Difference between revisions of "2009-05-05 -41 174"

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Participants

tjm1983 and a Ninja Geohasher who helpfully took some photos

Plans

After many long months, watching this mostly-water graticule, I was surprised to discover a hashpoint apparently in Lower Hutt, where I live. My hopes rose. I zoomed in. The hashpoint looked like it wasn't just in Lower Hutt, it was actually close to where I live. My hopes rose. I zoomed in more. It really was close to where I live, and might even be on a residential street somewhere. My hopes rose. I zoomed in more. It was on a hill, not a residential street. Those hills are covered in prickly gorse. My hopes fell. I zoomed in more. It was right next to a firebreak on the hill, not far above where the firebreak joins a residential street. I've walked past it several times before. My hopes rose. I started re-reading the Achievements, deciding how many I could plausibly get. A Couch Potato Hono(u)rable Mention seemed likely, for a start.

Expedition

This was my first attempt since 2008-09-22 -41 174. I've now obtained a Neo Freerunner, but we decided to try for a No Batteries Geohash anyway, based on maps and local knowledge. Since it was so close, we carried a camera and tripod, too.

We stood around discussing where exactly the hashpoint might be, chose a spot, and took enough photos for a complete panorama. Then, I turned on the Freerunner to see how close we were. About 14 metres. Is that close enough for a no-batteries success?

Tracklog

Photos

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 == Participants ==
+[[User:tjm1983|tjm1983]] and a [[Ninja Geohasher]] who helpfully took some photos
 == Plans ==
+After many long months, watching this mostly-water graticule, I was surprised to discover a hashpoint apparently in Lower Hutt, where I live. My hopes rose. I zoomed in. The hashpoint looked like it wasn't just in Lower Hutt, it was actually close to where I live. My hopes rose. I zoomed in more. It really was close to where I live, and might even be on a residential street somewhere. My hopes rose. I zoomed in more. It was on a hill, not a residential street. Those hills are covered in prickly gorse. My hopes fell. I zoomed in more. It was right next to a firebreak on the hill, not far above where the firebreak joins a residential street. I've walked past it several times before. My hopes rose. I started re-reading the [[Achievements]], deciding how many I could plausibly get. A [[Couch Potato Geohash#Honorable Mentions|Couch Potato Hono(u)rable Mention]] seemed likely, for a start.
 == Expedition ==
+This was my first attempt since [[2008-09-22 -41 174]]. I've now obtained a [http://openmoko.com/product.html Neo Freerunner], but we decided to try for a [[No Batteries Geohash]] anyway, based on maps and local knowledge. Since it was so close, we carried a camera and tripod, too.
+We stood around discussing where exactly the hashpoint might be, chose a spot, and took enough photos for a complete panorama. Then, I turned on the Freerunner to see how close we were. About 14 metres. Is that close enough for a no-batteries success?
 == Tracklog ==


Tue 5 May 2009 in Wellington: -41.2081079, 174.9413996 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox