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| − | + | <gallery caption="The first arrivals" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | |
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic01 - Psud Helen Charlotte and Thomas arrived.jpg|Psud, Helen, Charlotte and Thomas arrived at the hash. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic02 - A nice hash.jpg|It was a nice hash in a nature park near Canberra city. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic03 - Charlotte Thomas and Helen.jpg|Charlotte, Tom and Helen. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic04 - Oblig tower shot.jpg|Obligatory tower shot from about 10m from the hash. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | <gallery caption="The second lot" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic05 - Joannac arrives.jpg|Unaided by GPS, guided by calls of "Cooeee" and "Marco/Polo", Joannac arrived, followed closely by... | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21 pic06 - Geohashers approached.jpg|...Elizabeth, Mr Tumbles the rabbit, and Nemo. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic07 - The bunny.jpg|Mr Tumbles. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | <gallery caption="Fun at the hash" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic08 - The kids like Joannac.jpg|Joannac knew how to keep on the good side of the children. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic09 - Joannac and kids conquer a hill.jpg|Joannac and the kids conquered a hill on the mountain. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic10 - Captn Cook Memorial Water Jet.jpg|The Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet - visibile from near the hash. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic11 - flagpole.jpg|Joannac and the girls raised a flagpole. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic12 - flagpole.jpg|The flagpole. No flag, unfortunately. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic13 - Tom frisbees.jpg|Meanwhile Tom aquainted himself with a frisbee. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic14 - Charlotte frisbees.jpg|Charlotte tried her hand at the frisbee... | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic15 - Frisbee flies.jpg|...And it worked! | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic16 - Joannac frisbees.jpg|Joannac frisbeed like an expert. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic17 - Charlotte and Helen made a see-saw.jpg|Charlotte and Helen made a see-saw. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic18 - Tom loved the frisbee.jpg|Tom had a lot of fun with the frisbee. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic19 - Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles posed for us.jpg|Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles posed for us. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic20 - Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles posed for us.jpg|Twice. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic21 - Charlotte helped Joannac with Nemos hat.jpg|Charlotte helped Joannac into Nemo's hat. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic22 - Mr Tumbles got cuddles.jpg|Mr Tumbles got cuddles from Charlotte. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic23 - Mr Tumbles got cuddles.jpg|And from Helen. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic24 - Joannac juggled.jpg|Joannac juggled (this time with sufficient light!). | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic25 - Tom made juggling difficult.jpg|Tom tried to make Joannac drop the balls. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic26 - Nemo juggled.jpg|Nemo juggled anything he could get his hands on, including balls, rocks and mobile (cell) phones. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic27 - Fun was had by all.jpg|Fun was had by all. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic28 - Nemo explained.jpg|Nemo explained the intricacies of juggling to Joannac. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic29 - Joannac double checked the hash.jpg|Joannac double checked the hash location. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | <gallery caption="The battle and the end of the expedition" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic30 - Nemo charged.jpg|Nemo and Joannac jousted. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic31 - Nemo charged.jpg|Nemo Charged. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic32 - Nemo charged.jpg|He got quite a runup. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic33 - Nemo charged.jpg|He moved quite fast. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic34 - Joannac prepared.jpg|Joannac prepared to meet the charge. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic35 - No blood was shed.jpg|Nemo missed. No blood was shed. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic36 - Battle.jpg|Battle with sticks ensued. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic37 - Joannacs stick broke.jpg|Joannac's stick broke. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic38 - Helen provided a new stick.jpg|But Helen provided a new stick. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic39 - Joannacs stick broke.jpg|Joannac's second stick broke. Three times. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic40 - Nemo claimed victory.jpg|Nemo claimed victory. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21-pic41 - Time to go.jpg|It was then time to go. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <gallery caption="The accidental geohashers" widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3"> | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21 VH-TAW.jpg|VH-TAW overflew the hash. It's used by Brindabella Airlines for navigation training and by a local AM radio station for traffic reports (as if we have traffic problems in Canberra!). Whoever was flying it at 15:05 on this geohash day accidentally geohashed. | ||
| + | Image:2008-09-21 VH-MUW.jpg|VH-MUW overflew the hash - Google tells me it is a club plane, so whoever had it at 15:24 on this geohash day geohashed. VH-MUW helped guide Nemo, Joannac, Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles to the hash. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Meetup on 2008-09-21]] | [[Category:Meetup on 2008-09-21]] | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 14 October 2008
| Sun 21 Sep 2008 in -35,149: -35.2776262, 149.1564544 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
The story
Yay, another inner-city hash! (more or less)
Joanna met Nemo at the Glowy Cube, as per usual. Nemo was very popular and kept running into people he knew. Eventually they made it to Nemo's car, picked up Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles, and drove to a carpark near the hash.
