Difference between revisions of "2009-08-24 50 -1"

Revision as of 02:04, 25 August 2009

Location

Near to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. From the Google maps satellite photos, we couldn't tell whether the co-ordinates actually lie within the grounds of Osborne House. Not wanting to spend £8.40 per person to enter (although we could have won the Admit One achievement!), we planned a route avoiding the main entrance to the house.

Participants

04housemat
Mahahahaneapneap
Owen Roland

Plans

Get the train to Moreton (to be joined by Owen at Wareham) then cycle approximately 5 miles to the Weymouth graticule's geohash.

Get the train from Moreton to Brockenhurst, then change for Lymington pier. Take the ferry across to Yarmouth then cycle approximately 15 miles from the ferry terminal to the geohash, via the chain ferry in Cowes.

Expedition

Matt got the train from Hamworthy expecting Ali to already be on it. He wasn't. He was in bed. At Wareham, Matt and Owen went to get some food from the only shop in the entire town. Ali then phoned and said that he was going to be even later as he had forgotten the satnav. So Owen and Matt got on a train to Poole, where Ali got on and told us that he had it in his bag all along. We went to the Isle of Wight as planned. The ride was long and very hill but we continued with determination. After a while we found the a location which seemed like it could be close to the hash point. We then rode back and got the ferry and trains home.

Photos

GeoTrain
GeoGroupshot
GeoHead
GeoFerry
GeoQuassie
GeoCrossing
GeoGays
GeoRoute
GeoPose
GeoPiss
GeoPose
GeoPose
GeoGoTrain
Free GeoFood
GeoFlood
GeoCreams
No entry for Geohashers
GeoHouse
GeoBreak
Rediculously powerful GeoTide
Nice GeoViews
Chocolate bar.
GeoPose
GeoGaze
Geoevidence

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 == Plans ==
-Multihash.
+Get the train to Moreton (to be joined by Owen at Wareham) then cycle approximately 5 miles to [http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=50.75257239301458,-2.2592734043710418&z=16 the Weymouth graticule's geohash].
-Go to Moreton train station ride to the hash in the Weymouth graticule. Complete hash.
-Get train from Moreton to Brockenhurst (Southampton graticule), and then change for Lymington pier. Ferry across to IOW. Cycle from ferry terminal to the chain ferry at Cowes, then cycle to the hash site.
+Get the train from Moreton to Brockenhurst, then change for Lymington pier. Take the ferry across to Yarmouth then cycle approximately 15 miles from the ferry terminal to the geohash, via the chain ferry in Cowes.
 == Expedition ==


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