Sourcerer 2010

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Expeditions

Expedition Links	Details
2010-12-31 52 1 Map	28/31 In a field a few paces off the road up a slippery bank 5 miles west of Ipswich Suffolk, UK.
2010-12-27 52 1 Map	27/30 A road hashpoint two kilometres from the most easterly point in the UK next to the fire station in Normanston Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK. Sourcerer earned the Speed racer achievement by passing through the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-27 at 52 km/h. Sourcerer earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-27 while the temperature was -0.5 °C. Sourcerer earned the Midnight Geohash achievement by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-27 in the middle of the night.
2010-12-26 52 0 Map	26/29 A deeply frozen field between Castle Acre and Lexham, north of Swaffham, Norfolk UK. Sourcerer earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-12-26 while the temperature was -1 °C.
2010-12-25 52 0 Map	Failure 3/28 A wetland with mature trees standing in pools of water covered with ice. West of Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK. A failed midnight expedition during the first hour of Christmas Day. Sourcerer earned the Done with Nature consolation prize by failing to reach the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-12-25. Sourcerer earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize by chickening out on the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-12-25.
2010-12-24 52 1 Map	25/27 A frozen and snow dusted pasture close to the A140 trunk road north of Scole, Norfolk, UK visited near midnight on Christmas Eve. Sourcerer earned the Frozen Geohash Achievement by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-24 while the temperature was -1 °C. Sourcerer earned the Santa Spoting Geohash by going Santa Spotting near midnight on Christmas Eve. (52, 1) geohash on 2010-12-24.
2010-12-12 52 1 Map	24/26 A slightly frozen field 450 metres from the Three Horseshoes at North Cove, Beccles, Suffolk, UK.
2010-12-08 52 1 Map	23/25 A hard-frozen field 500 metres from a bar/restaurant and brewery at St. Peter's Hall, South Elmham, Suffolk, UK. Snow Storms!
2010-12-07 52 1 Map	22/24 A narrow icy lane in Blofield, west of Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
2010-11-28 52 0 Map	21/23 A snowy wood of beech and oak, west of Snettisham, Norfolk UK, logged on Wikiloc
2010-11-21 51 1 Map	20/22 A bottle bank in Taunton Road, Walton, Felixtowe, Suffolk, UK.
2010-11-07 52 1 Map	19/21 Near Sutton Corn Mill, just off the Weavers' Way in Norfolk Broads country, Norfolk, UK, logged on Wikiloc.
2010-09-25 52 1 Map	Failure 2/20 Bad weather and rough seas caused this expedition to fail. The hash was 21 metres off-shore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK. Sourcerer earned the Done with Nature consolation prize by failing to reach the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-09-25. Sourcerer earned the Prize poultry Consolation Prize by chickening out on the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-09-25.
2010-09-24 52 0 Map	18/19 Pentahash: 5 - A grassy field between two houses. I arrived 90 seconds before midnight and waited for the hashpoint to vanish. Sourcerer earned the Multihash Achievement by reaching 5 hash points on 2010-09-24. It's a MONSTER Hash. Sourcerer earned the Midnight Geohash achievement by reaching the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-09-24 in the middle of the night. Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (52, 0) geohash on 2010-09-24.
2010-09-24 52 -0 Map	17/18 Pentahash: 4 - Right between the soccer goal posts in a childrens play area in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.
2010-09-24 51 -0 Map	16/17 Pentahash: 3 - A harvested field 900 metres west of the village of Buckland on the A10 road. It was too dark to identify the crop. Sourcerer achieved level 7 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 7 of the surrounding graticules. Possibly doomed never to reach square eight. It's in the sea. Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (51, -0) geohash on 2010-09-24. Sourcerer earned the Two to the N achievement by reaching 24 hashpoints on 2010-09-24 51 0 and is promoted to Level 4 (Coordinates reached).
2010-09-24 51 0 Map	15/16 Pentahash: 2 - A harvested wheat field a few hunderd metres north of Anstey. Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (51, 0) geohash on 2010-09-24. Sourcerer earned the Two to the N achievement by attempting to reach 24 hashpoints on 2010-09-24 51 0 and is promoted to Level 4 (Expeditions).