None of the three people knew where the hashpoint was exactly, so after some exploring and going the wrong way (while calling Psud for directions), they eventually realised it was much further east than they expected. But all was not lost, for Elizabeth spied an echidna, and there was much rejoicing in the nature of it all. (followed by SMSing people to celebrate Echidna awesomes)
However, they still didn't know where exactly the hashpoint was. So they decided on a system of Psud cooee-ing, and Marco-Polo-ing, to guide them to the hash point. This worked surprisingly well, despite the echoeyness of the landscape.
And so the hash was arrived at. Mr Tumbles immediately endeared himself to all and sunder, and Tom fell down a lot. Helen and Charlotte made a see-saw, followed later by impromptu jousting between Joanna and Nemo. Rather than spike each other, this turned into sword fighting with the stick of Nemo remaining unbeaten.
Adam documented all and no doubt photos will be available soon!
Finally it was time to depart homebound, assured in the knowledge of a hash well done.
The People
Images
- The first arrivals
Psud, Helen, Charlotte and Thomas arrived at the hash.
It was a nice hash in a nature park near Canberra city.
Charlotte, Tom and Helen.
Obligatory tower shot from about 10m from the hash.
- The second lot
Unaided by GPS, guided by calls of "Cooeee" and "Marco/Polo", Joannac arrived, followed closely by...
- 2008-09-21 pic06 - Geohashers approached.jpg
...Elizabeth, Mr Tumbles the rabbit, and Nemo.
Mr Tumbles.
- Fun at the hash
Joannac knew how to keep on the good side of the children.
Joannac and the kids conquered a hill on the mountain.
The Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet - visibile from near the hash.
Joannac and the girls raised a flagpole.
The flagpole. No flag, unfortunately.
Meanwhile Tom aquainted himself with a frisbee.
Charlotte tried her hand at the frisbee...
...And it worked!
Joannac frisbeed like an expert.
Charlotte and Helen made a see-saw.
Tom had a lot of fun with the frisbee.
Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles posed for us.
Twice.
Charlotte helped Joannac into Nemo's hat.
Mr Tumbles got cuddles from Charlotte.
And from Helen.
Joannac juggled (this time with sufficient light!).
Tom tried to make Joannac drop the balls.
Nemo juggled anything he could get his hands on, including balls, rocks and mobile (cell) phones.
Fun was had by all.
Nemo explained the intricacies of juggling to Joannac.
Joannac double checked the hash location.
- The battle and the end of the expedition
Nemo and Joannac jousted.
Nemo Charged.
He got quite a runup.
He moved quite fast.
Joannac prepared to meet the charge.
Nemo missed. No blood was shed.
Battle with sticks ensued.
Joannac's stick broke.
But Helen provided a new stick.
Joannac's second stick broke. Three times.
Nemo claimed victory.
It was then time to go.
- The accidental geohashers
VH-TAW overflew the hash. It's used by Brindabella Airlines for navigation training and by a local AM radio station for traffic reports (as if we have traffic problems in Canberra!). Whoever was flying it at 15:05 on this geohash day accidentally geohashed.
VH-MUW overflew the hash - Google tells me it is a club plane, so whoever had it at 15:24 on this geohash day geohashed. VH-MUW helped guide Nemo, Joannac, Elizabeth and Mr Tumbles to the hash.
