2023-05-21 51 4

Sun 21 May 2023 in 51,4: 51.5922794, 4.6138417 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On the `Rioolseweg', a path next to the Laaksche Vaart. A bit NorthWest from Etten-Leur.

Participants

• Trevil (talk)
• FelixTheCat (talk)

Plans

Trevil

Im not sure yet, but maybe i'll take a drive and try to reach this hash.

FelixTheCat

I'm planning to take the train to Etten-Leur, then rent a bike and ride to the hash.

Expedition

FelixTheCat

It was Geohashing Day, so of course I had to go on an expedition. This point looked pretty accessible and was within reasonable distance. My original idea was to take the train to Etten-Leur station and rent a bike there. The trip from Delft would normally take a little less than an hour, but unfortunately all intercity trains had been cancelled on the Delft-Rotterdam-Breda line due to an earlier accident. This meant I had to take two slower trains, and upon arriving in Breda I discovered I would have to wait for about half an hour to catch the final eight-minute ride to Etten-Leur. I decided to rent a bike in Breda and just cycle the remaining bit instead.

The weather was nice and the ride went pretty smoothly. The point was on the edge of a small path called Rioolseweg, which translates more or less to "sewer road". There was no sewage to be found, but there was a strong smell of manure, which is to be expected in agricultural areas. I found the point, took the required pictures, and cycled back to Breda. The intercity service still had not been restarted, so I took the slow trains again. The trains were rather crowded and noisy because a large contingent of football fans from somewhere in the south were travelling to see a match in Rotterdam.

Trevil

My inlaws live in Etten-Leur, so it was a natural match to inform them of my plans to come their way. But, being slightly embarrassed, I dared not to meet that at the Hash itself, but went to a GeoCache instead. So at the hash itself it was just me and my family. It was a lovely day and great weather, but a pungent agricultural smell lingered, so we didn't.

Photos

FelixTheCat

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  My bike for today, at Breda railway station.

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  It's about 10 km from Breda to Etten-Leur, but it's an easy trip thanks to the excellent bike paths here.

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  We've arrived in the hash city.

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  The hash is about one kilometre ahead.

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  The path becomes curvy for some reason.

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  The point is next to this tree, almost in the ditch. The edge is rather steep so it's tricky to fully stand on the point.

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  But we made it!

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  Lloyd and Templeton celebrating.

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  Looking south, down the path we just came from.

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  This is the field next to the hash. Apparently they're growing lovage here, a type of vegetable.

Trevil

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  My family at the hash.

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  The cycle path next to the hash, my red car can be seen at the far end.

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  Proof.

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Land geohash achievement by reaching the (51, 4) geohash on 2023-05-21.

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the 2023 Geohashing Day achievement by celebrating in the (51, 4) graticule on May 21st 2023.

Trevil achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement by visiting coordinates in Eindhoven, Netherlands and 2 of the surrounding graticules.

Trevil earned the 2023 Geohashing Day achievement by sitting down and enjoy the scenery in the (51, 4) graticule on May 21st 2023.