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We met at Heidelberg Main Station and took the train to Bensheim. From there we got to Worms by bus. We missed the next train connection to the hash village Osthofen and decided to walk the remaining 8.6 km. After following the road for a while, we decided to change to a dirt track for the sake of adventure and the delicious smell of a sewage plant. When the path ended, we had to follow the railroad tracks and were honked at by a passing train and barked at by an annoying dog. We finally reached Osthofen, from where it was only a short walk to the hashpoint location. On Google Maps, we had already seen that it might be located in someone's garden; unfortunately, this was the case. We tried to hold the GPS device across the fence to make it show the correct location. It wasn't more than two meters away. Apparently, we seemed suspicious. The house owner, a grumpy old guy, came out and asked us what we were doing. We explained ourselves and all he said was: "Well, bad luck." He mentioned something about the necessity to be careful nowadays. Thus, we had to leave and failed to reach the hashpoint by merely two meters. | We met at Heidelberg Main Station and took the train to Bensheim. From there we got to Worms by bus. We missed the next train connection to the hash village Osthofen and decided to walk the remaining 8.6 km. After following the road for a while, we decided to change to a dirt track for the sake of adventure and the delicious smell of a sewage plant. When the path ended, we had to follow the railroad tracks and were honked at by a passing train and barked at by an annoying dog. We finally reached Osthofen, from where it was only a short walk to the hashpoint location. On Google Maps, we had already seen that it might be located in someone's garden; unfortunately, this was the case. We tried to hold the GPS device across the fence to make it show the correct location. It wasn't more than two meters away. Apparently, we seemed suspicious. The house owner, a grumpy old guy, came out and asked us what we were doing. We explained ourselves and all he said was: "Well, bad luck." He mentioned something about the necessity to be careful nowadays. Thus, we had to leave and failed to reach the hashpoint by merely two meters. | ||
| − | + | == Photographs == | |
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| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 01 fivetonsofflax.JPG | fivetonsofflax... | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 02 euterkuh.JPG | and Euterkuh in the train to Bensheim | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 03 train ride.JPG | View from the train | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 04 industry.JPG | Industry | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 05 euterkuh.JPG | Euterkuh leads the way | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 06 sewage plant.JPG | Sewage plant. Didn't smell good. | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 07 landscape.JPG | Ugly landscape | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 08 unnecessary.JPG | Extraordinarily unnecessary bicycle lane | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 09 industry.JPG | More industry | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 10 dirt track.JPG | Dirt track | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 11 railway.JPG | Next to the railroad track to Osthofen | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 12 donkey.JPG | A donkey! :D | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 13 donkey.JPG | Another donkey! :D | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 14 donkeys.JPG | That's two donkeys! :D :D | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 15 osthofen.JPG | Entering Osthofen | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 16 osthofen euterkuh.JPG | Euterkuh rejoicing | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 17 osthofen.JPG | Osthofen was rather uninteresting. | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 18 fivetonsofflax.JPG | fivetonsofflax on tiny bridge | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 19 almost.JPG | Almost there. It was supposed to show a longitude of 8.3281 | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 20 almost flax.JPG | fivetonsofflax trying to reach the hashpoint | ||
| + | Image:2004-04-19 49 8 21 euterkuh frown.JPG | Stupid frown instead of stupid grin | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Coordinates not reached]] | [[Category:Coordinates not reached]] | ||
[[Category:Expeditions]] | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
[[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | [[Category:Expeditions with photos]] | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 19 April 2009
This was Euterkuh's and fivetonsofflax's first expedition.
| Sun 19 Apr 2009 in Mannheim: 49.7094242, 8.3281098 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Contents
Location
This hashpoint was very easy to approach as the next train station is only in a short walk's distance. Since it was located on private property, though, it couldn't quite be reached.
Expeditions
Euterkuh and fivetonsofflax
Planning
There wasn't much planning to be done because the hashpoint was in a very accessible location. fivetonsofflax wrote down the exact location and a public transport connection and charged the battery of his GPS receiver the evening before.
The approach
We met at Heidelberg Main Station and took the train to Bensheim. From there we got to Worms by bus. We missed the next train connection to the hash village Osthofen and decided to walk the remaining 8.6 km. After following the road for a while, we decided to change to a dirt track for the sake of adventure and the delicious smell of a sewage plant. When the path ended, we had to follow the railroad tracks and were honked at by a passing train and barked at by an annoying dog. We finally reached Osthofen, from where it was only a short walk to the hashpoint location. On Google Maps, we had already seen that it might be located in someone's garden; unfortunately, this was the case. We tried to hold the GPS device across the fence to make it show the correct location. It wasn't more than two meters away. Apparently, we seemed suspicious. The house owner, a grumpy old guy, came out and asked us what we were doing. We explained ourselves and all he said was: "Well, bad luck." He mentioned something about the necessity to be careful nowadays. Thus, we had to leave and failed to reach the hashpoint by merely two meters.
Photographs
fivetonsofflax...
and Euterkuh in the train to Bensheim
View from the train
Industry
Euterkuh leads the way
Sewage plant. Didn't smell good.
Ugly landscape
Extraordinarily unnecessary bicycle lane
More industry
Dirt track
Next to the railroad track to Osthofen
A donkey! :D
Another donkey! :D
That's two donkeys! :D :D
Entering Osthofen
Euterkuh rejoicing
Osthofen was rather uninteresting.
fivetonsofflax on tiny bridge
Almost there. It was supposed to show a longitude of 8.3281
fivetonsofflax trying to reach the hashpoint
Stupid frown instead of stupid grin
