2008-09-21 49 -124

Sun 21 Sep 2008 in 49,-124: 49.2776262, -124.1564544 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox

Location

On a suburban road, 30 km north of Nanaimo.

Planning

• After Vancouver geohash ...
• Allow time to deflate and store boats
• Allow 1.5 hours (?) for 28 km cycling from Kitsilano to Horseshoe Bay
• Horseshoe Bay bus (with bike racks) leaves downtown (Homer & Dunsmuir) at 09:35 and arrives in time to board the 10:40 ferry
• Ferries leave Horseshoe Bay: 08:30, 10:40, 12:55, arriving Departure Bay 10:05, 12:15, 14:30 respectively
• Cycling time ferry to geohash: 1.5 h
• Cycling time geohash to ferry: 1.5 h
• Return ferries leave Departure Bay 15:10, 17:20, 19:30, arriving Horseshoe Bay 16:45, 18:55, 21:05 respectively
• Ticket sales end ten minutes before sailings.

Planning Discussion

I'm looking over the schedules, and we've got a lot of variables. I think I have a place to stash the boat, but like you said, deflating time, as well as cycling time can definitely vary.

How early do you feel like starting? The 12:55 ferry is reasonable, but the 10:40 would give us a little more time for the rest of the day. It would just require starting very early in the morning. Of course, we could always make it a sunrise geohash. What are your thoughts on starting times?

I was thinking it would have to be the 10:40, too. A midnight geohash and a sunrise geohash on the same day!? We shouldn't be launching toy boats before daylight, but there should be half an hour between first light and sunrise, so why not? I have a party the night before, but those are mere details. :-) -Robyn 05:43, 20 September 2008 (UTC)

The agreed meet time is 6 a.m. on the beach at Kits. -Robyn 00:55, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Things are so much more complicated when you have to pack for 2 geohashes at the same time! Especially when 1 is a water hash.

Are you bringing an air pump? All I was able to find was my bike pump, apparently the pump for the raft hasn't been seen in some time. I'll have to blow it up by hand (read:mouth). Thepiguy 01:48, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

I know exactly what you mean. I just finished packing and then remembered that I need my driver's licence tonight and it's under some stuff on the bike. I have a pump, but it's untested, still in its packaging. I bought it ages ago and never used it. So we may both be testing our lungpower on more than just Taylor Way. I had to find my light, too. -Robyn 01:54, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

About the biking; which route did you want to take? My usual way to the ferry is the Burrard street bridge to the Lions gate and then Marine drive to the terminal. I have no idea what the roads are like in Nanaimo. Should we just follow google when we get to the other side? Thepiguy 02:01, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

I'll print off what looks like a reasonable route to the -124 hashpoint. My GPS has maps in it, not good enough to navigate by, but detailed enough to get us back on track if we decide to take a "short cut" that doesn't work out.

Have you biked the upper levels highway before? I'm a little timid about trying out new routes, but wouldn't mind trying it tomorrow. I've only ever done the lower road, it's got less traffic, but I think more hills. Since you have to drop off a boat, I'll follow your lead from Kits to the ferry.

Not sure when I'm going to get to sleep (although not that late, don't want to do that again) so if I don't hear from you, see you sooner-than-bright and early tomorrow! Thepiguy 03:32, 21 September 2008 (UTC)