2010-09-24 51 1 Map	14/15 Pentahash: 1 - A sheep field a mile east of East Bergholt, Suffolk, UK. Logged at Wikiloc. Sourcerer achieved level 6 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 6 of the surrounding graticules. Sourcerer earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (51, 1) graticule, here, on 2010-09-24.
2010-09-20 52 1 Map	13/14 In a valley by a stream near Spexhall church, Suffolk, UK, logged at Wikiloc. Sourcerer earned the Last Man standing achievement by being the the only hasher world-wide to go on a geohashing expedition on 2010-09-20.
2010-09-19 52 0 Map	12/13 In a conifer plantation between the Peddar's Way long distance footpath and Great Hockham, Norfolk, UK, logged at Wikiloc.
2010-09-18 52 1 Map	Failure 1/12 Expedition to a point 3km west of Bungay, Suffolk, UK. Sourcerer earned the No trespassing consolation prize by almost reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-09-18.
2010-09-12 52 1 Map	11/11 Light rough on Halesworth Golf Course. Neil failed to get the Golf Geohash achievement. He lacked a golf ball!
2010-09-04 52 0 Map	10/10 Quad hash: 4 - In a sugar beet field a short way east of Royston. Sourcerer earned the Multihash Achievement by reaching 4 hash points on 2010-09-04. It's an Ultra Hash.
2010-09-04 52 -0 Map	9/9 Quad hash: 3 - In a residential street in Royston. I didn't even need to get out of the car. It would not have been safe to go for the speed racer achievement. Sourcerer achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 5 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-09-04 53 -0 Map	8/8 Quad hash: 2 - In a sweet corn field north west of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK. Sourcerer earned the Bambihash by having a close encounter with a red deer. (53, -0) geohash on 2010-09-04. Sourcerer achieved level 4 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 4 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-09-04 53 0 Map	7/7 Quad hash: 1 - In a harvested wheat field just north of Sibsey, Boston, Lincolnshire UK. This was a virgin geohash. Sourcerer earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (53, 0) graticule, here, on 2010-09-04. Sourcerer achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 3 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-08-27 52 1 Map	6/6 Under a big tree beside a sheep field, just off the narrow lane near Elsing, East Dereham.
2010-08-17 52 1 Map	5/5 A nettle patch behind the sand dunes at Winterton on Sea. There is a GPS path on WikiLoc.
2010-08-13 52 1 Map	4/4 A very short midnight walk. The aim was to watch the Perseid meteor storm. Neil spotted several trails. Logged at WikiLoc. Sourcerer earned the Reverse regional achievement by reaching hash points in all 2 regions of the Norwich, United Kingdom (52, 1) graticule on county level. Sourcerer earned the Midnight Geohash achievement by reaching the (52, 1) geohash on 2010-08-13 in the middle of the night. Sourcerer earned the Stealth Geohash by hashing, unobserved under cover or darkness. (52, 1) geohash on 2010-08-13.
2010-08-11 52 1 Map	3/3 A five mile walk including the haspoint and a nice visit to the historic village of Laxfield. Logged at WikiLoc. Sourcerer earned the Consecutive geohash achievement by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2010-08-10. Sourcerer achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 2 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-08-10 51 0 Map	2/2 A six mile walk including the haspoint and fine views over the River Crouch valley. Logged at WikiLoc. Sourcerer achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Cambridge, United Kingdom and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
2010-08-07 52 0 Map	1/1 At 4pm on Saturday 7th August 2010, I visited the co-ordinates of the day in the Cambridge UK graticule. No one else was there. This was my first ever geohash. It was an easy one, right beside a bridle path. Logged at WikiLoc. Sourcerer earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (52, 0) geohash on 2010-08-07. Sourcerer earned the Juggernaut achievement by reaching a geohash in a straight line (with a deviation less than 1:23) on 2010-08-07.