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exploring

Intro

I stumbled across the geohashing phenomenon while trawling through old xkcd cartoons, and the concept appealed to my adventure seeking inner geekiness. I'm keeping my eye out for the local, easily accessible hashes, and maybe go further afield on the weekends - usually dragging my partner JimmyNZ along, as that particular model comes with a GPS as well as petrol money. =)

Every morning I religiously check the geohash coordinates: the more time that passes, the more frustrated I become at Auckland's slender shape as a huge proportion of the hashes either end up in the surrounding ocean or in the surprisingly large quantity of bush that still remains in the area. If not, then the hash either lands a mile away from my current location, or in people's farms/lifestyle plots. Oh well, looks like this has become a long weekend hobby. Still, I'll keep looking and waiting, like us all, in anticipation of the perfect geohash!

Graticules

Auckland Hashes

I live in the Auckland, New Zealand graticule, the Manukau City, New Zealand graticule is pretty close, and have visited and claimed a couple of hashes in the South Waikato, New Zealand and Hamilton, New Zealand graticules while passing through. Got lucky in Christchurch, New Zealand while I was there briefly too.

Hashes Reached (22)

Ribbons I've attained see here:

	Ribbons
2011-03-28 - Road Side, near Rolleston, Christchurch
2010-12-26 - Median Strip, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand
2010-11-04 - Estuary edge, Whenuapai, Auckland
2010-10-25 - Paddock, Te Rore, Hamilton
2010-10-22 - Driveway, Herald Island, Auckland
2010-10-19 - Beach, Glendowie, Auckland
2010-10-13 - Park, Northcote, Auckland
2010-10-06 - Median Strip, Lincoln Road, Auckland
2010-09-14 - Backyard, Bucklands Beach, Auckland
2010-09-01 - Waitemata Golf Course, Devonport, Auckland
2010-08-31 - Backyard, Remuera, Auckland City
2010-08-10 - Driveway, Whangaparoa Peninsula, Auckland
2010-08-08 - Beach, Musick Point/Te Waiarohia, Auckland
2010-08-07 - Chamberland Park Golf Course, Point Chevalier, Auckland
2010-07-20 - Driveway, Kohimarama, Auckland
2010-07-13 - Paddock, South Mangere, Auckland
2010-07-07 - Roadside, Hunua, Hamilton
2010-06-24 - Shakespear Regional Park, Whangaparoa Peninsula, Auckland
2010-06-04 - Roadside, Morrinsville, Hamilton
2010-02-01 - Paddock, Near Arataki, South Waikato
2010-01-29 - Bush, Near Lake Whakamaru, South Waikato
2010-01-24 - Paddock, Taupaki, Auckland

Hashes Not Reached (3)


2010-10-07 - Beach/River Valley, Parahaha, Manuakau City
2010-09-11 - Bush, Anawhata, Auckland
2010-06-07 - Bush, Omanawa Road, Omanawa Falls, Tauranga

Hashes Planned

Hash Locations

Beach - 4
Bush - 3
Golf Course - 2
Paddock - 4
Park - 2
Private Residence - 5
Road/Roadside - 5

Hash Dreams

Links

If onlys!

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 * <del>[[Tron achievement|Tron achievement]]</del>
 * [[Water geohash|Water geohash]]