2024-11-23 52 -8

Sat 23 Nov 2024 in 52,-8: 52.4452558, -8.9971067 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

Field East of Newcastle West.

Participants

• Dan Q
• his mother

Plans

On the second full day of our geohashing tour of Western Ireland, we'll try to drive to somewhere close to this hashpoint (maybe up towards Knockaderry?) and see if we can walk to it (and if it's accessible when we get there).

Expedition

This part of Ireland's been under moderate snow cover for several days, but overnight that turned to rain and as it warmed up early in the morning, the snow rapidly melted and poured down into the valleys. The River Arra burst its banks in several places, and our first, second, and third attempts to find places to cross it to get closer to the hashpoint were foiled by floods (too deep and fast-flowing to safely ford) and closed roads.

After seeing several fields of about the altitude of our target also deeply flooded, we opted to give up on this expedition for our own safety! Instead, we went geocaching in Newcastle West and then went up to Foyle where we visited the museum of maritime history and learned about the history of the flying boats that were stationed there in the inter-war years.

Photos

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  Flooded-out road

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  Geocaching expedition

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  Found a (replica) flying boat!