the start, the road to the hash was pretty level, unlike the hills from last week.

The GPS satellites conspired against us, and so our track (on a straight road) looked much like an ECG readout. So we gave up on finding the exact spot when we got within 20m of the spot, but wherever we went, it remained 20m behind us.

A picnic ensued. We had donuts, some sort of deep fried coconut balls, a Cherry Ripe bar and assorted fizzy and no fizzy drinks. A balloon powered helicopter was flown.

Psud went looking for the actual hash point... And found it! It was a young pine tree, which Psud obligingly climbed.

Photos were taken with the geohash tree, and with XKCD in stick writing.

We tidied up. and made our way back to the cars.

At the hashpoint

We had a picnic! Played with puzzle boxes. Tried carving xkcd into a rock, but the knife wasn't sharp enough and the rock was too hard to make a dent. So we made xkcd out of branches instead.

Kieran waged war with sticks.

“	Violence! He's teaching us violence!	”
—Helen, directed at Kieran

Nemo and Joanna showed off their juggling skills.

Ainsley found a bug.

We also did some hat-swapping.

Finally, we walked back and Joanna and Nemo tried not to confuse Ainsley too much with their explanations of the rules of Cricket!

The People

Joanna
Nemo
Psud
Kieran
Ainsley
Helen
Charlotte

Achievements

Canberra earned the Largest geohash achievement

by congregating at the (-35, 149) geohash on 2008-06-14 with a participation of 7 geohashers.

Some Images

A few images from Nemo
The View ignored by Psud and Joannac
The GPS
The stick of VIOLENCE as wielded by Charlotte
The Tree that Psud climbed
The tenebrionid beetle that Ainsley found
The Feet that we all walked in with

The Hash as seen by Psud
The moon watched over us.
Ainslie found a bone.
And a bug.
CSIRO has been here.
Geohashers were catching up!
In Soviet Russia, nemo finds you!
Pines surrounded us.
Robocam watched us.
Kieran taught violence. The children learned well.
Geohashers, at the hash.
We claimed this rock in the name of XKCD
Nemo can juggle.
We returned the Wrong Way, but didn't go back.
This sign too told us to reverse. We didn't.
Obligatory tower shot.
Kieran forgave Charlotte for the injuries.
Our shadows walked beside us.
The tiger waited for us at the cars.
Psud, Charlotte, Helen, Joanna, Nemo, Ainsley and Kieran, with Eliza standing behind us.

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-| map=<map lat="-35" lon="149" date="2008-06-14" />
-| lat=-35
-| lon=149
-| date=2008-06-14
-}}
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 | map=<map lat="-35" lon="149" date="2008-06-13" />
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+|retro = 1
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 == The Place ==
+The hash looked good on paper. A hash 2km from a major road, paved road for the first kilometer of that. Good quality dirt roads beyond that.
+Unfortunately we found a locked gate.
+So, we got 2km of walking, with the first kilometer on paved road.
 Psud and Keiran again arrived early, and went ahead to <strike>scout out the hashpoint</strike> dig shallow graves. Luckily Nemo, Joanna, and Ainsley caught up to them before long, and foiled their cunning plan.
+{{quote|center|In Soviet Russia, Nemo finds you!|Psud}}
 Apart from a steepish uphill at the start, the road to the hash was pretty level, unlike the hills from last week.
-Due to update difficulties with the GPS, we ended up walking in a circle around the hashpoint before finally finding it. It ended up being a tree, which Psud obligingly climbed.
+The GPS satellites conspired against us, and so our track (on a straight road) looked much like an ECG readout. So we gave up on finding the exact spot when we got within 20m of the spot, but wherever we went, it remained 20m behind us.
+A picnic ensued. We had donuts, some sort of deep fried coconut balls, a Cherry Ripe bar and assorted fizzy and no fizzy drinks. A balloon powered helicopter was flown.
+Psud went looking for the actual hash point... And found it! It was a young pine tree, which Psud obligingly climbed.
+Photos were taken with the geohash tree, and with XKCD in stick writing.
+We tidied up. and made our way back to the cars.
 == At the hashpoint ==
 We had a picnic! Played with puzzle boxes. Tried carving xkcd into a rock, but the knife wasn't sharp enough and the rock was too hard to make a dent. So we made xkcd out of branches instead.
+Kieran waged war with sticks.
+{{quote|center|Violence! He's teaching us violence!|Helen, directed at Kieran}}
 Nemo and Joanna showed off their juggling skills.
-Kieran waged war with sticks.
 Ainsley found a bug.
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 We also did some hat-swapping.
-== Quotes ==
+Finally, we walked back and Joanna and Nemo tried not to confuse Ainsley too much with their explanations of the rules of Cricket!
-"You taught us violence!"
-"In Soviet Russia, Nemo finds you!"
 == The People ==
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 *Charlotte
-[[Category:Meetup on 2008-06-14]]
+== Achievements ==
+{{Largest Geohash
+    | latitude = -35
+    | longitude = 149
+    | date = 2008-06-14
+    | number = 7
+    | graticule = Canberra
+}}
+== Some Images ==
+<gallery caption="A few images from Nemo" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
+Image:2008-06-14 -35 149 The View.jpg|The View ignored by Psud and Joannac
+Image:2008-06-14 -35 149 The gps.jpg|The GPS
+Image:2008-06-14 -35 149 The Violence Stick.jpg|The stick of VIOLENCE as wielded by Charlotte
+Image:2008-06-14 -35 149 The Tree.jpg|The Tree that Psud climbed
+Image:2008-06-14 -35 149 The Bug.jpg|The tenebrionid beetle that Ainsley found
+Image:2008-06-14 -35 149 The Feet.jpg|The Feet that we all walked in with
+</gallery>
+<gallery caption="The Hash as seen by Psud" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
+Image:2008-06-14 Moon.jpg|The moon watched over us.
+Image:2008-06-14 Bone.jpg|Ainslie found a bone.
+Image:2008-06-14 Bug.jpg|And a bug.
+Image:2008-06-14 CSIRO was here.jpg|CSIRO has been here.
+Image:2008-06-14 NemoJoannaAinslie.jpg|Geohashers were catching up!
+Image:2008-06-14 InSovietRussia.jpg|In Soviet Russia, nemo finds you!
+Image:2008-06-14 Pines.jpg|Pines surrounded us.
+Image:2008-06-14 Robocam.jpg|Robocam watched us.
+Image:2008-06-14 Violence.jpg|Kieran taught violence. The children learned well.
+Image:2008-06-14 geohashers.jpg|Geohashers, at the hash.
+Image:2008-06-14 Rock.jpg|We claimed this rock in the name of XKCD
+Image:2008-06-14 nemoJuggles.jpg|Nemo can juggle.
+Image:2008-06-14 WrongWay.jpg|We returned the Wrong Way, but didn't go back.
+Image:2008-06-14 OneWay.jpg|This sign too told us to reverse. We didn't.
+Image:2008-06-14 Oblig Tower.jpg|Obligatory tower shot.
+Image:2008-06-14 KieranForgave.jpg|Kieran forgave Charlotte for the injuries.
+Image:2008-06-14 Shadows.jpg|Our shadows walked beside us.
+Image:2008-06-14 TigerHash.jpg|The tiger waited for us at the cars.
+Image:2008-06-14 PsudCharlotteHelenJoannaNemoAinslieKieranElizapict.jpg|Psud, Charlotte, Helen, Joanna, Nemo, Ainsley and Kieran, with Eliza standing behind us.
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
+[[Category:Retro coordinates reached]]
+{{location|AU|ACT}}


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